Newton-John continued to tour and release albums throughout the 1980s, but her personal life was in bloom. When asked whether she thought of death often, Newton-John said she tried not to focus on it or any prognosis given by a doctor. Despite how painful the circumstances were, I felt so lucky to have someone like my mom with me to lean on and cry with, she stated. Sadly, according to the BBC, Conaway's addiction to prescription drugs may have started with "Grease," as a back injury he suffered while filming the movie spawned a lifelong addiction. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." Four years later, doctors discovered thatNewton-Johns cancer had spread and was now stage IV. We will see you down the road and we will all be together again. Channing appeared in shows like "The Good Wife" and "The West Wing" and starred in movies like "The First Wives Club" and "Practical Magic." "The real source of joy for those of us who did it is the fact that we keep in relatively regular contact. Later I got a call from [original casting director] Joel Thurm, who says, 'Well, it's not good news, but it's not bad news either.' Sadly, son Jett died after hitting his head while having a seizure in 2009 (via People). For fans of musicals, whether they are a Broadway production or a film, there's just something about watching a musical with songs you know all the words to. Conaway appeared in VH1's Celebrity Fit Club, but was forced to leave and entered rehabilitation. There was no evidence he ever intentionally overdosed, Pinsky said. And, of course, if you have a cancer diagnosis, your death is kind of there. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Seen here, the T-Birds prank on Eugene (wearing glasses and bow tie), played by Eddie Deezen. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. She was 73 years old. Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. In 2011, the former actress was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. They divorced when he was three,[3] and Conaway and his two older sisters lived with their mother. Her healing inspiration and pioneering experience with plant medicine continues with the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, dedicated to researching plant medicine and cancer.. She also scored huge hits in the 1980s with "Physical" and "Magic. After three seasons on Taxi, and two Golden Globe nominations, Conaway left the hit show due to both creative differences with the producers and his struggles with drug abuse on set. Jeff Conaway, the long-troubled actor from Grease and TV's Taxi who waged a public battle with cocaine, painkillers and alcohol, died Friday at age 60. He posted a lengthy rant . We're still ridiculously childish I think.". Deezen criticized her appearance and called her an "attention w----.". Copyright 2023 Meredith Corporation. Jeff Conaway Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway [1] (October 5, 1950 - May 27, 2011) [1] was an American actor. The press release also indicates that he died of natural causes. In addition to acting, Conaway dabbled in music. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. [4], He also spent time living with his grandparents in South Carolina, which gave him enough of a Southern accent[4] that when he accompanied his mother to a casting call for director Arthur Penn's Broadway play All the Way Home, a story set in Knoxville, Tennessee, the 10-year-old Conaway landed a featured role as one of four boys. Grease actor Eddie Deezen is not mentally fit for a trial and must remain in the custody of the Maryland Department of Health, according to a court order. He also discussed unscrupulous doctors and enablers. NewsCore. The Post has reached out to Newton-Johns rep for further comment. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Multiple cast members from the classic movie have passed away over the past four decades, including one legendary star who died the year after the film was released. Another famous character actress, Dody Goodman, played Eve Arden's character's sidekick, wacky high school secretary Blanche Hodel in "Grease" and its sequel. By the mid-2000s he had relapsed. Before that, though, Tucciappeared in "Blow" and "The Heat" and starred in the series "Diagnosis Murder." All rights reserved. After her turn as beauty school dropout Frenchy in the original 1978 film, she went on to star in television shows like The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, Benson, and the PBS series Shining Time Station alongside Ringo Starr, and later, George Carlin. While his character in "Grease" had eyes for Dinah Manoff's Marty Maraschino, two decades earlier, young fans had their eyes on him. She went on to a voice role on the TV series "Alvin and the Chipmunks," among other shows. On May 11, 2011, Conaway was found unconscious and taken to an Encino, California hospital. "I trust she is now in the great Xanadu beyond," he wrote. It makes sense that Travolta would then go on to land some impressive roles in films and television shows, such as "Pulp Fiction" and "American Crime Story.". Charles died on Aug. 3, 2011, from lung cancer. On Nov. 12, 1990, she died from heart disease. Ghostley died at her Studio City, California home on September 21, 2007 at age 81 following a long colon cancer illness, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Legal Statement. Edd Byrnes, who played dance show host Vic Fontaine during Rydells prom, was also known forhis starring role in the television series77 Sunset Strip. Initial theatrical release of the film, June 16, 1978. Aug. 8, 2022 1:06 PM PT. [24], In August 2009, Conaway was interviewed by Entertainment Tonight. He made guest appearances on such shows as Barnaby Jones, George & Leo, and Murder, She Wrote. The legendary star, who began her movie career in the 1930s, appeared in a plethora of Warner Bros. films,perSlant Magazine, effortlessly crossing genres. He also allegedly attempted to open the neighbor's front door, despite a female resident telling him to leave. [12] He also felt creatively stymied: I wanted to do things with Bobby, but as the show went on, I could see I wasn't going to get that chance Lemme tell you I loved Bobby, I identified with Bobby. But she did not become a bona fide superstar until her casting opposite John Travolta in 1978s movie musical Grease.. After retiring from acting, Newton-John focused on philanthropy, founding the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia. Lattanzi shared a photo to Instagram with her mom last Friday three days before the superstars death. Here are a few other actors from the iconic Grease movie who you may not have known also died. She went into remission for several years, until she was told the cancer was back in 2013. Rest in song and mirth.". She went on to win one more Emmy for the made-for-television movie The Matthew Shepard Story in 2002, which earned her a Screen Actor's Guild Award as well. In an interview with PRIME, Avalon explained that singing was truly his passion and that he was lucky to continue being asked to sing and perform for an audience. His family surrounded Conaway in his hospital room Thursday afternoon when he was taken off life support, Brock said. Deezen, 65, was filmed entering his neighbor's vehicles without their consent earlier this year. JEFF Conaway, who played T-Bird Kenickie in the iconic musical "Grease," has died at the age of 60. My heartfelt thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this very difficult time. Its unclear what date the image was actually taken. When it came to the Pink Ladies in "Grease," Jan was probably the most laid-back of the crew. We will see you down the road and we will all be together again. John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and More. Trailer for the Musical classic hit Grease Dame Olivia Newton-John's appearance in Grease as good-girl-gone-bad Sandy will go down in movie history as one of the most iconic roles of all time. Now . He underwent treatment in the late 1980s and often spoke candidly about his addictions. His most recent acting credentials include a short film called "Squeeze," the movie "The Silent Natural," a stint on the short series "BlindDateMe," and the comedy "Boomers. Bruce Springsteen's manager, Mike Appel, produced the album. or redistributed. Kelly Ward brought the youngest member of the T-Birds, Putzie, to life in a role specifically created for the film. "I was so much older than she was in life, but I could not think about that so I sort of threw myself back to what I felt when I was her age," she said of playing Rizzo. Though she wasn't exactly someone's main love interest in "Grease," Rizzo was perhaps one of the movie's most important characters. Clearly, Travolta has been doing a lot since "Grease," and he's been through a lot as well. Travolta married actressKelly Prestonin 1991, and theyhad three children together. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Newton-John, a four-time Grammy winner, died in August 2022 at 73 years old. "And I still enjoy what I'm doing." Then in 2020, Preston died of breast cancer, asPeople reported. Newton-John shined in the 1978 film, especially during her performances of "Hopelessly Devoted to You," "You're the One That I Want," and "Summer Nights." Part of the reason was his drug abuse after season one. / CBS News. The pair split in 1995. Dame Olivia Newton-John passed away peacefully at her ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Jeff Conaway was best known for his role as Kenickie in "Grease," as well as his role in the TV series "Taxi," alongside actors like Andy Kaufman and Danny DeVito. In 2015, he voiced a seagull in "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water." In the 1950s, the multi-talented entertainment legend was one of television's very first stars as part of the pioneering live television series, "Your Show of Shows," which was quite an achievement for a kid who'd once earned a living as a saxophone player during the Depression (via Biography). Deezen is best known for playing Eugene Felsnic in the original "Grease" films. 2 min read. "Never in my life did I think it would turn out to be what it was.". Then: One of the few original Grease stars to join the Grease 2 cast, she reprised her role as Frenchy, charged with taking Michael around school. Fans already knew actress Alice Ghostley from her role as clumsy housekeeper Esmeralda on the ABC sitcom "Bewitched." 3. ", On hearing about his death, "Grease" co-star John Travolta said: "Jeff Conaway was a wonderful and decent man and we will miss him. The 1978 movie, set in the '50s, follows a group of high school students as they navigate life and love. Following the juggernaut success of the film, Travolta's next hit came with 1980's Urban Cowboy, but then a string of disappointments followed, and the actor's career hit a slump throughout the following decade. Olivia Newton-John as Sandy and John Travolta as Danny Zuko in a scene from the movie "Grease," released in 1978. Before "Grease," the legendary character actress was also known for her self-titled TV series, "The Eve Arden Show" and her role as Eve on The Mothers-In-Law," and she even played herself in the classic "I Love Lucy" episode, "L.A. at Last.". "Eddie Deezen is a f---ing CREEP who comes into my work at least once a week, calls and asks other servers for my schedule, and if he comes in and im not wearing makeup HE LEAVES. 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[27] After initial reports, Drew Pinsky, who had treated Conaway for substance abuse, said the actor was suffering not from a drug overdose, but rather from pneumonia with sepsis, for which he was placed into an induced coma. And for a lot of people, "Grease" is their absolute favorite musical and for good reason. Five years later, after a handful of TV appearances in shows like M*A*S*H, The Waltons, and Magnum, P.I., Ward retired from acting on-camera. No cause of death was given in a statement on her official Facebook page, but. Deezen has seen plenty of success outside the movie musical world, especially when it comes to voice acting. Ward was the voice director, producer, and co-writer for "All Dogs Go to Heaven 2," the voice director, supervising story editor, and executive producer for "The Pink Panther" television series, and so much more. She returned to the profession in the late '90s and has appeared on television in series like Monk, Veep, and Ray Donovan, as well as the feature films Black Mass with Johnny Depp, and Cyrus, with Marisa Tomei. "Or maybe I needed to create one to make it okay for myself. Whereas most people, we don't have a clue when we're gonna die. She subsequently became a prominent advocate for promoting breast cancer awareness. Conaway died the following morning at the age of 60. Updated on: August 8, 2022 / 5:15 PM Dody Goodman, who shared scenes with Arden in the role of Rydell High School secretary Blanche Hodel, died on June 22, 2008, following a long battle with colon cancer. [2][7], He played the role for 2 1/2 years while his friend John Travolta, with whom he shared a manager, later joined the show, playing the supporting role of Doody. Dennis Stewart is best known for playing Leo Craterface Balmudo in Grease. Olivia Newton-John passed away at the age of 73. The actor, who played geeky Eugene Felsnic in the "Grease" musical films and Eddie in the 1980s sitcom "Punky Brewster," also has been transferred to the Maryland Department of Health for treatment, according to Allegany County Circuit Court records reviewed Monday by . After appearing in the movie,Manoff went on to star in many projects, writing, directing, and producing here and there. But in 1998, she came out of retirement. Jeff Conaway. She was 82. When Grease hit theaters in June 1978, it was an instant hit and its cast members became instant stars. In the mid-1960s, he was the lead singer and guitarist for a rock band, The 3 1/2, which recorded four singles for Cameo Records in 1966 and 1967: In 1979, Conaway recorded a self-titled debut album for Columbia Records. However, Goodman was so in tune with "Grease" that in1994, she even appeared in a Broadway revival of the story in which she played English teacher Miss Lynch, per Theater Mania. Her husband, John Easterling, shared a statement via Newton-Jonh's Instagram account. Because, again, it's a decision How am I gonna deal with it? Last fall, Newton-Johntold Fox Newsthat she felt the track was a bit raunchy when it first came out. A US Coast Guard investigation, released in 2008, suggested McDermott was lost at sea. However, in April 2010, a private investigator hired by an American television program claimed McDermott was alive in Mexico and had faked his death for a life insurance payout. "And it does [keep going] because they keep asking, thank God," Avalon explained about his singing career. In September 2017, Newton-John went public with the devastating diagnosis but insisted she wasnt focused on her illness, but on things that make her happy. [3] After playing with the rock band 3 1/2 beginning at age 15, he attended the North Carolina School of the Arts[3][6] and later transferred to New York University. By the time she was cast as high school bad girl Rizzo, Stockard Channing had already amassed an impressive list of stage and screen credits, including a starring turn opposite Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson in Mike Nichols' The Fortune. He was 87 years old. The sad news was announced on her official. "I mean, it's part of life. Olivia Newton-John died Monday at her ranch in Southern California, her publicist confirmed to CBS News. Since its release in June of 1978, the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Grease has remained an enduring fixture of pop culture. I had anxiety attacks and needed to find a way of feeling in control of something. The story of high school sweethearts Danny Zuko (John Travolta) and Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John) is a quintessential tale of teenage devotion set against the musical backdrop of the 1950s. Los Angeles (CNN) -- Actor Jeff Conaway, who was in the TV series "Taxi" and the movie "Grease," died Friday morning, his manager said. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Not bad for a film that cost a mere $6 million to make. Conaway played struggling actor turned cab driver, Bobby Wheeler, on and off for four seasons, starting in 1978. (CBS via Getty Images), CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER. 25 on the pop charts, and Newton-John went on to win three Grammys in the mid-1970s. Following the success of Grease, and a yearlong stint on the ABC sitcom Soap in 1978, she went on to win a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play in 1980 for Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures. In 2008, he appeared on Seasons 1 and 2 of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew for drug and alcohol treatment. Drew. He says I'm the only choice for a white actor, but that they'd had a meeting and thought that maybe Bobby should be black and that now they're looking at black actors. Channing was the perfect actor to play Rizzo, and she continued to shine bright after "Grease" wrapped. In fact, in a 2018 interview with V13, Donnelly explained that she was pretty prepared to play Jan. "I had played Jan on Broadway seven years before I did the movie," she explained. Two weeks later, the decision was made to take him off life support. "The pain seemed to be motivating him back to the opiates, and I told him for years that it was going to kill him," Pinsky said. [28][29], Though his drug use did not cause his pneumonia, it hampered Conaway's ability to recognize how severely ill he was and to seek treatment for pneumonia until it was too late. Additionally, Conn went on to appear in plenty of film and television projects, including "Benson," "Shining Time Station," and the televised musical "Grease Live!" On May 11, 2011, Conaway was found unconscious and he was placed on life support at Encino Hospital Medical Center, per The Los Angeles Times. Upon arrival at the Pasadena Recovery Center (which was filmed as part of Celebrity Rehab's first episode) Conaway, using a wheelchair, arrived drunk, mumbling to Drew Pinsky that he had binged on cocaine and Jack Daniel's whiskey the previous night. He acted steadily throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Newton-John's more recent roles had been on television shows as a performer, as it's clear that music was her top priority. The superstar poured money into her Olivia Newton-John Cancer Fund and helped fund the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute in Victoria, Australia. The cancer subsequently spread to her bones, with doctors diagnosing it as stage 4 and declaring that there was little chance of survival. However, though Caesar appeared in the biggest box office hit of 1978, he struggled with alcohol and pill addiction during that same era, per The New York Times. Rydell High's auto shop teacher Mrs. Murdock was a familiar face to "Grease"viewers at the time of the film's debut. I love you so much. Thanks to her soundtrack contributions "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and "Summer Nights," she became the second woman to have two singles in the Billboard top five at the same time. Inspired by her climactic transformation into "Bad Sandy," Newton-John revamped her sound and image for her next album, Totally Hot, to add more of a Pink Ladies edge. Simpson: American Crime Story. After Pinsky asked him to elaborate upon how he would carry out a suicidal act, Conaway glared at the mirror in his room and said, "I see myself breaking that mirror and slicing my fucking throat with it." The star was treated, but did not publicize the diagnosis at the time. She stayed busy for the rest of the '80s, starring in the film version of the play, as well as parts in Ordinary People, and the horror movie Child's Play. "I was glad when it was over, to tell you the truth," the actress said. In fact, Deezen even returned for "Grease 2," but that's not the most impressive role he's had since "Grease." Dennis Stewart. Stewart tragically died from complications relating to AIDS on April 20, 1994 (via Facebook). [17], After experiencing a crisis in the mid-1980s, Conaway came to grips with having a substance abuse problem. In 2013, however, an X-ray taken after a car accident revealed Newton-John had cancer in right shoulder. I have a wonderful husband, I have all the animals I adore, I have an incredible career. ", "What happens is, like with most opiate addicts, eventually they take a little too much, not much more than usual, and they aspirate, so what's in their mouth gets into their lungs," Pinsky said. [9], He had appeared in an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show for the same producers, and, he said in 1987, had been considered for the role of John Burns, which eventually went to Randall Carver:.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, But then one day I got the whole script and became real interested in the actor character, then called Bobby Taylor. Screen capture. He was married to Olivia Newton Johns older sister, Rona Newton-John, for five years. Marty, another Pink Lady, was pretty entertaining to watch, and it was clear she didn't really care much about conventional standards. Grease is one of those classic films filled with songs that just about everyone can recite today. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders. Channing has continued to appear on both stage and screen, and played a recurring role on the CBS drama The Good Wife until 2016. A few decades following Conaway's TV and movie heyday, fans were sad to see Conaway turn up on "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew,"where he revealed he was addicted to alcohol and prescription painkillers. That star began to dip in the 1980s, but his Oscar-nominated turn in "Pulp Fiction" brought him back to the top, as Travolta himself acknowledged on "Inside the Actor's Studio." That was in the '90s, the same decade that brought Travolta his wife, actress Kelly Preston, and his . The 'Grease' star's death is being linked to her battle with breast cancer. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) The Celebrity Rehab alum had been in a . Dame Olivia Newton-John (73) passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by "Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer. Sadly on. Univision fires anchor for racist Michelle Obama insult, 'Star Wars Episode 8' to be released May 2017, Talking Barbie is too 'creepy' for some parents, Scammer tries to swindle top tax-crime fighter, Conaway suffered from pneumonia and sepsis, Life support was removed Thursday, his manager says. One of Donnelly's most recent roles was as Margot in the 2020 thriller "Souvenirs," so it's clear that she hasn't slowed down her career in the slightest. She discovered that the disease had returned in 2013, before revealing in 2017 that it had metastasized to her lower back. The highest grossing movie of the year, it also produced one of the best-selling albums of all-time; a 1982 sequel starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Maxwell Caulfield; a live television event, Grease: Live! I went to McDonalds drive-thru for lunch but left with bags of cash instead, Prince Harry roasted at Critics Choice Awards 2023, Biden, Harris photo-op with Warriors team takes awkward turn: 'I'm not doing that', Listen to chilling 911 call ahead of Lisa Marie Presleys cardiac arrest, Marvin Gaye IIIs wife files restraining order after domestic violence arrest, Kanye Wests new wife Bianca Censori wasnt a fan of his music, Wife of 'Boy Meets World' star William Daniels details 'painful' 'open marriage'. After all, Travolta played the handsome stud in the film, and people were understandably taken with him. [2] Taxi writer Sam Simon recalled in 2008 that during production of Simon's first script for that show, a missing Conaway was found in his dressing room too high on drugs to perform. Beloved actor Olivia Newton-John, who won hearts as Sandy in the 1978 classic movie-musical "Grease," has died, her family confirmed on Aug. 8. 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