John Travolta Makes Grease Reference In Moving Nod To Olivia Newton-John At Oscars

John Travolta vowed to be “hopelessly devoted to” late actors for their contributions to Hollywood in an emotional nod to late “Grease ” co-star Olivia Newton-John at the Oscars on Sunday.

Travolta, who starred alongside Newton-John in the hit 1978 film, honored the Grammy -winning singer and actor ahead of the Academy Awards ’ “In Memoriam” segment set to a tune sung by Lenny Kravitz .

“They’ve touched our hearts, they made us smile and became dear friends who we will always remain hopelessly devoted to,” Travolta said as he held back tears during a reference to Newton-John, who died last year following a long bout with breast cancer.

The moment introduced Kravitz’s performance of “Calling All Angels” and the “In Memoriam” video, which, Variety noted , failed to include late actors Anne Heche , Charlbi Dean and Paul Sorvino (although the actors were honored on the Oscars website ).

Kravitz’s touching performance of his 2004 song came to a close with one audience member shouting “thank you, Lenny” from the crowd.

You can watch his performance in the clip below.