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He portrayed Kenickie in the film Grease and had roles in two television series: struggling actor Bobby Wheeler in Taxi and security officer Zack Allan on Babylon 5. Conaway was featured in the first and second seasons of the reality television series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew .
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- John Travolta as Danny Zuko. Coming off the critical success of his performance in Saturday Night Fever and his breakout role in the TV series Welcome Back, Kotter, John Travolta had established himself as a bona-fide performer by the time Grease was released.
- Olivia Newton-John as Sandy Olsson. Already well-known due to her budding music career, Newton-John was met with critical and commercial success for her portrayal of Sandy.
- Jeff Conaway as Kenickie. Jeff Conaway had "Greased Lightning" on his mind well before Grease the film was released. An understudy and eventual portrayer of Danny Zuko in the Broadway version of the musical, Conaway joined the film cast as Kenickie, Danny’s best friend.
- Stockard Channing as Rizzo. Known for her feisty performance as the leader of The Pink Ladies, Channing continued portraying strong female characters well after her days in Grease.
- The Independent via Yahoo
The Grease cast – Where are they now?
Jeff Conway (Kenickie) Jeff Conaway as Kenickie in ‘Grease’ (Paramount Pictures/Grease) Conway had already played Kenickie, Danny’s best friend, in the stage version of Grease before being cast ...
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‘Grease’ Star’s Daughter Pays Heartbreaking Tribute to Her Biggest Cheerleader
“Every school play, every college audition, I had her unwavering support ringing in my ears,” she recalls. When Mansfield trucked out to New York City to begin her career, Buckner cajole
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Starring as the swaggering, leather jacket-wearing heartthrob Kenickie, alongside John Travolta, in the film version of the hit musical Grease brought Jeff Conaway global fame.
Aug 18, 2021 · by Jane Kenney. 3 years ago. UPDATED 8/18/2021. We all remember Kenickie from the hit 1978 musical movie Grease. He was personally my favorite of the T-Birds as he stole the hearts of so many young, admiring women watching the film in theaters. Jeff Conaway was in charge of making the role of Kenickie come to life, and he did a damn good job of it.
- Jane Kenney
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May 27, 2011 · That job was in the original Broadway production of “Grease,” which opened in 1972. He understudied several roles but was never cast as Kenickie, the role that made him famous in the film...
May 28, 2011 · He soon became a stage actor and went on to play Kenickie, a high school bad boy in the Broadway musical ‘Grease.’. He shot to fame in the movie adaptation of the show in 1978, costarring with...
