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The dyslexic Henry Winkler’s school years were not happy days, but the actor formerly known as Fonzie is back in class in Dublin with a positive story to share, he tells KEVIN COURTNEY.

HEEEYYY! Listen up, kids. The Fonz is back, and he’s coming to your school. Happy days! Actor Henry Winkler, known to a generation as Fonzie, the leather-clad rebel in 1970s sitcom Happy Days, is in Dublin this weekend to launch the latest in his series of books for children, Hank Zipzer: Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade!. The Hank Zipzer series, about a 10-year-old boy with dyslexia, addresses issues of learning difficulties with a mixture of zany humour, gentle empathy and an understanding of what grabs a young person’s imagination.