John Travolta's Biography
John Travolta is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is a winner of a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. His role as Vincent Vega in Quentin Tarantino's «Pulp Fiction» catapulted him to worldwide fame. Net worth: $250 million.
Early Years
John Joseph Travolta, the sixth child in the family, was born in 1954 in New Jersey. His father had to quit his American football career and start selling car parts to provide for his wife and children. John's mother was an actress and a drama teacher. From childhood, John and his siblings were inspired by their parents' love for theatre, cinema, and music—three of them eventually became actors.

Acting Career
John Travolta got his first screen role in the TV series «Emergency» in 1972. Three years later he landed his role in the TV sitcom «Welcome Back, Kotter». The role made Travolta a teen idol of the '70s. His fame grew and John played in two more movies that year: «Tenth Level» and «The Devil's Rain».A year later Travolta landed his debut big-screen role. He scored a short but exciting and spectacular role in the horror movie «Carrie», based on Stephen King's novel.


His next role in Brian De Palma's «Blow Out» (1981) was a hit. From then on, exciting John Travolta movies hit theaters almost every year. Audiences gradually saw him as a charming, winsome guy who was also an incredible dancer.



John Travolta stands among the rare actors who've climbed back to the top after hitting rock bottom. In 2001, Travolta starred in two successful projects: «Domestic Disturbance» starring Vince Vaughn and Steve Buscemi, and «Austin Powers» where Travolta delivered a brief but memorable cameo.


In 2015, Scott Alexander's «American Crime Story» premiered with John co-starring alongside «Friends» alum David Schwimmer.

John Travolta's Personal Life
John met actress Diana Hyland—18 years his senior—on the set of «The Boy in the Plastic Bubble». They started a romance, but Diana was battling breast cancer and died a year later.


