Zmed's 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. At 40, Zmed revived the role of Zuko in the 1995 Broadway revival.
Television
In 1978, Zmed made his television debut, appearing as Marty Decker in two episodes of ABC's Starsky and Hutch. From there, he won the role of Socks Palermo in the short-lived CBS television series Flatbush (1979), based upon the Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler film, The Lords of Flatbush.Following the show's cancellation, he was cast as Frankie Millardo in Goodtime Girls,which lasted one season (1980). He had guest roles on such series as Angie, I'm a Big Girl Nowand Bosom Buddies,and made a guest appearance on An Evening at the Improv in 1982.
Zmed reached celebrity status as Officer Romano in ABC's T.J. Hooker. He played Fred Feliciano in Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (1984) and made guest appearances on a number of television shows throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including Hotel, Empty Nest, Murder, She Wrote and Caroline in the City. He left T.J. Hooker in 1985 when the show moved to CBS, choosing instead to replace Deney Terrio as host of Dance Fever for its final two seasons.
He has appeared as himself on VH1's I Love the 80s, Saturday Night Live and also filled in on The Bozo Show. He appeared as Basil (the "floating head") on the NBC soap opera Passions and participated in VH1's Confessions of a Teen Idol.
Features
Following the huge success of John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in the movie version of Grease, Paramount Pictures quickly secured the rights to a sequel. Zmed was chosen to play one of the lead characters in Grease 2, Johnny Nogerelli, the new leader of the T-Birds gang. His performance led to other movie roles, including The Final Terror (1983) and Bachelor Party (1984).He appears in the film The Craving Heart (2006).
Return to theatre
Zmed returned to stage work in the 1990s. He headlined the musical Children of Eden at the Paper Mill Playhouse. He starred in three shows on Broadway: Falsettos, Blood Brothers, and Grease. He later appeared as Noah in the musical The Ark in New York City. He played Nick in the short-lived play Surf The Musical at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas in 2012.
Zmed's 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. At 40, Zmed revived the role of Zuko in the 1995 Broadway revival.
Television
In 1978, Zmed made his television debut, appearing as Marty Decker in two episodes of ABC's Starsky and Hutch. From there, he won the role of Socks Palermo in the short-lived CBS television series Flatbush (1979), based upon the Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler film, The Lords of Flatbush.Following the show's cancellation, he was cast as Frankie Millardo in Goodtime Girls,which lasted one season (1980). He had guest roles on such series as Angie, I'm a Big Girl Nowand Bosom Buddies,and made a guest appearance on An Evening at the Improv in 1982.
Zmed reached celebrity status as Officer Romano in ABC's T.J. Hooker. He played Fred Feliciano in Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (1984) and made guest appearances on a number of television shows throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including Hotel, Empty Nest, Murder, She Wrote and Caroline in the City. He left T.J. Hooker in 1985 when the show moved to CBS, choosing instead to replace Deney Terrio as host of Dance Fever for its final two seasons.
He has appeared as himself on VH1's I Love the 80s, Saturday Night Live and also filled in on The Bozo Show. He appeared as Basil (the "floating head") on the NBC soap opera Passions and participated in VH1's Confessions of a Teen Idol.
Features
Following the huge success of John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in the movie version of Grease, Paramount Pictures quickly secured the rights to a sequel. Zmed was chosen to play one of the lead characters in Grease 2, Johnny Nogerelli, the new leader of the T-Birds gang. His performance led to other movie roles, including The Final Terror (1983) and Bachelor Party (1984).He appears in the film The Craving Heart (2006).
Return to theatre
Zmed returned to stage work in the 1990s. He headlined the musical Children of Eden at the Paper Mill Playhouse. He starred in three shows on Broadway: Falsettos, Blood Brothers, and Grease. He later appeared as Noah in the musical The Ark in New York City. He played Nick in the short-lived play Surf The Musical at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas in 2012.
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