Who is Henry Winkler’s director son, Max Winkler – whose TV show, Grotesquerie, stars Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce?

Sep 27 , 2024

Max Winkler and Henry Winkler during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival at SVA Theater in April 2017, in New York City. Photo: WireImage

Max Winkler looked just like his dad Henry Winkler as he arrived at the premiere of FX’s Grotesquerie – a new TV show that stars Lesley Manville and Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce

Max Winkler looked like the spitting image of his dad Henry Winkler as he arrived at the premiere of FX’s Grotesquerie on Monday.

With Max as a director, the new horror series was co-created by Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, Scream Queens) and stars Niecy Nash, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Lesley Manville – and none other than Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce.

The new show marks the acting debut of the Kansas City Chiefs tight-end. When Murphy was asked by E! News about how Swift felt about Kelce’s project, he replied: “The only thing that [Travis and I] talked about was that she’s very supportive of him, and if he has an interest, she wanted him to try it.”

Here’s what we know about Max Winkler, a regular collaborator of Murphy’s:

What is Max Winkler’s background?

“Double duty,” Max Winkler captioned this picture on Instagram. Photo: @hwinkler4real/Instagram

Max Winkler is the son of American actors Henry Winkler and Stacey Weitzman – who have been married since 1978. Max’s father is best known for his role as as Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on the sitcom Happy Days, while his mum Weitzman has starred in a handful of productions like Safe, The Touch and As Told by Ginger.

Max has two siblings – Jed and Zoe – from his parents’ marriage, per People.

What does Max Winkler do for work?

Max Winkler, Henry Winkler, Stacey Winkler, Zoe Winkler and Jed Weitzman honour Henry Winkler as he receives the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters Lifetime Achievement Awards at Sportsmens Lodge in January 2016, in Studio City, California. Photo: Getty Images