is looking back at one of the first moments he met , and it’s definitely a memorable one. The actor recently made an appearance on the podcast and recalled Williams’s audition for the role of Mork, an alien from the planet Ork who visits Earth, after the original actor left the show. “When Robin came to audition, now it’s Wednesday.
We start Monday morning at 10:00 on the soundstage. That is at, 9:00, we read. 10:00, we’re on the soundstage,” Winkler said.
“Nobody wanted to play this alien from outer space.” But then, “a young, very shy, very quiet man comes with the casting director,” the alum recalled. And just like that, Williams switched from his reserved personality, and “then this human being picked up the script.
When he opened his mouth, it was like a volcano went off on stage 19 at Paramount,” Winkler added. It was at that moment, Winkler knew to “get out of his way, know my lines, and don’t try to stand toe to toe with this genius that is now standing in front of me.” Williams, , made his debut as Mork in season five, episode 22, of the beloved show, which ran from 1974 to 1984.
In the episode, titled “My Favorite Orkan,” Richie (Ron Howard) is trying to convince everyone that he saw a flying saucer and was interviewed by an alien named Mork, who attempted to take Richie to his home planet. , created by Garry Marshall, centered on teen Richie Cunningham and his family living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Winkler played bad boy Fonzie, wh.
