As 'Laverne & Shirley' turns 50, remembering Worcester's own Big Ragoo
Jan. 27, 2026, 5:06 a.m. ET Fifty years ago, on Feb. 3, 1976, Worcester’s own Eddie Mekka went from “Rags to Riches” when he made his television debut as Carmine “The Big Ragoo” Ragusa on “Laverne & Shirley.” Mekka, born Edward Mekjian, grew up at 63 …