John Travolta Pays Tribute to Olivia Newton-John, Pardodies Iconic 'Grease' Duet [WATCH]

John Travolta Pays Tribute to Olivia Newton-John, Pardodies Iconic 'Grease' Duet [WATCH]
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The world finally got a glimpse of Danny Zuko from "Grease" again!

Just days ahead of the Super Bowl LVII, John Travolta channeled his inner Danny Zuko for a hilarious parody with Zach Braff and Donald Faison.

Instead of singing the lyrics of "Summer Nights," a duet Travolta first performed with his "Grease" costar Olivia Newton-John, the 68-year-old was singing about wifi speed and prices.

According to reports, Braff and Faison couldn't help but be in awe and starstruck by Travolta when they first met on the set of the T-Mobile commercial.

"We just feel really, super lucky and we had no idea that the one we did last year would be such a hit," Braff explained. We certainly had no idea they'd ask us back again, so we're just super excited and honored because it's the most people that watch anything in the country."

"Listen, I have a really hard time meeting other actors or peers and stuff like that," Faison said. "I get excited for anyone and everyone, but I will tell you this: If you are in my top five, top 10, I'm going to go crazy. Travolta's in my top five and I went crazy."

Just like other fans of the actor, the pair tried to collect themselves before they met Travolta, which did not exactly go as planned.

"We had a talk beforehand. I said, 'Donald, be chill. Don't start asking questions about the movies until we've settled this.'"

"Ten seconds in, he starts asking questions about Face/Off. I'm like, 'Bro, we had a discussion," Braff laughingly shared.

As Braff noted, this isn't the pair's first time doing a commercial for T-Mobile, in fact, for last year's Super Bowl ad, they parodied "I Feel Pretty" from "West Side Story," reports say.

Olivia Newton-Jonh Tribute

It has been six months since the tragic and sudden death of Newton-John.

Travolta was one of the celebrities who openly mourned her loss, and paid tribute to her following her death.

"My dearest Olivia, you made all of our lives so much better," he wrote on Instagram. "Your impact was incredible. I love you so much. We will see you down the road and we will all be together again. Yours from the first moment I saw you and forever!"

Travolta and Newton-John portrayed high school lovers, Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson in the musical romantic comedy movie "Grease," which first premiered in 1978.

The movie received five nominations at the 1979 Golden Globes Award, including best motion picture under the musical or comedy category as well as two nominations for best original song for "Hopelessly Devoted to you and "Grease."

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John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Tribute, Super Bowl
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