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John Travolta
John Joseph Travolta, born February 18, 1954, is a prominent American actor, singer, and producer who began his career on television before transitioning into a leading movie actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. He achieved prominence starring in the sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979), and then featured in leading roles in films like Carrie (1976), Grease (1978), Urban Cowboy (1980), and Blow Out (1981). Travolta earned Academy Award nominations for Best Actor for his roles in Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Pulp Fiction (1994). Some of his other notable films include Get Shorty (1995), Broken Arrow (1996), Michael (1996), Face/Off (1997), and more. Aside from acting, Travolta has released nine albums and charted four singles on Billboard Hot 100's Top 40. Being more than just involved in music and acting, Travolta is also a private pilot.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: John Joseph Travolta
Born: Englewood, New Jersey, U.S
Citizenship: American
Birthday: February 18, 1954
Occupations: Actor, Singer, Producer
Years Active: 1972-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Kelly Preston
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Awards and Nominations Received by John Travolta
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Movies Featuring John Travolta
Carrie
Primary Colors
Blow Out
Hairspray
Savages
Mob Land
Bolt
Grease
A Civil Action
Face/Off
Pulp Fiction
From Paris with Love
Broken Arrow
Saturday Night Fever
Wild Hogs
Lucky Numbers
Old Dogs
Mad City
Be Cool
Get Shorty
Lonely Hearts
The General's Daughter
Urban Cowboy
Domestic Disturbance
Staying Alive
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
A Love Song for Bobby Long
Ladder 49
Phenomenon
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
Swordfish
Two of a Kind
Look Who's Talking
Look Who's Talking Now
The Poison Rose
Basic
Michael
Trading Paint
The Fanatic
Killing Season
Speed Kills
Gotti
Life on the Line
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Paradise City
Perfect
The Devil's Rain
Cash Out
High Rollers
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
The Secrets of Scientology
And the Oscar Goes To…
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley’s
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
The Grease Story
John Travolta, le miraculé d’Hollywood
Stayin’ Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
QT8: The First Eight
Making of Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Battlefield Earth
John Travolta: The Inside Story
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Songs: America’s Greatest Music in the Movies
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
The Light and the Dark: The Making of ‘Face/Off’
Tarantino’s Mind
Seriously… Phil Collins
Eyes of an Angel
Chains of Gold
Shout
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Basements
The Grand Knockout Tournament
The Experts
The Tenth Level
Moment by Moment
Grease Day USA
Boris and Natasha
Forever Hollywood
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen’s
Welcome to Hollywood
White Man’s Burden
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Our Friend, Martin
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Die Hart
Pulp Fiction: The Making Of
Nightmare
Junket Whore
Career Timeline
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2023
Mob Land
Sheriff Bodie Davis
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Die Hart
Ron Wilcox
2019
The Poison Rose
Carson Phillips
Trading Paint
Sam Munroe
The Fanatic
Moose
QT8: The First Eight
Self (archive footage)
2017
The Grease Story
Danny Zuko
John Travolta, le miraculé d’Hollywood
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Stayin’ Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Self - Host
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Self
2012
Savages
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Self
2007
Hairspray
Wild Hogs
Lonely Hearts
The Light and the Dark: The Making of ‘Face/Off’
Self (archive footage)
2004
A Love Song for Bobby Long
Ladder 49
John Travolta: The Inside Story
Self
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Songs: America’s Greatest Music in the Movies
Host
2000
Lucky Numbers
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
Making of Pulp Fiction
Self
Battlefield Earth
Terl
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