John Travolta

John Travolta
John Travolta
	Travolta at Fan Expo 25 August 2019
Born	John Joseph Travolta; February 18, 1954; Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Occupation(s)	Actor, dancer, producer, singer, writer, pilot
Years active	1972–present
Spouse	Kelly Preston (m. 1991; died 2020)
Children	Jett Travolta (1992–2009); Ella Bleu Travolta (b. 2000); Benjamin Travolta (b. 2010);
Website	http://www.travolta.com

John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor, dancer and singer.

Biography

The youngest of six children,^[1] John Joseph Travolta was born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey. His father, Salvatore Travolta (November 1912 – May 1995),^[2] was a semi-professional American football player of Italian descent. His mother, Helen Cecilia (née Burke, January 1912 – December 1978),^[2] was an Irish-American actress and singer. He was raised Roman Catholic, but changed to Scientology in 1975.^[3]^[4]

Travolta was engaged with Diana Hyland who died of breast cancer in 1977, they met while filming The Boy in the Plastic Bubble.^[5] He married actress Kelly Preston in 1991. The couple had a son, Jett (1992–2009).^[6] Their daughter, Ella Bleu, was born in 2000. On May 18, 2010, Travolta and Preston said she was pregnant with the couple's third child.^[7] Later they said it would be a boy.^[8] Their son, Benjamin, was born on November 23, 2010 in Florida.^[9]

He starred in the movies Grease with Olivia Newton-John, Pulp Fiction with Samuel L. Jackson and Hairspray.

His wife, Kelly Preston died of breast cancer in July 2020.

Filmography

Feature films
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	The Devil's Rain	Danny
1976	Carrie	Billy Nolan
1977	Saturday Night Fever	Tony Manero
1978	Moment by Moment	Strip Harrison
1978	Grease	Daniel "Danny" Zuko
1980	Urban Cowboy	Buford 'Bud' Uan Davis
1981	Blow Out	Jack Terry
1983	Staying Alive	Tony Manero
1983	Two of a Kind	Zack Melon
1985	Perfect	Adam Lawrence
1989	The Experts	Travis
1990	Look Who's Talking Too	James Ubriacco
1991	Shout	Jack Cabe
1991	Eyes Of An Angel	Bobby	aka The Tender
1991	Chains of Gold	Scott Barnes
1992	Boris and Natasha: The Movie	Himself	cameo
1993	Look Who's Talking Now	James Ubriacco
1994	Pulp Fiction	Vincent Vega
1995	White Man's Burden	Louis Pinnock
1995	Get Shorty	Chili Palmer
1996	Broken Arrow	Maj. Vic 'Deak' Deakins
1996	Phenomenon	George Malley
1996	Michael	Michael
1997	She's So Lovely	Joey Giamonti	Also executive producer
1997	Face/Off	Sean Archer/Castor Troy
1997	Mad City	Sam Baily
1998	Primary Colors	Governor Jack Stanton
1998	The Thin Red Line	Brigadier General Quintard
1998	A Civil Action	Jan Schlichtmann
1999	The General's Daughter	Warr. Off. Paul Brenner
2000	Battlefield Earth	Terl	Also producer
2000	Lucky Numbers	Russ Richards
2001	Swordfish	Gabriel Shear
2001	Domestic Disturbance	Frank Morrison
2002	Austin Powers in Goldmember	Himself / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')	Cameo
2003	Basic	Tom Hardy
2004	The Punisher	Howard Saint
2004	A Love Song for Bobby Long	Bobby Long
2004	Ladder 49	Captain Mike Kennedy
2005	Be Cool	Chili Palmer
2005	Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D	James Irwin	Voice Documentary
2006	Lonely Hearts	Elmer C. Robinson
2007	Wild Hogs	Woody Stevens
2007	Hairspray	Edna Turnblad
2008	Bolt	Bolt	Voice
2009	The Taking of Pelham 123	Benard Ryder
2009	Old Dogs	Charlie Reed
2010	From Paris with Love	Charlie Wax
2012	Savages	Dennis
2013	Killing Season	Emil Kovac
2014	The Forger	Ray Cutter
2014	Gummy Bear the Movie	Gummy Bear	Voice
2015	Criminal Activities	Eddie	Post-production
2015	In a Valley of Violence	Ray Cutter	Filming
TBA	A Three Dog Life	Rich	Pre-production

Direct-to-video
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Our Friend, Martin	Kyle's Dad	Voice

Television shows
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1972	Emergency!	Chuck Benson^[10]	Episode: Kids
1972	Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law	—	Episode: A Piece of God
1973	The Rookies	Eddie Halley	Episode: Frozen Smoke
1974	Nightmare	Man Outside Store	Movie Uncredited
1974	Medical Center	Danny	Episode: Saturday's Child
1976	The Tenth Level	College Student	Movie Uncredited
1976	Mr T. and Tina	Vinnie Barbarino	Episode: Pilot
1976	The Boy in the Plastic Bubble	Tod Lubitch	Movie
1975–79	Welcome Back, Kotter	Vinnie Barbarino	79 episodes
1987	Basements	Ben	Movie Segment: The Dumb Waiter
1989	Boris and Natasha	Himself	Movie
2001	The Drew Carey Show	Vinnie Barbarino	Episode: What's Wrong with This Episode IV
2014	Kirstie	Mickey Russo	Episode: Mickey & Maddie

Discography

Albums
Year	Title	US
1974	Over Here!	—
1976	John Travolta	39
1977	Can't Let You Go	66
1978	Travolta Fever	161
1978	Grease	1
1983	Two of a Kind	26
1986	The Road to Freedom	—
1996	Let Her In: The Best of John Travolta	—
2003	The Collection	—
2007	Hairspray	—

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated Work	Award	Result
1977	Saturday Night Fever	National Board of Review Award for Best Actor	Won
1977		New York Film Critics Circle Award	3rd place
1978		Academy Award for Best Actor	Nominated
1978		Golden Globe Award for Best Actor	Nominated
1979	Grease	Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy	Nominated
1984	Staying Alive and Two of a Kind	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor	Nominated
1986	Perfect	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor	Nominated
1990	Two of a Kind, Staying Alive, Perfect and The Experts	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor of the Deacade	Nominated
1992	Shout	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor	Nominated
1994	Pulp Fiction	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor	Won
1994		Stockholm Film Festival Award for Best Actor	Won
1995		Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
		Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	Nominated
		BAFTA Award for Best Actor	Nominated
		Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
		Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor	Nominated
		Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards for Best Actor	3rd place
		David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor	Won
		London Critics Circle Film Award for Actor of the Year	Won
		MTV Movie Awards for Dance Sequence	Won
		MTV Movie Awards for Best On-Screen Duo	Nominated
		National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor	3rd place
1995	Get Shorty	New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Actor	Nominated
1996		Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical	Won
		Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast	Nominated
		American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture	Won
		Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor	Won
	Broken Arrow	MTV Movie Award for Best Villain	Nominated
	Broken Arrow	MTV Movie Award for Best Fight	Nominated
1997	Phenomenon	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Drama	Nominated
		MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance	Nominated
		MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss	Nominated
1998	Face/Off	Saturn Award for Best Actor	Nominated
		Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Action/Adventure	Nominated
		MTV Movie Awards for Best On-Screen Duo	Won
		MTV Movie Award for Male Performance	Nominated
		MTV Movie Award for Villain	Nominated
1999	Primary Colors	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical	Nominated
1999	Primary Colors	Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Comedy/Musical Actor	Nominated
1999	The Thin Red Line	Satellite Award for Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble	Won
1999	A Civil Action	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Drama	Nominated
2000	The General's Daughter	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Suspense	Nominated
2001	Battlefield Earth	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Couple	Won
		Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor	Won
		Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture	Nominated
2002	Swordfish and Domestic Disturbance	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor	Nominated
2006	The Boy in the Plastic Bubble	TV Land Award for Blockbuster Movie of the Week	Nominated
2007	Hairspray	Hollywood Film Award for Ensemble of the Year	Won
2007		Women Film Critics Circle Award for Hall of Shame	Won
2008		Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Nominated
		Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Nominated
		Critics Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble	Won
		Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Music, Adapted Song	Nominated
		Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble	Won
2009	Bolt	Critics Choice Award for Best Song	Nominated
2010	Lucky Numbers, Battlefield Earth, Swordfish, Domestic Disturbance and Old Dogs	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor of the Decade	Nominated
2010	Old Dogs	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor	Nominated

References

↑ Pearce, Garth (July 15, 2007). "On the move: John Travolta". Times Online. London. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Social Security Death Index". Ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
↑ Flynn, Gaynor (February 28, 2010). "The resurrection man". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
↑ "The Big Question: John Travolta". "THE BIG QUESTION" BBC1. January 28, 2004. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
↑ "Biography of Diana Hyland". IMDB. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
↑ Douglas Thompson (January 3, 2009). "'For John Travolta, protecting Jett was everything'". London: Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
↑ "John Travolta and Kelly Preston Are Expecting!". People. May 18, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
↑ "Kelly Preston and John Travolta Expecting a Boy!". People.com. August 25, 2010. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
↑ "John Travolta and Kelly Preston Welcome Son Benjamin". People.com. November 24, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
↑ "John Travolta". IMDb.

Other websites

John Travolta on IMDb

[Travoltaref1-1] Pearce, Garth (July 15, 2007). "On the move: John Travolta". Times Online. London. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2007.

[SSDI-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Social Security Death Index". Ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

[TSMH-3] Flynn, Gaynor (February 28, 2010). "The resurrection man". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved September 9, 2010.

[Travoltaref5-4] "The Big Question: John Travolta". "THE BIG QUESTION" BBC1. January 28, 2004. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2007.

[5] "Biography of Diana Hyland". IMDB. Retrieved March 28, 2007.

[6] Douglas Thompson (January 3, 2009). "'For John Travolta, protecting Jett was everything'". London: Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

[7] "John Travolta and Kelly Preston Are Expecting!". People. May 18, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2010.

[8] "Kelly Preston and John Travolta Expecting a Boy!". People.com. August 25, 2010. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.

[9] "John Travolta and Kelly Preston Welcome Son Benjamin". People.com. November 24, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.

[10] "John Travolta". IMDb.

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