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Ron Howard blames his hair loss on anxiety over Henry Winkler becoming more popular on Happy Days

posted 3 years ago by TMC-4 (20161)
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10083355/Ron-Howard-reveals-hair-loss-anxiety-Fonz-eclipsing-character-Happy-Days.html

In his new memoir with brother Clint Howard, The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family, the actor/director detailed how he developed a stress-induced skin condition that resulted in his hair "falling out in alarming clumps" during the early years of Happy Days. "It did not escape my notice that as the season went on, the Fonz was getting more and more screen time," Howard writes. "I didn't handle my stress particularly well. I probably would have benefited from seeing a psychotherapist … Instead, I kept everything inside." Howard stresses his anxiety was over the Fonz, not Henry Winkler.

[–] pioneergrrrl (2408) 3 years ago

so what does he blame stress on now? People are always going to have stress in our lives and I honestly do empathize. I had seizures bc of my stress. But I moved away from the 'trigger' (my biological parents) and it stopped most of my seizures.

[–] strntz (12353) 3 years ago

Talk about not understanding the reason Happy Days was a hit. It a was Henry Winkler. Without him, the show would have died at the end of the second season.

[–] pioneergrrrl (2408) 3 years ago

....and if it kept falling out when he left Happy Days? what was he going to blame it on then? Howard's just mad bc his name although famous is still not on the same level with Spielberg as a director.

[–] Mustang (5432) 3 years ago

Ron has always been rather tiresome.

[–] bjensen4 (1281) 3 years ago

His dad was bald

Clint is bald

Ron is bald…..

Gee I think there’s some kind of pattern baldness going on here.

[–] modica (4169) 3 years ago

I was going to say the same thing. All baldies.

[–] JosefD (3) 3 years ago

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