
John Joseph Travolta is an American actor, dancer and singer. He first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease. Travolta's career re-surged in the 1990s, with his role in Pulp Fiction, and he has since continued starring in Hollywood films, including Face/Off, Ladder 49 and Wild Hogs. Travolta has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The first, for his role in Saturday Night Fever and the second for Pulp Fiction. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in Get Shorty. Travolta, the youngest of six children, was born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey, an inner-ring suburb of New York City. His father, Salvatore Travolta, was a semi-professional football player turned tire salesman and partner in a tire company. His mother, Helen Cecilia, was an actress and singer who had appeared in The Sunshine Sisters, a radio vocal group, and acted and directed before becoming a high school drama and English teacher. His siblings are Joey, Ellen, Ann, Margaret, and Sam Travolta. Travolta's father was a second-generation Italian American and his mother was Irish American; he grew up in an Irish-American neighborhood and has said that his household was predominantly Irish in culture. His family was Roman Catholic. Travolta married actress Kelly Preston in 1991. The couple had a son, Jett, (April 13, 1992 - January 2, 2009), and have a daughter, Ella Bleu, born in 2000. On May 18, 2010, Travolta and Preston announced that she is pregnant with the couple's third child. The couple has regularly attended marriage counselling, and Travolta admits that therapy has helped the marriage. Travolta was involved with actress Diana Hyland, whom he met while filming The Boy in the Plastic Bubble; the relationship ended when she died of breast cancer in 1977. Travolta is a certified pilot and owns five aircraft, including an ex-Australian Boeing 707–138 airliner. The plane bears the name Jett Clipper Ella in honor of his children. His $4.9 million estate in the Jumbolair subdivision in Ocala, Florida, is situated on Greystone Airport with its own runway and taxiway right to his front door. Travolta has been a practitioner of Scientology since 1975 when he was given the book Dianetics while filming the movie The Devil's Rain in Durango, Mexico.
Movie | Die Hart | Ron Wilcox | 2023-02-22 |
Movie | The Princess | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2022-05-30 |
Movie | Becoming Al Pacino | Self (archive footage) | 2022-02-06 |
Movie | Paradise City | Buck | 2022-11-11 |
Movie | American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective | self | 2022-08-15 |
Movie | Mr. Saturday Night | Self (archive footage) | 2021-11-13 |
Series | Die Hart | Ron Wilcox | 2020-07-20 |
Movie | Trading Paint | Sam | 2019-02-22 |
Movie | The Poison Rose | Carson Philips | 2019-05-23 |
Movie | The Fanatic | Moose | 2019-08-30 |
Movie | QT8: The First Eight | Self (archive footage) | 2019-10-21 |
Movie | The Great Satan | 2018-06-12 | |
Movie | Gotti | John Gotti | 2018-06-14 |
Movie | Speed Kills | Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow) | 2018-11-16 |
Movie | Studio 54 | Self (archive footage) | 2018-06-15 |
Movie | John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2017-03-19 |
Movie | Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees | Self - Host | 2017-04-16 |
Movie | Princess Diana: Her Life, Her Death, the Truth | Self (archive footage) | 2017-05-22 |
Movie | The Grease Story | Danny Zuko | 2017-11-05 |
Series | American Crime Story | Robert Shapiro | 2016-02-02 |
Movie | I Am Wrath | Stanley Hill | 2016-04-14 |
Movie | Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond | Self | 2016-05-13 |
Movie | David Blaine: Beyond Magic | Self | 2016-11-16 |
Movie | In a Valley of Violence | The Marshal | 2016-10-21 |
Movie | Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief | Self (archive footage) | 2015-01-25 |
Movie | Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's | Himself | 2015-06-13 |
Movie | Life on the Line | Beau | 2015-11-05 |
Movie | Criminal Activities | Eddie | 2015-11-20 |
Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
Movie | The Forger | Raymond Cutter | 2014-09-10 |
Movie | Killing Season | Emil Kovac | 2013-07-12 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | 2012-02-04 | |
Series | The Scrat Show | 2012-07-06 | |
Movie | Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking | Self | 2012-11-20 |
Movie | Casting By | Self | 2012-09-09 |
Movie | Savages | Dennis | 2012-07-06 |
Movie | Paul Williams Still Alive | Self (archive footage) | 2011-09-11 |
Movie | I'm Still Here | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2010-09-10 |
Movie | From Paris with Love | Charlie Wax | 2010-02-04 |
Movie | Waking Sleeping Beauty | Self (archive footage) | 2009-09-05 |
Movie | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | Ryder | 2009-06-10 |
Movie | Old Dogs | Charlie | 2009-11-24 |
Movie | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History | Himself | 2008-10-14 |
Series | Oprah's Big Give | Unknown | 2008-03-02 |
Movie | Bolt | Bolt (voice) | 2008-11-21 |
Movie | Wild Hogs | Woody Stevens | 2007-03-02 |
Movie | Brando | Self | 2007-05-01 |
Movie | Hairspray | Edna Turnblad | 2007-07-19 |
Movie | Lonely Hearts | Elmer Robinson | 2006-04-30 |
Movie | Tony Bennett: An American Classic | Self | 2006-11-22 |
Movie | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | Jim Irwin | 2005-01-01 |
Series | Fat Actress | Unknown | 2005-03-06 |
Movie | Sylvester Stallone Bio. | Self | 2005-03-01 |
Movie | Be Cool | Chili Palmer | 2005-03-04 |
Movie | The Punisher | Howard Saint | 2004-04-15 |
Movie | John Travolta: The Inside Story | Himself | 2004-04-22 |
Movie | A Love Song for Bobby Long | Bobby Long | 2004-09-02 |
Movie | Ladder 49 | Captain Mike Kennedy | 2004-10-01 |
Movie | Basic | DEA Agent Tom Hardy | 2003-04-18 |
Series | Celebrities Uncensored | Unknown | 2003-06-04 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | Austin Powers in Goldmember | John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy') | 2002-07-26 |
Series | Fear Factor | Unknown | 2001-06-11 |
Movie | Swordfish | Gabriel Shear | 2001-06-07 |
Series | Good Day Live | Unknown | 2001-09-17 |
Movie | Domestic Disturbance | Frank Morrison | 2001-10-28 |
Movie | Battlefield Earth: Evolution & Creation | Self | 2000-05-01 |
Movie | Battlefield Earth | Terl | 2000-05-12 |
Movie | Lucky Numbers | Russ Richards | 2000-10-27 |
Movie | Making of Pulp Fiction | Self | 2000-10-07 |
Movie | Forever Hollywood | Self | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Our Friend, Martin | Kyle's Dad (voice) | 1999-01-12 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Series | Where Are They Now? | Unknown | 1999-06-07 |
Movie | The General's Daughter | Paul Brenner | 1999-06-18 |
Movie | Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Himself | 1998-06-19 |
Movie | Welcome to Hollywood | John Travolta | 1998-10-01 |
Movie | Primary Colors | Jack Stanton | 1998-03-20 |
Movie | A Civil Action | Jan Schlichtmann | 1998-12-25 |
Movie | The Thin Red Line | Brig. Gen. David Quintard | 1998-12-25 |
Movie | Face/Off | Sean Archer | 1997-06-27 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | She's So Lovely | Joey Germoni | 1997-08-29 |
Movie | Mad City | Sam Baily | 1997-11-07 |
Movie | Phenomenon | George Malley | 1996-07-05 |
Movie | Broken Arrow | Vic Deakins | 1996-02-09 |
Movie | Michael | Michael | 1996-12-25 |
Movie | Get Shorty | Chili Palmer | 1995-10-20 |
Movie | White Man's Burden | Louis Pinnock | 1995-12-01 |
Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-01 |
Movie | Pulp Fiction | Vincent Vega | 1994-09-10 |
Movie | Look Who's Talking Now! | James Ubriacco | 1993-11-05 |
Movie | Boris and Natasha | Himself | 1992-04-17 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | Chains of Gold | Scott Barnes | 1991-09-15 |
Movie | Eyes of an Angel | Bobby | 1991-07-26 |
Movie | Shout | Jack Cabe | 1991-10-04 |
Movie | Look Who's Talking Too | James Ubriacco | 1990-12-14 |
Movie | The Experts | Travis | 1989-01-13 |
Movie | Look Who's Talking | James Ubriacco | 1989-10-12 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Ryan | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Movie | Basements | Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter") | 1987-05-12 |
Movie | The Grand Knockout Tournament | Self | 1987-06-19 |
Movie | That's Dancing! | Himself | 1985-01-01 |
Movie | Perfect | Adam Lawrence | 1985-05-15 |
Movie | Two of a Kind | Zack | 1983-01-01 |
Series | Harty | Unknown | 1983-09-20 |
Movie | James Bond: The First 21 Years | Self | 1983-05-27 |
Movie | Staying Alive | Tony Manero | 1983-07-11 |
Series | Wetten, dass..? | Unknown | 1981-02-14 |
Movie | Blow Out | Jack Terry | 1981-07-24 |
Movie | Urban Cowboy | Bud Davis | 1980-06-06 |
Movie | Grease | Danny Zuko | 1978-07-07 |
Movie | Moment by Moment | Strip | 1978-12-22 |
Movie | Saturday Night Fever | Tony Manero | 1977-12-16 |
Series | The Captain and Tennille | Unknown | 1976-09-20 |
Series | Mr. T and Tina | Vinnie Barbarino | 1976-09-25 |
Movie | The Tenth Level | Lab Technician (uncredited) | 1976-08-26 |
Movie | Carrie | Billy Nolan | 1976-10-31 |
Movie | The Boy in the Plastic Bubble | Tod Lubitch | 1976-11-12 |
Series | Welcome Back, Kotter | Vinnie Barbarino | 1975-09-09 |
Movie | The Devil's Rain | Danny | 1975-07-01 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Movie | Nightmare | Man Outside Store (uncredited) | 1974-01-08 |
Series | Emergency! | Unknown | 1972-01-22 |
Series | The Rookies | Unknown | 1972-09-11 |
Series | Medical Center | Unknown | 1969-09-24 |
Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-18 |