Adrian Zmed (born March 14, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Romanian-American television and film actor. Zmed is better known for his roles as "Johnny Nogerelli" in Grease 2, and as "Officer Vince Romano" in the T.J. Hooker television series, where he starred alongside William Shatner. For the Lebanese political coalition, see March 14 Alliance. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, City of the Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works. Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government... A Romanian-American is a citizen of the United States who has significant Romanian heritage. ... Grease 2 is the 1982 sequel to 1978s smash hit movie Grease. ... T.J. Hooker was a weekly police drama that premiered as a mid-season replacement in early 1982 on ABC-TV and ran on ABC primetime through summer 1985. ... William Bill Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian actor, who gained fame for his starring role as Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the television show Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven of the subsequent movies. ...

Zmed took on the role of Danny Zuko in Grease twice: first during the original Broadway run in the 1970s, and again during the show's revival in 1995. Danny Zuko is a fictional character that appeared in the musical Grease, he was the leader of high school boy greasers who called themselves the T-Birds in the 1978 film and the Burger Palace Boys in the theatrical production. ... This article is about the stage musical. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Adrian Zmed made his television debut as "Socks Palermo" in the 1979 series Flatbush. In 1980, he appeared on another television series, The Goodtime Girls, playing "Frankie Millardo". This was followed by a guest appearance in 1982's An Evening at the Improv. For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1982, Zmed starred as "Johnny Nogerelli", the new leader of the "T-Birds", in Grease 2, opposite Michelle Pfeiffer. Grease 2 is the 1982 sequel to 1978s smash hit movie Grease. ... Michelle Pfeiffer (born April 29, 1958) is an American actress. ...

That film led Zmed to a short period playing other teenagers on film, including 1983's The Final Terror, in which he played "Gerone". While this film bombed at the box office, his next movie (while not necessarily a hit by Hollywood economical standards), fared better: Zmed played "Jay O'Neill" in 1984's Bachelor Party, alongside Tom Hanks. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Thomas Tom Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor, Emmy winning director, voice-over artist and movie producer who starred in family-friendly and screwball comedies before achieving notable success as a dramatic actor in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. ...

Zmed continued to appear on television as the host of Dance Fever. He reached celebrity status playing "Officer Romano" in the aforementioned T.J. Hooker, a TV series based on the life of a real Los Angeles cop of the same name. He appeared on the show until 1985. Meanwhile, Zmed played "Fred Feliciano" in the TV movie Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (1984) and made guest appearances on a number of television shows throughout the 80s and 90s, including Hotel, Empty Nest, Murder, She Wrote, and Caroline in the City. For the 2003 version of this series, see Dance Fever (2003 TV series). ... T.J. Hooker was a weekly police drama that premiered as a mid-season replacement in early 1982 on ABC-TV and ran on ABC primetime through summer 1985. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D)  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A television movie (also TV movie, TV-movie, made-for-TV movie, etc. ... Theresa Saldana (born August 20, 1954) is an American actress, best known for her work in motion pictures and television. ... The television drama Hotel aired on ABC from 1983 to 1988. ... Empty Nest was a television sitcom that ran on NBC from 1988 to 1995. ... Jessica in the Murder, She Wrote episode The Cemetery Vote Murder, She Wrote is a long-running television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. ... Caroline in the City was an American sitcom that ran from September 21, 1995, to May 11, 1999, on the NBC television network. ...

Adrian Zmed returned to stage work in the 1990s. He headlined the musical Children of Eden at the Paper Mill Playhouse, and starred in three shows on Broadway: Falsettos, Blood Brothers, and Grease. He most recently appeared as Noah in the musical The Ark, in New York City, and in the 2006 Stan Harrington film, The Craving Heart. The 1990s decade refers to the years from the start of 1990 to the end of 1999. ... The Fantasticks was the longest-running musical in history. ... Children of Eden is a two-act musical play with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John Caird. ... Paper Mill Playhouse is a regional theatre located in Millburn, New Jersey, less than 25 miles away from Manhattan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Blood Brothers is a 1983 musical, with book, lyrics, and music by Willy Russell. ... This article is about the stage musical. ... Noahs Ark, Französischer Meister (The French Master), Magyar Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Zmed has appeared as himself on VH1's popular I Love the 80s, and Saturday Night Live. VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... I Love the 80s is a television program that was produced by BBC in the United Kingdom and later for American TV audiences by VH1. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ...

Facts

• Zmed appears Italian and Spanish, leading him to play many of these characters during his career.
• Zmed speaks fluent Romanian.
• In the original Broadway production of Grease, he starred with Jeff Conaway, who is best known as Kenickie in the 1978 motion picture Grease.
• He was married to Susan Wood
• He provided the voiceover for "Toth" in the 2002 video game, Star Wars Jedi Starfighter.
• In 2006 filmed a 30 second PSA on chained dogs for humane non-profit Dogs Deserve Better.
• Dated Sarah Sloane.
• Is the "floating head" on the NBC soap opera "Passions".

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External links

• Adrian Zmed at the Internet Movie Database
• Adrian Zmed at the Internet Broadway Database
• Dogs Deserve Better