AAAAY – I FINALLY WON ME AN EMMY

HENRY Winkler has won the first Emmy of his career, more than four decades after he was first nominated for his role as The Fonz in Happy Days.

The 72-year-old Winkler looked bowled over when he won for best supporting actor in a comedy series on Monday for his role as Gene Cousineau on HBO’s dark comedy Barry.

Once he took the stage to a standing ovation, Winkler joked that he wrote his speech 43 years ago.

Then Winkler quoted some advice he got in Hollywood, saying that “if you stay at the table long enough, the chips come to you”. “Tonight I got to clear the table,” he said.

Winkler was nominated three times for his work on Happy Days, in 1976, 1977 and 1978. His character Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli made him one of TV’s biggest stars.

Picture: AP Henry Winkler poses with his first Emmy award for his role on dark comedy Barry – more than 40 years after he was first nominated for one for his role as The Fonz on Happy Days.