Name
Adrian Zmed
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1954-03-04 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For
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- 1983 The Final Terror as Cerone
- 2005 Sex Sells: The Making of 'Touché' as Lance Long
- 1982 Grease 2 as Johnny Nogerelli
- 1984 Bachelor Party as Jay O'Neill
- 2006 The Craving Heart as Phil Jorgenson
- 1992 The Other Woman as Greg Mathews
- 1980 For the Love of It as Fernando Forsalito
- 2006 Running from the Shadows as Sasch
- 2008 Naked Movie as Self
- 1984 Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story as Fred Feliciano
- 1998 Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister as Smitty
- 1994 Improper Conduct as Doug
- 2004 The Drone Virus as Frank Schmidt
- 2016 Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens as Adrian Zmed
- 2005 Shira: The Vampire Samurai as Kristof
- 1990 Eyewitness to Murder as Tyler
- 1986 Rickles... On the Loose as Self
- 2021 Middletown as Tom Hogan
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Bert Firman
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1982 T. J. Hooker ( 72 episodes ) as Officer Vince Romano
- 1975 Starsky & Hutch ( 1 episode ) as Marty Decker
- 1972 Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 1 episode )
- 1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Edgar Kraft
- 1980 Bosom Buddies ( 1 episode )
- 1988 Empty Nest ( 1 episode ) as Gary
- 1982 Hotel ( 2 episodes )
- 1979 Angie ( 2 episodes )
- 1996 The Steve Harvey Show ( 1 episode ) as Derrick Love
- 1980 Goodtime Girls ( 13 episodes ) as Frankie Millardo
- 1999 Where Are They Now? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Confessions of a Teen Idol ( 8 episodes ) as Self
- 1979 Flatbush ( 6 episodes )
- 1993 Diagnosis: Murder ( 1 episode ) as Adrian Zmed
- 2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1995 Caroline in the City ( 1 episode ) as Jonathan
