Emmys Snub Jeff Conaway—Taxi Star Missing From In Memoriam Segment

Star of Taxi, Babylon 5 died in May

Everyone makes mistakes, but this isn't really the time or the place, is it?

And yet, this always happens, be it on the Emmys, Oscars or Grammys.

This year, it was late Taxi star Jeff Conaway, who was omitted from the "In Memoriam" montage at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. The actor died in May.

We're not saying anyone did it on purpose, but it was a somewhat glaring omission. We'll have more on the tribute faux pas as soon as we get our hands on an explanation. A TV Academy rep deferred comment until the morning.

Also missing from the lineup were Cosby Show grandma Clarice Taylor, who passed in May, and Seinfeld's Uncle Leo, Len Lesser. He died in February.

UPDATE: In response to questions, the Emmys website noted that all of the actors in question missing from the telecast's "In Memoriam" segment are mentioned on its new In Memoriam page.

"Unfortunately, due to inevitable time limitations, the producers of the telecast are not able to include all of the worthy television professionals who have passed away from year to year," the site says. "Herefore, in an effort to pay tribute to as many people as possible, the Television Academy created an In Memoriam database on its website, Emmys.tv."