The Cast of Grease’s Combined Net Worth Is Over $300 Million
![The main cast of Grease](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/the-main-cast-of-grease/IW_VhMo8D8piITjGfkSYCay7q84=/109x0:756x485/647x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/73/80/7380922b34464ce6a3d26f59d0acec1e.jpeg)
"Grease" was the movie of the summer of 1978 and launched its cast into the Hollywood stratosphere.
Some remained in the spotlight — we're looking at you John Travolta (who has the biggest net worth on this list by far) — while others took on different careers far from the industry.
Nevertheless, the cast of "Grease" has remained close after all these years.
Then: John Travolta
![John Travolta as Danny Zuko](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/john-travolta-as-danny-zuko/_7-uSGM9D1Dt4aHc5ngw7EkF1SA=/18x0:1069x1050/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/35/25/3525a65fcab2466c8f1daf88d632afad.png)
"Grease" character: Danny Zuko
Age when "Grease" was released: 24
Bottom line: John Travolta became a household name as Vinnie Barbarino on "Welcome Back, Kotter," before landing the role of Billy Nolan, a bullying prankster in the 1976 horror film "Carrie."
Before "Grease," he starred as Tony Manero in "Saturday Night Fever," which catapulted him onto the A-list.
After 'Grease': John Travolta
![John Travolta today](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/john-travolta-today/Sn_FwR2mTZkkMbdI7sYv68U2uf0=/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/66/56/6656f4cfbffc469899c234ffcfa1a2d7.jpeg)
Age in 2022: 68
Net worth: $250 million
Career highlights: "Saturday Night Fever," "Urban Cowboy," Pulp Fiction," "Hairspray," "Face/Off," "Get Shorty"
What He's Up to Today
![John Travolta](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/john-travolta/ZPNUc8WuEGhasbFmLxWkPNSO6K8=/0x0:683x683/683x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/71/25/7125dac382df4f1e8dd80cc4e4e545d8.jpeg)
Travolta hit a bit of a speed bump during the 1980s, but with the help of Quentin Tarantino, who cast him as the lead in 1994's "Pulp Fiction," he once again became the talk of the town.
Since his wife, Kelly Preston, died in 2020, Travolta has been semi-retired — deciding to take a few years off to spend time with his kids.
Then: Olivia Newton-John
![Olivia Newton-John](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/olivia-newton-john/w_0hMA_ppX-MeZyM4_sHYsX3vnc=/96x27:701x631/604x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/53/11/53115db86a2e4c3485ea435947a8d0f3.jpeg)
"Grease" character: Sandy Olsson
Age when "Grease" was released: 30
Bottom line: With soft rock hits like "I Honestly Love You," "Please Mister Please" and "If You Love Me," Olivia Newton-John was one of the biggest voices in pop music in the 1970s and '80s.
After 'Grease': Olivia Newton-John
![A recent photo of Olivia Newton-John](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/a-recent-photo-of-olivia-newton-john/L02OuxzHSPawGlFM8CFEtIT4HEE=/0x43:1961x2004/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/a6/60/a660939b2fa84f5fb644381bc285202d.jpeg)
Age in 2022: 73 (at the time of her death)
Net worth: $60 million
Career highlights: The film "Xanadu" and a musical career that spanned nearly five decades
What She's Up to Today
![Olivia Newton-John](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/olivia-newton-john/s2Odnyx33lyq3ZknWoTOEDDaOf8=/124x0:890x765/765x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/05/6d/056db532617a46eab9a1878b8c4eea6e.jpeg)
Newton-John took on a few more film roles, but none were as successful as "Grease." However, 1980s hits like "Physical" and "Magic" kept her in the public eye.
Newton-John more recently appeared as a judge on "American Idol," "Dancing With the Stars," and "RuPaul's Drag Race."
She suffered from breast cancer for nearly three decades and died of the disease on Aug. 8, 2022.
Then: Stockard Channing
![Stockard Channing as Rizzo](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/stockard-channing-as-rizzo/K97madO46kijyl6jfFwVJE5PHe8=/17x357:1368x1708/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/b6/1c/b61c8d214f7d4d37addf136053299918.jpeg)
"Grease" character: Betty Rizzo
Age when "Grease" was released: 34
Bottom line: Stockard Channing was largely a stage actress and is best remembered for playing her first leading role in film in a TV movie, "The Girl Most Likely to..." in 1973.
After 'Grease': Stockard Channing
![Stockard Channing](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/stockard-channing/uxib5Lf0UlwC-JyYfWcNybkOYzk=/0x40:729x769/729x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/e2/03/e203b40e94f046a086d5f38e604b429a.jpeg)
Age in 2022: 78
Net worth: $15 million
Career highlights: "The Business of Strangers," "Six Degrees of Separation," "The West Wing," "First Wives Club"
What She's Up to Today
![Stockard Channing today](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/stockard-channing-today/BXOuRpL5_C174wvDsB_QVQKRfdU=/0x38:683x721/683x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/07/b7/07b793c76577493ea08685f05373f0da.jpeg)
In 1993, Channing received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in "Six Degrees of Separation."
In 2002, she won an Emmy for her role as first lady Abbey Bartlet on "The West Wing" and is still seen on stage and in TV guest spots.
Then: Jeff Conaway
![Jeff Conaway as Kenickie](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/jeff-conaway-as-kenickie/yfbzRg7vwiDRSTXUsuS-cioMm0w=/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/80/e0/80e0813255014c5387d253d6555feb40.png)
"Grease" character: Kenickie Murdoch
Age when "Grease" was released: 28
Bottom line: Before "Grease," Conaway worked as a child model and appeared in the original Broadway cast of "Grease" as Danny Zuko.
After 'Grease': Jeff Conaway
![Jeff Conaway later in life](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/jeff-conaway-later-in-life/LmlO3bFtq02UHlLAVGxBNbX4DAo=/0x12:1024x1036/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/91/c8/91c8441d30bf48869aec45bd4adbc0ac.jpeg)
Age in 2022: Deceased in 2011 at age 60
Net worth: $250,000 (at the time of death)
Career highlights: "Taxi," "Babylon 5"
What He's Up to Today
![Jeff Conaway](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/jeff-conaway/rA8hWs5Aw2JuRyKY5rFd-7RO7C0=/0x8:803x811/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/a5/a2/a5a2bffd4f724a33b577de4084ed485c.jpeg)
Conaway became a household name as the result of his roles in the TV shows "Taxi" and "Babylon 5," but he could not overcome his substance addiction.
Before he died in 2011, he appeared in two seasons of "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew."
Then: Didi Conn
![Didi Conn as Frenchy](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/didi-conn-as-frenchy/u4YcG0YiO9I25vIgkLa3f3lyHpc=/69x0:556x486/486x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/d0/1f/d01f038209674b6b815f1225cf4d6920.jpeg)
"Grease" character: Frenchy
Age when "Grease" was released: 27
Bottom line: Just before "Grease," Didi Conn starred in "You Light Up My Life," a movie based around the classic song.
After 'Grease': Didi Conn
![Didi Conn today](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/didi-conn-today/5SfXbNoeXTzl5Nab2P__sPQpisc=/255x0:1792x1536/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/3d/0d/3d0d94767c534956a7e13b21d4d10b44.jpeg)
Age in 2022: 71
Net worth: $5 million
Career highlights: "You Light Up My Life," "Grease 2," "Frieda," "Benson," "Shining Time Station"
What She's Up to Today
![Dancing on Ice](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/dancing-on-ice/f6atzBVXiirKw3dYoifwUB_tpfQ=/22x27:1054x1059/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/af/0c/af0c4a82e7864759824c6a0471e73dfd.jpeg)
Didi Conn has never stopped acting. She reprised the role of Frenchy in "Grease 2," and in "Grease Live," she played Vi, the waitress who attempts to talk sense into Frenchy after she drops out of beauty school.
In 2019, she was also a contestant on the British series, "Dancing on Ice."
Then: Barry Pearl
![Barry Pearl as Doody](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/barry-pearl-as-doody/01IdGehSarQlMLy0RUyJAMYS8IQ=/750x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/4f/40/4f40026b016c4aa9963039f4fda98d75.png)
"Grease" character: Doody
Age when "Grease" was released: 28
Bottom line: Although Pearl has continued acting in bit parts, the role of Doody is what he is best known for.
After 'Grease': Barry Pearl
![Barry Pearl today](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/barry-pearl-today/EhuG4sWEHS6200IP3MU0PqLeELA=/0x167:680x848/680x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/d7/43/d743e12fa4294679aba35327420da92e.jpeg)
Age in 2022: 72
Net worth: $1 to $5 million
Career highlights: "C.P.O. Sharkey," "Grease: Live"
What He's Up to Today
![Barry Pearl](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/barry-pearl/NFZMFJeezSYZsC2EXZDOX4v-Blw=/0x56:681x737/681x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/62/19/62190101d63c45b8959188600490e133.jpeg)
Pearl has done guest spots on TV and in film and starred in the Broadway musical "Baby It’s You!" When he returned to "Grease: Live" in 2016, he played the role of Mr. Weaver.
Pearl also teaches film to special needs students.
Then: Dinah Manoff
![Dinah Manoff as Marty Maraschino](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/dinah-manoff-as-marty-maraschino/dfjSuQvcaTw7kfblTaiG5yrrEyY=/0x18:996x1015/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/d3/c4/d3c4c8288d3e485eaaeaabb69adfb4ad.png)
"Grease" character: Marty Maraschino
Age when "Grease" was released: 22
Bottom line: One of Manoff's first appearances was on "Welcome Back, Kotter" opposite John Travolta. She is the daughter of actress Lee Grant.
After 'Grease': Dinah Manoff
![Dinah Manoff today](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/dinah-manoff-today/2NB12HgJ9d2Ye5HaT4Pcb9OSKdA=/0x2:360x363/360x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/4c/48/4c48842dfea9447399c3178b4a667017.png)
Age in 2022: 66
Net worth: $1.5 million
Career highlights: "Ordinary People," "Soap" "Empty Nest," "State of Grace"
What She's Up to Today
![Dinah Manoff](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/dinah-manoff/xN6NkwYsP2-QLlMOkqjvBAvXDKI=/0x0:683x683/683x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/3f/14/3f146e3972da4bbca1b505d268cf7c0f.jpeg)
Manoff appears to be retired from acting.
She currently resides in Bainbridge Island, Washington.
Then: Kelly Ward
![Kelly Ward as Putzie](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/kelly-ward-as-putzie/oBGRyHb0iFVo-PoZ4y72maJINJc=/0x46:806x853/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/bd/28/bd287d1ed0a14992a5dddba4dc6055c7.png)
"Grease" character: Putzie
Age when "Grease" was released: 21
Bottom line: Kelly Ward co-starred with another "Grease" alum, John Travolta, in the 1970s made-for-TV film, "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble," before landing the role of Putzie.
After 'Grease': Kelly Ward
![Kelly Ward](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/kelly-ward/cz36sTt103UWvRVrTh1TCQJgaXo=/0x9:374x383/374x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/b9/30/b930367a1e0f4d77a9b18e056736f158.jpeg)
Age in 2022: 65
Net worth: $1 to $5 million
Career highlights: Working as a voice director for Disney Television Animation
What He's Up to Today
![Kelly Ward today](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/kelly-ward-today/vOr5AESZN2EkRYy20auLCYeODY4=/38x53:874x890/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/1b/75/1b752632d9ea4d5485142772aeedd98f.png)
After "Grease," Ward chose a career behind the camera.
He continues to work in Disney animation and also teaches musical theater at the University of Southern California.
Then: Jamie Donnelly
![Jamie Donnelly as Jan](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/jamie-donnelly-as-jan/VAu3as94TfOnr_YoHiQbKmABdnw=/11x58:509x556/498x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/a8/c9/a8c9301104084e2ca7050d83691fefa6.png)
"Grease" character: Jan
Age when "Grease" was released: 33
Bottom line: Jamie Donnelly played Magenta in the U.S. premiere of "The Rocky Horror Show" opposite Tim Curry and Meat Loaf in Los Angeles in 1974 and is featured on the original cast soundtrack singing "Science Fiction/Double Feature."
She played the role on Broadway a year later when she was called in to read for "Grease."
After 'Grease': Jamie Donnelly
![The Hollywood Show](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/the-hollywood-show/i_vGDP8ztDbZgYgCN_cs4kQ_tZk=/0x0:1193x1193/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/4f/d4/4fd41f569b31474cb4b7ae74468d7dd4.jpeg)
Age in 2022: 75
Net worth: $1 to $5 million
Career highlights: "The Rocky Horror Show," "Ray Donovan"
What She's Up to Today
![Jamie Donnelly today](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/jamie-donnelly-today/pN16M3nua_j6oEFbN0kgE3O4fNU=/914x0:3074x2160/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/89/7b/897b4243e7954828be5d78f67d232664.jpeg)
Donnelly has done guest spots on a variety of shows and is often seen on the convention circuit for both "Grease" and "Rocky Horror."
She's now an acting coach in Los Angeles, California (and, apparently, she's not afraid of chainsaws).
Then: Michael Tucci
![Michael Tucci as Sonny LaTierri](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/michael-tucci-as-sonny-latierri/KhrULNKY723vTjv_CGfpy6JaxUg=/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/f3/ad/f3ad021ef61044bfa7387d76639a56f1.png)
"Grease" character: Sonny LaTierri
Age when "Grease" was released: 22
Bottom line: Tucci is best known for his role in "Grease" but was a regular on "The Paper Chase," and "It's Garry Shandling's Show." He also spent a few years in the touring production of "Chicago."
After 'Grease': Michael Tucci
![Michael Tucci](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/michael-tucci/YZtpLAThVOR-aRQTIT5tpTK6hiU=/0x48:775x823/775x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/20/82/20825f0aee56405cb4efa8332ed35ab6.jpeg)
Age in 2022: 76
Net worth: $3 million
Career highlights: "It's Garry Shandling's Show," "The Paper Chase," "Diagnosis: Murder," "Flying Blind"
What He's Up to Today
![Michael Tucci today](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/michael-tucci-today/YvuGLykWwawXw9XE3I3cMyWE-X0=/9x189:485x665/475x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/29/88/29886e7105f9408a93dab2a0413f3e0a.jpeg)
Tucci left acting to become a high school teacher and theater coach in California.
He is now retired and has two daughters.
Then: Lorenzo Lamas
![Lorenzo Lamas as Tom Chisum](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/lorenzo-lamas-as-tom-chisum/KtrALIkk0N7mz-Rdmu1Am1n8m9w=/0x12:574x587/574x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/ed/d0/edd0b15eeaab4fa58e26b7bed8dc5506.png)
"Grease" character: Tom Chisum
Age when "Grease" was released: 20
Bottom line: Lamas is the son of actors Fernando Lamas and Arlene Dahl and the stepson of swimmer and actress Esther Williams. "Grease" was his first big movie.
After 'Grease': Lorenzo Lamas
![Lorenzo Lamas today](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/lorenzo-lamas-today/zt_JP_ycxOHvzrPwNYSNadoKPh8=/400x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/b5/d4/b5d4dc48c7b1459588d92235b3318c65.jpeg)
Age in 2022: 64
Net worth: $2 million
Career highlights: "The Bold and the Beautiful," "Falcon Crest"
What He's Up to Today
![Lorenzo Lamas](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/lorenzo-lamas/2MCf8nmMnNfchwIeq9djT_Eb2Rw=/0x0:1536x1536/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/72/a9/72a9b6293f014d6d88a5b82b694247cb.jpeg)
After "Grease," Lamas landed the role of Lance Cumson on "Falcon Crest," which ran for nine seasons in the 1980s. He became a soap star on "The Bold and the Beautiful" and was the voice of Meap on Disney's "Phineas and Herb."
In 2016, he began working as a helicopter pilot.
Then: Annette Charles
![Annette Charles as Cha Cha](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/annette-charles-as-cha-cha/euVwUNmsdIX1GCAzZB8N9CoZf5c=/74x0:942x868/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/55/04/5504426bd05d4b828cd5e027aa5a8e92.png)
"Grease" character: "Cha-Cha" DiGregorio
Age when "Grease" was released: 20
Bottom line: A dancer from a young age, Charles's role in "Grease" was the biggest of her career.
After 'Grease': Annette Charles
![Annette Charles in later years](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/annette-charles-in-later-years/x6hQUdLRmdKGN5dW8CLeC6u4pCE=/9x4:648x643/639x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/67/ed/67edc0de14d54417a87936bdd5f78041.png)
Age in 2022: Deceased in 2011 at age 63
Net worth: NA
Career highlights: Charles did guest and bit parts in movies and TV before becoming a professor.
What She's Up to Today
![Annette Charles](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/annette-charles/HG-d9zAjjdQp5veLoh-bqwR8PBQ=/0x25:862x888/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/7c/2e/7c2e50f619e149ba9984529dbed0b19e.jpeg)
Charles left Hollywood to become a speech communication professor at California State University, Northridge.
She was hospitalized for pneumonia in 2011 and died of lung cancer the same year.
Then: Dennis Stewart
![Dennis Stewart as Craterface](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/dennis-stewart-as-craterface/tpt__b53EajaGCWzH6y3lY7dgyE=/28x0:1000x972/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/ec/4d/ec4d83920fb647008b02baf44d5d8df3.png)
"Grease" character: Leo "Craterface" Balmudo
Age when "Grease" was released: 31
Bottom line: Stewart was more a dancer than an actor. His role in "Grease" was the biggest of his short career.
After 'Grease': Dennis Stewart
![Dennis Stewart](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/dennis-stewart/dOAfbxi702RoWBrh6E5Z7HZl3Zk=/0x36:582x618/582x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/48/01/4801797a01bd4423ac6aeb3e90be0921.jpeg)
Age in 2022: Stewart died in 1994 at age 46
Net worth: NA
Career highlights: "Grease 2," "Zoot Suit"
What He's Up to Today
![Dennis Stewart in later life](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/dennis-stewart-in-later-life/SGobLqi6hplSQ6-SFMERHBTbeMM=/0x0:225x225/225x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/cb/ad/cbad948ceea9469dbfa4ddd15c583d7c.jpeg)
Stewart did some bit parts on TV and in movies until the late 1980s.
He died from pneumonia due to AIDS complications in 1994.
Then: Eddie Deezen
![Eddie Deezen as Eugene](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/eddie-deezen-as-eugene/0ZEc-ecHACPba1SDUd4iNuSG7VQ=/0x36:694x731/694x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/cf/ce/cfce473a42614034a091a59825322a4c.png)
"Grease" character: Eugene Felsnic
Age when "Grease" was released: 21
Bottom line: Deezen began his career as a stand-up comedian but wasn't very good, and after getting gonged by Paul Williams on "The Gong Show," he focused on acting.
After 'Grease': Eddie Deezen
![Eddie Deezen in 2012](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/eddie-deezen-in-2012/5AU7NSX1lVQbvjQxfwp-o0RAtJM=/0x22:400x423/400x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/67/84/6784abde1c4f4b8f9c0411eee121cdac.jpeg)
Age in 2022: 65
Net worth: $5,000
Career highlights: "War Games," "Grease 2," "Dexter's Laboratory"
What He's Up to Today
![Eddie Deezen](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/eddie-deezen/VGKYyg0zbCm_lknt7IILhvRKSCg=/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/38/bc/38bcb726761b47a68e16151d77a05dad.jpeg)
In recent years, Deezen has run afoul with the law. In 2021, he allegedly assaulted a police officer after refusing to leave a Maryland restaurant.
Just a few months later, he unlawfully entered a nursing home and has since been charged with burglary, trespassing and disturbing the peace.
In August 2022, Deezen was found not competent to stand trial, which may account for his rather low net worth.
Then: Frankie Avalon
![Frankie Avalon as Teen Angel](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/frankie-avalon-as-teen-angel/NsoeE5-wZ9rooHT6LLMx7JS_DFU=/636x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/f1/09/f1098703c56142d599621c8252b49318.png)
"Grease" character: Teen Angel
Age when "Grease" was released: 37
Bottom line: Frankie Avalon not only played an angelic teen idol, but he was one! His first single, "Venus," was released in 1959 and went to the top of the pop charts.
When the Beatles came to U.S. shores in 1964, teen pop stars like Avalon were old hat overnight. However, he stayed in the public eye and in the hearts of fans through the beach party film genre.
After 'Grease': Frankie Avalon
![Frankie Avalon today](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/frankie-avalon-today/q2JVe4sIh0HgaZSbiDZwJ0N3UHo=/187x0:908x720/720x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/0b/1c/0b1c8e97a0c44bf3803aa873b02e6270.jpeg)
Age in 2022: 81
Net worth: $30 million
Career highlights: "Beach Party," "Beach Blanket Bingo," "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini," "Back to the Beach," "Casino"
What He's Up to Today
![Frankie Avalon](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/frankie-avalon/6qQwsoyG8mNzxh1eMVx5cvrVNDo=/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/eb/66/eb66124725e54bb9b564f25a1938c286.jpeg)
At 81, Avalon is still going strong. He still plays the occasional show and has even revised his role as Teen Angel in a touring production of "Grease."
He said, "'Grease' is the most successful thing I've ever been a part of. It spans generations. If I go to a restaurant or if I'm at an airport and people recognize me, it amazes me that most of them know me from 'Grease.'"