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Grease star Jeff Conaway dead at 60 (Grease and Taxi actor)
Daily Mail ^
| 05-27-11
| Daily Mail Reporter
Posted on 05/27/2011 11:52:21 AM PDT by Lazlo in PA
Grease star Jeff Conaway died today after a drug overdose sent him into a coma two weeks ago.
His family are understood to have decided to turn off his life support machine yesterday.
His ex-girlfriend Vikki Lizzi, who claims she has power of attorney over the 60-year-old, tried to block the move.
The actor, who famously played Kenickie in the hit 1978 film, has been in a deep coma since taking an overdose of painkillers earlier this month.
Conaway's family, who have kept a vigil at the Los Angeles hospital over the past two weeks, have been told by doctors that the star is losing his battle to live, according to Radar Online.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: conaway; drugs; grease; taxi
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Guy just couldn't get the drug use under control. RIP
To: Lazlo in PA
Bummer. Cute guy. God Bless
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posted on
05/27/2011 11:53:28 AM PDT
by
GoCards
(RUN SARAH RUN)
To: al baby; Artemis Webb; Extremely Extreme Extremist; lainie; lewisglad; PennsylvaniaMom; ...
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posted on
05/27/2011 11:54:34 AM PDT
by
Perdogg
(0bama got 0sama?? Really, was 0sama on the golf course?)
To: Lazlo in PA
Wow — drugs are hard on a body. That latter pic looks like Keith Richards’ dad!
Poor guy, RIP.
Prayers for the family.
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posted on
05/27/2011 11:56:32 AM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Herman Cain 2012)
To: Lazlo in PA
I met him while doing some work on his car in the early 80’s a real twit. Im sad to hear he passed, drugs are a mofo. RIP Jeff
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posted on
05/27/2011 11:57:12 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom!!! I know i was kidding)
To: Lazlo in PA
You will want to listen to Jerry Doyle this afternoon about this, he and conaway were both actors on Babylon 5 and has many stories about this:
You can listen to him here: http://utahsbigtalker.com/
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posted on
05/27/2011 11:59:33 AM PDT
by
GraceG
To: Lazlo in PA
Rest in Peace.
Drugs make such a terrible waste of so many talented people.
Prayers for the repose of his soul, and for his family to find comfort.
To: Lazlo in PA
Damn! I played Kenickie in a local production back in the 80's. I studied him a lot to get the part down.
RIP
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posted on
05/27/2011 12:00:36 PM PDT
by
P8riot
(I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.....Eagle Scout since Sep 9, 1970)
To: Lazlo in PA
He had more chances than most of us get. He voted “no” on life.
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posted on
05/27/2011 12:00:36 PM PDT
by
Thrownatbirth
(.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91.)
To: GraceG
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posted on
05/27/2011 12:03:25 PM PDT
by
GraceG
To: Lazlo in PA
ON Celebrity Rehab, Dr Drew told him he was going to end up killing himself.
Just like the Alice in Chains drummer.
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posted on
05/27/2011 12:03:47 PM PDT
by
KosmicKitty
(WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
To: Lazlo in PA
That’s a pity.
I had lots of fun watching him in Taxi.
RIP Jeff.
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posted on
05/27/2011 12:04:08 PM PDT
by
netmilsmom
(Birther noobie - Wouldn't ya like to be called this too?)
To: Thrownatbirth
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posted on
05/27/2011 12:04:43 PM PDT
by
passionfruit
(When illegals become legal, even they won't do the work Americans won't do)
To: netmilsmom
Taxi was a great show. May he rest in peace.
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posted on
05/27/2011 12:05:57 PM PDT
by
bicyclerepair
( Ft. Lauderdale Florida)
To: al baby
He was apparently a drugger for a long time. Might explain his nit wittery. I think that was why he was fired from Taxi even though he told everyone he was too big for that show.
Conaway left Taxi after the third season. Taxi writer Sam Simon recalled in 2008 that during production of Simon's first script for that show, an absent Conaway was found in his dressing room too high on drugs to perform, and that his dialog for that episode was divided up between fellow co-stars Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd. This contributed to Conaway's eventual firing.
Just stupid.
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posted on
05/27/2011 12:07:49 PM PDT
by
Lazlo in PA
(Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
To: Lazlo in PA
Being famous must be really wonderful because people sure have a hard time when they lose their fame.
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posted on
05/27/2011 12:09:37 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Lazlo in PA
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posted on
05/27/2011 12:10:17 PM PDT
by
iowamark
To: KosmicKitty
I believe Dr. Drew just last week said it wasn’t drugs, it wasn’t a coma it was just a bout of pneumonia. Oops, I’m not a doctor but I play one on TV.
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posted on
05/27/2011 12:21:36 PM PDT
by
Patrick1
("The problem with Internet quotations is that many are not genuine." - Abraham Lincoln)
To: P8riot
"Damn! I played Kenickie in a local production back in the 80's. I studied him a lot to get the part down."
Same here ---
A hickey from Kenickie is like a Hallmark card: "When you care enough to send the very best."
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posted on
05/27/2011 12:21:46 PM PDT
by
BlueLancer
(You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going because you might not get there.)
To: Lazlo in PA
Saw him on “Celebrity Rehab” a few years back. Addited to pain killers because of a failed back surgery.
Surprised he lasted this long.
RIP, Mr Conaway
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posted on
05/27/2011 12:23:52 PM PDT
by
hattend
(Obama is better than OJ... He found a killer while on the golf course.)
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