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The Grease casting director is slamming a complaint about the iconic movie and it’s cast – that the stars were too old to believably play teenaged highschoolers.

If you were unaware, John Travolta brought Danny Zuko to life at the age of 23 while Olivia Newton-John was 29 when she played Sandy Olsson. Some of their co-stars were in their 30s and playing much younger.

Some have complained that the cast makes it hard to believe the movie. However, casting director Joel Thurm hit back at those complaints.

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So many famous faces in Hollywood can trace their family’s roots back to Ireland.

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day 2023, we rounded up 20 stars who have Irish heritage. We’re pretty sure that you’ll already know about at least half of the people’s connection to Ireland.

One of them even joked that they were not Irish enough, despite having a DNA test confirm that they were more than 98% from the country. Others have been recognized at awards shows honoring their heritage or have starred in Irish roles.

However, some of the stars on the list might surprise you! We say that because some of the celebrities themselves were even shocked to learn that they had family in Ireland in the past.

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John Travolta got emotional while paying tribute to the late Olivia Newton John at the 2023 Oscars on Sunday night (March 12).

The Grease icon took the stage to present Lenny Kravitz‘s In Memoriam performance.

While doing so, he delivered a powerful speech that brought him to tears and featured a special reference to his late co-star.

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John Travolta is bringing Grease to the 2023 Super Bowl in the amazing commercial made by T-Mobile.

The legendary actor teamed up with Scrubs stars Zach Braff and Donald Faison for the new ad, in which John moves into their neighborhood and looks to his new neighbors for advice on home internet.

The commercial is a musical set to the tune of “Summer Nights” from Grease.

“Home internet, what a pain in the…” John begins. The guys cut in and sing, “Try T-Mobile, it sets up so fast. It’s like wi-fi that runs on 5G!”

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John Travolta revisited his Grease days alongside Zach Braff and Donald Faison in T-Mobile’s Super Bowl commercial.

The 68-year-old actor, who starred as Danny Zuko alongside Olivia Newton John in the classic musical, put a spin on the movie’s standard “Summer Nights” in the new commercial. It will air during the 2023 Super Bowl on Sunday (February 12).

In the clip, John modernizes Danny’s classic look, wearing a white T-shirt underneath a black jacket.

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John Travolta has spoken out after hearing the news of Kirstie Alley‘s death.

The two actors starred together in the three Look Who’s Talking films in the early 1990s.

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Henry Winkler opened up to talk about one really big regret he has after turning down a role many years ago.

The 77-year-old actor revealed he was offered the role of Danny Zuko in 1978′s musical film Grease.

Henry is most well known for playing Arthur Fonzarelli on Happy Days from 1974 to 1984. He was offered the role that eventually went to John Travolta during a time when he wasn’t getting many offers but didn’t want to get typecast.

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