Grease Star and Celebrity Rehab Alum Jeff Conaway Dies of Overdose

Jeff Conaway, who played Kenickie in Grease, and was one of Dr. Drew's reality TV lab rats on Celebrity Rehab in 2008 has died after falling into a overdose-related coma earlier this month. He was 60.
Jeff Conaway Is In a Coma
Grease star and former Celebrity Rehab exploitee Jeff Conaway, 60, is in a coma. The Hollywood Reporter spoke to his manager, who says it was caused by an overdose of pain relievers. He was discovered unconscious on May 11.
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