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Eddie Mekka, ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Actor, Dies at 69
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variety.comJordan Moreau Eddie Mekka, an actor on “Laverne & Shirley” who played Carmine “The Big Ragoo” Ragusa, died on Saturday, Nov.
27, at his home in Newhall, Calif. He was 69.An official Facebook account for Mekka announced the news on Thursday morning. No cause of death was given, except that he “passed away peacefully.”Ragusa was the boyfriend of star Cindy Williams’ character Shirley Feeney on “Laverne & Shirley.” Nicknamed “The Big Ragoo” on the show, he was a part-time boxer who owned a dance studio and dreamed on becoming a dancer and singer.
In the finale, he auditions for “Hair” on Broadway, fulfilling his goal.Mekka appeared in 150 episodes of the beloved sitcom that ran on ABC from 1976 to 1983.
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