Anson Williams turned Potsie back into a headline on Saturday with a shirtless Instagram selfie and a blunt message about aging. At 77, the Happy Days actor said he is more creative, healthier, busier, more curious, and more alive than he was at 40.
Instagram at 77
Williams wrote, “My yearly reminder to every Boomer: NEVER let anyone diminish us because of our age,” then added that he is “more creative, healthier, busier, more curious — and more alive than I was at 40.” He also pointed to “good lovin’,” kindness, adventure and “a little discipline” as part of that outlook, then closed by saying there are “mountains still worth climbing.”
Potsie, then and now
Best known for playing Potsie Weber on Happy Days, Williams used the post to push back on the idea that later life means stepping out of view. His line, “We didn’t come this far to become invisible,” is the sharper business of the message: a veteran TV face reminding a broad audience that relevance does not expire when the birthday candles add up.
Thousands at Del Mar Racetrack in California
The post lands harder because Williams has talked before about how overwhelming fame could be. He recalled being mobbed by thousands of fans during a concert at the Del Mar Racetrack in California, saying, “I ended up face-down. On the field. Literally, I couldn’t breathe,” before his manager pulled him into a nearby trailer.
He also said, “I’m thinking, ‘I don’t know about this fame stuff,’” which gives the selfie a useful edge: this is not nostalgia for fame, but a veteran performer choosing his own terms. The message is direct, and for a public figure tied forever to Potsie, that is the point.
