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‘Grease’, ‘Taxi’ Star Conaway, 60, RIP

Jeff Conaway, who played Kenickie in "Grease" and Bobby Wheeler on "Taxi," has died. Spokeswoman Kathryn Boole said the 60-year-old actor died Friday morning at the Encino Tarzana Medical Center, where he had been hospitalized in a coma since May 11. His manager, Phil Brock, has said Conaway had tried to treat himself with pain pills and cold medicine while in weakened health and suffered an apparent overdose. According to E! Online, the actor's family decided to take him off life support on Thursday, after doctors said there was no hope of recovery/Associated Press. More here.

Question: Which "Grease" character do you identify with?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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