of course those roles played in the classic movie by olivia newton-john and john travolta. they were amazing together. you won't b who those roles almost went to. >> theyhad brought up linda rondstat and marie osmond. but every guy in t world wants olivia newton-john t >> they would stitch me into those pants. so needlesssay, i didn't drink or eat much thos days that we were filming. >> sandy? >> now what do you remember about those leathers pants? >> everything. >> it is hard to imagine a playing danny other than travolta. but he wasn't first choice. >> henry winkler dropped out because he didn't want to be >> in the broadway musical, "grease lightning" is sung by the car. but john travolta told me he wanted the number and so he got the number. >> "grease" went on to be the 1978. >> it could have been somebody else and it may not have been the same. those summer nights >> and here's one mo casting could have been the last minute of course the role stocker channing and man did she deliver. >> up next, what we learned about the funeral sstss for celine dion's husband. and our

. >>> superstars john travolta and olivia newton john serve up a one of a kind holiday gift. >> happy holidays! >> cellebrate the season on the silver screen. >>> the hottest holiday music. i'ma be under the mistletoe let it snow, let it snow, let it snow on "happy holidays america." >> smile! it's the most wonderful time >> ah, the holiday season. that magical time when everyone comes together to give thanks. now that only happens once a year. >> they are a family that has been through a lot. >> this is the only time of the year that we are all together. i want the kids to have a perfect christmas. >> they are missing each other. they have lost track of each other over the years. >> they are all trying to find peace with themselves. >> if it wasn't for the people in the family, everyone would be great. >> it's time for christmas. as if you can schedule happiness. >> it's a turning point for everyone, and they are all trying to present a version of themselves that has nothing to do with what's going on inside them >> i know you don't know me, but be my boyfriend for one night. >> no w

. >>> superstars john travolta and olivia newton john serve up a one of a kind holiday gift. >> happy holidays! >> cellebrate the season on the silver screen. >>> the hottest holiday music. i'ma be under the mistletoe let it snow, let it snow, let >>> all this and more, right now on "happy holidays america." >> smile! it's the most wonderful time >> ah, the holiday season. that magical time when everyone comes together to give thanks. now that only happens once a year. >> they are a family that has been through a lot. >> this is the only time of the year that we are all together. i want the kids to have a perfect christmas. >> they are missing each other. they have lost track of each other over the years. >> they are all trying to find peace with themselves. >> if it wasn't for the people in the family, everyone would be great. >> it's time for christmas. as if you can schedule happiness. >> it's a turning point for everyone, and they are all trying to present a version of themselves that has nothing to do with what's going on inside them >> i know you don't know me, but >> no way. >>

according to this report, we found in vanity fair, the then 23 year old john travolta repeatedly touchedhe director of the film while suffering foot infection, and the next day the director's foot was just fine. healed over night. so john believe he was healed by scientologist touch assistance, what it is called. >> you two have any maladies i need to take care in. >> i think i'm good. lauren? you. >> want to lay hands? you ready? >> look at alex, like might might not want -- >> anything that needs to be cleared up? >> welshing i think i am good. >> are you good? >> ya, thanks, mike. so caring. >> do you have any maladies? >> i don't think so. >> moving on, one of the challenges while filming grease, in the 70s, was to make a bunch of 20 and 30 something year old, look like they were actually in high school. >> john travolta, 23, supposed to be 17, olivia newton john. >> thirty-three, right? >> she is 30, 30 years old, had to look like she was 17. >> finding out more what they did to make them look younger. using a pencil. >> now, stock adder chang. >> to using soft lenses and filters, w

of course those roles played in the classic movie by olivia newton-john and john travolta. they were amazing together. roles almost went to. >> tell me about it, stud. >> they had brought up linda rondstat and marie osmond. but every guy in t world wants olivia newton-john their girlfriend. >> john let us in on that secret in 1998. carrie fisher was also considered for the role of sandy. the reason mar turned it down -- >> she didn't foresee how, you know, how big a t sandy was going to take at the end and that spandex image and that wasn't her image. >> here's another secret. >> they would stitch me into those pants. so needlesssay, i didn't drink or eat much thos days that we were filming. >> sandy? >> now what do you remember about those leathers pants? >> everything. >> it is hard to imagine a playing danny other than travolta. but he wasn't first choice. >> henry winkler dropped out typecast forever asdanny. >> in the broadway musical, "grease lightning" is sung by the car. but john travolta told me he wanted the number and so he got the number. >> "grease" went on to b

classic m olivia newton and john travolta. they were amazing together. you won't believe who the roles almost went >> tell me about it, stud. >> they brought up linda rond stat. they brought up marie osmond. but every guy in the world wanted o newton-john as their girlfriend. >> john let us in on that secret back in 1998. carrie fisher was considered the role of sa the reason marie turned it down -- >> she didn't foresee big a turn sandy was going to make at the end in spandex outfit and that wasn't her image. >> speaking of the spandex pants, here's another secret. >> they would stitch me into the pants. needless to say, i didn't drink or eat much all those day wlzs when we were filming. >> what do you remember about the leather pants? >> everything. >> it is hard to imagine anyone but according to a vanity fair article, wasn't the first choice. >> winkler dropped out because he didn't want to be typecast. in the broadway musical, "grease lightning" is sung by the car. john travolta told himself like he wanted the number and so he got the number. >> "gr

but john travolta told me he wanted the number and so he got the number. number one grossing movie in 1978. >> it could have been somebody else and it may not have been the same. those summer nights >> and here's one mo casting could have been the last minute of course the role stocker channing and man did she deliver. >> up next, what we learned about the funeral sstss for celine dion's husband. and our look at her love for renee that stood the test of time. >> we have the same dreams. we have the same goals. >>then, a rare look inside the "playboy" mansion on the market for $200 million. doesheff himself really come with the deal? >> i mean if, these walls cou talk. i don't know what stories we would hear. >>> here is a piece of hollywood history that went up for sale this week, the "playboy" mansion. if the walls coutalk. our carly steel went inside to see what $200 million will get you. >> four bedrooms, 21 bathrooms, multiple dining rooms, 20,000 square feet. yours for that asking price says the agent. >> it's one of most expensive what you get is pri

john travolta, incredible. dynamic chemistry. >> julianne hough, who i think is fantastic, she is such a know, is one of the stars of this all-star cast. >> what's really wild is, let's production. it's an involved story. they're going to perform it life on national -- live on national television sunday night right here on channel 5. julian how far is -- >> sandy. >> she's a little nervous. >> she's a little nervous. we got a chance to talk to julianne. >> i love that, like, nervous energy excitement with live. you guys know live, it's fun. >> i know. those of us who are watching this major musical production, you're looking for somebody who maybe forgets a line or doesn't sing on, you know -- >> yeah, no, absolutely. i mean, i know that the, like, twitter universe is going to be on us, for sure, but i think that's what's kind of fun. at least people are tuning in, they're having fun, and i think with our show it's grease, you know? and like the nature of the show is fun and energetic. everybody knows the songs

>> john travolta. >> what? john travolta would have been potsie? it was the first of many bomb shell moments i experienced while cooking with the teen idol. >> look at these lemon bars. 100 calories each. >> williams first ever cook book, the perfect portion, is available on qvc super bowl sunday, february 7th. and does the calorie counting for you. >> chocolate covered pretzels, 100 calories. >> this doesn't taste like the waxy chocolate. this is good. in the '70s, millions watches anson, henry winkler and ron howard. and one of them happened to be a beatle. >> you guys were so famous that john lennon came -- >> yeah. he did caricatures, with the he made things comfortable. i couldn't talk. could you imagine? >> he was such heart-throb. he even had a fan in the white house with a mega crush. >> i was kidnapped by the president of the united states daughter. susan ford. >> president forward's daughter kidnapped anson williams. >> it's the truth. >> where did she take you? >> to a concert. >> but the most flattering moment was finding out elvis, yes

this is not the john travolta, cuba going, david schwimmer, this is not hollywood. >> but nicole and oj did live him. >> i think nicole, my wife, brought stability into my life. i never thought i would remarry. but here lady that came in that i needed. >> today while simpson sits a nevada prison cell, daily dailymail.com reports he is planning on getting out next year and is furio the mini series. saying the quote expletives making the filling may see their expletives when i sue their e how much love was between them in the videos. and robert kardashian. >> we are ver happy. healthy and have a nice long happy life together. >> it was such a tragic story. and nicole was so dear to my heart and i think about her and such great cherished treasured memories forever in my heart. >> nicole had helped her through a horrible miscarriage before her pregnancy kendall. nicole had given he of her maternity clothes. she wore those during the trial. >> the magazi article seems to show how it was untold in the series. >> we also spoke with ron man'ly. dd n seen fx seryet. they do plan to watch it s

movie executives actually wanted john travolta but he turned the role down. who did the author who wrote the book envision playing tow role, kevin costner, john goodman or hugh grant? let's send things out to david martin. what did this think at the pink chalet. >> we are thinking hard. debbie higgins will splay center square. you heard the -- play center square. >> we're going with kevin costner. >> good answer! >> luanne: all right. do you agree. >> john: no. i don't have an answer yet. still thinking. >> luanne: ryan, who do you think. >> i don't know how you can argue with the lovely ladies in the pink chalet, kevin costner is very athletic and would be in his wheelhouse, a, kevin costner with the ladies of pink chalet. >> run, kevin, run! all right, guys, weather team, what do you think? >> jayme: good question. >> gina: we'll go with the majority. kevin costner. that just -- when i -- >> jayme: this just in, i'm going in a different direction. my friend, i'm sorry. >> gina: it's okay. >> i'll go b. >> john goodman. >> john: i can't see hugh grant with th

kara gfx q: who was older at the time of filming, olivia john travolta? filming, olivia newton john or john travolta? q: true or false: grease is the highest-grossing movie musical of all time? grease is the highest-grossing movie musical of all time? q: which character stage production? q: finish this lyric: tell me more, tell me more but you don't gotta brag tell me more, tell me more adlib 4shot anchors adlib during 4 shot during the morning scattered wintry mix will taper off. this afternoon, temperatures will be around average with skies becoming partly cloudy. mild temperatures are in the forecast on both weekend days. both saturday and sunday daytime highs will be in the 50s with showers in decreasing clouds. high: 38 cloudy. increasing clouds. developing after high: 55 carstar traffic traffic rob 2shot celebrating with 'gold star' chili cook off. from fresh table in their bison chili. recipe here is our bison chili recipe: 1 red onion, medium chop 3 tablespoons of garlic, finely chopped 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil 2#'s of ground 32oz, c

and, frankly, helps with the film because when you see the film, if you have not seen the film, john travolta and tom cruise are not the whole story, but there's a significant component where each is featured in there and their relationship to the church is discussed. >> yep. >> and it does really widen the aperture for a lot of people. >> there's no doubt. i mean, and actually if you ask anybody on the street, we could ask the members of the audience here, i mean, what do you know about scientology? oh, isn't that that tom cruise religion? >> tom cruise. they're going to know that, right. but let me ask you about religion generally before we come back to some of the specifics of this. so, you know, i'm not a terribly religious person. i try not to talk about religion -- you know, religion is one of these things where it's a tough dinner table conversation with some people. >> yeah, i hate your beliefs. >> right. is there not a part of this where, look, these people believe what they believe. who cares if from the outside it seems crazy? >> right. >> who cares if we're talking about the galac

. >> john travolta getting high praise from kelly preston for his portrayal of robert shapiro. >> heo a charity. i couldn't do it at the time. but he was very happy i was doing this role. >> collin taylor gave me a review. she seemed to think it was a thumbs up. >> as prosecutor, sarah paulson said she and the rest of the cast did their research. >> i was wearing her perfume and watching her video. >> there's nothing to worry about, man. i hope if anything, he sees my portrayal of him as that wider. >> the trial of the century back in 1995 is the feature of the episode. what about the lives that were lost, ron goldman and nicole simpson. on her wedding day, she was 25 years old. she never uttered a word, seem being to prefer living in the shadow. now her sister tonya feels nicole's story is the one being lost as o.j.'s saga is headed to the screen. >> two people got brutally murdered. this is not entertainment. this is not the john travolta, the cuba gooding, the david schwimmer, this is not hollywood. >> but nicole and o.j. did live the hollywood life. o.j. said marriage had tamed h

i once danced adjacent to john travolta at an oscar party once, the extent of our : was he doing the travolta stuff? >> i was doing it behind him. hoping he'd pick it up and do it. >> jimmy: for him that's probably a lot of pressure.im to dance when he's at parties. >> yeah, you expect it. do the disco! >> jimmy: yeah everyone gather round, you dance. that's it, that's the closest. >> that's the closest. >> jimmy: travolta atkinson. like a real estateluck. i love this live thing. because you really don't know what will happen. >> no. it's so ambitious. >> jimmy: and you really should do something to ruin it. if i was here. just some weird little -- >> look straight down the barrel. >> jimmy: go straight down the barrel.traight down the barrel! fox. look at this over there. it's danny.ith music from savages!e jimmy kimmel live concert series is presented y kimmel live concert series is presented by samsung. k casey affleck, vanessa hudgens and apologize to matt damon, we ran out of time. "nightline" is next but first, comes out on friday, here with the - savages! if you don't love me y

i always secretly wanted to be jan, because i like playing characters that can eat.>> john travolta says he is interested in watching this. obviously he was in the original, so is that added pressure?>> yes, absolutely. i think it has been very nice so far, we've received blessings from all of the cast members. i think that having people that are expecting, and expressing an interest, it is fascinating.>> everybody has supported us, all the tweets impose, everyone is very enthusiastic and supportive.>> we will work hard to do them proud.>> and you have a new song that was written specifically for the slideshow. what was your reaction to doing that?>> i was surprised, this was on day one of coming to the rehearsal. when i showed up they said surprise, we have britain frenchy a song, a beautiful song. it is not taking away from the original musical. and rage -- frenchy longing for the angels to come down from heaven and tell her what to do. i'm looking forward to it very much. >> do we still get to hear all of the old favorites, the beauty school dropout, and all of those notes?>> what the

john travolta was 23. and she wasn't 100% -- she wasn't sure how the lighting would look. so the cinematographer agreed to use a soft lens on her clock. >> she was so young. >> who thought she looked 29? stockard channing said she was 33 -- or she was 33 when she >> claimed to be. >> she claimed to be 33. she was 33. and you know that famous song -- do >> i kind of remember it, but not like that. >> they almost took this song out of the film. they almost cut it. and this is one of my favorite parts of the entire movie. >> well, it didn't get cut. staying on the music theme, it's time for my hoda. i have one pick but we couldn't use it for -- >> she did show me before. maybe next week. >> if you want to look up just look up on your own it's called this is not my song. look up the perfect fight song on youtube and tell me if it's not your favorite thing. this is my second favorite song, it's a throwback. remember the song "ignition remix"? usually i don't do this but go ahead and break it off with a little preview of the remix i'm not trying to be cool the way you do the thi

. >> jimmy: what about john travolta and olivia newton-john? are they involved? >> they are not involved. i once danced adjacent to john travolta at an oscar party once, the extent of our interaction. >> jimmy: was he doing the travolta stuff? >> i was doing it behind him. hoping he'd pick it up and do it. >> jimmy: for him that's probably a lot of pressure. i think people want8him to dance when he's at parties. >> yeah, you expect it. do the disco! >> jimmy: yeah everyone gather round, you dance. you're like, oh, god, get me the hell out of here. that's it, that's the closest. >> that's the closest. >> jimmy: travolta atkinson. like a real estate listing. good luck. i love this live thing. what will happen. >> no. it's so ambitious. >> jimmy: and you really should do something to ruin it. i really would if i was here. >> look straight down the barrelel >> jimmy: go straight down the barrel. vanessa hudgens going straight down the barrel! fox. look at this over there. it's danny. be right back with music from savages! >> announcer: the jimmy kimmel by samsung. >>

this is not the john travolta, the cuba gooding, the david >> but nicole and o.j. did live the hollywood life. o.j. said marriage had tamed him. >> it brought stability in my life. it was the lady that came and offered me all the things i needed. >> today while simpson sits in a nevada prison cell, daily mail.com claims he is planning on getting out next year and is furious over the mini series. he said these expletives who are making these may find out who the boss is when i'm suing their expletive. among the guests, robert and kris kardashian. >> we're very happy, and we hope you guys are happy and healthy and have a nice, long, happy life together. >> it was such a tragic story, and nicole was so dear to my heart, and i think about her and heart. >> nicole had helped her through a horrible miscarriage before her pregnancy with kendall. nicole had given her all her maternity clothes. she wore those during the trial. >> the story also exams how nicole's story seems to be untold. >> when we spoke with tonya brown and ron goldman's family, they all told us they had

here we go. >> oh those summer nights. >> remember the spent all summer together, john travolta and olivia newton-john. sandy, she had to go back to australia, but her plans were he doesn't find out until the first day of school? you would think they were so into each other. >> going to the drive h in. >> going out all summer long. hey, guess who is here. for your entertainment value. >> didn't want boys to know how squishy you are. remember him? jekyll & hydeer at the party. >> what are you guys talking about? >> he was sweet all summer. he found her at drive-in, bonfire. >> being cool with his friends. >> danny, where have you been. i miss you. blah blah. >> you're watching on sunday obviously. >> have to spend a little bit more time. she was supposed to be back in australia. >> he was happy to see her. oh, my god -- >> take it outside. >> i'm just saying if she canceled her plans to australia -- >> did for appearances. >> summer loving, having a blast. >> don't think we have a to have >> they were texting back then i don't think. >> take it away. >> definitely not feeling like summer to