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 | Gunner | Self | 2024-06-06 |
Movie | Die Hart | Ron Wilcox | 2023-02-22 |
Movie | Barbie | Danny Zuko (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-07-19 |
Movie | Mob Land | Bodie Davis | 2023-08-04 |
Movie | Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-10-18 |
Movie | The Shepherd | Johnny Kavanagh | 2023-08-10 |
Movie | Becoming Al Pacino | Self (archive footage) | 2022-02-06 |
Movie | The Princess | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2022-05-30 |
Movie | American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective | Self | 2022-08-15 |
Movie | Paradise City | Buck | 2022-11-11 |
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 | QT8: The First Eight | Self (archive footage) | 2019-10-21 |
Movie | The Fanatic | Moose | 2019-08-30 |
Movie | The Great Satan | 2018-06-12 | |
Movie | Gotti | John Gotti | 2018-06-14 |
Movie | Studio 54 | Self (archive footage) | 2018-06-15 |
Movie | Speed Kills | Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow) | 2018-11-16 |
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 | Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie | Self | 2017-12-22 |
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 | In a Valley of Violence | The Marshal | 2016-10-21 |
Movie | Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond | Self | 2016-05-13 |
Movie | David Blaine: Beyond Magic | Self | 2016-11-16 |
Movie | Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's | Self | 2015-06-13 |
Movie | Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief | Self (archive footage) | 2015-01-25 |
Movie | Life on the Line | Beau Ginner | 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 | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
Series | The Scrat Show | 2012-07-06 | |
Movie | Savages | Dennis | 2012-07-06 |
Movie | Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking | Self | 2012-11-20 |
Movie | Casting By | Self | 2012-11-01 |
Movie | Close Up | Self (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 |
Movie | Paul Williams Still Alive | Self (archive footage) | 2011-09-11 |
Movie | From Paris with Love | Charlie Wax | 2010-02-04 |
Movie | I'm Still Here | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2010-09-10 |
Movie | Old Dogs | Charlie | 2009-11-24 |
Movie | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | Ryder | 2009-06-10 |
Movie | Waking Sleeping Beauty | Self (archive footage) | 2009-09-05 |
Series | Oprah's Big Give | Unknown | 2008-03-02 |
Movie | Bolt | Bolt (voice) | 2008-11-21 |
Movie | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History | Self | 2008-10-14 |
Movie | Wild Hogs | Woody Stevens | 2007-03-02 |
Movie | Hairspray | Edna Turnblad | 2007-07-19 |
Movie | Brando | Self | 2007-05-01 |
Movie | Tarantino's Mind | Vincent Vega (archive footage) | 2006-01-04 |
Movie | Lonely Hearts | Elmer Robinson | 2006-04-30 |
Movie | Tony Bennett: An American Classic | Self | 2006-11-22 |
Movie | Be Cool | Chili Palmer | 2005-03-04 |
Movie | Bio. | Self | 2005-03-01 |
Series | Fat Actress | Unknown | 2005-03-07 |
Movie | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | Jim Irwin | 2005-09-23 |
Movie | John Travolta: The Inside Story | Self | 2004-04-22 |
Movie | The Punisher | Howard Saint | 2004-04-15 |
Movie | Crossings: John Woo | Self | 2004-06-20 |
Movie | A Love Song for Bobby Long | Bobby Long | 2004-09-02 |
Movie | Ladder 49 | Captain Mike Kennedy | 2004-10-01 |
Series | Celebrities Uncensored | Unknown | 2003-06-04 |
Movie | Basic | DEA Agent Tom Hardy | 2003-04-18 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | John Travolta Remembers James Cagney | Self | 2003-09-30 |
Movie | Austin Powers in Goldmember | John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy') | 2002-07-26 |
Movie | Pulp Fiction: The Facts | Self (archive footage) | 2002-08-20 |
Movie | Swordfish | Gabriel Shear | 2001-06-08 |
Series | Fear Factor | Unknown | 2001-06-11 |
Movie | Domestic Disturbance | Frank Morrison | 2001-10-28 |
Series | Good Day Live | Unknown | 2001-09-17 |
Movie | Battlefield Earth | Terl | 2000-05-12 |
Movie | Lucky Numbers | Russ Richards | 2000-10-27 |
Movie | Forever Hollywood | Self | 1999-01-01 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Movie | Our Friend, Martin | Kyle's Dad (voice) | 1999-01-12 |
Series | Where Are They Now? | Unknown | 1999-06-07 |
Movie | The General's Daughter | Warrant Officer Paul Brenner | 1999-06-18 |
Movie | Primary Colors | Jack Stanton | 1998-03-20 |
Movie | Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Self | 1998-06-19 |
Movie | Welcome to Hollywood | John Travolta | 1998-10-01 |
Movie | A Civil Action | Jan Schlichtmann | 1998-12-25 |
Movie | The Thin Red Line | Brig. Gen. David Quintard | 1998-12-23 |
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 | 1994-08-14 |
Movie | Pulp Fiction | Vincent Vega | 1994-09-10 |
Movie | Look Who's Talking Now! | James Ubriacco | 1993-11-05 |
Movie | Boris and Natasha | Self | 1992-04-17 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | Eyes of an Angel | Bobby | 1991-07-26 |
Movie | Shout | Jack Cabe | 1991-10-04 |
Movie | Chains of Gold | Scott Barnes | 1991-09-15 |
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 Mark | 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 | 1985-01-18 |
Movie | Perfect | Adam Lawrence | 1985-05-15 |
Movie | James Bond: The First 21 Years | Self | 1983-05-27 |
Movie | Two of a Kind | Zack | 1983-12-13 |
Movie | Staying Alive | Tony Manero | 1983-07-11 |
Series | Harty | Unknown | 1983-09-20 |
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 | 1976-11-03 |
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 | 1953-03-19 |