John Travolta Tears Up Paying Tribute to Olivia Newton-John at 2023 Oscars

they've touched our hearts they've made us smile and became dear friends who we will always remain hopelessly devoted to John Travolta in tears paying tribute to his beloved Greece co-star Olivia Newton-John Sandy because there was only one person in the world that was Sandy and that was Olivia Newton John the actor makes a special appearance at the 2023 Oscars to introduce the in memoriam segment featuring a performance from Lenny Kravitz in this industry we have the rare luxury of getting to do what we loved for a living and sometimes getting to do it with people that we come to love and since tonight is a celebration of the work and the accomplishments of our community in this past year it is only fitting then that we celebrate those we've lost part of John's intro paid special tribute to the late actress even borrowing an iconic lyric from one of Olivia's performances in their 1978 musical film Greece [Music] they've touched our hearts they've made a smile and became dear friends who we will always remain hopelessly devoted to so here with to honor them with a very special performance please welcome incomparable Lenny Kravitz [Music] is this the jacket this is the jacket this I've maintained we won't talk about the pants this year's in memoriam honored many actors actresses and filmmakers who had won Oscars or were nominated during their careers including Kirstie Alley Ray Liotta Irene Cara Raquel Welch and many more [Music] yes [Music] but some names were left off the list like Tom Sizemore and Hayes Leslie Jordan and Paul Sorvino causing some fans on social media to show their disappointment foreign

Channel: Entertainment Tonight

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Keywords: John Travolta, Olivia Newton John, Kirstie Alley, Lenny Kravitz, Academy Awards, Oscars

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Length: 2min 48sec (168 seconds)

Published: Mon Mar 13 2023