Jeff Conaway Dead at 60

[Shawn Hopkins]

The star of Taxi and Grease died while in an overdose-related coma today.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ktla-jeff-conaway-overdose,0,5680333.story

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1391649/Grease-star-Jeff-Conaway-dead-60.html

Let me just say it, Dr. Drew sucks. The people on Celebrity Rehab should be getting real help instead of trying to revive their careers through this grotesque spectacle. He didn't get better after being on the show, he just went on to become a famous addict.

 

[Michael24]

So sad. Yeah, I know it wasn't shocking or anything given all his troubles, but it's still a sad story. At least he's finally at peace.

I'll always remember him as Willie Gogan from Pete's Dragon. RIP, Jeff.

 

[SSJPabs]

He'll always be B5's Zack Allen to me! A guy who just tried to do the right thing and in the end, did.

 

[defunctzombie]

When I saw that he was in a coma, I hoped he'd get out of it.

Take it from someone with a BA in psychology, reality shows about addiction are always crap. You can't help someone by shoving cameras in their face.

 

[Toon Master]

I saw this coming. After reading about what he has gone through and what he has been going through recently I knew he was going to eventually pass away.

Rest In Peace.

 

[SF4Ever]

Once word came over the wire that Jeff Conaway was going to be taken off life support, having been in a coma, suffering from a life-threatening bout with pneumonia, which might have been triggered by years of battling substance abuse, we knew it was going to be a matter of time before he expired. At least his suffering is over and he's reunited with his Taxi co-star Andy Kaufman. Judd Hirsch, Tony Danza, Marilu Henner, Christopher Lloyd and Danny DeVito are all in mourning and understandibly so. May God bless Jeff Conaway's family and friends and may Jeff rest in peace.

 

[entransify]

Let me just say it, Dr. Drew sucks. The people on Celebrity Rehab should be getting real help instead of trying to revive their careers through this grotesque spectacle. He didn't get better after being on the show, he just went on to become a famous addict.

A few people (including one of my music heroes, Mike Doughty) credit Dr. Drew for getting them clean years ago... but I digress.

I saw this coming years ago. Jeff Conaway was a huge mess on Celebrity Fit Club. Remember that, anyone?

This is sad but ultimately, not surprising in any fashion.

 

[PC!]

Dang. I loved him on Taxi. Condolences to his friends and family.

 

[anime_guru]

When I saw that he was in a coma, I hoped he'd get out of it.

Take it from someone with a BA in psychology, reality shows about addiction are always crap. You can't help someone by shoving cameras in their face.

considering a plethora of substance abuse programs, both reality or not I am not surprised but i am also very saddened by the news

 

[The Guitar Slayer]

To be fair, Jeff elected to go on these shows because he could not get work anywhere else; drug habits are expensive, and he no longer could be depended upon to work. Additionally, if he wasn't under the scrutiny of these shows, he would have continued to use at a higher rate; I'm not saying that celeb rehab shows are the best treatment, but the eyes on him probably reduced his usage while he was under surveillance.

That all said, RIP Zach Allan. Getting that role on B5 was thought to be a good sign for him, as he had had problems since the 1970s. So sad it didn't help him as much as we'd hoped.