Bobby Rydell (`194-2022) Frankie Avalon , Grease, 1977.       The show’s high school was named for Bobby Rydell. Yet he was rejected for the Teen Angel, which went to Frankie Avalon. Well, director Randall Kleiser had been an extra in Avalon’s Fireball 500, 1966. So it blows. Copyright © 2023 Crawley's Casting Calls. All Rights Reserved. Joomla! is Free Software released under the GNU General Public License.