Although he rose to fame in the TV show Taxi, he was the person on Broadway that played the lead character of Zuko in Grease, (which in the movie version was played by DUH John Travolta, reducing Conaway to playing a subordinate character, Kenickie). And, yes, I have been a closet fan of some reality television shows, so I did watch Conaway's performances on Dr. Pinsky's shows, "Celebrity Rehab."
I cannot imagine the physical pain that Conaway must have been experiencing to just end it all.
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It's quite sad. He was talented. My brother-in-law also passed away yesterday at the age of 59. I'm heading to California on Tuesday to be with my sister and her kids. The funeral is Saturday. He was the father of my nephew Cory that went to Universal with You, Mercedes, and me. He took his own life after several years of Parkinson's. On Wednesday he left a note for my sister and disappeared. He was found in his car in the woods Thursday afternoon, he was still alive but unresponsive. He was placed on life support, but died at 3:00AM 05/27/2011. Like you said in this post, I cannot imagine the physical pain that Peter must have been experiencing to just end it all. I hope all is well in your corner of the world.
Am at a loss of words, Tony.
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