Grease and Taxi star Jeff Conaway has died being in a medically induced coma last week after a drug overdose.
60-year old Conaway played Kenickie in Grease alongside Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta. He was once married to Olivia’s sister Rona. Kenickie launched his career. After Grease he scored the role of Bobby Wheeler in Taxi.
In a statement today Travolta said, “Jeff Conaway was a wonderful and decent man and we will miss him”.
After the fame faded Conaway became addicted to prescription drugs. In recent years he appeared on Celebrity Rehab with Dr Drew. Dr Drew last week denied that Conaway’s overdose was a suicide attempt.
Early this year he admitted his addiction to pain killers and cocaine saying he became addicted after a back injury.
Conaway is survived by his wife Kerry, sisters Carla and Michele and stepson Emerson.
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