Jun 01, 2018 john travolta is a big fan of that grease internet theory that went viral that costar olivia newtonjohns sandy is actually dead in the film morbid, yes. John travolta, olivia newtonjohn, stockard channingdirected by. She was previously married to jack bannon and james t fridley. John travolta full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Muziek romantiek film geregisseerd door randal kleiser. In a wideranging vanity fair piece about the movie, published ahead of foxs grease live premiere on sunday, cast members of the iconic flick, including john travolta olivia newton.
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 was a huge hit when it came out in 1978 and has since become an american classic. John travolta reveals two hidden details from saturday. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn replay iconic grease. Aug 01, 2018 ellen travolta, sister of john travolta, plays a diner waitress in grease. With john travolta, olivia newtonjohn, stockard channing, jeff conaway. When they unexpectedly discover theyre now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance. His father owned a tire repair shop called travolta tires in hillsdale, nj.
Good girl sandy and greaser danny fell in love over the summer. John travolta autograph in original autographed movie. How old were the actors in the movie grease answers. The network has announced a singalong version of the classic 1978 musical starring john travolta and. The pair reunited as danny and sandy from their classic movie grease after more than forty years for. Sort john travolta movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost in millions sort john travolta movies by yearly domestic box office rank. By the age of 12 travolta himself had already joined an area actors group, and soon began appearing in local musicals and dinnertheater performances.
John travolta made grease watchableand a huge boxoffice smash. John travolta reunites with grease costar olivia newton. The film depicts the lives of greaser danny zuko travolta and. Grease 1978 cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. She has one line in the movie, exclaiming, oh, theres danny and sandy as shes watching the dance on tv in the diner. Go back to high school with pink lady sandy olivia newtonjohn, leader of the badboy tbirds, danny john travolta, and a rockin and rollin. Go back to high school with pink lady sandy olivia newton john, leader of the badboy tbirds, danny john travolta, and a rockin and rollin allstar cast. In 2002, didi conn, olivia newtonjohn, and john travolta were all pushing to have a grease 3 produced, which would focus on the original cast and characters many years later, in another decade, like the 1970s or the 1990s, but this movie never got beyond the planning stages. The film stars john travolta as danny, olivia newton john as sandy, and stockard channing as betty rizzo, the leader of the pink ladies. It should come as no surprise that john travolta is worth a ton of money. John travolta, olivia newtonjohn, stockard channing, et al. Olivia newtonjohn and john travolta gave grease fans chills with a reunion more than 40 years in the making. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn werent the original choices.
Peoples new grease special edition, filled with onset secrets, cast interviews and more from travolta and newtonjohn, is available now on amazon and wherever magazines are sold. Thousands of fans travel to see john travolta and olivia. Released on june 16, 1978, grease was successful both critically and commercially, becoming the highestgrossing musical film ever at the time. Despite a modest budget, indifferent studio, and several unproven twentysomethings playing teenagers, the film became a national phenomenon, launching john travolta along with it.
Ellen travolta was born on october 6, 1939 in englewood, new jersey, usa. Hoofdrolspelers john travolta en olivia newtonjohn waren dit weekend. With john travolta, olivia newton john, stockard channing, jeff conaway. Feb 26, 2018 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 pulp fiction, ladder 49. Grease is a 1978 american musical romantic comedy film based on the 1971 musical of the same name by jim jacobs and warren casey.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Why, this car could be systematic hydromatic, ultramatic why, it could be greased lightnin. The life of john travolta behind the scenes ninjajournalist. Grease is the one cbs wants to fill in for one of the most beloved american awards shows. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn are one of the most recognizable film couples, and its difficult to see the two together without referencing song lyrics or movie quotes. 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. Born february 18, 1954, in englewood, john travolta was the youngest of six children in a family of entertainers. Danny and sandy met over the summer and reunite when. John joseph travolta born february 18, 1954 is an american actor, singer and dancer. Newtonjohn shared a photo of the incredible moment while backstage at the event. Grease is an infamous musicalplay turned film, adapted and produced by allan.
With many household movie titles under his belt such as grease, pulp fiction, and saturday night fever, the actor is truly one of hollywoods biggest superstar. Thanks to a broken zipper, olivia newton john had to be sewn into the pants she was wearing during the carnival scene. 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. John travolta en olivia newtonjohn houden ultieme greasereunie.
Check out the official grease 1978 trailer starring john travolta. Travolta is the qantas airways global goodwill ambassadoratlarge and piloted the original qantas 707 during spirit of friendship global tour in julyaugust 2002. Met john travolta, olivia newtonjohn en stockard channing. The film stars john travolta as danny, olivia newtonjohn as sandy, and stockard channing as betty rizzo, the leader of the pink ladies. Jun 24, 2019 travolta and newton john reunited in 1983 for the critically panned romantic comedy two of a kind, and then again in 2012 for a christmas album, this christmas, which had better sales in newton. Sort john travolta movies how they were received by critics and audiences. Grease prequel summer loving in the works at paramount. John travolta was 24 years old when he became quite possibly the biggest movie star in the world. She is an actress, known for grease 1978, joanie loves chachi 1982 and charles in charge 1984. Sort john travolta movies by costars of his movies. Feb 21, 2020 travolta was still coping with the death of his girlfriend, actress diana hyland, in march 1977, and often called grease s director seeking support. According to stockard channing rizzo, her hickeys in the movie were real, applied by jeff conaway kenickie himself. Dec 14, 2019 john travolta and olivia newton john reunited as danny and sandy from grease.
John travoltas top 5 roles from danny zuko to robert shapiro. Longtime fans of olivia newton john and john travolta know that the talented stars. This marks the first time that the duo have been in costume as the characters since they made the movie in 1978. Deadline confirmed tuesday the studio is developing summer loving, a prequel to.
His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a. We go together john travolta olivia newton john john travolta olivia newton john cast. The movie musical made new fans when it landed on the small screen in. Dec 16, 2019 olivia newton john and john travolta in december 2019 at the meet n grease event in florida. John joseph travolta was born in englewood, new jersey, one of six children of helen travolta nee helen cecilia burke and salvatoresamuel j. Apr 18, 2018 grease broke john travolta through to family audiences who might have been chary about his more adult movie sensation, saturday night fever, the year before. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn gave fans a major throwback on friday.
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. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing grease 1978 near you. Grease singalong replaces cbs broadcast after tony awards. Good girl sandy olsson olivia newtonjohn and greaser danny zuko john travolta fell in love over the summer. John travolta greased lightnin lyrics genius lyrics. Grease stars olivia newtonjohn, john travolta reunite superstars get into the holiday spirit on new album, this christmas, now on itunes. Grease was the highest grossing film of 1978 and is the highest grossing liveaction musical of all time. John travolta, olivia newton john, maxwell caulfield, michelle pfeiff, lorna luft, randal kleiser, patricia birch. Do you see a resemblance between her and her brother. Travolta, a highschool dropout from new jersey, had entered americas living rooms two years earlier as a wisecracking brooklyn highschool meatball in the hit sitcom welcome back, kotter.
Randal kleiser 2bhip grease movie pink ladies logo adult tshirt tee. I got chills theyre multiplying and im losing control. Financial analysis of grease 1978 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn werent the original.
A young john travolta in my favorite movie, grease. In 2002, didi conn, olivia newton john, and john travolta were all pushing to have a grease 3 produced, which would focus on the original cast and characters many years later, in another decade, like the 1970s or the 1990s, but this movie never got beyond the planning stages. This marks the first time that the duo have been in costume as the characters since they made the movie in. In an episode of live with kelly and ryan this morning, john travolta stopped by to talk about his new movie gotti, but first they decided to talk about the past. Accordingly, john really did sing alongside olivia newtonjo. 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. John travolta starred as danny and olivia newtonjohn played sandy from the broadway musical. More than 40 years after the release of grease, john travolta and olivia newtonjohn reprised their roles of danny zuko and sandy olsson for a. John travolta, olivia newton john, stockard channing, et al. How grease beat the odds and became the biggest movie. His father was of italian descent and his mother was of irish ancestry. 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. Olivia newtonjohn and john travolta reunite in their.
Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Greased lightnin well get some overhead lifters and four barrel. Travolta was still coping with the death of his girlfriend, actress diana hyland, in march 1977, and often called greases director seeking support. Things you never knew about the movie grease the delite. April 10 upi grease is getting a prequel from paramount pictures.
Good girl sandy olsson olivia newton john and greaser danny zuko john travolta fell in love over the summer. Grease reunion has john travolta and olivia newtonjohn. Search, discover and share your favorite grease gifs. The iconic duo has charmed viewers for 40 years, and it doesnt look like theyll be stopping any time soon. Walking on the moon 3d 2005 a love song for bobby long. The travolta dvd collection collects three films from the beginning of john travolta s career after he was plucked from the cast of the tv sitcom welcome back, kotter. Olivia newtonjohn and john travolta reprise their grease. 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. June 16, 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of grease and we cant stop thinking about the 1978 classic. John travolta made grease watchableand a huge boxoffice. John travolta list of movies and tv shows tv guide.
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