"anniversary, Paramount released Grease on 4K, UHD, Blu-Ray and DVD on April 24, 2018. The sequel, ""Grease 2"" (1982), stars Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer. While only a few cast members from the original movie such as Dody Goodman, Sid Caesar, Eddie Deezen, Didi Conn, Dennis Stewart and Eve Arden reprise their respective roles. Dick Patterson returned, playing a different character. It grossed $15 million on its $13 million budget. Patricia Birch, the original movie's choreographer, directed the sequel. It would be the only movie that she would direct. On March 12, 2013, ""Grease"" and ""Grease 2"" were packaged together"
"1946, exhibitors voted her the sixth-most promising ""star of tomorrow"". She became familiar to a new generation of film-goers when she played Principal McGee in both 1978's ""Grease"" and 1982's ""Grease 2"". She was known for her deadpan delivery of jokes in films. Arden's ability with witty scripts made her a natural talent for radio; she became a regular on Danny Kaye's short-lived but memorably zany comedy-variety show in 1946, which also featured swing bandleader Harry James and gravel-voiced character actor-comedian Lionel Stander. Kaye's show lasted one season, but Arden's display of comic talent and timing set the stage for"
"producing thirteen of its nineteen tracks. With this project Grease helped Ruff Ryders Entertainment build its image. During this time, Grease mentored Bronx-bred disc jockey Swizz Beatz, who soon became another sample-free producer. Dame Grease then landed a deal with Priority Records to release music through his own label, Vacant Lot, despite offers to be one of Puff Daddy's legendary Hitmen or an in-house producer on Ruff Ryders. In 2001 Dame Grease began composing music, providing the score for the Steven Seagal/DMX blockbuster ""Exit Wounds"", as well as for the 2003 box-office hit, ""Cradle 2 the Grave"", starring Jet Li,"
"several minor roles in television series and films, her first leading role was in the musical film ""Grease 2"" (1982), the sequel to the popular 1978 film which, despite being critically and commercially unsuccessful, increased public interest in Pfeiffer. Frustrated with being typecast as the token pretty girl, Pfeiffer actively pursued more serious material. She received strong reviews for her breakout performance as gangster moll Elvira Hancock in the crime film ""Scarface"" (1983), and while her performance as one-third of the titular trio in the dark fantasy ""The Witches of Eastwick"" (1987) proved to be one of her first box"
"they began dating. Pfeiffer and Horton married in Santa Monica in 1981, and it was on their honeymoon that she discovered she had won the lead role in ""Grease 2"". Horton directed Pfeiffer in a 1985 ABC TV special, ""One Too Many"", in which she played the high school girlfriend of an alcoholic student (Val Kilmer); and in 1987, the real-life couple played an on-screen couple in the 'Hospital' segment of John Landis's comedy skit compilation, ""Amazon Women on the Moon"". However, they decided to separate in 1988, and were divorced two years later; Horton later blamed the split on"
"Maureen Teefy Maureen Jane Teefy (born October 26, 1953) is an American actress. Mostly active from 1979 through 1998, she may be best known for her appearances in the films ""Fame"" (1980), ""Grease 2"" (1982) and "" Supergirl"" (1984). Teefy was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, one of eight sisters in a large Irish Catholic family. Her mother was a nurse and her father was an insurance salesman. In 1971, she graduated from Washburn High School. Her first film role was a small part as a U.S.O. singer in the 1979 Steven Spielberg comedy ""1941"" and in the same year she"
"Dance Academy. After 10 months, she auditioned for the movie ""Grease 2"", winning a role as one of the film's lead dancers. That same year (1982) she landed a stint as a dancer on ""Solid Gold"". In 1984, Dickey appeared in the role of jazz dancer turned breakdancer Kelly in ""Breakin'"", followed by the sequel, """". Later that year, she won the female lead role in """", followed by the horror flick ""Cheerleader Camp"", in 1987. Dickey's last onscreen acting role was in the 1990 Perry Mason television movie, ""Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter"". She appeared as"
"2 of the CW series, ""Hart of Dixie"". In 2016, Ferguson was cast as the lead, Inanna, in ""Split,"" a film by Deborah Kampmeier. Ferguson has also appeared in advertisements for American Eagle Outfitters. Amy Ferguson Amy Ferguson is an American actress and model. Ferguson is also a singer-songwriter who goes by the stage name of ""Grandma Dirt."" Ferguson was born in Cincinnati raised in southern Ohio. She attended Dr. John Hole Elementary School in Washington Township and graduated in 2000 from Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio. She opted to move to New York City rather than attend college,"
"roles in ""Falling in Love Again"" (1980) with Susannah York and ""Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen"" (1981), none of which met with much critical or box office success. She appeared in a television commercial for Lux soap, and took acting lessons at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, before appearing in three 1981 television movies – ""Callie and Son"", with Lindsay Wagner, ""The Children Nobody Wanted"" and ""Splendor in the Grass"". Pfeiffer obtained her first major film role as the female lead in ""Grease 2"" (1982), the sequel to the smash-hit musical film ""Grease"" (1978). With only a"
"first for Rebecca Romijn as a recurring role, while it introduced one new recurring regular, Val Emmich as Jesse in his first episode. Kimmie (Lindsay Lohan) also appeared for the second time and more appearances are scheduled. After Hilda complains that Betty wasted all her money in the apartment, she complaints about the ""cost of gas"", to which Betty replied ""you don't have a car."" However, in season 1, Hilda did have a car she used to sell Herbalux and was taken ""hostage"" by Justin so that Hilda and Betty can take him to Fashion Week. In season 2, Justin"
"was discovered by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer talent scouts, who signed her to a three-year contract in Hollywood in 1935. A number of filmmakers predicted she might become another Greta Garbo, MGM's leading female star at the time. Her first American film role was in ""Escapade"" in 1935. The following year she was given a supporting part in the musical biography ""The Great Ziegfeld"", where, despite limited appearances, her emotion-filled performance so impressed audiences that she was awarded the Oscar for Best Actress. She was later dubbed the ""Viennese teardrop"" for her dramatic telephone scene in the film. For her next role, producer"
"to be — and too rarely is — you need only look at Ms. Murphy’s expression when she first sees the actress [Powers] playing her 19-year-old self."" In August 2007, Powers opened in the role of Rizzo in the Broadway revival of ""Grease."" The casting of the two lead roles in this revival was subject of the reality television show "":"" the roles were won in March 2007 by Laura Osnes (Sandy) and Max Crumm (Danny). While panning the show overall, Variety noted: ""Jenny Powers' Rizzo seems more hard and bitter than tough and trashy but she plays it with"
"Press. The novel was co-written by Michael Scott. The first sequel ""Love Bites"" was published in 2010, and the second, ""Make Me Dead"" was published in 2015. Adrienne Barbeau Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American actress, singer and the author of three books. Barbeau came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Rizzo in the musical ""Grease"", and as Carol Traynor, the divorced daughter of Maude Findlay (played by Beatrice Arthur) on the sitcom ""Maude"" (1972–1978). In 1980 she began appearing in horror and science fiction films, including ""The Fog"" (1980), ""Creepshow"" (1982), ""Swamp Thing"""
"her ""graphic lesbian sex scenes"" in """". She has appeared at gay pride events such as the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. For her strong support of LGBT rights, including her public support for same-sex marriage, in 2017 Lawless was given the Star 100–Ally of the Year award at the Australian LGBTI Awards ceremony. Lawless first appeared on Broadway in September 1997 in the ""Grease"" revival, as the ""bad girl"" character, Betty Rizzo. She wanted to play the lead role of Sandy, and later stated her belief that the producers typecast her to play ""bad girls"" following her success"
"game shows and summer stock as a ""professional celebrity"". Following ""Mary Hartman"", Goodman was a regular cast member on The Mary Tyler Moore Hour on CBS in 1979. Her career gained momentum with regular appearances on TV's ""Diff'rent Strokes"", ""Search for Tomorrow"", ""Punky Brewster"", and as aunt Mavis in 1982 on ""Texas"", movie roles in ""Grease"", ""Grease 2"" and ""Splash"", and cartoon voiceover work as Miss Miller, The Chipettes' guardian, on ""Alvin and the Chipmunks"" and its movie ""The Chipmunk Adventure"". Her distinctive voice was once described as sounding like ""a tweetie pie cartoon bird strangling on peanut butter"". Her"
"welcoming him into the gang, and Stephanie is delighted that she can now be with him. Michael and Stephanie share a kiss and all the couples pair off happily at the seniors' graduation as the graduating class sings (""We'll Be Together""). The credits start rolling in yearbook-style, as in the original film. ""Grease"" co-producer Allan Carr had a deal with Paramount Pictures to be paid $5 million to produce a sequel, with production beginning within three years of the original film. Carr decided to hire Patricia Birch as director for the sequel, as she had previously served as the choreographer"
"Didi Conn Edith Conn (née Bernstein; July 13, 1951), professionally known as Didi Conn, is a film, stage and television actress from the U.S., best known for her work as Frenchie in ""Grease"" and Denise in the TV series ""Benson"". Conn was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of a clinical psychologist. Conn made her debut as an actress in the 1960s. Her notable characters since the 1970s, when she first became prominent, include: Conn provided the voice for Raggedy Ann in the animated feature """" (1977) directed by Richard Williams. Her voice is one of her trademarks. She"
"Despite the hectic scheduling, she agreed to perform in ""Scream 2"" without having read the script, on the basis of the success of the first film. ""Scream 2"" grossed over US$172 million worldwide. In 1998, Gellar hosted for the first time ""Saturday Night Live"", and provided the voice of the Gwendy Doll in ""Small Soldiers"", a moderate commercial success. Gellar also had her first appearance on the 'Most Beautiful' list by ""People"" magazine, which cemented her ""It girl"" status at the time. In 1999, she had a cameo appearance in the sleeper hit ""She's All That"", and took on the"
"affiliation with Theater West. Soon thereafter, under the tutelage of her acting coach, Joan Darling (Chuckles Bites the Dust), she started booking roles on T.V. and film Paramount's ""Grease II"" with Michelle Pfeiffer, ""Who's the Boss?"", ""Alice"", ""The New Love American Style"", and ""Throb"" (with Frasier's Jane Leeves.) A move back to the Bay Area led to her long-standing and still vibrant working relationship with 2-time Emmy-Award-winning songwriter, Rita Abrams. In 2004, she landed the role of Idina Menzel's clueless Mom in Chris Columbus' film version of the Pulitzer Prize/Tony Award- winning musical, ""Rent”. Columbus was just coming off a"
"in a few super hit MVs and was a very popular figure in television commercials in Taiwan. She was first noticed by the press for her role in a television commercial for the convenience store chain 7-Eleven, and later for her role in the GTV drama ""True Love 18"" () for which she was nominated ""Best Supporting Actress"" at the Golden Bell Awards in 2002. From there, she went on to take on leading roles in various television dramas and movies. She was first noticed by audience for her brief appearance in the popular TV drama ""Meteor Garden"". Her first"
"by producer Dino De Laurentiis while modeling part-time for the Wilhelmina modelling agency. She made her professional film debut in his 1976 remake of the 1933 action-adventure classic ""King Kong"", for which she won her first Golden Globe Award. In 1982, she became the first performer in 40 years to receive two Oscar nominations within the same year; she won her second Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as a soap opera star in ""Tootsie"", and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the troubled"
"""Grease"", without the stars, without the energy, without the freshness and without the grease."" However, Pfeiffer received positive notices for her first major role. The ""New York Times"" review cited her performance as the ""one improvement"" on the original film: ""Miss Pfeiffer is as gorgeous as any cover girl, and she has a sullen quality that's more fitting to a ""Grease"" character than Miss Newton-John's sunniness was."" ""Variety"" wrote that she was ""all anyone could ask for in the looks department, and she fills Olivia Newton-John's shoes and tight pants very well."" Pfeiffer told the ""Los Angeles Times"" three years"
"1978 as the second-best selling album of the year in the United States, behind the of the 1977 blockbuster ""Saturday Night Fever""; also starred by Travolta, and earned the film its lone Oscar nomination for ""Hopelessly Devoted to You"" (which lost the Academy Award for Best Original Song to Donna Summer's ""Last Dance"" from ""Thank God It's Friday"" at the 51st Academy Awards). A sequel, ""Grease 2"", was released in 1982, starring Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer as a later class of greasers. Few of the original cast members reprised their roles. In the summer of 1958, greaser Danny Zuko"
"Grease (film) Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film based on the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Written by Bronte Woodard and directed by Randal Kleiser in his theatrical feature film debut, the film depicts the lives of greaser Danny Zuko and Australian transfer student Sandy Olsson who develop an attraction for each other. The film stars John Travolta as Danny, Olivia Newton-John as Sandy, and Stockard Channing as Betty Rizzo, a member of the Pink Ladies. Released on June 16, 1978, ""Grease"" was successful both critically and commercially. Its ended"
"her first audition for a commercial and she booked the job (Dallas Morning News Commercial). She did several commercials for Subway, Heart for Heart Dolls, TXU Energy, and The Great Wolf Lodge. Her television credits include the pilot episode of the NBC/Bruckheimer drama ""Chase"" as Sissy Peele, a guest star role on the NBC drama ""Prime Suspect"" as Amanda Patterson, the FOX drama ""The Good Guys and the NBC Chicago Fire (season 7) guest star role as Erica Ballard"". She also appeared as Regan Lundstrom in the Lifetime (TV network) drama ""Girl Followed"" produced by MarVista Entertainment. Her film credits"
"her his business card and subsequently introduced her to casting agents and also an acting school. She later fired him as her manager after he kept sending her scripts for films similar to ""Showgirls"" and ""Species"". After several months in the city, Theron made her film debut with a non-speaking role in the horror film """" (1995). Her first speaking role was that of a hitwoman in ""2 Days in the Valley"" (1996). Though it was a small role, a lingerie-clad Theron was prominently featured on the movie poster, and film offers for hot-chick parts quickly followed. But Theron turned"
"played seasons in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Singapore, Perth and Adelaide. After tickets were initially released, the first season playing Brisbane was almost immediately extended due to strong ticket sales. The cast included Rob Mills (Danny), Gretel Scarlett (Sandy), Anthony Callea (Johnny Casino), Stephen Mahy (Kenickie), Lucy Maunder (Rizzo), Todd McKenney (Teen Angel), and Bert Newton as Vince Fontaine. In 2016, Grease premiered on Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas and Independence of the Seas. The Harmony of the Seas original cast included Joe Giacone (Danny), Laura Sillett (Sandy), Ross James McKnight (Vince Fontaine/Teen Angel), Nick Hayes (Kenickie), Sarah Drake"
"""Nip/Tuck"", ""Desperate Housewives"", and ""Prison Break"". Jones, being a fan of ""Glee"" and having worked with series co-creator Ryan Murphy on ""Nip/Tuck"" and ""Pretty/Handsome"", asked co-executive producer Brad Falchuk during an encounter at a supermarket if she could be on the show. Soon after, the character of Coach Shannon Beiste (later Sheldon) in ""Glee"" was created for her. She guest starred in seasons two, three, four, and five, and was a main cast member for the sixth and the final season. Jones appeared on Logo TV's ""RuPaul's Drag U"" as a visiting professor in July 2011, during the second season."
"bad relationships with men. Her first boyfriend on the series is a mechanic named Sean who turns out to be married. She then has a relationship with Rudy Cooper, who ends up kidnapping her and trying to kill her twice. In Season two, she starts going out with a man named Gabriel whom she met at the gym, and whom she suspects (incorrectly) of trying to use her notoriety following the Ice Truck Killer case to jumpstart his writing career. After that ends, she goes out with Frank Lundy, a man 25 years her senior who has to leave Miami"
"the 1978 film ""Grease"". After decades of exposure to the elements and vandalism, the original concrete statue was removed from display in 2002, and replaced in 2010 by a bronze duplicate paid for through an alumni-led fundraising campaign. Loy left school at the age of 18 to help with the family's finances. She obtained work at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, where she performed in elaborate musical sequences that were related to and served as prologues for the feature film. During this period, she saw Eleonora Duse in the play ""Thy Will Be Done"", and the simple acting techniques she employed made"
"Grace Blood Grace Violet Blood, also known as Grace Violet, is a fictional character from the third generation of the British teen drama ""Skins"". She is portrayed by Jessica Sula. In Series 5, Grace's story arc revolves around her conflicting social roles- as daughter of arrogant David Blood, as the quieter, more docile friend of Mini Mcguinness and Liv Malone, and as the girlfriend, and eventual fiancee of Rich Hardbeck. On a trip to Morocco with her friends in Series 6, Grace is seriously injured in a car crash and the consequences of this mishap set into motion the events"
"Stefania Barr Stefania Noelle Barr (born December 4, 1994) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, composer, and lead vocalist of indie-alternative rock band ""Shrink the Giant"". She is perhaps best known for her role as Maysilee Donner in ""The Hunger Games: Second Quarter Quell."" Barr started her acting career in 2003 (age 7) with Disney Channel Original Movie ""Right On Track"". She was praised for her work ethic and maturity on set. Producer Jason Nacey of ""The Doorstep"" stated that she “stuck out like a sore thumb”, among other actors her age, after booking the lead role as a walk-in"
"Gibson achieved ""her highest-charting hit in more than 25 years"" in her duet with Sir Ivan on 'I Am Peaceman' which hit #26 on the Billboard Dance Club Chart. Deborah Gibson debuted on Broadway in 1992, playing Eponine in ""Les Misérables"". She then went to London and starred as Sandy in ""Grease""—a role 800 other girls tried out for before producers chose Gibson—in a West End production. The show broke box office sales records. The single version of ""You're the One That I Want"", a duet with Craig McLachlan, taken from the Original Cast Recording, reached No. 13 on the"