Beauty school Dropout - Wikipedia Beauty school Dropout `` Beauty School Dropout '' is a song from the musical Grease. In the musical, the song is the showcase piece of the Teen Angel, who makes his only appearance in the musical to sing the song. The Teen Angel is Frenchy 's guardian angel, and script notes specifically identify him as a Fabian look - alike, dressed in all - white. The Teen Angel appears to Frenchy, who has recently dropped out of beauty school out of frustration with her teachers, asks for a guardian angel in the mold of those seen in Debbie Reynolds movies. The Angel descends from the heavens, then pointedly sings to her that she lacks work ethic and suggests that she return to high school so that she might eventually qualify for a career as a stenographer later in life. Frenchy silently refuses and walks away, leading the Angel to close his number by lamenting her refusal to listen and ascending back to the heavens. ( The film version does not have Frenchy refusing the advice, and the lyrics are likewise adjusted. ) Alan Paul, later a member of The Manhattan Transfer, originated the role on Broadway. It is not uncommon for the role of the Teen Angel to be held as a dual role by one of the other characters in the cast during stage adaptations ( in Paul 's case, he also appeared as bandleader Johnny Casino ). It was recorded by Frankie Avalon ( who, like Fabian, was a client of Bob Marcucci 's during his heyday ) for the 1978 film adaptation of Grease, a role he reprised on stage through the 1990s and early 2000s. The Wild Angels recorded an earlier version for Decca Records in 1972. In the Noddy episode `` The Tooth Fairy '', a parody of the song entitled `` Tooth Fairy '' is performed by Johnny Crawfish, Whiny, Whimper and the Ruby Reds, with the lyrics altered to be about Johnny 's first childhood encounter with the Tooth Fairy. In 2012 the song was featured in an episode of the TV musical series Glee and in the related extended play soundtrack in a version sung by Darren Criss. In 2017, Sandy and Richard Riccardi performed a spoof of the song called `` Tiki Torch Nazis '', in reference to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. References Jump up ^ `` T Birds and Pink Ladies together again ''. WECT. Jump up ^ `` Review : Grease at Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds until Saturday ''. East Anglian News. Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fEMygEiSdc Grease Adaptations Grease ( film ) Grease 2 Grease : Live Songs `` Grease '' `` Summer Nights '' `` Hopelessly Devoted to You '' `` Greased Lightnin ' '' `` Beauty School Dropout '' `` Sandy '' `` There Are Worse Things I Could Do '' `` You 're the One That I Want '' `` The Grease Megamix '' Soundtracks / albums Grease ( film ) soundtrack Grease 2 soundtrack 2007 Broadway cast recording TV series Grease : You 're the One That I Want ! Grease Is the Word Grease : The School Musical Miscellaneous Grease ( video game ) Grease Dance Glee : The Music Presents Glease Greased This musical theatre related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beauty_School_Dropout&oldid=805110788 '' Categories : Songs from Grease ( film ) Songs from Grease ( musical ) Songs written by Jim Jacobs Songs written by Warren Casey Musical theatre stubs Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 13 October 2017, at 03 : 29. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang the song beauty school dropout in the movie grease
Answer: Frankie Avalon