Actor who have gained recogntition for his jobs in Grease and Taxi cab. He performed Sergeant Zack Allan on Babylon 5 from 1994 to 1999. He went to North Carolina College from the Arts and NY School. He was highlighted on Superstar Rehab with Dr. Drew. He wedded Rona Newton-John in 1980. After their divorce in 1985, he started dating Keri Little. He and Keri had been wedded from 1990 to 2000. He is at Grease with John Travolta.
Quick Facts
Full Name Jeff Conaway
Date Of Birth October 5, 1950
Died May 27, 2011, Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth New York City, NY
Height 1.87 m
Profession Movie Actor
Education University of North Carolina School of the Arts, New York University, Quintano School for Young Professionals
Awards TV Land The Medallion Award, Grease, Summer Nights, Hopelessly Devoted to You
Movies Grease, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, Pete's Dragon, Jawbreaker, Almost Pregnant, Babylon 5: Thirdspace, Bikini Summer 2, Babylon 5: The River of Souls, Babylon 5: A Call to Arms, For the Love of It, The Eagle Has Landed, The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission, Dante's Inferno Animated, Do You Wanna Know a Secret?, Making of a Male Model, Alien Intruder, Jennifer on My Mind, The Sleeping Car, Bay Cove, The Patriot, Curse of the Forty-Niner, Shadow of Doubt, The Banker, LA Goddess, Dante's Inferno: Abandon All Hope, Dark Games, Tale of Two Sisters, Living the Dream, Eye of the Storm, Naked Movie, Total Exposure, A Time To Die, Sunset Strip, The Utah Murder Project, Delta County, U.S.A., Y.M.I., Wrestling, Covergirl, Ladron Thief, Bounty Hunter 2002, Dumb Luck in Vegas, Nashville Grab, Ghost Writer, Mirror Images, In a Moment of Passion, The Biz, Gentlemens Club
TV Shows Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, Celebrity Fit Club, Babylon 5, Berrenger's, Taxi, Wizards and Warriors, Living in TV Land
Star Sign Libra
Facts
Filmography
Awards
Salaries
Quotes
Trademarks
Pictures
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Fact
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Grease was the film on which actor Jeff Conaway became addicted to drugs. While playing Kenickie, he was shooting the "Greased Lightning" musical number, and he was accidentally dropped, hurting his back. He started taking pain killers, eventually then abusing prescription drugs, starting Conaway on the downward spiral into drug addiction until he died in 2011 at age 60.
Although he struggled with addiction problems throughout most of his adult life, many of Conaway's coworkers said he was always the consummate professional on the job. After Conaway's death, fellow Babylon 5 (1994) star, Bruce Boxleitner, stated publicly that he had never seen Conaway in any state but sober at work, and always arrived on-time and prepared.
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He is survived by his girlfriend of seven years, Victoria Spinoza; his two sisters, Michele Conaway and Carla Conaway; a stepson, Emerson Newton-John and two step-grandchildren.
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He studied for a year at the North Carolina School of the Arts and transferred to New York University in New York City.
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Upon his death, he was cremated.
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Played guitar and sang lead as a teenager for a rock band called "The 3 1/2". The band released four singles for Cameo Records in 1966 and 1967, one of which was produced and written by Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits.
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Having struggled with addiction for many years, Jeff had been trying to treat himself with pain killers and cold medicine in May, 2011. He was found unconscious in his home on May 11, 2011. He remained in a coma until his family terminated life support on May 27, 2011.
Saw an episode of Babylon 5 (1994) on TV and liked it so much he went down to the production studio to see the show being filmed. He was spotted and used for a bit part, which grew into a recurring character and, eventually, a full-time role in the series.
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Appeared in an episode of Murder, She Wrote (1984) ("Birds of a Feather") as an Off-Broadway actor from New York who had been "mostly a cab driver" - a reference to his role in the TV series, Taxi (1978).
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Though he played Kenickie in the movie version of Grease (1978), he appeared in the Broadway production as Danny Zuko.
14
While filming Grease (1978), had to walk slightly stooped so John Travolta would appear taller.
15
Wanted to be an astronaut when he was little.
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Is a (step)grandfather (grandson Brin born January 1997). (Admitted this on NBC's Later (1994), July 6/98, with guest host Rita Considine). Also has a granddaughter, Valerie.
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Stepfather of Emerson Newton-John, a professional race car driver born in 1974. Emerson's mother is Rona Newton-John, sister of singer Olivia Newton-John.
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He is a middle child and is survived by two sisters, Carla Shreve and his younger sister, Michele Conaway.
Actor
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Purgatory by Dante
2018
post-production
Terraces Introduction (voice)
Inferno by Dante
2017
post-production
Circles Introduction (English)
Dark Games
2016
completed
Tom Doyle
Dante's Hell Animated
2013
Short
Circles Introduction (English version, voice)
Planet Houston
2012
TV Series
Scareglow / Additional Characters
Dante's Inferno: Abandon All Hope
2010
Documentary short
Narrator (voice)
Ladron
2010
Commander Hill
Wrestling
2008
Franklin Conner
The Utah Murder Project
2006
Sheriff Dan Patterson
The John Kerwin Show
2006
TV Series
Guest
Living the Dream
2006
Dick
From Behind the Sunflower
2005
Leo
The Pool 2
2005
Agent Frank Gun
The Corner Office
2004
Short
Dick
Pan Dulce
2004
Gabriel Levine
Y.M.I.
2004
Digger's Dad
She Spies
2004
TV Series
Zachary Mason
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
2003
Jeff Conaway
The Biz
2002
Gavin Elliot
Curse of the Forty-Niner
2002
Reverend Sutter
Dating Service
2001
Do You Wanna Know a Secret?
2001
Agent Owen Sacker
S Club 7 in L.A.
2000
TV Series
Jerry Parker
Man on the Moon
1999
Jeff Conaway - 'Taxi' Actor (uncredited)
Jawbreaker
1999
Marcie's Father
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms
1999
TV Movie
Zack Allen
Babylon 5
1994-1998
TV Series
Zack Allan
Zack Allen
Security Chief Zack Allen
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
1998
TV Movie
Zack Allen
Babylon 5: Thirdspace
1998
TV Movie
Zack Allen
Shadow of Doubt
1998
Bixby
The Last Embrace
1997
Jagger
George & Leo
1997
TV Series
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1996
TV Series
Rich Edwards
Hope & Gloria
1995
TV Series
Bud Green
Burke's Law
1995
TV Series
Dr. Alex Kenyon
Gentlemen's Club
1995
Video
2002: The Rape of Eden
1994
Reverend
Murder, She Wrote
1984-1994
TV Series
Howard Griffin / Tom Powell / Nolan Walsh
It's Showtime
1993
Rinaldi
Matlock
1986-1993
TV Series
Slick / Waiter / Daniel Ward
Sunset Strip
1993
Tony
L.A. Goddess
1993
Sean
In a Moment of Passion
1993
Werner Soehnen
Alien Intruder
1993
Video
Borman
Bikini Summer II
1992
Stu Stocker
Almost Pregnant
1992
Video
Charlie Alderson
Eye of the Storm
1992
Tom Edwards
Mirror Images
1992
Jeffrey Blair
A Time to Die
1991
Frank
Total Exposure
1991
Peter Keynes
Shades of LA
1990
TV Series
Richard
Good Grief
1990
TV Series
Winston Payne
The Sleeping Car
1990
Bud Sorenson
The Bold and the Beautiful
1989-1990
TV Series
Mick Savage
Tale of Two Sisters
1989
Taxi driver
The Banker
1989
Cowboy
Ghost Writer
1989
Tom Farrell
Freddy's Nightmares
1989
TV Series
Buddy Powers
Monsters
1989
TV Series
Phil
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988
Travis
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988
TV Movie
Sgt. Holt
Bay Coven
1987
TV Movie
Josh McGwin
Stingray
1987
TV Series
Ty Gardner
Hotel
1987
TV Series
Eric Madison
Tales from the Darkside
1987
TV Series
Peter Prentice
The New Mike Hammer
1984-1987
TV Series
Harry Farris / Owen Goddard
The Patriot
1986
Mitchell
The Love Boat
1985
TV Series
Andy Jackson
Who's the Boss?
1985
TV Series
Jeff
Berrenger's
1985
TV Series
John Higgins
Covergirl
1984
T.C. Sloane
Making of a Male Model
1983
TV Movie
Chuck Lanyard
Wizards and Warriors
1983
TV Series
Prince Erik Greystone
Taxi
1978-1982
TV Series
Bobby Wheeler
The Nashville Grab
1981
TV Movie
Buddy Walker
For the Love of It
1980
TV Movie
Russ
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1979
TV Movie
Roy Fletcher
Grease
1978
Kenickie
Having Babies
1978
TV Series
Bill
Kojak
1978
TV Series
Bert Gaines
Pete's Dragon
1977
Willie
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
Lactamaeon
Delta County, U.S.A.
1977
TV Movie
Terry Nicholas
Barnaby Jones
1976-1977
TV Series
Jeff Saunders / Taylor Chappell
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
Frazier
Mary Tyler Moore
1976
TV Series
Kenny Stevens
Joe Forrester
1975
TV Series
Movin' On
1975
TV Series
Mike Miller / Mike
Happy Days
1975
TV Series
Rocko
Jennifer on My Mind
1971
Hanki
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mike & Mike
2016
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Planet Houston
2012
TV Series performer - 1 episode
20 to 1
2010
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2008 writer - 1 episode, 2008
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
2003
"Child Stars on Your Television"
EastEnders
1992
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Taxi
1980
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Grease
1978
performer: "Summer Nights", "Greased Lightning"
Grease Day USA
1978
TV Movie documentary performer: "Summer Nights" - uncredited
Pete's Dragon
1977
performer: "The Happiest Home in These Hills", "Bill of Sale" - uncredited
Producer
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
2002: The Rape of Eden
1994
associate producer
Sunset Strip
1993
associate producer
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater
1994
TV Series director - 1 episode
Taxi
1978
TV Series choreographer - 1 episode
Director
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bikini Summer II
1992
Writer
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bikini Summer II
1992
story
Thanks
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
2011
TV Series in memory of - 1 episode
A Happy Ending
2005
special thanks
Self
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Entertainment Tonight
2007-2010
TV Series
Himself
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
2008
TV Series
Himself - Rehab Patient / Himself
The 5th Annual TV Land Awards
2007
TV Special
Himself - Winner ("Medallion Award")
1 vs. 100
2007
TV Series
Himself - Mob
Grease: You're the One That I Want!
2007
TV Series
Himself
In the Cutz
2006
TV Series
Guest
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
2006
Video short
Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2006
TV Series
Himself
Living in TV Land
2004-2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Living the Dream: Behind the Scenes
2006
Video short
Himself
Celebrity Fit Club
2006
TV Series
Himself
The Tony Danza Show
2004
TV Series
Himself
Today
1979-2004
TV Series
Himself
The 100 Greatest Musicals
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Naked Movie
2002
Himself
After They Were Famous
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
VH-1 Where Are They Now?
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself / Kenickie
Grease 20th Anniversary Re-Release Party
2002
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Behind the Music
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself / Kenickie
Biography
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
The List
1999
TV Series
Himself
Celebrity Profile
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Geraldo Rivera Show
1995
TV Series
Himself
The Best of Taxi
1994
TV Movie
Himself
The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards
1994
TV Special
Himself - Presenter: Best Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy / Musical
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