Makka, who died last Saturday at his home in Newhall, California, starred on the ABC sitcom as Carmine “The Big Ragoo” Ragusa, the high-school sweetheart of Cindy Williams' Shirley and her on-again, off-again boyfriend. "My darling Eddie," tweeted Williams. "A world-class talent who could do it all. I love you dearly. I'll miss you so much. But oh the marvelous memories..." Williams and Makka reunited in the 2000s in a touring production of Grease. Fellow Laverne & Shirley star Michael McKean added: "A sad goodbye to Eddie Mekka this morning. A genuinely good guy and purveyor of cheer whenever things got cheerless. Value these people. RIP, Eddie."
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