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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tGrease is the word! When Grease hit theaters in June 1978, it was an instant hit \u2014 and its cast members became instant stars. Based on the 1971 musical of the same name, the film follows students at Rydell High School after they return from summer break in 1958. As memorably recapped in the song [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Travolta was joined onstage by the rest of the OG T-Birds.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you ready to [sing] together?\u201d he asked, leading the audience in the \u201cWe Go Together\u201d chant. \u201cShoo-wop-sha-whada-whadda-yippidy boom-da-boom. Enjoy the show, we love you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"GREASE,](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MSDGREA_EC051JohnTravoltaGrease.jpg?w=1000&quality=78&strip=all\")
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\n John Travolta in \u2018Grease.\u2019<\/span> Paramount Pictures\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nTravolta starred in 1978\u2019s Grease <\/i><\/a>as Danny Zuko, a greaser who learns his summer fling, Sandy Olsen, moved to town from Australia for her senior year of high school. The catch? Danny never told goody-two-shoes Sandy about his less-than-angelic clique.<\/p>\n\u201cI really had the thought, \u2018One day when they do the movie, maybe I\u2019ll get to play Danny,\u2019\u201d Travolta recalled to Yahoo! Entertainment <\/i><\/a>in 2019, noting he was first drawn in by the stage show. \u201cI knew that character like the back of my hand. I knew what worked, and I knew what didn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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He added, \u201cI knew what was funny, and I knew what wasn\u2019t funny. I knew what was cool looking, in movies. I knew how to comb my hair, how to pose and how to be cool, because all I could do as the other character [Doody] was watch the coolest character \u2014 which was Danny \u2014 for over a year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"GREASE,](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MCDGREA_EC006JohnTravoltaDannyZukoSurprise.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in \u2018Grease.\u2019<\/span> Paramount\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter starring in Grease<\/i>, Travolta and Newton-John stayed close until her death in 2022. The actress died that August at the age of 73.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dearest Olivia, you made all of our lives so much better,\u201d Travolta wrote via Instagram<\/a> at the time. \u201cYour impact was incredible. I love you so much. We will see you down the road and we will all be together again. Yours from the first moment I saw you and forever! Your Danny, your John!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n John Travolta in \u2018Grease.\u2019<\/span> Paramount Pictures\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Travolta starred in 1978\u2019s Grease <\/i><\/a>as Danny Zuko, a greaser who learns his summer fling, Sandy Olsen, moved to town from Australia for her senior year of high school. The catch? Danny never told goody-two-shoes Sandy about his less-than-angelic clique.<\/p>\n \u201cI really had the thought, \u2018One day when they do the movie, maybe I\u2019ll get to play Danny,\u2019\u201d Travolta recalled to Yahoo! Entertainment <\/i><\/a>in 2019, noting he was first drawn in by the stage show. \u201cI knew that character like the back of my hand. I knew what worked, and I knew what didn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n He added, \u201cI knew what was funny, and I knew what wasn\u2019t funny. I knew what was cool looking, in movies. I knew how to comb my hair, how to pose and how to be cool, because all I could do as the other character [Doody] was watch the coolest character \u2014 which was Danny \u2014 for over a year.\u201d<\/p>\n After starring in Grease<\/i>, Travolta and Newton-John stayed close until her death in 2022. The actress died that August at the age of 73.<\/p>\n \u201cMy dearest Olivia, you made all of our lives so much better,\u201d Travolta wrote via Instagram<\/a> at the time. \u201cYour impact was incredible. I love you so much. We will see you down the road and we will all be together again. Yours from the first moment I saw you and forever! Your Danny, your John!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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\n Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in \u2018Grease.\u2019<\/span> Paramount\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n