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 TJ 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 playingHe quit sports and began acting appearing in his high schools production of Guys and Dolls After being featured on a local TV show as one of Chicagos 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 shows revival in 1995