News has just come in that actor Jeff Conaway has been rushed to hospital after an overdose of painkillers. He currently resides in a deep coma, and doctors claim the status could be critical.

The troubled star has a history of drug and alcohol abuse, which he revealed to the public during a stint on the questionable Reality TV show CELEBRITY REHAB in 2008.

Mr Conaway is best known in sci-fi circles for his portrayl of Zack Allen in J. Michael Straczynski’s BABYLON 5. He also featured alongside John Travolta and Olivia Newton John as Kenickie in GREASE, and starred in the hit US sitcom TAXI.

Our thoughts go out to Mr Conaway, his family, and friends.