The Cast Of Grease: Then and Now

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    Olivia Newton-John (Sandy Olsson)
    2/29 Olivia Newton-John (Sandy Olsson)
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    Olivia Newton-John (Sandy Olsson) sexed up her image after Grease and released a slew of risque albums, including 1981's double platinum Physical. Motherhood and a breast cancer diagnosis slowed her career and, sadly, she is currently battling cancer for the fourth time.
    3/29 Olivia Newton-John (Sandy Olsson) sexed up her image after Grease and released a slew of risque albums, including 1981's double platinum Physical. Motherhood and a breast cancer diagnosis slowed her career and, sadly, she is currently battling cancer for the fourth time.
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    John Travolta (Danny Zuko)
    4/29 John Travolta (Danny Zuko)
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    John Travolta (Danny Zuko) shot to stardom in Saturday Night Fever and Grease. After a career dip and an unlikely revival thanks to Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Travolta has gone on to star in Face/Off, Get Shorty, Hairspray, and most recently The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
    5/29 John Travolta (Danny Zuko) shot to stardom in Saturday Night Fever and Grease. After a career dip and an unlikely revival thanks to Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Travolta has gone on to star in Face/Off, Get Shorty, Hairspray, and most recently The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
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    Stockard Channing (Betty Rizzo)
    6/29 Stockard Channing (Betty Rizzo)
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    Stockard Channing (Betty Rizzo) is now 78, and has had a pretty incredible career which has netted her three Emmys, a Tony, and an Oscar nomination. After Grease, she starred in Six Degrees of Separation and as First Lady Abby Bartlett on The West Wing.
    7/29 Stockard Channing (Betty Rizzo) is now 78, and has had a pretty incredible career which has netted her three Emmys, a Tony, and an Oscar nomination. After Grease, she starred in Six Degrees of Separation and as First Lady Abby Bartlett on The West Wing.
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    Jeff Conaway (Kenickie)
    8/29 Jeff Conaway (Kenickie)
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    Jeff Conaway's (Kenickie) career never really hit the same heights. He was fired from the show Taxi after his drug abuse spiraled out of control. After stints on Celebrity Rehab, Conoway sadly died in 2011 of complications from Pneumonia.
    9/29 Jeff Conaway's (Kenickie) career never really hit the same heights. He was fired from the show Taxi after his drug abuse spiraled out of control. After stints on Celebrity Rehab, Conoway sadly died in 2011 of complications from Pneumonia.
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    Michael Tucci (Sonny LaTierri)
    10/29 Michael Tucci (Sonny LaTierri)
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    Michael Tucci (Sonny LaTierri) has since turned to teaching drama in a high school in California, though he's also featured on the broadway revival of Chicago, It's Garry Shandling's Show and most recently as Melissa McCarthy's father in The Heat.
    11/29 Michael Tucci (Sonny LaTierri) has since turned to teaching drama in a high school in California, though he's also featured on the broadway revival of Chicago, It's Garry Shandling's Show and most recently as Melissa McCarthy's father in The Heat.
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    Didi Conn (Frenchy)
    12/29 Didi Conn (Frenchy)
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    Didi Conn (Frenchy) still acts, having most recently appeared in Law & Order and in the play A Heap Of Livin'. She also spends much of her time as a spokesperson for charity the Autism Speaks, as her son Daniel is autistic.
    13/29 Didi Conn (Frenchy) still acts, having most recently appeared in Law & Order and in the play A Heap Of Livin'. She also spends much of her time as a spokesperson for charity the Autism Speaks, as her son Daniel is autistic.
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    Barry Pearl (Doody)
    14/29 Barry Pearl (Doody)
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    Barry Pearl (Doody) is still acting to this day. During his career, he has played Professor Tinkerputt on Barney's Imagination Island in the nationwide tour and featured in shows such as Even Stevens and Happy Days, The Musical. His connection to the musical Grease came full-circle when he directed the 40th Anniversary stage production in Pennsylvania.
    15/29 Barry Pearl (Doody) is still acting to this day. During his career, he has played Professor Tinkerputt on Barney's Imagination Island in the nationwide tour and featured in shows such as Even Stevens and Happy Days, The Musical. His connection to the musical Grease came full-circle when he directed the 40th Anniversary stage production in Pennsylvania.
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    Jamie Donnelly (Jan)
    16/29 Jamie Donnelly (Jan)
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    Jamie Donnelly (Jan) is an acting coach and still continues to appear professionally, such as in Monk, the musical Tarzan, and Can't Hardly Wait.
    17/29 Jamie Donnelly (Jan) is an acting coach and still continues to appear professionally, such as in Monk, the musical Tarzan, and Can't Hardly Wait.
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    Lorenzo Lamas (Tom Chisum)
    18/29 Lorenzo Lamas (Tom Chisum)
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    Lorenzo Lamas (Tom Chisum) went on to star in Falcon Crest, The Bold and the Beautiful, Renegade and had his own reality show Leave It To Lamas.
    19/29 Lorenzo Lamas (Tom Chisum) went on to star in Falcon Crest, The Bold and the Beautiful, Renegade and had his own reality show Leave It To Lamas.
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    Dinah Manoff (Marty Maraschino)
    20/29 Dinah Manoff (Marty Maraschino)
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    Dinah Manoff (Marty Maraschino) has been one of the most successful of the cast, having won a Tony for I Ought To Be In Pictures. She also had a long-running stint on Soap, and guest starred in Bart Got A Room.
    21/29 Dinah Manoff (Marty Maraschino) has been one of the most successful of the cast, having won a Tony for I Ought To Be In Pictures. She also had a long-running stint on Soap, and guest starred in Bart Got A Room.
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    Kelly Ward (Putzie)
    22/29 Kelly Ward (Putzie)
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    Kelly Ward (Putzie) has gravitated behind the camera and is now a writer and director for Disney. His credits include The Mickey Mouse Club House, The 7D and Jake and The Never Land Pirates.
    23/29 Kelly Ward (Putzie) has gravitated behind the camera and is now a writer and director for Disney. His credits include The Mickey Mouse Club House, The 7D and Jake and The Never Land Pirates.
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    Eddie Deezen (Eugene Felnic)
    24/29 Eddie Deezen (Eugene Felnic)
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    Eddie Deezen (Eugene Felnic) returned for Grease 2 and played roles in Stephen Spielberg’s 1941, WarGames, and I Wanna Hold Your Hand. His last live-action film role was in the 1996 spoof Spy Hard. You probably know his voice better – as he was Mandark in Dexter’s Laboratory and Lenny, the nerdy know-it-all in The Polar Express.
    25/29 Eddie Deezen (Eugene Felnic) returned for Grease 2 and played roles in Stephen Spielberg’s 1941, WarGames, and I Wanna Hold Your Hand. His last live-action film role was in the 1996 spoof Spy Hard. You probably know his voice better – as he was Mandark in Dexter’s Laboratory and Lenny, the nerdy know-it-all in The Polar Express.
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    Susan Buckner (Patty Simcox)
    26/29 Susan Buckner (Patty Simcox)
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    Susan Buckner (Patty Simcox) became a former Miss America contestant who was also a synchronised swimmer on The Brady Bunch Variety Hour. She now directs children's theatre in an elementary school.
    27/29 Susan Buckner (Patty Simcox) became a former Miss America contestant who was also a synchronised swimmer on The Brady Bunch Variety Hour. She now directs children's theatre in an elementary school.
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    Annette Charles (Cha Cha)
    28/29 Annette Charles (Cha Cha)
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    Annette Charles (Cha Cha) went on to have a few small TV roles and became a speech professor at California State University. Sadly, she died of cancer in 2011 and is survived by her husband Robert Romeo.
    29/29 Annette Charles (Cha Cha) went on to have a few small TV roles and became a speech professor at California State University. Sadly, she died of cancer in 2011 and is survived by her husband Robert Romeo.

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