For those of us that grew up in the 80's remember the Happy Days theme song like it was on Ryan Seacrest Top 40 yesterday.
Remembering Tom Bosley, beloved 'Happy Days' dad: An extraordinary ordinary-guy
It's not easy to play warm-and-cuddly and smart-and-funny, but Tom Bosley, who has died at age 83, managed to do it. As Howard Cunningham in Happy Days, Bosley was a model TV parent: patient, occasionally wise, sometimes exasperated, yet blissfully ordinary. It's not easy making "ordinary" interesting, but Bosley managed to do that, too.
Bosley died of lung cancer in his home in Palm Springs, Calif.
The most modest and charming of actors, Bosley was happy on Happy Days to be part of the ensemble, working with crack timing alongside costars Marion Ross, Ron Howard, and Henry Winkler. But Bosley had a varied career. He won a Tony for his portrayal of the flamboyant New York City mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in 1959's Fiorello! He appeared in small roles in many '50s
and '60s TV shows and movies before finding permanent pop culture resonance as Mr. C on Happy
Days (1974-84).
By Ken Tucker - Entertainment Weekly
Published 10/19/2010
BSMG Staff
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