Erin Moran's 'Happy Days' Co-Stars Henry Winkler, Ron Howard, & More React to Her Death
Celebs are speaking out to pay tribute to Erin Moran, whose untimely death was reported on Saturday (April 22).
The actress, best known for her role as Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days and then on Joanie Loves Chachi, passed away at the age of 56 of unknown causes.
Ron Howard, who played Erin‘s older brother Richie Cunningham in Happy Days, and Henry Winkler, who played Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on the same show both took to Twitter to remember their late friend.
Don Most (Ralph Malph in Happy Days) and Erin‘s Gunsmoke co-star Willie Aames also paid their respects.
Read the tweets below.
OH Erin… now you will finally have the peace you wanted so badly here on earth …Rest In It serenely now.. too soon
— Henry Winkler (@hwinkler4real) April 23, 2017
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Such sad sad news. RIP Erin. I'll always choose to remember you on our show making scenes better, getting laughs and lighting up tv screens. https://t.co/8HmdL0JKlf
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) April 23, 2017
RIP to my old colleague and childhood friend ERIN MORAN. So Saddened to hear you have passed. #Erinmoran pic.twitter.com/8zpGorArzO
— Willie Aames (@WAames) April 23, 2017
I've known Erin Moran since childhood doing "GunSmoke". More recently as a troubled soul. So saddened to hear of her passing. RIP ERIN xo pic.twitter.com/R3CQyFdlz8
— Willie Aames (@WAames) April 23, 2017
So incredibly sad to hear about Erin. A wonderful, sweet, caring, talented woman.I can't really comprehend this right now.Very painful loss
— Don Most (@most_don) April 23, 2017