EDD BYRNES

Edd Byrnes was an actor from the 1950s to the 1990s. He is best remembered for his role as Kookie in TV's "77 Sunset Strip" (and he was so popular that he was mostly billed as "Edd Kookie Byrnes" after that!). Later in his career, he played cameo roles in movies including Back to the Beach and Grease (as Vince Fontaine). He passed away in 2020 at the age of 87.