Byron Cherry
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Byron Cherry (born April 17, 1955 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an actor. He portrayed Coy Duke, one of the new Duke Boys, in the 1982-1983 season of The Dukes of Hazzard, replacing John Schneider's Bo Duke character.
| Byron Cherry | |
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| Born | April 17, 1955 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television actor, businessman, entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1980 – present |
[edit] The Dukes of Hazzard
In 1978 Byron Cherry, along with long time friend John Schneider, auditioned for the part of Bo Duke - for one reason or another Schneider got the part. Later, due to merchandising conflicts, Bo and Luke walked out on the show, and Byron Cherry, with close friend Christopher Mayer were called to replace them for one full season as Coy and Vance Duke. Near the end of the season Warner Brothers caved to the pressure and brought back Bo and Luke, dismissing Coy and Vance as fast as they brought them on. Due to the walk off, and continued poor writing the show's TV ratings would fall, and in the middle of season seven the show would be canceled.
[edit] Later career
Under contract a three year contract with Warner Brothers, Byron went on to do numerous shows such as Murder She Wrote, In The Heat Of The Night, Vietnam WAR stories { A Mini Series) and various TV commercials and guest spots on numerous talk shows, and was the spokesperson for the American Cancer Society.
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