Name: Jeff Conaway
Date of Birth: 5 October 1950 Brother of Michele Conaway. He has no children of his own. He has a step son with Rona. His ex-wife, Rona Newton-John, is Olivia Newton-John's sister. Is a grandfather (grandson born January 1997). (Admitted this on NBC's "Later with Greg Kinnear" (1994), July 6/98, with guest host Rita Sever). Wanted to be an astronaut when he was little. Youngest of three kids. While filming Grease (1978), had to walk slightly stooped so John Travolta would appear taller. ... Though he played Kenickie in the movie version of Grease (1978), he appeared in the Broadway production as Danny Zuko. 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). Saw an episode of Babylon 5 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. Is an acting teacher and coach, with his students including James Evans and Joey Sylvester. Admitts to knowing little about computers, and when he found that his friend and fellow actor Michael Q. Schmidt was skilled in that area, enlisted him as his personal "computer guru". Read more Jeff Conaway movies (actor)User Comments |
