Eddie Mekka was an actor who played Carmine “The Big Ragoo” Ragusa on “Laverne & Shirley.”“Laverne & Shirley” was Mekka’s first major on-screen role. “The Big Ragoo” was Shirley’s off-and-on boyfriend, a dancer and singer as well as former Golden Gloves boxing champion.
Mekka’s character crossed over to “Happy Days” on multiple episodes, and he also appeared as a different character on the short-lived “Happy Days” spin-off “Blansky’s Beauties.” Mekka had many other TV credits, including “Moonlighting,” “Guiding Light,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” and “The Young and the Restless.” On the big screen, he made a brief but memorable appearance in “A League of Their Own,” jitterbugging with Madonna’s character in a bar.
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