Jeff Conaway died today, May 27th, at 60 years old. He was found unconscious on May 11th and taken to a hospital where he spent the past couple weeks in a coma due to an apparent prescription drug overdose.
Although he was best known for the roles of Kenickie in the film Grease and Bobby Wheeler on the television show Taxi, he was known to the fanboy community as well.
He played the role of Zack Allan on the sci-fi themed TV show Babylon 5. The recurring role of a security officer evolved into that of a regular cast member and Security Chief during his four seasons on the show. He also appeared in several Babylon 5 television movies as well.
He was seen on TV recently during the 2008 season of Celebrity Rehab.
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