Ed "Kookie Byrnes of "77 Sunset Strip" has died
By Michele
@Aquitaine24 (11813)
San Jose, California
January 11, 2020 1:01pm CST
Ed Kookie Byrnes of 77 Sunset Strip has died.He was 87 years old.He also played Vince Fontaine on the movie "Grease" in 1978. The cause was a stroke,says his son Logan Byrnes, who is a news anchor in san Diego.
He parlayed his TV fame into a hit record, “Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb),” in 1959.
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@Aquitaine24 (11813)
• San Jose, California
12 Jan 20
I have seen 77 Sunset Strip.A while ago Decades had a weekend binge of the series. It can from 1958 ( I think k) to about 1963
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@just4him (317027)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Jan 20
@Aquitaine24 Since my parents were in charge of the television back then it wasn't one of their shows.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Jan 20
I had read of his passing. "Kookie, Kookie, lend me your comb."
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@Aquitaine24 (11813)
• San Jose, California
16 Jan 20
He was also Vince fontaine
on Grease.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
12 Jan 20
I wonder how many here even knew who he was or ever saw the show!
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@Aquitaine24 (11813)
• San Jose, California
12 Jan 20
Are you saying some of us here are old?? Anyway, his son is a news anchor,so some may see a connection
there
@Metsrock69 (3572)
• United States
11 Jan 20
I don't know who that is but my thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends
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@Aquitaine24 (11813)
• San Jose, California
12 Jan 20
If you saw Grease he p!ayed Vince Fontaine
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@jobelbojel (35112)
• Philippines
15 Jan 20
I don't who he was. Prayers for comfort for the family though.
@Aquitaine24 (11813)
• San Jose, California
16 Jan 20
Maybe Decades will run the show again soon. 77 Sunset Strip. That is.
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