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1. 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 ...
Jan 10, 2020 · Actor Edd “Kookie” Byrnes in 1959. 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 ...
Jan 10, 2020 · 0:02. 0:59. 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 son, San ...
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Jan 9, 2020 · Edd Byrnes, who gained fleeting fame as Kookie, the ultra-hip, wisecracking parking attendant on the jazzy 1950s-'60s ABC detective series '77 Sunset Strip,' has died. He was 86.
77 Sunset Strip is an American television private detective drama series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith, Richard Long (from 1960 to 1961) and Edd Byrnes (billed as Edward Byrnes). Each episode was one hour long when aired with commercials. The show ran from 1958 to 1964.
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- 206 (list of episodes)
- October 10, 1958 –, February 7, 1964
- ABC
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Jan 9, 2020 · Edd Byrnes in 1959. A self-taught actor, he became a star on the TV show “77 Sunset Strip.” ... Edd Byrnes, who became one of television’s first teen idols as Kookie — the hair-combing, ...
Jan 9, 2020 · Edd “Kookie” Byrnes, the 77 Sunset Strip actor whose wavy hair and penchant for combing it made him an early TV teen idol, died Thursday of natural causes at his Santa Monica home, according ...
