'Grease' actor Edd Byrnes dead at 87

'Grease' actor Edd Byrnes dead at 87

File photo of Edd Byrnes

In a piece of sadnews from the world of entertainment, Hollywood star Edd Byrnes died at the age of 87. The ‘Grease’ star was announced to be dead by his son.

In a Facebook post, his son said that his father’s story was about “an ambitious young kid who drove out to Hollywood from New York City, in his 20’s with a few hundred dollars and a dream of making it big in the entertainment business.”

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Edd Byrnes died peacefully according to the family at their home in Santa Monica.

A talented actor, Edd starred in both TV and films. He played the famous Vince Fontaine, a dance show host at Rydell High School and then went on to appear in television series ‘77 Sunset Strip’.

Edd won a gold record for the song ‘Kookie Kookie lend me your comb’ that became a hit according to his son who spoke highly of his father while announcing the actor’s death.

Edd Byrnes’ son, Logan, is a news anchor at KUSI.

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