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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. He also was featured in the 1978 film Grease as television teen-dance show host Vince Fontaine, and was a charting recording artist with "Kookie ...
Edd Byrnes (1932-2020) was an American actor and singer who starred in 77 Sunset Strip as Kookie, a hip-talking parking-lot attendant. He also appeared in Grease, Murder, She Wrote, and other TV shows and movies.
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- Santa Monica, California, USA
Jan 10, 2020 · Edd Byrnes was a teen idol in the 1950s and 1960s, known for his roles as Kookie on the detective series and Vince Fontaine in the musical film. He died at his home in Santa Monica, his son confirmed on Twitter.
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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 ...
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 ...
Jan 9, 2020 · The actor, who played Kookie in the 1950s and '60s TV detective drama and the 1978 musical film, passed away at his home in Santa Monica. He also appeared in many other TV shows and movies, and wrote an autobiography about his struggles with alcoholism.
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Jan 10, 2020 · Byrnes died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., his son, Logan Byrnes, said in a statement. (AP Photo, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...
