Bryce Dallas Howardjust made an unexpected confession — again!
During a recent appearance onThe View, theJurassic World: Dominionstar was shown a clip from her first-ever visit to the daytime series in 2004. At the time, she admitted to “never” seeing an episode ofHappy Days, which starred her dad,Ron Howard, and her godfather,Henry Winkler.
Though nearly two decades have passed since that day, Bryce, 41, admitted shestillhasn’t gotten around to viewing the beloved sitcom.
“Jay Lenogave me a box set. He heard that when I revealed it here onThe View,” she continued. “He was like, ‘Get with it. Here’s a box set ofHappy Days.’ And I was like, ‘Thank you so much!’ But I didn’t really fully — I haven’t.”
Asked whether she’s seen Ron onThe Andy Griffith Show, Bryce enthusiastically said: “Yes!”
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OnHappy Days, Ron starred as Richie Cunningham opposite Winkler’s Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli. The ABC series ran from 1974 to 1984 for 11 seasons. (Ron, 68, was only on the series between 1974 to 1980.)
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Though it’s uncertain if Bryce will ever get around to seeingHappy Days, the actress is grateful to have Ron as her father.
“It is an amazing privilege to be a child of someone who works in an industry that you are interested in and eventually work in,” she toldThe Daily Beastin 2020. “It’s a privilege for that person to have success in their own right.”
Added Bryce: “But there was no greater privilege than the fact that my dad was supportive of me, empowered me, and showed me respect real respect from day one.”
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That same year, Bryce said onCBS News Sunday Morning: “I feel really privileged to have been the beneficiary of having, like, a great dad, you know?”
Additionally, inan Instagram birthday tribute for her fatherin March, Bryce called herself the “luckiest daughter in the world.”
“It’s @realronhoward’s birthday!! 🥳 Daddio, you are a man of such great wisdom and generosity — I feel like the luckiest daughter in the world to have you as my dad,” she wrote. “Happy Birthday!! 🎊 Love you so much 💛.”
The Viewairs weekdays (11 a.m. ET) on ABC.
source: people.com
