Well, Crunchers, it looks like we’re kicking Memorial Day Weekend into high gear with a serious case of “The Sads.” Jeff Conaway has died. The ’70s star best remembered for his appearances on TV’s Taxi and in the big screen musical-comedy Grease passed away Friday after being removed from life support, his manager Phil Brock tells E! News.
“We know his struggles against addiction are finally over,” Brock said in a statement this afternoon. “Jeff had legions of fans who loved him. Sometimes I wish he had known that.”
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Actor Jeff Conaway, who appeared in the ’70s box office hits Taxi and Grease, has been hospitalized after falling into a coma following a drug overdose.
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Taxi and Grease star Jeff Conaway has been hospitalized after falling down a flight of stairs in his Los Angeles home late Monday.
Conaway, 59, tumbled down the stairs, suffering serious injuries, the actor’s live-in girlfriend, Vikki Lizzi, told TMZ.com overnight. Jeff had to be taken to a Los Angeles medical facility by ambulance, where he remains hospitalized.
He suffered a broken hip, a broken arm, a fractured neck and a brain hemorrhage in the accident and is set to undergo surgery. Conaway most recently appeared on the VH1 reality smash Celebrity Rehab in 2008, where he battled his longtime addiction to drugs and alcohol.
