Jeff Conaway

Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: October 5, 1950

This tall, good-looking romantic leading man became a heartthrob during his three-year (1978-81) stint playing out-of-work actor Bobby Wheeler on the ABC sitcom "Taxi", then left the series to pursue other opportunities and often found himself unemployed as well. Jeff Conaway had looks and a lot of energy and had been acting since his youth, but by the 1990s was reduced to playing in direct-to-video films, while returning to his glory by starring in the latest revival of "Grease" on Broadway. He did find some stability portraying security chief…more

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Actor

Nashville Grab
Buddy Walker
Wizards and Warriors
Price Erik Greystone
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Roy Fletcher
Best of Taxi
For the Love of It
Russ Moran

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Career Milestones

1997
Returned to Broadway playing disc jockey Vonce Fontaine in the revival of "Grease"
1992
Directed and associate produced direct-to-video film "Bikini Summer"
1991
Forced to serve 60 days under house arrest and three years probabtion for hitting a bicyclist while driving drunk
1991
Underwent treatment for subsatance abuse
1989
Had regular role on daytime drama "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)