Henry Winkler has been one of the most beloved figures in Hollywood for over 40 years, ever since his time on the television show “Happy Days.”

Surviving in Hollywood can be tough, but Winkler has beaten the odds to keep working in the entertainment industry for decades. Despite all his years working in television and countless nominations, Winkler had never taken home an Emmy Award himself – until this week.

At the age of 72, Winkler won the Emmy Award for “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series” for his work on “Barry.”

Winkler has appeared in over 125 movies and television shows, but he has been earning some of the best reviews of his career for playing acting teacher Gene Cousineau in HBO’s “Barry.” In taking home the award on Monday night, Winkler beat out Titus Burgess from “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” Louie Anderson from “Baskets,” Alec Baldwin for his work on “Saturday Night Live,” Brian Tyree Henry from “Atlanta,” Tony Shalhoub from, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” and Kenan Thompson, also for his role on “Saturday Night Live.”

After losing out on an Emmy win so many times, Winkler did not get his hopes up on Monday night. Admittedly, he was shocked when he won!

“I only have 37 seconds; I wrote this 43 years ago,” Winkler said as he took the stage. “Skip Brittenham said to me a long time ago, ‘If you stay at the table long enough, the chips come to you,’ and tonight I got to clear the table.”

After thanking the cast and crew of “Barry” and his family, Winkler showed his signature sense of humor by telling his children to go to bed. His youngest child is 35 years of age!

“I can’t stop yet. My wife, Stacey,” Winkler said. “Oh my God. My cast and crew, and the kids! Kids! Jed, Zoe and Max, you can go to bed now! Daddy won!”

Winkler is a true class act who definitely deserved this win! Check out his full speech below!