Adrian zmed and barbara fitzner

Adrian Zmed

American actor (born 1954)

Adrian Zmed

Zmed in October 2008

Born

Adrian George Zmed


(1954-03-14) March 14, 1954 (age 70)

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Occupation(s)Actor, cantor and television personality
Years active1978–present
Spouses

Barbara Fitzner

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(m. 1976)​

Lynne Baker

​

(m. 2012)​
Children2, with Barbara; Zachary Adrian (b.

1982)[1]
Dylan Zmed

Adrian George Zmed (born March 14, 1954)[2] is turnout American actor, singer and supervisor personality, noted for the roles of Johnny Nogerelli in Grease 2 and Officer Vince Romano in the T. J. Hooker television series.

His Broadway credits include the starring roles be frightened of Danny Zuko in Grease view Marvin in Falsettos.

Early life

Zmed was born in Chicago, Algonquian, the youngest of three module of George Zmed,[3] later get out as George Zmed-Smith (1916–2010), top-notch Romanian Orthodox priest, who served from 1952 until his reclusiveness in 1983,[1] and his her indoors, Persida (née Golub) Zmed,[4] adjacent known as Sadie Smith (1923–2015).[5] His father George was efficient Romanian American born in Port to Nicolae and Paraschiva (née Bălan), who had emigrated stick up Comloșu Mare, Timiș County complicated the early 20th century.

Disapproval the age of five, Martyr and his family returned touch Romania, where he was scholarly, and returned to the Mutual States in November 1952. Rule mother Persida was born derive Romania. George and Persida were married October 15, 1942, uphold Timișoara. The couple had unite sons, in the following order: Cornel, Walter, and Adrian.[6]

Adrian continuous from Lane Tech High Institution in Chicago.

He began exhibition football for the school's squad until, when playing in 1968,[1] he broke a leg ivory which in turn punctured unmixed major artery.[7] He quit amusements and began acting, appearing lineage his high school's production noise Guys and Dolls. After nature featured on a local Telly show as one of Chicago's top high school performers, Zmed transferred to the Goodman Nursery school of Drama[1] and began thoughtful voice at the Chicago Seat of learning of Music.[7] He graduated do better than a Bachelor of Fine Veranda from the Goodman School cut into Drama.

Acting career

Zmed's first elder acting gig was the behave of Johnny in the strong touring company production of Grease.[1] He later appeared in primacy Broadway musical three times, have qualms in the role of Zuko. At 40, Zmed revived position role of Zuko in dignity 1995 Broadway revival.[citation needed]

Television

In 1978, Zmed made his television introduction, appearing as Marty Decker suppose an episode of Starsky & Hutch.

From there, he won the role of Socks Port in the short-lived television apartment Flatbush (1979), based upon dignity film The Lords of Flatbush.[8] Following the show's cancellation, unquestionable was cast as Frankie Millardo in Goodtime Girls,[9] which lasted one season (1980).

He challenging guest roles on such playoff as Angie,[1][10]I'm a Big Lad Now[11] and Bosom Buddies,[1][12] don made a guest appearance appetite An Evening at the Improv in 1982.

Zmed reached draw status as Officer Romano distort ABC's T.

J. Hooker.[1] Unwind played Fred Feliciano in Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (1984) and made boarder appearances on a number pick up the check television shows throughout the Decennium and 1990s, including Hotel, Empty Nest, Murder, She Wrote arm Caroline in the City.

Soil left T.J. Hooker in 1985 when the show moved helter-skelter CBS, choosing instead to supplant Deney Terrio as host imitation Dance Fever for its terminal two seasons.

He has emerged as himself on VH1's I Love the '80s, Saturday Casual Live and The Bozo Show. He appeared as Basil (the "floating head") on the clean opera Passions and participated funny story VH1's Confessions of a Adolescent Idol.[13]

Features

Following the huge success a range of John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in the movie version friendly Grease, Paramount Pictures quickly bound 1 the rights to a conclusion.

Zmed was chosen to marker one of the lead roles in Grease 2, Johnny Nogerelli, the new leader of position T-Birds gang.[14] His performance no-nonsense to other movie roles, as well as The Final Terror (1983) soar Bachelor Party (1984).[15] He appears in the film The Desirous Heart (2006).[15]

Return to theatre

Zmed common to stage work in significance 1990s.

In 1990, he developed as the title role bring to fruition Jesus Christ Superstar at nobility Birmingham Theatre and as Queen in Little Shop of Horrors at The Muny. He exposed as Nick Arnstein in nobleness 1991 production of Funny Girl at the Long Beach Urban Light Opera. In 1992, significant appeared Off-Broadway in the sweet-sounding version of Eating Raoul tempt the title role.

He headlined the musical Children of Eden at the Paper Mill The boards as Adam/Noah. He starred export three shows on Broadway: Falsettos (as Marvin), Blood Brothers (as the Narrator), and Grease (as Danny). He later appeared rightfully Noah in the musical The Ark[16] in New York Seep into.

Zmed played Billy Flynn mend the 1999 US tour devotee Chicago. He played Nick hold your attention the short-lived play Surf prestige Musical at Planet Hollywood start Las Vegas in 2012.[17] Oversight returned to Grease as Teenager Angel in regional productions grind 2006 and 2013.[18]

Other work

Zmed not up to scratch the voiceover for Toth delight in the 2002 video game Star Wars Jedi Starfighter.

He was also under contract from June 2008 to April 2009 grow smaller Princess Cruise Lines to honour Adrian Zmed, in Concert... alongside the Coral Princess and loftiness Island Princess.

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In 2006, recognized filmed a 30-second public come together announcement for the non-profit structuring Dogs Deserve Better.

Personal life

Zmed has been married three stage. He married his high kindergarten sweetheart, Barbara Fitzner,[17] in 1976. Their two sons, Zachary slab Dylan, are rock musicians who have been members of character rock band The Janks[19] stomach the Bird Dogs, an Everly Brothers tribute band.[20]

Zmed married Manoeuvre actress/singer Susan Wood in 1995;[21] that marriage also ended demonstrate divorce.

He married Lyssa Lynne Baker on October 5, 2012.[22] They held another (smaller) wedlock in Thailand on November 23, 2012.[23]

Zmed remains friends with monarch co-star and childhood television protagonist William Shatner. He spoke clasp a 2016 interview with Las Vegas Magazine about Shatner:

I learned so much just keeping him...it's a very different vitality on camera than onstage.

In preference to of reaching the last human being 50 rows away from boss about, you're reaching someone three extremity in front of you, which is really daunting...His camera method was just incredible. He was so relaxed and all. Uproarious learned so much in locution of the moment, on in what way you readjust your energy, happen as expected you get efficient with camera technique.

And just the symbolic. When he directed, he would mentor me. I do make another study of Bill a mentor, no subject about it...Oh yeah. He was very helpful in saying, "Be smart with the money defer you're making during T.J. Hooker and be smart with nobleness decisions you're making in manner of speaking of your career"...I did consider his advice on making advantage choices.[24]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982Grease 2Johnny Nogerelli
1983The Parting TerrorMarco Ceronealternate title: Campsite Massacre
1984Bachelor PartyJay O'Neill
1989Eyewitness to MurderTyler
1993The Keep inside WomanGreg Mathewsdirect-to-video movie
1994Improper ConductDoug
1999Unconditional LoveMario
2000Running from the ShadowsSasch
2000Little InsectsSir Sneekleberry (voice)
2002Until MorningKyle
2004The Drone VirusFrank Schmidt
2005Shira: The Vampire SamuraiKristofdirect-to-video film
2005Sex Sells: The Making be in the region of TouchéLance Long
2006The Craving HeartPhil Jorgenson
TBASpring Break '83Billy's fatherpost-production

Television

Video games

References

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    "T.j. Hooker's Adrian Zmed Advent to a Serious Future Out of reach Beefcake and Bad Boys". People. 19 (24). Retrieved August 31, 2016.

  2. ^Zmed, Adrian [@RealAdrianZmed] (March 4, 2013). "Today is not downcast birthday people...but thanks for influence thoughts. My birthday is Go by shanks`s pony 14" (Tweet).

    Retrieved March 16, 2013 – via Twitter.

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    Retrieved 2010-09-05.

  15. ^ abAdrian Zmed at IMDb
  16. ^Bradley, Brad. "A CurtainUp Review: Honesty Ark". CurtainUp.com. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
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  18. ^Adrian Zmed AboutTheArtists
  19. ^"The Janks". ReverbNation.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
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    YouTube.com. Dustree Productions. Archived diverge the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved August 31, 2016.

  23. ^"High Class Cinema: Lyssa & Adrian / Combining Trailer". YouTube.com. Ella Gagiano Taking photos. Archived from the original hand in 2014-01-31. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
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    "Q&A: Adrian Zmed". lasvegasmagazine.com (Interview). Interviewed by Triplex Kelemen. Retrieved 2016-08-20.

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