Grease 2 - Cast

Cast

• Maxwell Caulfield as Michael Carrington/Cool Rider, a British exchange student and Sandy Olsson's cousin. Caulfield had already made his Broadway début with roles in The Elephant Man and Entertaining Mr. Sloane. Having seen his performances, Allan Carr offered Caulfield the role of Michael over thousands of applicants. Unlike co-star Michelle Pfeiffer, Caulfield's career following Grease 2 was damaged by the film's failure. He has been quoted as saying: "Before Grease 2 came out, I was being hailed as the next Richard Gere or John Travolta. However, when Grease 2 flopped, nobody would touch me. It felt like a bucket of cold water had been thrown in my face. It took me 10 years to get over Grease 2."

• Michelle Pfeiffer as Stephanie Zinone, the leader of the Pink Ladies. With only a few television roles and small film appearances, the 23-year-old Pfeiffer was an unknown actress when she attended the casting call audition for the role of Stephanie. Other better-known actresses up for the part included Lisa Hartman, Kristy McNichol, Andrea McArdle and singer Pat Benatar. Pfeiffer was a wild card choice, but according to Patricia Birch, she won the part because she "has a quirky quality you don't expect." Despite the disappointing reception of the film, Pfeiffer's meteoric rise to the Hollywood A-list began the following year when she played Elvira Hancock in Scarface.

The T-Birds

• Adrian Zmed as Johnny Nogerelli
• Peter Frechette as Louis DiMucci
• Christopher McDonald as Goose McKenzie
• Leif Green as Davey Jaworski

The Pink Ladies

• Lorna Luft as Paulette Rebchuck
• Maureen Teefy as Sharon Cooper
• Alison Price as Rhonda Ritter
• Pamela Segall as Dolores Rebchuck

Returning from the original Grease

• Didi Conn as Frenchy
• Eddie Deezen as Eugene Felsnic
• Eve Arden as Principal McGee (this was Arden's final film appearance before retiring from a five-decade career on stage and screen. She made a few more television appearances before her death in 1990)
• Sid Caesar as Coach Calhoun
• Dody Goodman as Blanche Hodel
• Dennis C. Stewart as Balmudo (appeared in the first film as Leo)
• Dick Patterson as Mr. Spears (appeared in the first film as Mr. Rudie)

Supporting cast

• Tab Hunter as Mr. Stuart
• Connie Stevens as Miss Yvette Mason (Annette Funicello was cast in the role, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.)
• Jean and Liz Sagal as Twin Cheerleaders who perform the song "Brad"
• Matt Lattanzi as Brad