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		</div><p>Actor Henry Winkler has spoken of his anger at being diagnosed with dyslexia in his 30s.</p>
<p>Winkler, 71, revealed he endured years of punishment as a child because it was believed he was “stupid”.</p>
<p>Henry, who played The Fonz on the classic 70s TV show, said there was still “a long way to go” to improve understanding of learning difficulties.</p>
<p>He told the Press Association: <i>“What happened when I first diagnosed and I found out I wasn’t stupid and I had a learning challenge? I was angry. Really, really, really angry.</p>
<p>“All that yelling and all that punishment was for nothing.</p>
<p>“Intellectually I understand that at that time no one knew there was a learning challenge. No one knew that the brain was wired differently. Emotionally it was tough.</i></p>
<p><i>“Parents don’t quite get it. Parents are embarrassed by their child.</i></p>
<p><i>“We have a long way to go. Other kids make fun of children who are different.”</i></p>
<p>Henry’s childhood experience with undiagnosed dyslexia inspired him to write a series of children’s books about a schoolboy called Hank Zipzer who has learning difficulties.</p>
<p>The novels were turned into a CBBC television show – in which Winkler plays teacher Mr Rock – that returns for a Christmas special later this month.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Henry said he would support a reboot of Happy Days, and tipped Ryan Gosling as the ideal choice to play Albert Fonzarelli.</p>
<p><i>“I would like to be involved as a producer, but probably not as an actor,”</i> he said.</p>
<p><i>“What I really have seen is that you can’t go home again. It was so good and it’s so affectionately remembered and I don’t want to all of a sudden bastardise that.</p>
<p>“Ryan Gosling is one of my favourites anyway. I think he could do anything. He could probably play Winston Churchill really well. He’s an actor’s actor.</p>
<p>“If he was younger, Anthony Hopkins, who can do anything. He’s cooler than I’ve ever been.”</i></p>
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