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- Principal cast Protagonists John Travolta as Danny Zuko Olivia Newton-John as Sandy Olsson T-Birds Jeff Conaway as Kenickie, Danny's best friend and second-in-command.
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- John Travolta (Danny Zuko) Before he donned Danny Zuko's leather jacket, John Travolta was already a bona fide star thanks to his roles as Vinnie Barbarino on Welcome Back, Kotter, Billy Nolan in Carrie (1976), and Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever (1977) — for which he received his first Academy Award nomination.
- Olivia Newton-John (Sandy Olsson) Already a Grammy-winning recording artist and country music star when she was cast as good-girl-gone-bad Sandy, Olivia Newton-John's career rose to greater heights after the movie became the biggest box office hit of 1978.
- Stockard Channing (Betty Rizzo) By the time she was cast as high school bad girl Rizzo, Stockard Channing had already amassed an impressive list of stage and screen credits, including a starring turn opposite Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson in Mike Nichols' The Fortune (1975).
- Jeff Conaway (Kenickie) Kenickie, the T-Birds second-in-command, was brought to the screen by Jeff Conaway. Like his costar John Travolta, Conaway appeared in the original cast of Grease on Broadway, serving as an understudy for several of the roles, eventually taking over the part of Danny Zuko.
Aug 9, 2022 · Some of your favorite characters from the movie were played by actors who went on to find plenty of success, while others have stayed relatively quiet. And sadly, two actors — Jeff Conaway, who played Kenickie, and Annette Charles, who played Cha Cha – have since died.
- John Travolta as Danny Zuko. Travolta is still the one that Hollywood wants. The 69-year-old father of three, married to the late Kelly Preston, has acted in tons of movies, including Pulp Fiction (1994), Face/Off (1997), Wild Hogs (2007), Hairspray (2007), Bolt (2008), Savages (2012), Gotti (2018), The Fanatic (2019) and Paradise City (2022).
- Olivia Newton-John as Sandy Olsson. Newton-John died after a 30-year journey with breast cancer at age 73 in 2022, but her legacy will live on forever. She's best remembered for her Grammy-winning music career, rather than film (the exceptions being Grease, Xanadu and Glee).
- Stockard Channing as Betty Rizzo. Following her Grease days, Channing really hit her stride in the world of TV, playing the Emmy-winning role of First Lady Abbey Bartlet on The West Wing for seven years.
- Jeff Conaway as Kenickie. Post-Grease, Conaway earned a part on the show Taxi and continued with music as the frontman for the band 3 1/2. In his personal life, he had problems with drug use and often spoke out about his experiences with substance abuse.
Aug 9, 2022 · Other cast members, including Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway and Barry Pearl, also went on to have fruitful careers in Hollywood. Where are all the iconic Grease stars now?
Feb 1, 2021 · John Travolta - Danny Zucko. John Travolta then and now. John Travolta, now 68, is the biggest star to come from Grease after playing hunk Danny, fresh from his starring role as Tony Manero...
Aug 9, 2022 · Since the release of the film in 1978, many became huge Hollywood stars, including John Travolta and the late Olivia Newton-John, who recently passed away at the age of 73. Other cast members...
Apr 6, 2023 · As memorably recapped in the song “Summer Nights,” Danny Zuko (John Travolta) has a seasonal fling with Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John), but when they get back to class, the duo have different...
