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Edward Byrnes, an American actor, was born Edward Byrne Breitenberger in New York in 1933, born of German and Irish extraction.

His alcoholic father died when he was 13. He changed his surname to Byrnes, which was his maternal grandfather's surname and appeared in the movie Marjorie Morningstar as Edward Byrnes.

His most famous role was as 'Kookie Kookson III' on the TV series 77 Sunset Strip. He was later hired to host Wheel of Fortune, but was fired by Merv Griffin after only the pilot episode in 1974 and was replaced by Chuck Woolery in 1975; he has appeared in many TV shows and unmemorable movies.

Best known as "Edd Byrnes" so as to distinguish himself from actor/director Edward Burns.

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