Frankie Avalon explained why he nearly passed on playing 'Teen Angel' in the 1978 film, 'Grease.'
Frankie Avalon nearly missed out on his iconic 'Beauty School Dropout' moment in the 1978 film, 'Grease.' During an appearance on the 'Our Way with Paul Anka and Skip Bronson' podcast, the entertainer opened up about his initial reaction to being offered the part of 'Teen Angel,' a handsome young singer who serenades Frenchy in a daydream.
They said, 'Would you do it if we changed it?' I said, 'What do you mean, change it?'' Production agreed to make the film's scene different from the stage scene, in that they dressed in all white instead of black. 'We started working on the thing. That's how I did the picture. I said, 'Okay, I'll do it.' If you saw the play, that's how Teen Angel was,' Avalon said. 'The original character was not my style.
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