Olivia Newton-John

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NAME:	Olivia Newton-John
PROFILE:	Name: Olivia Newton-John Height: 5' 6" Sex: F Nationality: Australian Birth Date: September 26, 1948 Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK Profession: actress, singer Husband/Wife: Matt Lattanzi (actor; born on February 1, 1959; married in December 15, 1984; divorced in 1995) Father: Brinley Newton-John Mother: Irene Born (born on May 25, 1914) Sister: Rona Newton-John (actress) Brother: Hugh Newton-John Grand Father: Max Born (Lutheran German Nobel prize-winning physicist; born on December 11, 1882; died on January 5, 1970) Grand Mother: Hedwig Ehrenberg Daughter: Chloe Rose Lattanzi (actress, singer; born on January 17, 1986) Niece: Tottie Goldsmith (actress; born on August 27, 1962; father: Brian Goldsmith; mother: Rona Newton-John) Claim to fame: her role as Sandy Olsson in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Grease in 1978 Contact: Click here
GOSSIP:	Was a guest judge on the reality television series Grease: You're the One that I Want!. (January 28, 2007) Was a guest judge on American Idol. (January 31, 2007) Was awarded the O.A.M. (Officer of the Order of Australia Medal) in 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to entertainment and the fight against breast cancer. Lived in Cambridge, England, when she was a young girl. Soon after dropping out of Australia's University High School when she was in her mid-teens she returned to live in London, England. She had taken the suggestion of her favorite teacher to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. She later moved to Los Angeles in the mid-'70s, where she still resides. Grew up in both England and Australia. In 1954 (at age 5), she moved to Australia but returned to live in England 10 years later until she was 27. In 1975, she moved to the USA where she had already become well-established as a Pop and Country singer. Her winning of a talent contest in Australia led her back to England and on her path as a successful singer, performer and actress. Best known as a singer, she has over 25 Top 40 singles, more than half of which went Top 10, including five #1 hits. Her biggest hit was Physical which sold over 2 million copies and spent 10 consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 (beginning 21 November 1981). In 1988 she visited Australia to make a television special titled Olivia Down Under (1988) to coincide with the Bicentennial. She and Cliff Richard performed and Prince Charles and Princess Diana were also present. Received a special mention in The Goodies (1970) episode: Saturday Night Grease. Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. (1998) While recording her first hit If Not For You, Olivia's dog was in the studio with her and at one point knocked over a microphone stand. The noise is still evident in the song today (during the instrumental bridge near the end of the song). Her ex-brother-in-law is Jeff Conaway, who co-starred with her in GREASE (1978). Her song Physical was banned by a radio station in Provo, Utah for its suggestive lyrics. She still had a concert in the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah, filmed for video. MORE OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN TRIVIA
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