Adrian Zmed

Adrian Zmed

Known for
Acting
Born
March 14, 1954 (age 72)
Birthplace
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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Filmography

2021
Middletown poster

Middletown

Movie · as Tom Hogan

2016
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens poster

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

Movie · as Adrian Zmed

2009
Confessions of a Teen Idol

Confessions of a Teen Idol

TV · as Self · 8 eps

2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
Naked Movie poster

Naked Movie

Movie · as Self

2006
The Craving Heart

The Craving Heart

Movie · as Phil Jorgenson

2006
Running from the Shadows poster

Running from the Shadows

Movie · as Sasch

2005
Sex Sells: The Making of 'Touché' poster

Sex Sells: The Making of 'Touché'

Movie · as Lance Long

2005
Shira: The Vampire Samurai poster

Shira: The Vampire Samurai

Movie · as Kristof

2004
The Drone Virus poster

The Drone Virus

Movie · as Frank Schmidt

2004
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister poster

Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister

Movie · as Smitty

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · 1 ep

1996
The Steve Harvey Show poster

The Steve Harvey Show

TV · as Derrick Love · 1 ep

1995
Caroline in the City poster

Caroline in the City

TV · as Jonathan · 1 ep

1994
Improper Conduct poster

Improper Conduct

Movie · as Doug

1993
Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder

TV · as Adrian Zmed · 1 ep

1992
The Other Woman poster

The Other Woman

Movie · as Greg Mathews

1990
Eyewitness to Murder poster

Eyewitness to Murder

Movie · as Tyler

1988
Empty Nest poster

Empty Nest

TV · as Gary · 1 ep

1986
Rickles... On the Loose poster

Rickles... On the Loose

Movie · as Self

1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Edgar Kraft · 1 ep

1984
Bachelor Party poster

Bachelor Party

Movie · as Jay O'Neill

1984
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story poster

Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story

Movie · as Fred Feliciano

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Bert Firman · 1 ep

1983
The Final Terror poster

The Final Terror

Movie · as Cerone

1982
Grease 2 poster

Grease 2

Movie · as Johnny Nogerelli

1982
T. J. Hooker poster

T. J. Hooker

TV · as Officer Vince Romano · 72 eps

1982
Hotel poster

Hotel

TV · 2 eps

1980
For the Love of It poster

For the Love of It

Movie · as Fernando Forsalito

1980
Bosom Buddies poster

Bosom Buddies

TV · 1 ep

1980
Goodtime Girls poster

Goodtime Girls

TV · as Frankie Millardo · 13 eps

1979
Angie poster

Angie

TV · 2 eps

1979
Flatbush

Flatbush

TV · 6 eps

1975
Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch

TV · as Marty Decker · 1 ep

1972
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest poster

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

TV · as Self · 1 ep