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Post by mexicanjunior on May 27, 2011 15:46:48 GMT -6
www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/05/27/jeff.conaway.dead/?hpt=T1Los Angeles (CNN) -- Actor Jeff Conaway, who was in the TV series "Taxi" and the movie "Grease," died Friday morning from pneumonia, his manager said.
Conaway, 60, suffered from pneumonia and sepsis in recent weeks and had been in a medically-induced coma in an Encino, California, hospital for two weeks, manager Phil Brock said.
His family surrounded Conaway in his hospital room Thursday afternoon when he was taken off life support, Brock said.
"He was the consummate performer and entertainer," Brock said. "We're thankful his struggles are over, but we know he will be missed by legions of fans worldwide."
Conaway's struggle with alcohol and drug addiction was chronicled in 2008 on the TV reality show "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew."
Dr. Drew Pinsky, who treated Conaway for substance abuse, posted a Twitter message Friday after learning of Conaway's death.
"I'm saddened to report he has succumbed to his addiction, thus far we have no evidence of an intentional overdose, rather this is the natural history of prescription drug addiction, pneumonia, septic shock, etc," he tweeted.
Initial reports that Conaway suffered a drug overdose were inaccurate, a source with knowledge of his medical condition said last week. However, his use of drugs caused him not to realize how ill he was, keeping him from getting treatment for pneumonia until it was too late, the source said. Knew the name and the face from 'Grease' and 'Taxi'...IN!
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Post by Sideshow Bob on May 27, 2011 20:49:50 GMT -6
IN, but he's still a spare
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Post by matt51180 on May 29, 2011 6:35:04 GMT -6
Out...
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Post by Jesse Jackson on May 31, 2011 14:01:19 GMT -6
IN - he was a major player in the science fiction classic Babylon 5, that along with his work in Taxi and Grease makes him worthy.
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Post by Terd Ferguson on May 31, 2011 14:05:23 GMT -6
Kenickie - IN
Chang chang changity chang shoo bop
that's the way it should be
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Post by mexicanjunior on Jun 14, 2011 10:42:44 GMT -6
Needs 1 more vote to get in...someone wake up Saul, Hurt, Skinner or Capehart...
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Post by mexicanjunior on Jun 28, 2011 11:50:44 GMT -6
I can't believe Kenickie isn't going to make it...may need to make an executive decision on this one...
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Post by Terd Ferguson on Jun 28, 2011 14:33:41 GMT -6
I can't believe Kenickie isn't going to make it...may need to make an executive decision on this one... the rules may need to be altered here...you need 5 to get in, but only 5 of us vote regularly (you, Bob, Matt, Jesse, and me). I think 4 to get in from now on...that is 80%. Also, that would put Jackass in too....requiring 100% to get in seems steep. |
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Post by Sideshow Bob on Jun 28, 2011 14:44:19 GMT -6
I can't believe Kenickie isn't going to make it...may need to make an executive decision on this one... the rules may need to be altered here...you need 5 to get in, but only 5 of us vote regularly (you, Bob, Matt, Jesse, and me). I think 4 to get in from now on...that is 80%. Also, that would put Jackass in too....requiring 100% to get in seems steep. i agree |
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Post by mexicanjunior on Jun 28, 2011 15:53:02 GMT -6
I can't believe Kenickie isn't going to make it...may need to make an executive decision on this one... the rules may need to be altered here...you need 5 to get in, but only 5 of us vote regularly (you, Bob, Matt, Jesse, and me). I think 4 to get in from now on...that is 80%. Also, that would put Jackass in too....requiring 100% to get in seems steep. Yeah, the 5 was when we had more posters (mikeinfw, Matt Shannon, Capehart, Skinner, Dave)...4 will be the goal now. |
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Post by Jesse Jackson on Jun 29, 2011 11:57:52 GMT -6
So Jeff gets to take the taxi named Greased Lightning up to the space station in the sky?
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Post by mexicanjunior on Jun 29, 2011 12:19:40 GMT -6
It's official...he is IN!
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