Biography
John Joseph Travolta (born February 18,1954) is an American actor, film producer, 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.
He 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. They were married until Kelly's untimely death at the age of 57 in 2020 from breast cancer.
He was previously 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.
He 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.
He 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.
Filmography
all 168
Movies 123
self 77
TV Shows 45
Producer 1
Voice 1
Cash Out (2024)
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles (2023)
The Shepherd (2023)
Mob Land (2023)
Die Hart (2023)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022)
Paradise City (2022)
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective (2022)
Mr. Saturday Night (2021)
Hart to Heart (2021)
The True Story of... (2020)
Die Hart (2020)
QT8: The First Eight (2019)
The Fanatic (2019)
The Poison Rose (2019)
Trading Paint (2019)
Speed Kills (2018)
Studio 54 (2018)
Gotti (2018)
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie (2017)
Pattern Recognition (2017)
The Grease Story (2017)
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees (2017)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood (2017)
David Blaine: Beyond Magic (2016)
In a Valley of Violence (2016)
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (2016)
I Am Wrath (2016)
American Crime Story (2016)
Criminal Activities (2015)
Life on the Line (2015)
Jay Leno's Garage (2015)
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's (2015)
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
The Forger (2014)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Kirstie (2013)
Killing Season (2013)
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking (2012)
Casting By (2012)
Close Up (2012)
The Scrat Show (2012)
Savages (2012)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
Paul Williams Still Alive (2011)
I'm Still Here (2010)
Kirstie Alley's Big Life (2010)
Kirstie Alley's Big Life (2010)
From Paris with Love (2010)
Old Dogs (2009)
The Jay Leno Show (2009)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Bolt (2008)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008)
Oprah's Big Give (2008)
Hairspray (2007)
Brando (2007)
Wild Hogs (2007)
Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006)
Lonely Hearts (2006)
Tarantino's Mind (2006)
The Reichen Show (2005)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
Olivia Newton-John: Video Gold 2 (2005)
Everyday Heroes: Real Stories from Real Firefighters (2005)
Fat Actress (2005)
Be Cool (2005)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (2005)
Bio. (2005)
Ladder 49 (2004)
A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
Crossings: John Woo (2004)
John Travolta: The Inside Story (2004)
The Punisher (2004)
Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone and 'the Good, the Bad and the Ugly' (2004)
John Travolta Remembers James Cagney (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Celebrities Uncensored (2003)
Basic (2003)
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts (2002)
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Domestic Disturbance (2001)
Good Day Live (2001)
Fear Factor (2001)
Swordfish (2001)
Lucky Numbers (2000)
Battlefield Earth (2000)
The Early Show (1999)
Rove (1999)
The General's Daughter (1999)
Where Are They Now? (1999)
Our Friend, Martin (1999)
Forever Hollywood (1999)
A Civil Action (1998)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
Bee Gees: One Night Only (1998)
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1998)
Primary Colors (1998)
Mad City (1997)
She's So Lovely (1997)
The View (1997)
Face/Off (1997)
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997)
Michael (1996)
Phenomenon (1996)
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film (1996)
Broken Arrow (1996)
White Man's Burden (1995)
Get Shorty (1995)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
Look Who's Talking Now! (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Boris and Natasha (1992)
Shout (1991)
Chains of Gold (1991)
Eyes of an Angel (1991)
Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
Look Who's Talking (1989)
The Experts (1989)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
The Grand Knockout Tournament (1987)
Basements (1987)
Perfect (1985)
Two of a Kind (1983)
Harty (1983)
Staying Alive (1983)
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
Blow Out (1981)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
Urban Cowboy (1980)
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978 (1979)
Moment by Moment (1978)
Grease (1978)
Grease Day USA (1978)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
Carrie (1976)
Mr. T and Tina (1976)
The Captain and Tennille (1976)
The Tenth Level (1976)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
The Devil's Rain (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Nightmare (1974)
The Rookies (1972)
Emergency! (1972)
Medical Center (1969)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)
Top of the Pops (1964)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Tony Awards (1956)
Panorama (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
Sanremo Music Festival (1951)
Olivia Newton-John: Twist Of Fate
That's Amore!
Cash Out 2: High Rollers
Assassination
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1954-02-18 (70 years old)
Birth NameJohn Joseph Travolta
Birth PlaceEnglewood, United States of America
ReligionCatholic Church
RelationshipsKelly Preston (1991-01-01 - 2020-07-12)
ChildrenJett Travolta, Ella Bleu Travolta
FatherSalvatore Travolta
MotherHelen Cecilia Travolta
SiblingsJoey Travolta, Ellen Travolta, Margaret Travolta
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesEncino · Jumbolair Airport, United States of America
Also Known AsДжон Траволта, جون ترافولتا, ジョン・トラボルタ, 존 트래볼타, จอห์น ทราโวลตา, 约翰·特拉沃尔塔, John Joseph Travolta, 존 트라볼타
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Donostia Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, IAS Freedom Medal
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