However, he wasnt supposed to sing greased lightnin but he. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn dress up as danny and. John travoltas dramatic new grease look is sending fans. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn werent the original choices. Olivia newtonjohn and john travolta dress up as their. The crowd watched the movie before the actors came out on. John travolta, olivia newton john, maxwell caulfield, michelle pfeiff, lorna luft, randal kleiser, patricia birch. Good girl sandy olsson olivia newtonjohn and greaser danny zuko john travolta fell in love over the summer. His father owned a tire repair shop called travolta tires in hillsdale, nj. John travolta finally discusses whether sandy is dead. John travolta, olivia newton john, stockard channingdirected by. When they unexpectedly discover theyre now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance. Greasers were a popular subculture and community in the 1950s. Go back to high school with pink lady sandy olivia newtonjohn, leader of the badboy tbirds, danny john travolta, and a rockin and rollin.
See john travolta and olivia newtonjohn reprise grease. His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a. Grease was a huge hit when it came out in 1978 and has since become an american classic. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn reunite for a grease. Its california 1958 and greaser danny zuko john travolta and australian sandy olsson olivia newtonjohn are in love. Summer nights is a popular song from the musical grease. With travolta whitehot from saturday night fever 1977, grease soundtrack singles climbed the charts and summer movie crowds poured in. Travolta was still coping with the death of his girlfriend, actress diana hyland, in march 1977, and often called grease s director seeking support. The meet n grease singalong event, held at the coral sky amphitheater in west palm beach, florida, featured a screening of the film where the. John travolta and olivia newton john reunited this weekend to celebrate their iconic 1978 movie musical, hosting the first of three meet n grease. John travolta, olivia newton john, stockard channing, et al. Jeff conaway, olivia newton john, john travolta and stockard channing from the film greas source.
John travolta, olivia newtonjohn do grease reunion. Travolta rose to fame during the 1970s, appearing on the television series welcome back, kotter 19751979 and starring in the box office successes saturday night fever 1977 and grease 1978. Grease movie, star who played frenchy reveals set secrets. Released on june 16, 1978, grease was successful both critically and commercially, becoming the highestgrossing musical film ever at the time. Supplied 5 grease was released under the name vaselina in. Olivia newtonjohn and john travolta reunite in their. John travolta is a big fan of that grease internet theory that went viral that costar olivia newton john s sandy is actually dead in the film morbid, yes. John travolta and olivia newton john gave fans a major throwback on friday. John travolta danny zuko since singing greased lightnin with the tbirds, john has continued to have a successful career in both tv and film, most notably starring in. John travolta, olivia newton john, stockard channing, jeff conaway, barry pearl, randal kleiser, allan carr, robert stigwood. Olivia newtonjohn and john travolta reprise their grease. She is an actress, known for grease 1978, joanie loves chachi 1982 and charles in charge 1984.
Accordingly, john really did sing alongside olivia newtonjohn. Newtonjohn shared a photo of the incredible moment while backstage at the event. Grease stars olivia newton john, john travolta reunite superstars get into the holiday spirit on new album, this christmas, now on itunes. John travolta is a big fan of that grease internet theory that went viral that co star olivia newtonjohns sandy is actually dead in the film.
John travolta, olivia newtonjohn bust a move at grease. Travolta, 65, and newton john, 71, reunited and dressed up as the iconic lovebirds during the meet n grease singalong event at the coral sky amphitheater in west palm beach, florida on. The following is the filmography of american actor, director, screenwriter, producer, singer, dancer, musician and pilot john travolta travolta first became well known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series welcome back, kotter 19751979 and starring in the box office successes saturday night fever and grease. Go back to high school with pink lady sandy olivia newtonjohn, leader of the badboy tbirds, danny john travolta, and a rockin and rollin allstar cast. John travolta, olivia newtonjohn to reunite for grease. Its soundtrack was the second bestselling album of the year, behind saturday night fever, which also starred john travolta. His father was of italian descent and his mother was of irish ancestry. John travolta full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Grease singalong replaces cbs broadcast after tony awards. In fact, the horny cast of grease, which made superstars of john travolta and australian sweetheart olivia newton john, felt like they were away on a wild summer camp as the musical. Ellen travolta was born on october 6, 1939 in englewood, new jersey, usa. Seen here from left, olivia newton john as sandy and john travolta as danny zuko. Written by jim jacobs and warren casey, its bestknown version was recorded by john travolta and olivia newton john for the bigscreen adaptation of the musical, and released as a single that same year. See john travolta and olivia newtonjohn reprise grease roles.
The costars from the smash movie musical grease will come together to host meet n grease singalong screenings. The film stars john travolta as danny, olivia newtonjohn as sandy, and stockard channing as betty rizzo, the leader of the pink ladies. They spend time at the beach, and when they go back to school, what neither of them knows is that they both now attend rydell high. The pair reunited as danny and sandy from their classic movie grease after more than forty years for. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn werent the original. John travolta, olivia newton john and the rest of the gang perform the very spirited song we go together in the hit classic motion picture grease. Grease the travolta dvd collection collects three films from the beginning of john travoltas career after he was plucked from the cast of the tv sitcom welcome back, kotter. Grease will be the word once again for john travolta and olivia newton john. Olivia newtonjohn is just gorgeous, why she didnt star in many movies afterward ill never understand and god what a voice john travolta was great, and.
Grease is the one cbs wants to fill in for one of the most beloved american awards shows. Financial analysis of grease 1978 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Last month, grease stars john travolta and olivia newtonjohn reunited and dressed up as the iconic lovebirds danny and sandy during the meet n grease singalong event at the coral sky. Check out the official grease 1978 trailer starring john travolta. She was previously married to jack bannon and james t fridley. John travolta, olivia newtonjohn, stockard channingdirected by. The title grease refers to the greasers on whom this movie focuses. John travolta list of movies and tv shows tv guide.
John travolta and olivia newton john dressed up as sandy and danny from grease this is a blast from the past. John travolta, olivia newtonjohn call grease reunion. The movie grease was made in 1978 and until now, 40 years later, this question still persist that recently variety came out with an article regarding this. The meet n grease singalong event, held at the coral sky amphitheater in west palm beach, florida, featured a screening of the film where the audience was encouraged to dress up and singalong. In saturday night fever 1977, travolta plays tony manero, a 19yearold italian american from brooklyn who works in a humble paint store and lives with his family. Good girl sandy and greaser danny fell in love over the summer. John joseph travolta born february 18, 1954 is an american actor, singer and dancer. Summer nights became a massive hit in both the united states and united kingdom during the summer of 1978. Olivia newtonjohn, bringing grease to tampa, talks.
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