Bryce Dallas Howard admits that she’s never seen Happy Days, the sitcom that starred her dad as Richie Cunningham.
Bryce Dallas Howard has “never watched an episode of Happy Days”.
The 44-year-old actress is the daughter of Ron Howard – the actor-turned-director who played Richie Cunningham in the hit TV sitcom between 1974 and 1980 – but Bryce admits that she’s never watched a single episode of the show.
In a new clip from Busy This Week – which has been shared with People – Bryce said: “I’m going to admit something, which is that I’ve never watched an episode of Happy Days.”
Busy Philipps, the host of Busy This Week, subsequently noted that Henry Winkler, who portrayed Arthur ‘Fonzie’ Fonzarelli on the sitcom, is also Bryce’s godfather.
The actress then replied: “I love him so much, and I love my dad so much, and I love all the Happy Days folks, and it would be so easy just to watch it, and I don’t know why.”
Asked if Ron and Henry were aware that she hasn’t watched the show, Bryce said: “Yeah, kind of.”
The movie star even suggested that her siblings – Paige, Jocelyn and Reed – haven’t watched the hit sitcom, either.
She said: “I kind of don’t think they have. I don’t think they have.”
Meanwhile, Bryce previously revealed that she “wasn’t allowed” to act during her childhood.
The Argylle star told People: “I think if I had the chance to act younger, I would’ve taken it. But I wasn’t allowed to.
“My parents were very firm on that boundary, that they were not going to support anyone who wanted to be a child actor.”
Bryce’s parents were keen for her to find experience in other industries.
She shared: “I started working as a waitress on the weekends at a deli, and it was fantastic. Because I was 14, I needed to get a waiver from my parents to be on a payroll, and honestly, I was like, ‘This is great.'”
Bryce eventually found her way to Hollywood – but she appreciates being given such a well-rounded life experience.
The actress explained: “I’m really glad that they did that because when I did start acting, it took a while to make a living. To be able to be like, ‘Oh, okay. I can actually support myself with this.'”
Bryce Dallas Howard has never seen Happy Days
