Adrian Zmed

Adrian Zmed
Zmed in October 2008
Born	Adrian George Zmed (1954-03-14) March 14, 1954 (age 62) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, singer and television personality
Years active	1978–present
Spouse(s)	Barbara Fitzner (1976-; 2 sons) Susan Wood (?-?) Lyssa Lynne (2012-present)
Children	Zachary Adrian (b. 1982) Dylan Zmed

Adrian George Zmed (born March 14, 1954) is an American actor, singer and television personality, noted for the roles of Johnny Nogerelli in Grease 2 and Officer Vince Romano, the rookie partner of Sgt. T.J. Hooker (played by William Shatner) in the T.J. Hooker television series.

Zmed was born in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest of three sons of George Zmed, later known as George Zmed-Smith (1916–2010), a Romanian Orthodox archpriest, who served from 1952 until his retirement in 1983, and his wife, Preoteasa Persida (née Golub) Zmed, later known as Sadie Smith (1923-2015). George Zmed was a first-generation American born in Chicago to Romanian parents, Nicolae and Paraschiva (née Bălan), who had immigrated from Comloşu Mare, Timiş County in the early 20th century. At the age of five, George and his family returned to Romania, where he was educated; he returned to the United States in November 1952. George and Persida (also Romanian-born) were married October 15, 1942 in Timisoara. The couple had three sons, in the following order: Cornel, Walter, and Adrian.

Adrian graduated from Lane Tech High School in Chicago. He began playing football as halfback for the school's team until, when playing in 1968, he broke a leg bone which in turn punctured a major artery. 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 Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Goodman School of Drama.