Edd Byrnes Net Worth is
$100,000

Mini Biography

Delivered Edward Byrne Breitenberger in NEW YORK on July 30, 1933, Edd Byrnes shared an impoverished and disappointed childhood with sibling Vincent and sister Jo-Ann. Their mom proved helpful hard at different jobs to keep carefully the family members jointly because her alcoholic hubby was frequently absent through the picture. When Edd was 13 his dad was found useless in a cellar. Edd then lowered his last name and only “Byrnes”, predicated on the name of his maternal grandfather, a fresh York Town fireman. Edd discovered escape from family members problems at the films with the fitness center, where he created an athletic body. At age group 17 he was contacted by a guy who wanted to consider free “entire body” photos of him. Regarding to Edd’s 1996 autobiography, “Kookie FORGET ABOUT”, this resulted in a couple of years of “hustling” old, well-to-do men, even though Edd was heterosexual. Among these guys acted as Edd’s coach, presenting him to style and tradition and motivating his expectations for an performing career. After doing some summer-stock function and some bit parts on Television, Edd drove to California in 1955, arriving in LA on your day Wayne Dean died in an automobile crash. He got a few small parts in movies and then received a job in a fresh TV series known as 77 Sunset Remove (1958), which premiered in Sept of 1958. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Roger Smith starred as personal eye but Edd, taking part in a hip-talking parking-lot attendant called “Kookie”, won probably the most interest. Audiences quoted his dialog, (“Baby, you’re the ginchiest!”), and youthful males imitated just how he wielded his ever-present comb. His lover mail quickly reached an amazing 15,000 characters weekly and his solitary with Connie Stevens, “Kookie, Kookie, Give Me Your Comb”, became a best-5 strike. Edd chafed, nevertheless, at the limitations in his Warner Brothers agreement, which pressured him to carefully turn down functions in Ocean’s 11 (1960), North to Alaska (1960) and Rio Bravo (1959). He strolled from the “77 Sunset Remove” arranged and in the ensuing weeks began to beverage heavily and go to a psychiatrist, who given medicines to him. His agreement dispute was ultimately settled, though very little to his benefit, so when he came back to “77 Sunset Remove” his function was improved from “sidekick” to “partner” and he used a fit and tie. Market reaction had not been good, ratings slipped, and the present was canceled. The hip-talking, hair-combing picture clung to him, nevertheless, and Edd sensed he dropped the lead in PT 109 (1963) because Leader John F. Kennedy didn’t desire to be performed by “Kookie.” Some more movies and Television appearances implemented, but his profession had handed down its top before he changed 30. In 1962 he married long-time partner Asa Maynor. Their kid, Logan, was created on Sept 13, 1965. Edd and Asa’s relationship finished in divorce in 1971, partly due to his reliance on alcohol and drugs. In 1982 he been successful in heading “clean and sober.” He hardly ever remarried, remains pleased with his child, and has comprehend his part as television’s 1st teen idol.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Edd Byrnes
Profession	Actor
Nationality	American
Spouse	Asa Maynor
Children	Logan Byrnes
Siblings	Jo-Ann Breitenberger, Vincent Breitenberger
Nominations	Grammy Award for Best New Artist
Movies	Grease, Yellowstone Kelly, The Secret Invasion, Any Gun Can Play, Troop Beverly Hills, Renegade Riders, Up Periscope, Beach Ball, Mankillers, Wicked, Wicked, Reform School Girl, Marjorie Morningstar, Darby's Rangers, Johnny Trouble, Back to the Beach, Life Begins at 17, Girl on the Run, Stardust, The Silent Gun, Mobile Two, Vegas, Telethon, Winchester for Hire, Gift of Terror, The Killing Game, Go Kill and Come Back, Red Blood, Yellow Gold, Where the Action Is
TV Shows	77 Sunset Strip, Sweepstakes