Happy Days
1974
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Mar 7, 2020 · Anson Williams, better known for his teenage role as singer Warren “Potsie” Weber on the ’70s sitcom “Happy Days,” is the proud father of a grown-up daughter who is now a successful producer, YouTube star and mother of three adorable kids.
Mar 4, 2024 · Childhood and education. Anson was born into a Jewish family – his father Haskell was initially named Haskell Heimlich before changing his last name to Heimlick. Anson fell in love with acting at quite a young age, as he spent so much time watching movies and TV series on his black and white TV screen.
After Happy Days, Williams began a much more prolific career as a television director, starting with short programs for adolescent-age children, including afterschool specials "No Greater Gift" (1985) and "The Drug Knot" (1986), and TV-movie Lone Star Kid (1986).
Oct 27, 2022 · The actor shares four daughters with Jackie. The eldest of his children, Hannah Lily Williams, referred to Jackie as the best mom in the world. His three other daughters are younger, and Anson shared that all three are black belts.
Anson has five children from his two marriages. In 2011, Anson and four of his ‘Happy Days’ co-stars filed a lawsuit, saying ‘CBS’ had not honored the contract of paying the actors 5 percent from the sale of merchandise related to the show.
Anson is the son of Rosalind (Horowitz) and Haskell "Hal" Heimlich/Heimlick. He is of Hungarian Jewish and Russian Jewish descent.
Jun 11, 2024 · Anson Williams from Happy Days married twice in his life and has 6 children. His first wife Lorrie Mahaffey was his co-star in Happy Days. Anson’s tied the knot with Jackie Gerken, two years after his first divorce.
