![John Travolta Pays Tribute to Olivia Newton-John](https://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2022/08/attachment-Grease-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
John Travolta Pays Tribute to Olivia Newton-John
Few actors are as linked as a couple in moviegoers minds as John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, who played Danny and Sandy in the film version of Grease, one of the all-time biggest movies in history. (The original Grease was the top-grossing film of 1978, ahead of such well-known classics as National Lampoon’s Animal House and the original Superman.)
So of course when word broke that Newton-John had died this week at the age of 73, Travolta himself was one of the first to pay tribute to his co-star on social media.
“My dearest Olivia, you made all of our lives so much better,” Travolta wrote. “Your 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!”
He signed the post “Your Danny, your John!”
Through the years, Travolta and Newton-John reunited for a second film together, Two of a Kind, and made occasional joint appearances; celebrating Grease anniversaries, performing together, or introducing special screenings of the film. Here they are in concert singing “You’re the One That I Want” together:
And here’s “Summer Nights.”
And here they are doing a Q&A after a Grease screening (in costume no less) in 2019.
Newton-John’s death comes shortly before what’s sure to be a revival of interest in the original Grease, thanks to the upcoming prequel series based on the movie, Rise of the Pink Ladies — which like the Broadway show and the film, will be a musical. The series is coming soon to streaming on Paramount+.
The Best Oscar Best Picture Winners Ever
![KMGWFM logo](https://townsquare.media/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/KMGWFM.png?w=100)
More From KMGWFM
![Oscar Winner Alan Arkin Dies at 89](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2023/06/attachment-alan-arkin-rip.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Ray Stevenson, ‘Punisher: War Zone’ and ‘RRR’ Star, Dies at 58](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2023/05/attachment-punisher-ray-stevenson-rip.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Harry Belafonte, Legendary Musician, Actor, and Activist, Dies at 96](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2023/04/attachment-GettyImages-2638258.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Robert Blake, Longtime Hollywood Star Tried For Murder, Dies at 89](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2023/03/attachment-blake-robert-rip.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Tom Sizemore, ‘Saving Private Ryan’ Star, Dies at 61](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2023/02/attachment-tom-sizemore-dies.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![6 Celebrities Who Were Accused of Being Rude to Restaurant Staff](http://townsquare.media/site/252/files/2023/02/attachment-celebs-rude-restaurants.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Raquel Welch, ‘Fantastic Voyage’ Star, Dies at 82](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2023/02/attachment-rip-raquel-welch.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Famous Movies That Got a 0 Rotten Tomatoes Score](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2023/02/attachment-movies-with-0-rotten-tomatoes.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Nicolas Cage Reveals First Plot Details For ‘Face/Off 2’](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2021/03/FaceOff.jpg?w=980&q=75)