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Who played Cha Cha in Grease Live? ›

Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer: Cha Cha.

Lip-Synced? Nope! Staying true to form, all of the songs will be sung on stage in real time.

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The Original Frenchy Appeared As the Wise Waitress Who Consoled the New Frenchy in Grease: Live.

' The star sings the classic song in the live Fox production.

PARAMOUNTTMZ reports that Annette Charles, the sultry spitfire who portrayed Cha Cha DiGregorio in the 1978 blockbuster "Grease" is dead at 63.

Cha Cha : They call me Cha Cha because I'm the best dancer at St. Bernadette's.

LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES — Actress Annette Charles, best-known for her role as Cha Cha DiGregorio in “Grease,” has died. She was 63. Longtime friend Tom LaBonge, a Los Angeles councilman, said she died in the city after a battle with cancer. She died Wednesday night, said her agent, Derek Maki.

Lip syncing is almost always used in modern musical films (The Rocky Horror Picture Show being an exception) and in biopics such as Ray and La Vie en Rose, where the original recording adds authenticity.

They were the subject of persistent romance rumors after they steamed up screens in 1978's “Grease.” But Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta never got physical while filming the movie musical, and instead went on to share a 44-year friendship that remained strictly platonic.

What age did John Travolta play in Grease? ›

John Travolta, who starred as Danny Zuko in Grease, famously stood out as younger than much of the rest of Grease's principal cast during filming in summer 1977 at age 23.

Disillusioned by her Toomorrow experience and concerned that she was too old to play a high school senior (she was 28 during the filming of Grease), Newton-John insisted on a screen test with the film's co-lead, John Travolta.

The original Broadway cast included Barry Bostwick as Danny, Carole Demas as Sandy, Adrienne Barbeau as Rizzo, and Timothy Meyers as Kenickie, with Alan Paul, Walter Bobbie and Marya Small in supporting roles.

Yes, he did sing all of his own parts. He also sang again with Olivia Newton-John in a reunion in 2002.

In the Broadway production of Grease, Travolta played Doody, while Williams starred as Danny Zuko — a role Travolta later played in the 1978 film.