CelebrityGreaseVanessa Hudgens' Dad Died Hours Before She Performed In "Grease: Live""Tonight, I do the show in his honor."By by David MackBuzzFeed News ReporterUpdated on February 1, 2016, 2:24 pmPosted on January 31, 2016, 6:51 pmTwitterFacebookLink On Sunday morning, Vanessa Hudgens announced via Twitter that her father, Greg, had died from cancer. Vanessa Hudgens @VanessaHudgens I am so sad to say that last night my daddy, Greg passed away from stage 4 cancer. Thank you to everyone who kept him in your prayers. 04:54 PM - 31 Jan 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite In August, Hudgens revealed on Instagram that her dad was sick and asked fans to pray for his recovery. View this photo on Instagram Hudgens shared the tragic news of his death just hours before she was due to take the stage in Fox's production of Grease: Live as Rizzo. She tweeted that, despite her dad's passing, she was going to still perform and "do the show in his honor." Vanessa Hudgens @VanessaHudgens Tonight, I do the show in his honor. 04:54 PM - 31 Jan 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite UPDATE: Hudgens performed Sunday night and wowed critics and fans with her rendition of "There Are Worse Things I Could Do." Juan C Arciniegas @JuanCarlosCNN And what about @VanessaHudgens? 👏🏼 #GreaseLive @GoGrease @FOXTV #ThereAreWorseThingsICouldDo 02:34 AM - 01 Feb 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Vanessa Hudgens’ Heart-Wrenching Performance In “Grease: Live” Wowed Everyone buzzfeed.com Topics in this articleGreaseVanessa Hudgens