Treat Williams' Hollywood legacy: co-stars and friends pay tribute to actor's life and career
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Treat Williams, star of "Hair," "Everwood," and many more TV and film roles died in a motorcycle accident. His friends and co-stars paid tribute to his life and legacy on social media.
The Connecticut-born actor got his start in theater and appeared in the original Broadway production of "Grease" as Danny Zuko, as a replacement. (John Travolta also appeared in the Broadway production, as T-Bird Doody before playing Danny in the 1978 film).
He made his film debut in the 1975 movie "Deadly Hero" as a police officer, before going on to secure one of his best-known roles in "Hair." A post shared by Beverly D'Angelo (@officialbeverlydangelo) A post shared by Emily VanCamp (@emilyvancamp) A post shared by Matt Bomer (@mattbomer)
"Hair," the 1979 film adaptation of the Broadway show, starred Williams as radical hippie George Berger in a star-making performance, that also earned him a nomination for the new star of the year Golden Globe.