RIP Edd Byrnes. American film and TV actor Edd Byrnes died
unexpectedly at his Santa Monica,
California home on January 8, 2020. He was 86. Born
in New York City as Edward Byrne Breitenberger on July 30, 1933, he became
famous acting in movies like "Grease" and iconic TV shows like
"77 Sunset Strip". As for “77 Sunset Strip” which ran from 1958-1964
was one of the most popular shows on TV. He became a breakout star as Kookie. Edd
even scored a gold record with Connie Stevens “Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your
Comb), which made it to #4 in 1959 and spent 13 weeks on the Billboard charts. Other
American TV appearances were ‘Charlie’s Angels’, ‘Fantasy Island’, ‘Married
With Children’, ‘Murder She Wrote’, ‘Maverick’ and ‘Love Boat. Edd appeared in
three Euro-westerns: “Any Gun Can Play” as Clayton; “Payment in Blood” as
Stuart and “Professionals for a Massacre”: as ‘Chattanooga Jim’ all in 1967.
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