Henry Winkler on turning down 'Grease' role: 'I was dumb'

Emily Longeretta It’s officially Christmas movie season — in fact, at the Hallmark Channel, it begins in October. While there have been changes behind-the-scenes at the network, one thing remains the same: Their holiday cheer. The channel first launched “Countdown to Christmas,” during which more than 20 new holiday movies premiere between October and December, in 2010.

Are you a fan of The Office? Did you know that Steve Carell almost didn’t play the iconic role of Michael Scott?

U.S-Israeli director and actress Aleeza Chanowitz has abandoned plans to attend the Stockholm Film Festival with her TV show Chanshi following a series of email exchanges in the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict in which the event attempted to rescind an invite it made earlier this fall.

Jacob Elordi is speaking out in a new interview, and we gathered up the 7 major revelations we learned.

Melissa Joan Hart shocked fans this summer when she revealed she was nearly fired from "Sabrina the Teenage Witch." The actress admitted a cover shoot with Maxim magazine, which featured her at age 23 mostly naked beneath a bedsheet, created such a controversy she was told she was in breach of contract. Although the issue was resolved after Hart wrote an apology letter, the actress says the situation led her to turn down Playboy magazine. It was a choice she made to protect her family.

Kristen Stewart already had a multitude of acting credits to her name by the time she was chosen to bring Bella Swan to life in Twilight, but the fame that came with the role made her a household name.

The Hollywood Reporter, Parton shared that she had been approached with offers to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show on several occasions, admitting that there were times she simply couldn’t commit due to prior engagements. Other times, she doubted her ability to undertake such a massive production.Parton acknowledged the grandeur of Super Bowl halftime shows.“When you think about those shows, those are big, big productions,” she told the magazine.

It's been reported that last year's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! early dropout Olivia Attwood won't be returning to the Australian jungle any time soon.The long-running iconic ITV reality show is just days away from returning to our screens, but despite some promising discussions behind the scenes, Love Island 2017 star Olivia, 32, has instead accepted a six-figure presenting gig while I'm A Celebrity concurrently airs.

Prince Harry has reportedly turned down an invitation to his father, King Charles III's 75th birthday party, making it the second time he's rejected an olive branch in recent months. The Duke of Sussex, who lives in California with his wife Meghan Markle and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, was invited to a celebration at Clarence House next week.

Dire Straits have turned down “huge amounts of money” to reform the band in recent years, one of their founding members has revealed. In an interview with The Telegraph, John Illsley, the bassist who was an ever-present in the ‘80s rock giants, confirmed that the band continue to receive major financial offers to get back together, but he also suggested that they remain uninterested.

After weeks of juggling a will-they-won’t-they romance, Big Brother star Jordan finally appeared to bring an end to the ongoing ‘love triangle’ between himself, Henry and Matty, as he brutally dumped Henry on Friday night’s episode. The 26-year-old lawyer has enjoyed a complicated relationship with both Matty and Henry ever since the rebooted version of Big Brother returned to our screens last month, with both stars having expressed an interest in him.

Andy Cohen is opening up about turning down Meghan Markle as a guest on his show, Watch What Happens Live.

Dolly Parton is explaining why she has never performed during the Super Bowl halftime show.

Dolly Parton has revealed that she has turned down offers to play the Super Bowl Halftime Show “many times”.In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the singer claims that despite it being one of the highest-profile live music opportunities of the year, she did not feel able to accept.“Oh, sure. I’ve been offered that many times,” Parton said. “I couldn’t do it because of other things, or I just didn’t think I was big enough to do it – to do that big of a production.

Henry Winkler celebrated his 78th birthday by visiting with the ladies of “The View.” He is best known for being the king of cool Arthur Fonzerelli, also known as “The Fonz” on the classic television sitcom “Happy Days.”Henry Winkler is 78. He has a long list of credentials. But first and foremost, the iconic actor is best known for his role in”Happy Days” as Arthur Fonzerelli.

who died Saturday at age 54, is beloved for playing Chandler Bing on the NBC sitcom “Friends.”But he nearly didn’t take the famously funny role. In 1994, Perry was virtually unknown and, as he said on a 2015 episode of “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” he had “no money.” He needed a gig. “So I called my agent and said ‘You’ve got to get me any job, any job you can,’” Perry said.

Nigel Farage is reportedly negotiating a huge deal to participate in I'm A Celebrity, according to TV sources.The 59-year-old former leader of the Brexit Party, who has mentioned previous invitations to the show in the past, is reportedly holding advanced discussions with ITV's show producers.The Sun reports how the potential deal, understood to be valued at up to £1 million, is being arranged through the same talent agency, The Visionary Talent Agency, that represented Georgia Toffolo, the show's winner in 2017. Boy George's appearance on the show last year allegedly earned him £900,000, and it is speculated that Nigel could demand a similar sum.TV producers are confident that signing Nigel will guarantee another successful series, especially following last year's hit season, which featured disgraced former Health Secretary Matt Hancock. In addition to the politician, the show's line-up is so include jockey Frankie Dettori and This Morning's Josie Gibson.

Twilight film Breaking Dawn because she thought the concept was “too weird”.READ MORE: ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part Two’ reviewThe last book in Stephanie Meyer’s vampire saga was split into two films, with Breaking Dawn – Part 1 coming out in 2011 and Part 2 following in 2012. In the end, both instalments were directed by Bill Condon.Speaking to Rolling Stone, however, Coppola has said that she met with producers to discuss jumping on board the project when it was still in development.“We had one meeting, and it never went anywhere,” she said.“I thought the whole imprinting-werewolf thing was weird.

Henry Winkler, now 77, has recounted his struggles with reading his lines on his hit 1970s sitcom Happy Days because of his dyslexia.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Henry Winkler has long been open about discussing his life with dyslexia, but he explores the topic and its relationship to his career-defining run on “Happy Days” in frank detail in his upcoming memoir “Being Henry: The Fonz… and Beyond” (via People magazine). The actor appeared as Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on all 11 seasons of the ABC comedy series, but it wasn’t until well into the show’s run when Winker discovered at 31 years old that he was dyslexic. He writes that the discovery made him “so fucking angry.” “Even in the midst of ‘Happy Days,’ at the height of my fame and success, I felt embarrassed, inadequate,” Winkler writes.