John Travolta

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John Travolta posts tribute to 'Grease' co-star Olivia Newton-John (NBC News)

In the wake of Olivia Newton-John's death, her “Grease” co-star John Travolta recalled her impact on his life.

“First time in costume since we made the movie! We will see you down the road, and we will all be together again. “I love you so much.

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Olivia Newton-John death: Read John Travolta's tribute (Los Angeles Times)

John Travolta, George Takei, Mia Farrow and others paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John. The 'Grease' star died on Monday.

“Really sad to hear about the passing of Olivia Newton-John. My first real crush as a kid. "‘Grease’ is my #1 movie of all time and made me a lifelong Olivia Newton John fan,” tweeted Union. “Me and my sister watched Xanadu more times than I could count. Yours from the first moment I saw you and forever! We will see you down the road and we will all be together again. “I remember being so star struck when I met her at my first Hollywood gathering for Paramount,” tweeted Matlin. “She was the sweetest and brightest light and I loved getting to know her on ‘It’s My Party.’ RIP dear, sweet Olivia.” I love you so much.

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John Travolta, Dionne Warwick and more remember Olivia Newton ... (The Washington Post)

Celebrities, former co-stars and fans paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John, the Australian actress and pop singer who died Monday at 73.

Olivia Newton John so completely dominated the charts and Top Of The Pops when I was a kid, it felt like she WAS pop music. Here are two from the Grease Soundtrack that I love a lot. One of the first romance leads I felt affinity to.” This weekend I got sent a massive folder of outtakes from album cover photo shoots. Yours from the first moment I saw you and forever! We will see you down the road and we will all be together again.

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John Travolta, more stars mourn Olivia Newton-John: 'Your impact ... (USA TODAY)

John Travolta and more stars mourn the Grammy Award-winning singer and actress, who has died at age 73 following her battle with breast cancer.

"Really sad to hear about the passing of Olivia Newton-John," Gunn said. She was a true ally to us at one of our darkest moments," Cruz said. She now Rests in the Arms of the Heavenly Father," Warwick wrote. Sending so much love and prayers to a real gift of a woman and talent. Your Danny, your John!" God bless your family," Davis tweeted.

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John Travolta pays tribute to Olivia Newton-John (KQ2.com)

Actor John Travolta, who co-starred with Olivia Newton-John in the hit movie musical "Grease," has posted a statement in tribute to the late singer.

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John Travolta, Mia Farrow, Dionne Warwick, and More Remember ... (Vulture)

Your Danny, your John!” Dionne Warwick also mourned the loss of her longtime friend. “Another angelic voice has been added to the Heavenly Choir. Not only was ...

Your impact was incredible,” he wrote alongside a photo of a young Newton-John. “I love you so much. “Another angelic voice has been added to the Heavenly Choir. Not only was Olivia a dear friend, but one of the nicest people I had the pleasure of recording and performing with. The music and film industry alike is taking to social media to honor the late singer and Grease actor Olivia Newton-John. The news of the 73-year-old’s death was first shared by husband John Easterling, who wrote that his wife “passed away peacefully” surrounded by friends and family after a 30-year journey with breast cancer.

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John Travolta Mourns <i>Grease</i> Costar Olivia Newton-John's ... (HarpersBAZAAR.com)

"Yours from the first moment I saw you and forever! Your Danny, your John!" he wrote in an Instagram tribute.

Her healing inspiration and pioneering experience with plant medicine continues with the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, dedicated to researching plant medicine and cancer. Due to her experience with the disease, the star dedicated most of her life outside of Hollywood and the music industry to advocating and raising funds for cancer research, through her Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia, and her Olivia Newton-John Foundation. The two stayed close friends since the release of the movie in 1978, and even reunited for a Grease sing-along in 2019.

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John Travolta pays tribute to Olivia Newton-John (RTE.ie)

John Travolta has paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John, his Grease co-star who died Monday at 73-years-old telling his social media followers that her "impact ...

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. Know that we are forever hopelessly devoted to you, Olivia. Rest in song and mirth.— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) August 8, 2022 She now Rests in the Arms of the Heavenly Father 🥲🙏🏾♥️— Dionne Warwick (@dionnewarwick) August 8, 2022 Grease director Randal Kleiser said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter: "I'm Heartbroken. She was one of a kind, and so very kind. For over four decades of our friendship she exuded nothing but love to everyone she met. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. We will see you down the road and we will all be together again. Olivia was exactly the way you imagined her. I am SO saddened at the news of the passing of Olivia Newton John. I remember being so star struck when I met her at my first Hollywood gathering for Paramount. She was the sweetest and brightest light and I loved getting to know her on "It's My Party." RIP dear, sweet Olivia.— Marlee Matlin (@MarleeMatlin) pic.twitter.com/4FFgolVQNk August 8, 2022 "She was the sweetest and brightest light and I loved getting to know her on It’s My Party. RIP dear, sweet Olivia." She said on Twitter: "I am SO saddened at the news of the passing of Olivia Newton John. I remember being so star struck when I met her at my first Hollywood gathering for Paramount. I love you so much.

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John Travolta Posts a Heartbreaking Tribute to Olivia Newton-John ... (ELLE.com)

John Travolta paid tribute to his Grease co-star and longtime friend Olivia Newton-John after her death on Aug. 8. The actress and singer, known for films ...

Newton-John also expressed her condolences when Travolta lost his wife, Kelly Preston, to breast cancer in 2020. He added that “Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer.” She was first diagnosed in 1992 and privately battled cancer again in 2013. John Travolta paid tribute to his Grease co-star and longtime friend Olivia Newton-John after her death on Aug. 8. Yours from the first moment I saw you and forever! We will see you down the road and we will all be together again.

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John Travolta pays tribute to Olivia Newton-John (CNN)

Actor John Travolta, who co-starred with Olivia Newton-John in the hit movie musical "Grease," has posted a statement in tribute to the late singer.

He signed it: "Yours from the moment I saw you and forever! In his tribute, Travolta added, "We will see you down the road and we will all be together again." Newton-John and Travolta gained international fame when in 1978 when they starred as bad boy Danny and sweet Sandy in the movie musical "Grease."

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John Travolta shares tribute to Olivia Newton-John: A look at their ... (ABC News)

John Travolta has said he shared "a bond" with his co-star and lifelong friend Olivia Newton-John — "you made all of our lives so much better".

I feel grateful to be a part of that and to have worked with him. I've been through her having a child, getting divorced, losing her sister. Yours from the first moment I saw you and forever! We will see you down the road and we will all be together again. It was a huge response. "When you share that kind of meteoric success — and nothing has been able to exceed it — you share a bond.

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John Travolta Pays Tribute to Olivia Newton-John: I've Been Yours ... (Variety)

Olivia Newton-John, who died Monday at 73 years old, was remembered by her 'Grease' co-star John Travolta.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any donations be made in her memory to the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund.” The film’s soundtrack was the second biggest album of 1978 in the U.S., trailing only the soundtrack to the Travolta-starring “Saturday Night Fever.” At a 40th anniversary screening for “Grease” in 2018, the duo memorably recreated their famous dance moves on the red carpet.

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John Travolta Shares Heartfelt Post In Honor of Olivia Newton John ... (Prevention.com)

John Travolta remembers Olivia Newton-John, his former “Grease” costar, who died Monday at 73 after a 30-year battle with breast cancer.

“The light that illuminated from the two of you when you were together was beautiful!,” another wrote. Love and Light 💫,” she continued. “Thinking of John💔 There will only be one Sandy and Danny🕊🤍. You will always be together🕊,” another added. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, and received chemotherapy and a partial mastectomy. “We will see you down the road and we will all be together again. Yours from the first moment I saw you and forever!

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John Travolta Posts Tribute to 'Grease' Co-Star Olivia Newton-John ... (NBC New York)

"We will see you down the road and we will all be together again," he wrote in a tribute to the Australian actor, who died at 73.

In 2012, 35 years after the characters met one "summer night," Travolta and Newton-John reunited in 2012 for a Christmas album. Newton-John was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy for her role in the film. In the wake of Olivia Newton-John’s death, her “Grease” co-star John Travolta recalled her impact on his life.

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John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, And More React Following The ... (Cinema Blend)

Many who knew and loved Olivia Newton-John and speaking out after her death.

Jackman would also go on to become a multidisciplinary threat, and would even sing Newton-John’s part of “Summer Loving” with John Travolta at one point. The film became a permanent part of both of their careers, bringing Travolta and Newton-John together again and again over the years. While Olivia Newton-John had several major film roles as well as musical hits, for many, she will always be Sandy from 1978’s film adaptation of Grease. It has become one of the truly iconic movie musicals, and it turned her and her co-star John Travolta into movie stars.

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Olivia Newton-John Almost Turned Down 'Grease,' Didn't 'Jump at ... (IndieWire)

Olivia Newton-John and "Grease" co-star John Travolta at immediate "chemistry" but the pop singer hesitated to star in the musical movie.

“You look at the screen and you see it. Yours from the moment I saw you and forever! We will see you down the road and we will all be together again. “She felt very, very comfortable with [Travolta] and that was it,” Thurm mused. “I think I’ve never heard of a case where an actor being offered a role said, ‘I want to see me before I say yes.’ But that’s how smart she was.” That’s the important thing to know.”

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Newton-John and Travolta: A look back at memorable moments (Los Angeles Times)

A woman with curly blond hair stands close to a man with a 1950s-style. Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta as Sandy and Danny in 1978's “Grease.” (Paramount ...

“Don’t send me any more movies where four angels in heaven ask God to give mankind a second chance, and God agrees — on the condition that John Travolta reforms. The first, “Two of a Kind,” was a box-office flop released in 1983. While “Grease” made almost $400 million worldwide, the subsequent high-concept comedy pulled in a mere $24 million. There were two products of the Travolta/Newton-John friendship that might have been better left on the shelf. In 2018, Travolta explained the strength of their decades-long relationship. Yours from the first moment I saw you and forever!

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