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Edward Byrne Breitenberger (July 30, 1932 – January 8, 2020), known professionally as Edd Byrnes, was an American actor, best known for his starring role in the television series 77 Sunset Strip.
Edd Byrnes. Actor: Grease. Edd Byrnes was born Edward Byrne Breitenberger on July 30, 1932 in New York City, the son of Mary (Byrne) and Augustus "Gus" Breitenberger. Edd shared an impoverished and unhappy childhood with brother Vincent and sister Jo-Ann.
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Jan 9, 2020 · Edd Byrnes, who became one of television’s first teen idols as Kookie — the hair-combing, jive-talking youth on the hit series “77 Sunset Strip” — but found ever after that he could not live the...
Jan 10, 2020 · Edd Byrnes, an actor best known for his roles in 1978's "Grease" and the 1950s series "77 Sunset Strip," died Wednesday at his home in Santa Monica. He was 87. The actor's...
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Jan 9, 2020 · Edd Byrnes, the actor who played Vince Fontaine in Grease, has died. He was 87. Byrnes’ son, news anchor Logan Byrnes, confirmed the news on Twitter, writing, “It is with profound sadness and...
Jan 10, 2020 · Edd Byrnes, who played cool kid Kookie on the hit TV show “77 Sunset Strip,” scored a gold record with a song about his character’s hair-combing obsession and later appeared in the movie...
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Jan 10, 2020 · Grease actor Edd Byrnes has died at the age of 87, it has been confirmed. The Hollywood actor died at his home in Santa Monica on Thursday (January 9) of natural causes, according to TMZ.