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Date of Birth

5 October 1950, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

Jeffery Charles William Michael

Height

6' 1½" (1.87 m)

Spouse

Kerri Young	(17 August 1990 - present)
Rona Newton-John	(9 January 1980 - 1985) (divorced)

Trivia

Brother of Michele Conaway.

He has no children of his own. He has a step son with Rona.

His ex-wife, Rona Newton-John, is Olivia Newton-John's sister.

Is a grandfather (grandson born January 1997). (Admitted this on NBC's "Later with Greg Kinnear" (1994), July 6/98, with guest host Rita Sever).

Wanted to be an astronaut when he was little.

Youngest of three kids.

While filming Grease (1978), had to walk slightly stooped so John Travolta would appear taller.

Though he played Kenickie in the movie version of Grease (1978), he appeared in the Broadway production as Danny Zuko.

Appeared in an episode of "Murder, She Wrote" (1984) ("Birds of a Feather") as an Off-Broadway actor from New York who had been "mostly a cab driver" - a reference to his role in the TV series, "Taxi" (1978).

Saw an episode of Babylon 5 on TV and liked it so much he went down to the production studio to see the show being filmed. He was spotted and used for a bit part, which grew into a recurring character, and eventually a full-time role in the series.

Is an acting teacher and coach, with his students including James Evans and Joey Sylvester.

Admitts to knowing little about computers, and when he found that his friend and fellow actor Michael Q. Schmidt was skilled in that area, enlisted him as his personal "computer guru".

Where Are They Now

(January 2008) Took place in the Documentary, "Celebrity Rehab". Alongside of Mary Carey, Chyna, Jaimee Foxworth, Brigitte Nielsen, Jessica Sierra, Daniel Baldwin, and Ricco Rodriguez. Of course, he didn't finish the program.

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