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7	The descriptions for most of the characters come from their play bios.
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11	[[folder:The Burger Palace Boys/T-Birds]]
12
13	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/greaserboys_6014.png]]
14
15	A super-cool, DA-haired, hard-looking group of high school wheeler-dealers... or so they think.
16
17	!! T-Birds in general
18
19	* AdaptationNameChange: Called the Burger Palace Boys in the play but the T-Birds in the movie.
20	* TheAllegedCar: Greased Lightning, until the end of the movie.
21	* BadassBiker: The T-Birds in ''Film/Grease2'' all ride motorcycles.
22	* BadButt: They smoke and drink, but in general act more like arrogant bully wannabes than actual tough guys. The most violence committed is the shoving match at the dance in the first movie and the T-Birds throwing pies at the Scorpions at the carnival.
23	* CarSong: ''Greased Lightning''.
24	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: None of the original group are mentioned in the second movie.
25	* GreaserDelinquents: It's why the movie is called ''Grease''.
26	* {{Mooning}}: They bare their asses for the camera at the school dance during the ''Blue Moon'' song.
27	* RetCanon: Most recent versions of the play call them the T-Birds.
28	* SmokingIsCool: They all smoke but Danny and Kenickie are seen smoking most often.
29	* StrawLoser: The T-Birds, despite their bravado, are really not all that cool, failing many of their classes and getting in trouble all the time. To compensate, they find even more loserish people to pick on: laughing at a clumsy jock and treating Eugene Feldsnick as their personal ButtMonkey.
30
31	!!Danny Zuko
32
33	[[quoteright:127:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dannyzukofinalfinal_3308.jpg]]
34
35	->Played by: Doug Stevenson (Kingston Mines, 1971), Creator/BarryBostwick (Broadway, 1972), Creator/JohnTravolta (film, 1978), Rickey Paul Goldin (Broadway revival, 1994), Max Crumm (Broadway revival, 2007) Creator/AaronTveit (''Grease Live'', 2016)
36
37	-->''"I met a girl, crazy for me!"''
38
39	Danny is the leader of the greaser boys. He is well-built, good-looking, strong and confident, with an air of cool easy-going charm.
40
41	* DistinctionWithoutADifference: Tells Sandy that he didn't '''go''' with Cha Cha, he '''went''' with her.
42	* DrivingADesk: The drag race in the remake, due to it being filmed in front of a alive studio remake.
43	* {{Fainting}}: The other T-Birds have to hold him up when he faints in the remake when he sees Sandy after her makeover.
44	* IWantSong: The songs, "Alone at a Drive-in Movie", and its replacement, "Sandy", tell about his desires. As well as his part in the last verse of "Summer Nights" as well - especially the line "Wonder what she's doing now".
45	* TheLeader: Danny Zuko is the leader of the greaser boys (named "Burger Palace Boys" in the play and "T-Birds" in the movie and most adaptations following it).
46	* LovableJock: Danny becomes a jock, and remains kind and sweet towards Sandy.
47	* ParentalNeglect: In the remake, he tells Sandy that she's lucky to have GoodParents who care about her when his don't care about anything.
48	* PercussivePrevention: Deliberately hits Kenickie's head with the car door in the remake to stop him racing.
49	* TallDarkAndHandsome: Danny's conventional handsomeness is emphasized by most of the cast.
50	%%* TroubledButCute
51	* TrueLoveIsExceptional: Danny prefers "girls who put out," only to fall for sweet and naive Sandy.
52
53	!!Kenickie
54
55	[[quoteright:108:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kenickie_9694.jpg]]
56
57	->Played by: Bill Cervetti (Kingston Mines, 1971), Timothy Meyers (Broadway, 1972), Creator/JeffConaway (film, 1978), Jason Opsahl ((Broadway revival, 1994), Matthew Saldivar (Broadway revival, 2007), Carlos [=PenaVega=] (''Grease Live'', 2016)
58
59	-->''"Go Greased Lightnin', you're burnin' up the quarter mile!"''
60
61	Kenickie is second in command of the greaser boys. He is tough-looking, tattooed, surly and tries (rather unsuccessfully) to avoid any show of softness. He has an offbeat sense of humour.
62
63	* AdaptationNameChange: He was originally called "Miller", but after the show went to Broadway, his name was swapped out with another greaser's and it's stuck ever since (while the ''original'' Kenickie now has the Miller name when the Chicago version gets performed).
64	* IWantSong: "Greased Lightnin'" is Kenickie's solo number in the play (unlike in the film - where Danny sings it - or the live TV show - where both Kenickie and Danny sing it). The song is all about Kenickie's fantasy of modifying his car for clout, manliness, and women. This is a reflection of how cars in the 1950's played a major role in a young man's social status and sense of identity (even more than in contemporary times).
65	* TheLancer: To Danny; he's the second-in-command of the Burger Palace Boys/T-Birds to Danny's leader, and the male half of the BetaCouple with Rizzo.
66	* PapaWolf: In the film, he acts ferociously towards Balmudo when he first insults Rizzo. The same happens later when he sees Rizzo with Balmudo at the dance.
67	%%* TroubledButCute
68	* TookALevelInKindness: In the live TV Show, before his race with the Scorpions, he refuses to drive because Rizzo's baby will need him in case anything goes wrong. And at the graduation carnival, he says to Rizzo that he doesn't care if it wasn't his mistake, he still wants to be there for her to raise the baby.
69
70	!!Doody
71
72	[[quoteright:105:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doody_726.jpg]]
73
74	->Played by: James Canning (Kingston Mines and Broadway, 1971-1972), Barry Pearl (film, 1978), Sam Harris (Broadway revival, 1994), Ryan Patrick Binder (Broadway revival, 2007), Creator/JordanFisher (''Grease Live'', 2016)
75
76	-->''"What's that playin' on the radio? Why do I start swayin' to-and-fro?"''
77
78	Doody is the youngest of the guys. He is small, boyish and open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude towards the other guys. Doody also plays the guitar.
79
80	* IWantSong: "Those Magic Changes" is Doody's solo. The song expresses Doody's love and passion for "Those Magic Changes", which is a nickname for the four chords progression commonly found in 1950's pop music (C, A minor, F, and G7). His character (in the play and live TV show) is mainly focused on his guitar-playing abilities.
81	* RaceLift: Is mixed race in the live TV show.
82	* TheRockStar: In the play and live TV show, Doody is frequently seen with his guitar. In the play, he precedes his song by bringing up how he has been taking lessons since the summer before the current school year. When dancing with Frenchy, he attempts to keep count (as musicians often do when they play music).
83
84	!!Sonny
85
86	[[quoteright:107:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sonny_1828.jpg]]
87
88	->Played by: Gerald Bolnick (Kingston Mines, 1971), Jim Borrelli (Broadway, 1972), Michael Tucci (film, 1978), Carlos Lopez (Broadway revival, 1994), José Restrepo (Broadway revival, 2007), Andrew Call (''Grease Live'', 2016)
89
90	-->''"I don't take no crap from nobody."''
91
92	Sonny is an Italian-looking guy, with shiny black hair and dark, oily skin. He is a braggart and wheeler-dealer who thinks he's a real lady-killer.
93
94	* CasanovaWannabe: From his introduction, Sonny clearly prides himself on being more attractive and tough than he actually is. Emphasized with the sunglasses and/or hat that the various versions of Grease have him wear.
95	* CoolShades: More prominent in [[http://www.masterworksbroadway.com/sites/broadwaymw/files/photos/GREASE_cast_phI_0.jpg the 1994 Broadway revival]] and [[https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/179614_10150094818824753_2349066_n.jpg the]] [[http://uk.glam.com/files/2011/03/GreaseII.jpg London]] [[https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/189145_10150130348394753_5254443_n.jpg productions]]
96	* DoNotCallMePaul: Sonny's real name is Dominic [=LaTierri=], but he does not like being referred to as such. Unfortunately for him, Miss Lynch does not take heed of this.
97	* MamasBoy: Is often teased about his mother doing things like waking him up, and about still earning an allowance.
98	* TookALevelInKindness:
99	** In the live TV Show, he is a lot nicer to Marty, even showing her a gift to her at prom, respecting her crush on Vince Fontaine. Finally he comforts her after she expresses sadness at being alone. This of course, earns him her love.
100	** In the play, after hearing about Rizzo's pregnancy, he tells her that he's there for her if she ever needs to talk to someone. She dismisses this as another one of his come-ons, but this time he actually seems genuine.
101
102	!!Roger/Putzie
103
104	[[quoteright:112:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/putzie_3288.jpg]]
105
106	->Played by: Gary Houston (Kingston Mines, 1971), Walter Bobbie (Broadway, 1972), Kelly Ward (film, 1978), Hunter Foster (Broadway revival, 1994), Daniel Everidge (Broadway Revival, 2007), David Del Rio (''Grease Live'', 2016)
107
108	-->''"I spend my days just mooning, so sad and blue..."''
109
110	Roger (renamed Putzie in the film) is the anything-for-a-laugh stocky type of boy. A clown who enjoys winding people up, he is full of mischief and is always dreaming up half-baked schemes and ideas.
111
112	* AdaptationNameChange: In the movie, he is named "Putzie". His nickname "Rump" is never mentioned, as well.
113	* ChivalrousPervert: He makes a lot of perverted comments in the play, and has a hobby of mooning people. Nonetheless, he quickly woos Jan and the two of them are the only romantic couple - besides Danny and Sandy - who sing a duet together.
114	* EmbarrassingNickname: In the play, Roger is referred to as "Rump" by his friends for being "the mooning champion of Rydell High". He takes the name as a title of pride, although Jan initially finds it embarrassing.
115	* FatComicRelief: In the stage version, his friends call him names like "Lard-ass," [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes "Porky"]] and "WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}", obviously implying that he's fat (though he's not cast that way in the movie or in all productions), and he's the funniest of the boys.
116	* IWantSong: Roger's duet with Jan - "Mooning" - emphasizes Roger's hobby of mooning people and his desire to be with Jan. The lyrics are comical - reflecting Roger's funny prankster personality - and use various definitions of the word "mooning" to comedic effect: to wonder aimlessly, to act in a dreamily infatuated manner, and to expose one's buttocks.
117	* {{Mooning}}: The T-Birds nickname him "Rump" in the play because of his habit of doing this. He considers it an honour.
118	* OddNameOut: Compare his name to Danny, Kenickie, Doody, and Sonny. It's the only one that's not a nickname and that doesn't end in a long "e" sound. Averted in the film with his AdaptationalNameChange.
119
120	!!Miller
121
122
123	->Played by: Bruce Hickey (Kingston Mines, 1971)
124
125	A young, kind of awkward and nerdier member of the Burger Palace Boys.
126
127	* AdaptedOut: For budget and timing purposes, this greaser did not make the cut when the show went to Broadway. He was re-instated in the remake of the original play, though other official productions have not added him back in.
128	* AdaptationNameChange: He was originally named Kenickie in the Kingston Mines staging. After his name was recycled for Danny's second-in-command (originally "Miller"), the producers for the 2011 Chicago production decided to not confuse the audiences by switching the names back, so ''this'' guy was rechristened as "Miller".
129	[[/folder]]
130
131	[[folder:The Pink Ladies]]
132
133	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pinkladies_9735.jpg]]
134
135	This is the club-jacketed, gum-chewing, hip-swinging girls' gang who hang around with the greaser boys.
136
137	!!In General
138	* PinkySwear: In the remake, Frenchy makes them swear on their Pink Lady pinkies that they won't tell anyone she's going to drop out of school.
139
140	!!Sandy Dumbrowski/Olsson/Young
141
142	[[quoteright:282:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sandyboth_4975.jpg]]
143
144	->Played by: Leslie Goto (Kingston Mines, 1971), Carole Demas (Broadway, 1972), Music/OliviaNewtonJohn (film, 1978), Susan Wood (Broadway revival, 1994), Laura Osnes (Broadway revival, 2007), Creator/JulianneHough (''Grease Live'', 2016)
145
146	-->''"I met a boy, cute as can be."''
147
148	Sandy is Danny's love interest. She is sweet, wholesome, naïve and cute, like Sandra Dee of the Gidget movies.
149
150	* AdaptationNameChange: Sandy's surname is changed to "Olsson" in the film, and again to "Young" in Grease Live.
151	* AdaptationalNationality: Is American in the play but the movie mentioned she moved there from Australia to account for Olivia Newton-John's accent.
152	* BettyAndVeronica: The sweet, innocent "Betty" to the "Veronicas" of Danny's two ex-girlfriends, Rizzo and Cha-Cha.
153	* DarkReprise: In the remake, she sings dark reprises to "Summer Nights" and "Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee'.
154	* DeadpanSnarker: She gets a good one in the TV special, when she defends Rizzo from Patty's gossiping:
155	--> '''Sandy:''' I think its more important to be kind.\
156	'''Patty:''' Hm... I'll stick with being good. \
157	'''Sandy:''' That's easy to do when you're unappealing.
158	* ForeignExchangeStudent: She's from Australia in the movie, so that Olivia Newton-John could keep her native accent.
159	* TheIngenue: Though unlike most ingénues, she eventually realizes she's not happy being one.
160	* InnocentSoprano: Sandy is the only main soprano; the only other soprano is a bit part. She starts out a wholesome goody-two-shoes (even explicitly compared to Creator/SandraDee, who was typecast as TheIngenue), unlike the rest of the girl-gang Pink Ladies, who are all altos or alto/mezzos.
161	* IWantSong: "It's Raining on Prom Night" (in the play) and "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (in the film and live TV show) are both songs that Sandy sings to emphasize her conflicting emotions of love for Danny.
162	* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Light to Rizzo's Dark, until the end when she discovers her own sexy Dark Femininity.
163	* NewTransferStudent: Transfers to Rydell at the beginning.
164	* NotInKansasAnymore: In the remake, she says she has a feeling she's not in Salt Lake anymore when Frenchy tells her about the smoking Health teacher.
165	* PaintedOnPants: Sandy's pants in the final scene of the movie are tight.
166	* TomboynessUpgrade: She goes from a sweet and naive GirlyGirl to a female greaser at the end of the movie.
167
168	!!Betty Rizzo
169
170	[[quoteright:106:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rizzo_27.jpg]]
171
172	->Played by: Sue Williams (Kingston Mines, 1971), Creator/AdrienneBarbeau (Broadway, 1972), Creator/StockardChanning (film, 1978), Creator/RosieODonnell (Broadway revival, 1994), Jenny Powers (Broadway revival, 2007), Creator/VanessaHudgens (''Grease Live'', 2016)
173
174	-->''"There are worse things I could do..."''
175
176	She is the leader of the Pink Ladies. Rizzo, a thin Italian with unconventional good looks, is tough, sarcastic and outspoken but vulnerable.
177
178	* AlphaBitch: Leads the Pink Ladies and is bitchy to Sandy.
179	* BettyAndVeronica: The tough, edgy Veronica to Sandy's innocent Betty, although they're not in a love triangle. Ironically, Betty is ''her'' first name.
180	* {{Bowdlerise}}: The remake replaces "[[ForeignCussWord Fongool]]" with "Be cool".
181	* BoyishShortHair: She's got a [[TheLadette Ladette-ish]] personality and short hair to boot.
182	%% * BreakTheHaughty
183	* DeadpanSnarker: She's very wry and sarcastic.
184	* DidYouThinkICantFeel: In "There Are Worse Things I Could Do", she explains "I can feel and I can cry. A fact I'll bet you never knew. But to cry in front of you. That's the worst thing I could do".
185	* DontYouDarePityMe: In the play, the other kids find out she's pregnant and offer to help her out but she reacts like this.
186	* EthicalSlut: She explains her outlook in the song "There Are Worse Things I Could Do":
187	-->I could flirt with all the guys,\
188	Smile at them and bat my eyes.\
189	Press against them when we dance,\
190	Make them think they stand a chance,\
191	Then refuse to see it through.\
192	That's a thing I'd never do.
193	* EmbarrassingFirstName: "Betty," the quintessential name for the type of cute, wholesome '50s girl (as exemplified by BettyAndVeronica) that Rizzo emphatically is not. No one gets to call her by it except Kenickie while they're having sex.
194	* ForeignCussWord: Says "Fongool" during ''Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee''. It's an Italian swear word that roughly translates as "Fuck you".[[note]]It's an Anglicisation of ''Vaffanculo'', which in turn is a contraction of ''Va' a fa' 'n culo'', which in turn is a dialect variation of ''Va a fare in culo'', which literally means "Go do [it] in [the/your] ass".[[/note]]
195	* IWantSong: "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" is Rizzo's solo song in-which she describes how society sees her as a trashy, undesirable, promiscuous female, but despite that judgment she has her own code of ethics and sticks to her guns - staying true to who she is inside.
196	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Although she can be a jerk to her friends, Rizzo is a good person at heart. Further emphasized in the live TV Show when Sandy defends her from Patty's gossiping about her pregnancy scare.
197	-->"I don't need anybody to fight my battles for me, but I got to admit, that was a good one."
198	* TheLadette: She's a tough and sharp-tongued girl who robustiously smokes, drinks, and has a OneOfTheBoys demeanor when interacting with the T-Birds. She refers to herself as a lady at one point in the film, to which a T-Bird responds, "Lady? I don't see a lady".
199	* LastNameBasis: She's usually called Rizzo or Rizz. When she's making out with Kenickie in his car, she asks him to call her by her first name, but has to tell him what it is.
200	* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Dark to Sandy's Light, until the end when she helps Sandy embrace her own Dark Femininity.
201	* PregnancyScare: Thinks Kenickie got her pregnant when his condom breaks and then her period is a few days late.
202	* TomboyishName: She's a [[TheLadette Ladette]] and goes by her androgynous/unfeminine-sounding last name (Rizzo) or Rizz, rather than her first name (Betty).
203	* {{Tsundere}}: To her boyfriend Kenickie.
204
205	!!Frenchy
206
207	[[quoteright:100:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frenchy_5364.jpg]]
208
209	->Played by: Hedda Lubin (Kingston Mines, 1971), Marya Small (Broadway, 1972), Creator/DidiConn (film, 1978), Jessica Stone (Broadway revival, 1994), Kirsten Wyatt (Broadway revival, 2007), Music/CarlyRaeJepsen (''Grease Live'', 2016)
210
211	-->''"Was it love at first sight?"''
212
213	Frenchy is a dreamer - good-natured but dumb. She is heavily made up, fussy about her appearance, particularly her hair. She can't wait to finish high school so she can be a beautician.
214
215	* BackToSchool: Returns to Rydell after flunking beauty school. Returns again in ''Film/Grease2'' to get her diploma and start a cosmetics company.
216	* BubblegumPopping: In the film, Frenchy blows up an enormous bubble during the "Beauty School Dropout" montage. It promptly gets popped by Teen Angel's finger.
217	* DaddysGirl: Tells Sandy that the only man a girl can trust is her daddy.
218	%% * TheDitz
219	%% * FieryRedhead: Subverted, given that Frenchy is one of the nicer characters to Sandy.
220	* IWantSong: Her "All I Need Is An Angel" song in the live TV show serves as Frenchy's "I Want" Song, which she lacked in the play and movie. In the song, she sings about how lost she is after having struggled with her studies as a beautician, and how she desires to have someone guide her.
221	* NotSoAboveItAll: Joins along with the other Pink Ladies in "Sandra Dee" (abeit reluctantly at first)
222	* RoseHairedSweetie: Frenchy is sweet and good-natured even when she does not have pink hair.
223	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Frenchy" is commonly misspelled as "Frenchie", such as in the end credits of the film.
224
225	!!Marty
226
227	[[quoteright:103:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marty_5289.jpg]]
228
229	->Played by: Creator/MariluHenner (Kingston Mines, 1971), Katie Hanley (Broadway, 1972), Dinah Manoff (film, 1978), Creator/MeganMullally (Broadway revival, 1994), Robyn Hurder (Broadway revival, 2007), Music/KekePalmer (''Grease Live'', 2016)
230
231	-->''"Freddy, my love, I miss you more than words can say..."''
232
233	Marty is the 'beauty' of the Pink Ladies. She is pretty and looks older than the other girls, but betrays her real age when she opens her mouth. Marty tries to act sophisticated.
234
235	* DateRapeAverted: Caught Vince Fontaine trying to [[SlippingAMickey drug her drink]] at the dance.
236	* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Marty, known as "the beauty", is generally played by a blonde actress.
237	* IWantSong: "Freddy, My Love" is Marty's solo number in the play and live TV show. In it, Marty makes clear that she is a gold digger who desires men for their riches.
238	* GirlfriendInCanada: Writes to boyfriends all over the world.
239	* GoldDigger: Given in the musical number "Freddy, My Love". She's more about dating guys so they'll give her expensive gifts and money, rather than actually being into them.
240	* LongDistanceRelationship: Is in several of these at once, mostly with military men.
241	* NamedByTheAdaptation: In the movie, her last name is "Maraschino".
242	* RaceLift: Is black in the live TV show.
243	* SummonBackupDancers: Sometimes calls in sailors to dance during ''Freddy, My Love''.
244
245	!!Jan
246
247	[[quoteright:106:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jan_8304.png]]
248
249	->Played by: Sheila Ray Ceaser (Kingston Mines, 1971), Garn Stephens (Broadway, 1972), Jamie Donnelly (film, 1978), Heather Stokes (Broadway revival, 1994), Lindsay Mendez (Broadway revival, 2007), Kether Donoghue (''Grease Live'', 2016)
250
251	-->''"Why must you go on mooning so all alone?"''
252
253	Jan is a chubby, compulsive eater. She is loud and pushy with the girls, but shy with the boys.
254
255	* BigEater: Jan loves to eat, and this is frequently brought up by her friends. In the play, Roger even calls her "Petunia Pig" for how much she consumes.
256	* GirlishPigtails: In the movie she sports two pigtails.
257	%%* IWantSong: She sings "Mooning"
258	* OddNameOut: Compare her name to Sandy, Betty (Rizzo), Frenchy, and Marty. Fittingly, she's paired off with Roger, the only boy whose name doesn't end in an "e" sound either.
259	* SexySweaterGirl: Roger tells her in the 2019 [=UK=] tour that he loves staring at her when she wears tight sweaters, which she takes as a compliment.
260	[[/folder]]
261
262	[[folder:Film-Exclusive Characters]]
263	!!Blanche Hodel
264
265	[[quoteright:105:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blanche_2826.jpg]]
266
267	->Played by: Creator/DodyGoodman (film, 1978), Haneefah Wood (''Grease Live'', 2016)
268
269	-->''"When I hear music, I just can't make my feet behave."''
270
271	Principal [=McGee=]'s faithful assistant. She can be a bit lightheaded at times.
272
273	%% * BumblingSidekick: To Principal [=McGee=].
274	%% * TheCameo
275	%% * TheDitz: Although less so than Frenchy and Patty Simcox.
276	* PromotedToLoveInterest: Flirts with Coach Calhoun in the remake.
277	* RaceLift: Black in the remake.
278
279	!!Mrs. Murdock
280
281	[[quoteright:108:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/murdock_4122.jpeg]]
282
283	->Played by: Creator/AliceGhostley (film, 1978), Eve Plumb (''Grease Live'', 2016)
284
285	-->''"How many days until Christmas vacation?"''
286
287	A teacher who has a mutual friendship with the greasers.
288
289	%%* TheCameo
290	* CoolTeacher: Accompanies the boys to their drag race.
291	%%* TeamMom
292	* WrenchWench: Helps the boys fix up Greased Lightning.
293
294	!!Tom Chisum
295
296	[[quoteright:103:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tomchisum_1406.jpg]]
297
298	->Played by: Lorenzo Lamas (film, 1978), Jon Robert Hall (''Grease Live'', 2016)
299
300	Tom is a jock who is fit and well-built.
301
302	* BrainlessBeauty: He's handsome, sure, but he's just not that bright.
303	%% * DumbJock: Danny thinks of him as one..
304	%% * LovableJock
305	* PairTheSpares: At the end of the movie, ends up with Patty Simcox despite very little foreshadowing or build-up of this relationship.
306	* TheVoiceless: He doesn't speak a line of dialogue. He does have one line in ''Grease Live'', however, where he calls Sandy pretty.
307
308	!!Couch Calhoun
309
310	[[quoteright:105:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/coachcalhoun_6876.jpg]]
311
312	->Played by: Creator/SidCaesar (film, 1978), Creator/WendellPierce (''Grease Live'', 2016)
313
314	-->''"When we get out there, we're gonna yank 'em and tear 'em and rip 'em! We're gonna take 'em and roll 'em around and rip 'em up to pieces! And then we're gonna slaughter 'em. And after the slaughter is over, we're gonna come back here and ring that victory bell... like we always wanted to."''
315
316	A coach who is passionate about his field of study.
317
318	%%* TheCameo
319	* CoolOldGuy: He goes to considerable lengths to help Danny find a sport that fits him, patient despite his lamentable and repeated failures.
320	* PromotedToLoveInterest: Has some chemistry with Blanche in the remake.
321	* RaceLift: Is black in the live TV show.
322	* RousingSpeech: Gives one for the Rydell Rangers' football team.
323	* SequelHook: WordOfGod says that his comments about the guys coming back to summer school were foreshadowing a sequel that never got off the ground.
324
325	!!Vi
326
327	[[quoteright:141:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vi_5835.jpg]]
328
329	->Played by: Creator/JoanBlondell (film, 1978), Creator/DidiConn (''Grease Live'', 2016)
330
331	-->''"You're too young to know."''
332
333	Vi is a waitress at the Frosty Palace who keeps in touch with the greasers.
334
335	%%* TheCameo
336	%%* HaremNanny
337	* RemakeCameo: Is played by Didi Conn in the remake, who played Frenchy in the originl.
338	* TeamMom: She frequently communicates with the greaser boys and girls, and seems to know all of them by name. She also gives advice to Frenchy about her future career.
339
340	!!Leo Balmudo
341
342	[[quoteright:95:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/leo_1280.jpg]]
343
344	->Played by: Dennis C. Stewart (film, 1978), Sam Clark (''Grease Live'', 2016)
345
346	-->''"The rules are... there ain't no rules!"''
347
348	Leo is the leader of the greasers' rival gang.
349
350	* AdaptationNameChange: His gang was renamed from the ''Flaming Dukes'' to the ''Scorpions'' in the movie.
351	* BadassBiker: Is head of a biker gang in ''Film/Grease2''.
352	* DrivingADesk: During the drag race in the remake he drives a car that's obviously not moving.
353	%%* EvilCounterpart: To Kenickie
354	* FlippingTheBird: To Vince Fontaine when he's kicked off the dance contest.
355	* TheGhost: His gang is only ever mentioned but not seen in the play.
356	* GracefulLoser: Despite losing the Thunder Road race to Danny (and having his car damaged), Leo seems relatively calm about his loss.
357	* TheRival: Has a gang that rivals the T-Birds.
358	* SuddenNameChange: His gang is renamed from the ''Scorpions'' to the ''Cycle Lords'' in ''Grease 2''.
359	[[/folder]]
360
361	[[folder:Other Characters]]
362
363	!!Miss Lynch/Principal [=McGee=]
364
365	[[quoteright:118:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lynch_2693.jpg]]
366
367	->Played by: Judy Brubaker (Kingston Mines, 1971), Dorothy Leon (Broadway, 1972), Eve Arden (film, 1978), Marcia Lewis (Broadway revival, 1994), Susan Blommaert (Broadway revival, 2007), Creator/AnaGasteyer (''Grease Live'', 2016)
368
369	-->''"You're just dawdling, aren't you? That's a fine way to start the new semester, Mr. [=LaTierri=]."''
370
371	In the stage version, Miss Lynch is an old-maid English teacher. In the film version and ''Grease Live'', she's the school principal instead and renamed Principal [=McGee=], but otherwise the same character.
372
373	* AdaptationNameChange: In the movie, she is no longer an English teacher, and is referred to as "Principal [=McGee=]".
374	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In the sequel, a girl tells her that she missed two periods and Miss Lynch calmly tells her she can make them up after class.
375	* DeathByAdaptation: In the original version of the stage play, the FramingDevice is Rydell High's 10th anniversary Class of 1959 reunion, which Miss Lynch hosts with the 28-year-old Patty and Eugene. For the 2011 revival of "The Original Grease'', however, the reunion was [[SettingUpdate updated]] to the 50th anniversary in 2009: since Miss Lynch would have obviously passed away by then, only the elderly Patty and Eugene host the reunion.
376	* GratuitousFrench: Ends her end of year speech with "Bon voyage".
377	%%* IWantSong: "Alma Mater".
378	* OhCrap: When she realises what the girl meant when she said she missed her periods. Complete with a "Where does the pollen go?" reprise from "Reproduction".
379	%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
380
381	!!Eugene Florczyk/Felsnic
382
383	[[quoteright:104:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eugenefelnic_9426.jpg]]
384
385	->Played by: Steve Munro (Kingston Mines, 1971), Tom Harris (Broadway, 1972), Creator/EddieDeezen (film, 1978), Paul Castree (Broadway revival, 1994), Jamison Scott (Broadway revival, 2007), Noah Robbins (''Grease Live'', 2016)
386
387	-->''"Miss Lynch, fellow graduates, honored guests, and others. Looking over these familiar faces really takes me back to those wonderful bygone days. Days of working and playing together, days of cheering together for our athletic teams—Yay, Ringtails!—and days of worrying together when examination time rolled around."''
388
389	Eugene is the class valedictorian. He is physically awkward, with weak eyes and a high-pitched voice. He's a typical 'apple-polisher' - both smug and pompous, but gullible.
390
391	* AdaptationNameChange: Eugene's surname is changed to "Felsnic" in the film.
392	* ButtMonkey: The T-Birds pick on him when they get back to school after the summer.
393	* ChekhovsSkill: The remake has him running the school's rocket club and he later uses his knowledge to fix up Greased Lightning's engine.
394	* ExtracurricularEnthusiast: In the remake, he runs the school's Rocket Club.
395	%%* IWantSong: "Alma Mater"
396	* KeepAway: The T-Birds do this with his Rocket Club poster from Eugene in the remake.
397	* PromotedToLoveInterest: Patty for Eugene in the live TV Show.
398	* TeamMemberInTheAdaptation: He gets invited to join the T-Birds in the remake after helping them win the drag race.
399	* ThrewMyBikeOnTheRoof: Goose takes his cello off him during the opening of ''Grease 2''. At the end of the song, we see that it's been stuck on top of the flagpole.
400	* TookALevelInBadass: In the live TV Show, Eugene is shown to have a passion for rocket science, which he uses to rev up the "Greased Lightning" car, which helps the T-birds win their race. For this, Danny gives Eugene his T-bird jacket, welcoming him into the group. At the end of the show, Patty asks if she can see his rocket, and they suggestively and quickly head over to the back of the gym.
401
402	!!Patty Simcox
403
404	[[quoteright:104:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pattysimcox_8786.jpg]]
405
406	->Played by: Polly Pen (Kingston Mines, 1971), Ilene Kristen (Broadway, 1972), Creator/SusanBuckner (film, 1978), Michelle Blakely (Broadway revival, 1994), Allison Fischer (Broadway revival, 2007), Elle [=McLemore=] (''Grease Live'', 2016)
407
408	-->''"Hit 'em again, Rydell Ringtails..."''
409
410	Patty is a typical cheerleader at a middle-class American public high school. She is an attractive, athletic, sure-of-herself type of girl who can be given to bursts of disconcerting enthusiasm. Patty can be catty, but in an All-American Girl sort of way; however, she can also twirl a baton.
411
412	%%* AlphaBitch
413	%%* TheDitz
414	* ExtracurricularEnthusiast: Is cheer captain, is in a Future Homemakers of America club, does gymnastics and was nominated for student council vice president.
415	%%* IWantSong: "Rydell Fight Song" and, to a certain extent, "Alma Mater"
416	* PromotedToLoveInterest: In the live TV show, Eugene becomes one for Patty, who at the end asks the former if he can show her his rocket, to which he says "Not here!" and they suggestively head over to the back of the gym.
417	* SarcasmBlind: Seems to think Rizzo's sincere when she says the first day of school is the greatest thrill of her life.
418	* SoreLoser: Can barely contain her annoyance at Sandy being a better cheerleader in the remake.
419	* ThatDidntHappen: Says it to Eugene in the remake after she lets him put his Rocket Club on the notice board full of her "Vote Patty" posters.
420
421	!!Vince Fontaine
422
423	[[quoteright:102:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vincefontaine_6600.jpg]]
424
425	->Played by: Mike O'Connor (Kingston Mines, 1971), Don Billett (Broadway, 1972), Edd Byrnes (film, 1978), Brian Bradley (Broadway revival, 1994), Jeb Brown (Broadway revival, 2007), Creator/MarioLopez (''Grease Live'', 2016)
426
427	-->''"Okay, cats! Put your mittens around your kittens, and away we go!"''
428
429	Vince is a typical 'teen audience' disc jockey, who is slick, egotistical and fast-talking. He is also a veteran 'Greaser'.
430
431	* CompositeCharacter: In some productions of Grease (such as the 2007 Broadway revival) Vince Fontaine also takes Johnny Casino's role and sings "Born to Hand Jive".
432	* DirtyOldMan: Tries to chat Marty up and [[SlippingAMickey slip her a mickey]].
433	%%* LargeHamRadio
434	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Seems to be based on Creator/DickClark who hosted ''Series/AmericanBandstand'' in real life.
435	* RaceLift: Is played by an actor of Mexican decent in the remake.
436	* SlippingAMickey: Marty catches him trying to put an aspirin in her Coke at the dance.
437
438	!!Johnny Casino
439
440	[[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/johnnycasino_8843.jpg]]
441
442	->Played by: Bob Santelli (Kingston Mines, 1971), Alan Paul (Broadway, 1972), Johnny Contardo (film, 1978), Music/JoeJonas (''Grease Live'', 2016)[[note]]His backing band was played by the rest of the members of DNCE.[[/note]]
443
444	-->''"Before I was born late one night, my papa said everything's alright..."''
445
446	A "greaser" student at Rydell who leads a rock 'n' roll band and likes to think of himself as a real rock 'n' roll idol.
447
448	* AdaptedOut: From the 2007 Broadway revival, which had Vince Fontaine sing "Born to Hand-Jive" instead.
449	* TheCastShowOff: In the film, Sha Na Na (which played the role of Johnny Casino and the Gamblers) cover several songs from the 1950's and the original 1972 musical's soundtrack.
450	* DoNotCallMePaul: Johnny Casino gets visible enraged when Miss Lynch refers to him by his real first name, "Clarence".*
451	%%* EmbarrassingFirstName
452	%%* IWantSong: "Born to Hand Jive"
453	%%* TheRockStar
454
455	!!Charlene "Cha-Cha" [=DiGregorio=]
456
457	[[quoteright:105:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chachad_5802.jpg]]
458
459	->Played by: Barbara Munro (Kingston Mines, 1971), Kathi Moss (Broadway, 1972), Annette Charles (film, 1978), Sandra Purpuro (Broadway revival, 1994), Natalie Hill (Broadway revival, 2007), Yvette Gonzales-Nacer (''Grease Live'', 2016)
460
461	-->''"They call me Cha-Cha because I'm the best dancer at St. Bernadette's."''
462
463	Cha-Cha is a blind date. In the stage version, she is slovenly, loud-mouthed and homely, but she's [[AdaptationalAttractiveness more attractive]] in the film. She takes pride in being the best dancer at 'St Bernadette's'.
464
465	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the character bios for the musical (see the description provided for her on this page), Cha-Cha is described as being a plain, slovenly type of girl, and was originally played by plus-size actresses who were otherwise made up to look less attractive. In the film and some stagings of the musical (such as the '94 revival by Tommy Tune), she's made out to be more conventionally beautiful.
466	* AscendedExtra: Cha-Cha is simply a dancer invited to the school hop in the musical, and has no previous connection to Danny. Her role was expanded quite a bit in the film.
467	%%* EvilCounterpart: In the film, she is this to Rizzo
468	* TheRival: In the film, she is this to both Rizzo and Sandy, since Kenickie brings her to the dance-off [[OperationJealousy to make Rizzo jealous]], and since she's also Danny's ex-girlfriend whom he ends up dancing with and winning the contest with instead of Sandy.
469	%% * SpicyLatina: In the live TV show, she's played by Yvette Gonzales-Nacer
470
471	!!Teen Angel
472
473	[[quoteright:159:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/teenangel_5685.jpg]]
474
475	->Played by: Mac Hamilton (Kingston Mines, 1971), Alan Paul (Broadway, 1972), Frankie Avalon (film, 1978), Creator/BillyPorter (Broadway revival, 1994), Stephen R. Buntrock (Broadway revival. 2007), Music/BoyzIIMen (''Grease Live'', 2016)
476
477	-->''"Beauty school dropout, no graduation day for you..."''
478
479	Teen Angel is a good-looking, falsetto-voiced, Fabian lookalike. He is a singer who would have caused girls to scream and riot back in 1958.
480
481	* AndYouWereThere: His backup singers are played by the rest of the Pink Ladies.
482	* ButNowIMustGo: He claims at the end of his song that he has to go to the MaltShop in the sky.
483	%%* TheCameo
484	* DecompositeCharacter: Replaced with a trio of singers in the remake.
485	* GenderFlip: Was played by [[Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}} Jennifer Holliday]] and later Darlene Love through part of the 1994 Broadway revival's run, and by Samantha Mumba in parts of the 2019 [=UK=] tour.
486	* GuardianAngel: He's Frenchie's guardian angel, giving her advice.
487	%%* IWantSong: "Beauty School Dropout"
488	* MagicalRealism: The movie's otherwise realistic besides him and the FlyingCar at the end.
489	* RaceLift: They're black in the remake. This was also the case in the 1994 Broadway revival.
490	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech / PepTalkSong: "Beauty School Dropout" is a very weird mix of the two. The Angel is basically singing to Frenchy that she would be an absolutely terrible beautician, so she better go back to high school, get her diploma and do something worthwhile with her life.
491	* SummonBackupDancers: Summons angelic backup singers played by the same actresses as the other Pink Ladies.
492
493	[[/folder]]
494
495
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Context Characters / Grease