John Travolta

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John Travolta
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(71 y.o.)
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Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
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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.
Actor and director John Travolta
Actor and director John Travolta

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.
John Travolta as a child
John Travolta as a child
Beyond the arts, young John was also passionate about aviation—he collected model planes and could watch flight maneuvers for hours. Even then, he dreamed of becoming rich enough to buy his own private jet and pilot it himself.
John Travolta as a young man
John Travolta as a young man
Travolta started attending dance classes at the age of six. Thanks to his excellent physique, John was performing professionally on New Jersey theatre stages by age sixteen. He later performed in Broadway plays, which led him to quit school and enroll in the Dwight Morrow Drama School in Englewood.

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.
John Travolta in «Carrie»
John Travolta in «Carrie»
His dancing skills provided John with many roles in musical productions and movies. The actor starred in «Saturday Night Fever» in 1977, playing a typical late '70s youth whose character was interested solely in discos and fun.
John Travolta in «Saturday Night Fever»
John Travolta in «Saturday Night Fever»
His role in «Grease» followed in 1978. The movie catapulted Travolta to international fame as an actor, songwriter, and composer.
John Travolta singing and dancing in «Grease»
However, later in his career, things weren't going so well. Travolta declined the roles in «American Gigolo» and «An Officer and a Gentleman»; the fame then went to Richard Gere.

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 in «Blow Out»
John Travolta in «Blow Out»
Travolta caught another big break when Sylvester Stallone decided to try directing. Stallone directed «Staying Alive» in 1983, where John told audiences the full story of a successful dancer: the highs and lows – the hard work, training sessions, injuries, and disappointments.
Sylvester Stallone, Finola Hughes and John Travolta on the set of «Staying Alive»
Sylvester Stallone, Finola Hughes and John Travolta on the set of «Staying Alive»
Quentin Tarantino was Travolta's teen idol, so landing a role in his movie was incredibly lucky. In 1994 «Pulp Fiction» came out and Travolta received an Academy Award nomination for his role. Audiences went wild for gangster Vincent. The scene where Travolta dances the twist with Uma Thurman became the hottest dance craze of the '90s and later a cultural touchstone.
Uma Thurman and John Travolta dance scene in «Pulp Fiction»
After «Pulp Fiction», John's phone wouldn't stop ringing with role offers, and his paychecks skyrocketed. In 1995 the actor starred in the comedy thriller «Get Shorty», and a year later the action thriller «Broken Arrow» followed. In 1997 John dove into several movies across different genres: the comedy «She's So Lovely», starring Sean Penn; the drama «Mad City», where Dustin Hoffman was Travolta's co-star, and the thriller «Face/Off», co-starring John and Nicolas Cage.
Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in «Face/Off»
Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in «Face/Off»
According to Zoomboola.com, in 2000 Travolta decided to try his hand at directing. His first movie as a director was L. Ron Hubbard's «Battlefield Earth». The movie became infamous at the Golden Raspberry Awards, taking home seven out of nine prizes.

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.
A Look Inside John Travolta's Airport Mansion
Travolta also had his eye on genre films, surprising fans with his turn in «The Punisher» (2004), based on the Marvel comic book.
John Travolta in «The Punisher»
John Travolta in «The Punisher»
But Travolta's most shocking transformation? Playing a woman. In «Hairspray» (2007), the actor played the mother of a plus-sized girl with dancing dreams. The character was hefty and awkward, but Travolta's charisma made audiences adore her.
John Travolta in «Hairspray»
John Travolta in «Hairspray»
In 2009 Travolta starred in the family comedy «Old Dogs» together with Robin Williams. John's wife and daughter also appeared in the movie.

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

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.
John Travolta and Diana Hylend
John Travolta and Diana Hylend
Travolta married fellow actor Kelly Preston in 1991. She's best known for her role in «Twins» (1988) with Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Both John and Kelly are Scientologists, so a Scientology minister performed their wedding.
John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston
John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston
The couple had three children: sons Jett (1992) and Benjamin (2010) and a daughter Ella Bleu (2000). Their eldest son died in 2009 from a seizure related to Kawasaki disease.
John Travolta, his wife, and elder children
John Travolta, his wife, and elder children
In fall 2017, Travolta's former masseur accused him of sexual assault dating back to 2000. Another masseur had filed a similar lawsuit against John in 2012. Both cases were later dismissed. In 2014, Travolta's former pilot Douglas Gotterba claimed he'd been forced into a six-month sexual relationship with the actor, but John denied it.
John Travolta, his wife, daughter and son
John Travolta, his wife, daughter and son

John Travolta now

In 2018, Kevin Connolly's drama "Gotti" was released, starring John and his wife. The film bombed with audiences, earning a brutal 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
In 2019, three films featuring the actor were released back-to-back. These included "Trading Paint", "The Poison Rose", and "Fanatic". John Travolta was also referenced in the documentary "Untouchable", which explored the Harvey Weinstein scandal and harassment allegations.

John Travolta: latest news and articles

  • After Pulp Fiction everybody started to invite Travolta in different projects, for example when he is in the right place at the right time.
    2021-04-23 20:30:12
  • I`m going crazy about the dimple on the chin of Travolta :) I find it very attractive and sexy.
    2021-04-19 23:46:18
  • Right, Travolta was a good actor and he became famous fast, he used to play in many movies.
    2021-04-08 16:25:52
  • Pulp Fiction for Travolta was a starting point and after that, he became very famous.
    2021-03-29 09:36:53
  • One of the most charming actors and also talented!
    2021-02-12 22:53:50
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