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Jeff Conaway

Jeff Conaway

Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway was an American actor, best known for his roles in the movie Grease, and the US TV series Taxi and Babylon 5. He also directed the 1992 film Bikini Summer 2. Jeff spent some of his time living with his grandparents in South Carolina, which gave him enough of a Southern accent that when he accompanied his mother to a casting call for director Arthur Penn's Broadway play All the Way Home, a story set in Knoxville, Tennessee, the 10-year-old Conaway landed a featured role as one of four boys. The 1961 Pulitzer Prize-winning play was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play and ran 333 performances and one preview from November 29, 1960, to September 16, 1961.Conaway remained for the entire run, then toured with the national company of the play Critic's Choice. Conaway worked as a child model, and attended high school at the Quintano School for Young Professionals. He attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and later transferred to New York University. While at NYU, he appeared in television commercials and had the lead in a school production of The Threepenny Opera. He made his movie debut in the 1971 romantic drama Jennifer on My Mind, which also featured future stars Robert De Niro and Barry Bostwick. The following year Conaway appeared in the original cast of the Broadway musical Grease, as an understudy to several roles including that of the lead male character, Danny Zuko, and eventually succeeded role-originator Barry Bostwick. He played the role for 2 1/2 years while his friend John Travolta, with whom he shared a manager, later joined the show, playing the supporting role of Doody. After breaking into series television in 1975 with Happy Days, followed by guest spots in several other TV shows, and three more movies including Grease, he was cast as aspiring actor Bobby Wheeler on Taxi, which premiered in fall 1978. Conaway starred in the short-lived 1983 fantasy-spoof series Wizards and Warriors. He made guest appearances on such shows as Barnaby Jones, George & Leo and Murder, She Wrote. He appeared inJawbreaker, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark and Do You Wanna Know a Secret? He also played Mick Savage on The Bold and the Beautiful. From 1994 to 1999, he played Zack Allan on Babylon 5. In addition to acting, Conaway dabbled in music. In the mid-1960s, he was the lead singer and guitarist for a rock band, The 3 1/2, which recorded four singles for Cameo Records in 1966 and 1967. On May 11, 2011, Conaway was found unconscious from what was initially described as an overdose of substances believed to be pain medication and was treated in Encino, California, where he was listed in critical condition. The actor was suffering not from a drug overdose but rather from pneumonia with sepsis, for which he was placed into an induced coma. On May 26, 2011, Conaway's family took him off life support after doctors determined they could do nothing to revive him. Conaway died the following morning at the age of 60. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Personal information

Birthday

1950-10-05

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

poster

1 vs. 100

2006

5.7

TV
2002: The Rape of Eden

2002: The Rape of Eden

1994

2.9

Movie
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010

6.6

Movie
A Time to Die

A Time to Die

1991

4.6

Movie
Alien Intruder

Alien Intruder

1993

3.8

Movie
Almost Pregnant

Almost Pregnant

1992

4.9

Movie
poster

Babylon 5

1994

8.0

TV
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms

Babylon 5: A Call to Arms

1999

6.8

Movie
Babylon 5: The River of Souls

Babylon 5: The River of Souls

1998

6.4

Movie
Babylon 5: Thirdspace

Babylon 5: Thirdspace

1998

6.6

Movie
poster

Battle of the Network Stars

1976

7.2

TV
Bay Coven

Bay Coven

1987

4.2

Movie
poster

Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales

2015

0.0

TV
poster

Berrenger's

1985

5.0

TV
Bikini Summer II

Bikini Summer II

1992

4.1

Movie
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

1979

4.0

Movie
poster

Burke's Law

1994

6.7

TV
poster

Celebrity Fit Club

2005

10.0

TV
poster

Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew

2008

3.7

TV
Covergirl

Covergirl

1984

4.6

Movie
Curse of the Forty-Niner

Curse of the Forty-Niner

2002

4.3

Movie
Dante's Hell Animated

Dante's Hell Animated

2013

5.4

Movie
Dark Games

Dark Games

2011

10.0

Movie
Delta County, USA

Delta County, USA

1977

0.0

Movie
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

2003

5.0

Movie
Do You Wanna Know a Secret?

Do You Wanna Know a Secret?

2001

3.7

Movie
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

1988

6.6

Movie
European Night

European Night

1993

0.0

Movie
Eye of the Storm

Eye of the Storm

1992

2.0

Movie
For the Love of It

For the Love of It

1980

3.0

Movie
poster

Freddy's Nightmares

1988

7.1

TV
poster

George & Leo

1997

0.0

TV
George Romero's Golden Tales 2

George Romero's Golden Tales 2

1999

0.0

Movie
Ghost Writer

Ghost Writer

1989

4.2

Movie
Grease

Grease

1978

7.4

Movie
poster

Happy Days

1974

7.7

TV
poster

Hope and Gloria

1995

5.0

TV
poster

Hotel

1982

6.8

TV
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

1977

6.2

Movie
It's Showtime

It's Showtime

1993

6.0

Movie
Jawbreaker

Jawbreaker

1999

6.3

Movie
Jennifer on My Mind

Jennifer on My Mind

1971

3.8

Movie
poster

Joe Forrester

1975

7.0

TV
poster

Kojak

1973

6.9

TV
L.A. Goddess

L.A. Goddess

1993

4.0

Movie
poster

Living in TV Land

2004

0.0

TV
Making of a Male Model

Making of a Male Model

1983

4.3

Movie
Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon

1999

7.3

Movie
poster

Matlock

1986

7.2

TV
Mirror Images

Mirror Images

1992

3.8

Movie
poster

Monsters

1988

7.0

TV
poster

Movin' On

1974

6.8

TV
poster

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1996

5.7

TV
poster

Murder, She Wrote

1984

7.5

TV
Naked Movie

Naked Movie

2008

0.0

Movie
Nashville Grab

Nashville Grab

1981

0.0

Movie
Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

1977

6.3

Movie
poster

S Club 7

1999

6.8

TV
poster

Shades of L.A.

1990

6.0

TV
Shadow of Doubt

Shadow of Doubt

1998

4.5

Movie
poster

She Spies

2002

7.1

TV
Stephen King's Golden Tales

Stephen King's Golden Tales

1985

5.1

Movie
poster

Stingray

1985

7.3

TV
Sunset Strip

Sunset Strip

1993

2.3

Movie
Tale of Two Sisters

Tale of Two Sisters

1989

3.2

Movie
poster

Tales from the Darkside

1984

7.2

TV
poster

Taxi

1978

7.2

TV
The Banker

The Banker

1989

4.4

Movie
The Biz

The Biz

2002

0.0

Movie
The Cheryl Ladd Special: Souvenirs

The Cheryl Ladd Special: Souvenirs

1980

0.0

Movie
The Devil's Pet

The Devil's Pet

1994

2.0

Movie
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

1988

5.0

Movie
The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

1976

6.6

Movie
The Grease Story

The Grease Story

2017

8.6

Movie
The Last Embrace

The Last Embrace

1997

1.0

Movie
poster

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970

7.5

TV
The Patriot

The Patriot

1986

3.7

Movie
The Pool 2

The Pool 2

2005

0.0

Movie
The Russian Godfather

The Russian Godfather

1996

3.0

Movie
The Sleeping Car

The Sleeping Car

1990

5.0

Movie
poster

The Tony Danza Show

2004

6.1

TV
poster

The Tyra Banks Show

2005

4.1

TV
The Utah Murder Project

The Utah Murder Project

2006

0.0

Movie
Total Exposure

Total Exposure

1991

2.0

Movie
poster

Where Are They Now?

1999

7.5

TV
poster

Who's the Boss?

1984

7.5

TV
poster

Wizards and Warriors

1983

6.8

TV
Wrestling

Wrestling

2008

2.5

Movie
Y.M.I.

Y.M.I.

2004

2.0

Movie