Edd Byrnes, star of 'Grease' and '77 Sunset Strip,' dead at 87
January 10, 2020, 2:14 pm
His son, Logan Byrnes, says Byrnes died Wednesday in Santa Monica, California. Born to a poor New York City family, Byrnes came to Los Angeles in 1955 and a few years later hit fame as Kookie, a hip parking attendant who helped L.A. private detectives solve cases. His teen idol fame also led to a hit record called “Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me ...
