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Jeff Conaway
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Jeff Conaway, born Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway on 5 October 1950 in Manhattan, New York City, was an American film actor, television actor and stage actor. He spoke English as his native and writing language, began his acting career in 1971, and had no children. Conaway lived with depression and was a relative of Olivia Newton-John.
He died on 27 May 2011 in Encino, of sepsis and pneumonia, from natural causes.
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway was an American actor, best known for his roles in the movie Grease, and the US TV series Taxi and Babylon 5. He also directed the 1992 film Bikini Summer 2. Jeff spent some of his time living with his grandparents in South Carolina, which gave him enough of a Southern accent that when he accompanied his mother to a casting call for director Arthur…
Known for
- Dante's Inferni — Circles Introduction (archive audio)2025
- Hollywood Demons — Self (archive footage)2025
- The Grease Story — Kenickie (archive footage)2017
- The Fabulous Allan Carr — Self (archive)2017
- Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales — Kenickie (archive footage)2015
- Dante's Hell Animated — Narrator (voice)2013
- Dark Games — Tom Doyle2011
- 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift — (archive footage)2010
- Naked Movie — Self2008
- Wrestling — Franklin Conner2008
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Key facts
- Born
- Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway , ( 1950-10-05 ) October 5, 1950, Manhattan , New York , U.S.
- Died
- May 27, 2011 (2011-05-27) (aged 60), Encino , California , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1971–2011
- Spouses
- Unknown ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1971; annulled</span>"}]]}'>ann. 1971), Rona Newton-John ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1980 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1985 ) Kerri Young ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1990 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2000 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Place of death
- Encino
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- JeffConaway1998.jpg
- Number of children
- 0
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- Commons category
- Jeff Conaway
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway
- date of birth
- 1950-10-05
- date of death
- 2011-05-27
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- relative
- Olivia Newton-John
- medical condition
- depression
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Encyclopedic overview
Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway (October 5, 1950 – May 27, 2011) was an American actor. He portrayed Kenickie in the film Grease and had roles in three television series: struggling actor Bobby Wheeler in Taxi (1978–1982), Prince Erik Greystone in Wizards and Warriors, and security officer Zack Allan on Babylon 5. Conaway was featured in the first and second seasons of the reality television series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.
Early life, family and education
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