we first met. sunday, monday, happy days mork, the alien was first introduced to us on the tv sitcom happy days. just count to three then, specimen. all right. hit him, fonz. one, two, three! no contest. let s go. it was kind of a fluke. garry marshall was inviting a lot of comics in to audition. it was an open call. richard lewis was going in, and he said i don t speak norwegian. i went okay, let s go in and just be crazy and see happens. crazy and unscripted always seems to work for williams. he got the part. remember me? mork from ork? you once called me the nutso from outer space. working with henry winkler as the fonz. and we started rehearsing, and i realized that i was in the presence of greatness. hands-down, this is not hyperbole. henry winkler met williams i just realized my only job
five yards. let s go! reporter: the perfect choice to voice the genie from disney s aladdin. you ve never had a friend like me nanu-nanu. reporter: williams was already in his late 20s by the time abc s mork & mindy made him a star. his character, mork from ork, spun off from one of the later episodes of happy days, a dream sequence where good-natured space alien tries to abduct richie cunningham only to be foiled by the fonz. williams was so out of this world, abc gave him a sitcom of his own. mork, will you help me? if you insist. mind if i cut in? thank you. reporter: a comic genius who trained at julliard to be a serious actor, as he told johnny carson. i ve done shakespeare.
his energy supercharged. look. five yards. let s go team. reporter: the perfect choice to voice the genie from disney s aladdin. you ve never had a friend like me nanu-nanu. reporter: williams was already in his late 20s by the time abc s mork & mindy made him a star. his character, mork from ork, spun off from one of the later episodes of happy days, a dream sequence where good-natured space alien tries to abduct richie cunningham only to be foiled by the fonz. williams was so far out of this world, abc gave him a sitcom of his own. mork, will you help me? if you insist. mind if i cut in? reporter: a comic genius who trained at juilliard to be a serious actor, he told johnny carson. shakespeare. exciting to wear tights and have
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