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Jan 10, 2020 · SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- Actor and former teen idol Edd Byrnes - best known for the show "77 Sunset Strip" and the film "Grease" - has died at age 87, according to his family. Byrnes died ...
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 "Grease ...
Jan 9, 2020 · Edd Byrnes, best known for his role as the koo-koo cool Kookie on the 1950s TV series “77 Sunset Strip” and as the suave, smooth-talking TV dance show host Vince Fontaine in the film “Grease ...
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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 “Grease,” has died. Byrnes died Wednesday at his home in Santa Monica, his son, Logan Byrnes, said in a statement. Byrnes, who was born Edward Byrne Breitenberger in New York City, came from a poor ...
Edd Byrnes. Edd Byrnes was an American actor, best known for his recurring role of ‘Kookie’ in the TV series `77 Sunset Strip.’. He had a tough childhood, as he lost his father to drug abuse. He resembled actor Tab Hunter, who unknowingly led Edd to fame when he refused a role in the movie ‘Darby’s Rangers.’. The role went to Edd ...
Added: Jan 9, 2020. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 206094922. Source citation. Actor, Singer. He was an American actor and singer, appearing mainly in television shows. Born Edward Byrne Breitenberger, Edd, as he was known, will best be remembered for his role of Kookie, a hair-combing parking lot valet, on the television series, 77 Sunset Strip ...
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 to ...
