Actor Edd Byrnes, Known For “Grease” And “77 Sunset Strip,” Dies

He was 87. Byrnes died Wednesday at his home in Santa Monica, his son, Logan Byrnes, said in a statement. Byrnes, who was born Edward Byrne Breitenberger in New York City, came from a poor family. His alcoholic father died when he was 13 Byrnes worked a variety of jobs, but he yearned for an acting career. At 17, he began to work as a ...