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TV legendHenry Winklermay be 80, but he won't stop working anytime soon.
"People keep asking me, am I gonna retire or 'have you retired?'" theHappy Daysalum said on a recent episode of theIMOpodcast, hosted by former first lady Michelle Obama and her brother, Craig Robinson.
"And I think that is like the furthest thing from my imagination," Winkler said of stepping away from acting. "I will retire when I am not able to do [this] more."
He added of retirement, "I think that it is deadly."
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"I work a lot," the octogenarian said of his current status. "I have several jobs."
His most recent gig is hosting the History Channel'sHazardous History,which was renewed for a second season that will expand to 30 hour-long episodes.
"When they presented it to me, I just loved the facts of it. I thought, 'This is outrageous,'" Winkler said of the documentary series, which delves into products and activities from America's past that now seem reckless.
Winkler's own past is far from that — aside from a certain shark jump. Over the past 50 years, he's portrayed numerous fan-favorite characters, beginning with one of his earliest roles as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the sitcomHappy Days,which ran from 1974 until 1984. The part won the actor two Golden Globes, scored him three Emmy nominations, and earned him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1981.
He went on to delight comedy fans with numerous collaborations with Adam Sandler, includingThe Waterboy, Click, Little Nicky, You Don't Mess With the Zohan,andSandy Wexler.
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In his later years, he made memorable turns asArrested Development's hilariously incompetent lawyer Barry Zuckerkorn,Parks and Recreation's resident obstetrician and investor (and father to the incorrigible Jean-Ralphio and Mona-Lisa) Dr. Lu Saperstein, andBarry's eccentric acting teacher Gene Cousineau.
It was the latter role oppositeBill Haderon the HBO series that brought Winkler perhaps the most acclaim of his career, when he was already well into his 70s. He snagged his first Primetime Emmy Award for season 1 and was nominated for all three of the seasons that followed.
Winkler also writes children's books with his writing partner, Lin Oliver, including theHere's HankandDetective Duckseries.
Next up, he can be seen starring alongside Bob Odenkirk and Lena Headey in the crime thrillerNormal,heading to theaters in April.
Watch Winkler's full interview with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson onIMOabove.
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