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Eddie Mekka, Carmine on ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ dead at 69
By Chloe Melas, CNN Eddie Mekka, who found fame playing Carmine “The Big Ragoo” Ragusa, on the hit series “Laverne & Shirley,” died Saturday at his home in Newhall, California, according to his official Facebook account. He was 69. No details on his cause of death were made immediately available. Mekka played Shirley’s love interest
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