Person Details

Birthday: 1954-03-04 20:19:11

Aliases: Adrian George Zmed

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Chicago - Illinois - USA

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Movie Involvements: 11

TV Involvements: 8


Most Famous Work

Biography

Adrian Zmed was born in Chicago on March 14, 1954, the son of George Zmed, a Romanian Orthodox priest, and his wife, Persida. He is an actor, known for T.J. Hooker (1982), Bachelor Party (1984) and Grease 2 (1982). He has been married to Lyssa Lynne since October 5, 2012. He was previously married to Barbara Fitzner and Susan Wood. Zmed graduated from Lane Tech High School in Chicago. He began playing football as halfback for the Lane Tech High School team until he broke a bone in his leg, which in turn punctured a major artery, while playing.He quit sports and began acting, appearing in his high school's production of Guys and Dolls. After being featured on a local TV show as one of Chicago's top high school performers, Zmed transferred to the Goodman School of Drama and began studying voice at the Chicago Conservatory of Music. He graduated with a BFA from the famed Goodman School of Drama. His first major acting gig was the role of the male lead, Danny Zuko, in the national touring company production of Grease. He later appeared in the Broadway stage musical three times, twice in the role of Zuko. In the original Broadway production of Grease, he starred with Jeff Conaway, who played Kenickie in the 1978 motion picture Grease. At 40, Zmed revived the role of Danny Zuko during the show's revival in 1995.

Most Famous Work

Diagnosis: Murder
Average
7

Diagnosis: Murder

(1993) Adrian Zmed
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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7
Murder, She Wrote
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8

Murder, She Wrote

(1984) Bert Firman
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
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5
Where Are They Now?
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8

Where Are They Now?

(1999) Self
T. J. Hooker
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6

T. J. Hooker

(1982) Officer Vince Romano
Goodtime Girls
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5

Goodtime Girls

(1980) Frankie Millardo
Confessions of a Teen Idol
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0

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 Tom Hogan
2016 Adrian Zmed
2009 Self
Self
2008 Self
2006 Phil Jorgenson
2005 Lance Long
Kristof
2004 Frank Schmidt
Self
1999 Self
1998 Smitty
1996 N/A
N/A
1994 Doug
1993 Adrian Zmed
1992 Greg Mathews
1989 Tyler
1988 Gary
1986 Self
1985 Edgar Kraft
1984 Fred Feliciano
Bert Firman
Jay O'Neill
1983 Cerone
1982 N/A
Nogerelli
Officer Vince Romano
1980 N/A
Fernando Forsalito
Frankie Millardo
1979 N/A
N/A
1975 N/A
1972 Self
Sasch
Year Character Movie/Tv

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