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Apr 27, 2020 · Photos from Where the Heart Is Cast Then and Now. ... and has been with partner Daniel Gillham for decades. 4/5. ... "For the women who testified in this case, and walked through traumatic hell ...
- John Travolta
- Olivia Newton-John
- Stockard Channing
- Jeff Conway
- Didi Conn
- Barry Pearl
- Dinah Manoff
- Kelly Ward
- Jamie Donnelly
- Michael Tucci
John Travolta played the main male heartthrob and leader of the T-birds, Danny Zuko. Travolta was already a big-name actor, after his starring role in Saturday Night Fever. After Grease, he had a bit of a lull in his career but was catapulted back into stardom after his roles in Urban Cowboy and Pulp Fiction. He was even nominated for his second Os...
Olivia Newton-John played the new girl in town, Sandy Olsson. Fans of the movie may be surprised to learn that she was actually Australian and had a thriving country music career in the U.S. Her Grease single, "Hopelessly Devoted to You," landed on the Billboard top five. Her role in the comedic musical Xanaduled her to meet her first husband, Matt...
Stockard Channing played Betty Rizzo, the quintessential teenage "bad girl." After Grease's success, she went on to act in film, television, and Broadway. She was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Six Degrees of Separation. One of her more iconic roles was that of First Lady Abbey Bartlet in The West Wing, for which she won an Emmy award. In 2...
Jeff Conway played the T-Bird's right-hand man Kenickie. After Greaseended, he went on to appear on the hit show, Taxi. Unfortunately, Conway developed a severe drug addiction, which ultimately was one factor in his decision to leave Taxi. In 2011, he appeared on Celebrity Fit Cluband Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew in an effort to heal from his addi...
Didi Conn played Frenchy, one of the members of the Pink Ladies. She's the sole actress who appeared in all three Grease productions, including Grease 2, and Grease: Live. After Grease, she appeared in The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang and other PBS productions. She appeared on Britain's Dancing on Icein 2019. After her son was diagnosed with autism...
Barry Pearl played Doody, the class clown of the T-Birds and Frenchy's boyfriend. Prior to his role in the movie, he acted in the original musical production of Grease. After Grease, he's had a successful acting career, appearing in 90210, Baywatch, Criminal Minds, andER. He and Didi were the only two from the original cast to appear in 2016's Grea...
Dinah Manoff plays Marty Maraschino, one of the more flirtatious members of the Pink Ladies. After Grease ended, she had some short stints in sitcoms and in Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures play. She appeared in all seven seasons of the Golden Girlsspinoff, Empty Nest. Manoff is married and has three children, one of whom passed away in a car...
Kelly Ward played the youngster of the T-Birds, Putzie. Prior to Grease, he appeared with John Travolta in The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. He spent the five years post-Grease appearing in shows like Mashand Magnum P.I. He eventually retired from on-screen work and worked as a voice director for Disney. He also wrote for several cartoons and taught m...
Jamie Donnelly played the geeky Pink Ladies member Jan, both in the theatrical production, and the movie. Before joining Grease, she performed in the originalRocky Horror Show. After Grease, Donnelly took a two-decade hiatus from acting. She worked as a theater coach in Los Angeles, before returning to acting in shows like Monkand Veep. In 2015, sh...
Michael Tucci played a member of the T-Birds and Marty's boyfriend. After Grease, he went on to play Norman Briggs for four seasons on Diagnosis: Murder. He also toured for three years for the national production of the musical, Chicago. He now teaches acting at a high school in southern California.
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- Stockard Channing in The Girl Most Likely To... Channing starred as Miriam, a "homely," brilliant girl who is bullied in college for her looks, in this 1973 TV movie that put her on the map.
- Stockard Channing as Rizzo in Grease. Five years later, Channing skyrocketed to stardom as Rizzo, the edgy and jaded leader of the Pink Ladies in Grease.
- Stockard Channing in Heartburn. Channing played Julie in 1986's Heartburn, a friend of a food writer (Meryl Streep) and a womanizing D.C. columnist (Jack Nicholson) going through an acrimonious divorce, based on the Nora Ephron novel.
- Stockard Channing's Love Life. The actress has been married four times: to Walter Channing Jr., from 1964 to 1967; Paul Schmidt, from 1969 to 1976; David Debin (pictured here with her at The China Syndrome premiere in 1979) from 1976 to 1980; and David Rawle, from 1982 to 1988.
Oct 9, 2023 · October 9, 2023. 11. Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman Getty Images. Practical Magic ’s spellbinding tale of the Owens sisters’ quest to break their family curse isn’t just a film for the ...
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- Sandra Bullock (Sally Owens) Sandra Bullock broke out in 1994's Speed and rose to further prominence with plum roles in a variety of dramas and comedies, such as While You Were Sleeping (1995), Hope Floats (1998), and, of course, Practical Magic.
- Nicole Kidman (Gillian Owens) Aussie star Nicole Kidman got her start in TV and movies down under before finding international success opposite Tom Cruise in Days of Thunder (1990).
- Stockard Channing (Frances Owens) Stockard Channing was a decorated theater actor before coming to silver screen stardom in her 30s. She broke out opposite Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty in 1975's The Fortune before landing her signature role as Rizzo in Grease (1978).
- Dianne Wiest (Bridget "Jet" Owens) Dianne Wiest is best known for her collaborations with Woody Allen, two of which (1986's Hannah and Her Sisters and 1994's Bullets Over Broadway) won her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
Apr 8, 2006 · What I know about men... Stockard Channing - 61, actress, married four times, lives with partner. Polly Vernon. Sat 8 Apr 2006 19.51 EDT. I have always very much enjoyed the company of men. From ...
