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 John Joseph Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey, one of six children of Helen Travolta (n��e Helen Cecilia Burke) and Salvatore/Samuel J. Travolta. His father was of Italian descent and his mother was of Irish ancestry. His father owned a tire repair shop called Travolta Tires in Hillsdale, NJ. Travolta started acting appearing in a local production of "Who'll Save the Plowboy?". His mother, herself an actress and dancer, enrolled him in a drama school in New York, where he studied voice, dancing and acting. He decided to combine all three of these skills and become a musical comedy performer. At 16 he landed his first professional job in a summer stock production of the musical "Bye Bye Birdie". He quit school at 16 and moved to New York, and worked regularly in summer stock and on television commercials. When work became scarce in New York, he went to Hollywood and appeared in minor roles in several series. A role in the national touring company of the hit 1950s musical "Grease" brought him back to New York. An opening in the New York production of "Grease" gave him his first Broadway role at age 18. After "Grease", he became a member of the company of the Broadway show "Over Here", which starred The Andrews Sisters. After ten months in "Over Here", he decided to try Hollywood once again. Once back in Hollywood, he had little trouble getting roles in numerous television shows. He was seen on The Rookies (1972), Emergency! (1972) and Medical Center (1969) and also made a movie, The Devil's Rain (1975), which was shot in New Mexico. The day he returned to Hollywood from New Mexico, he was called to an audition for a new situation comedy series ABC was planning to produce called Welcome Back, Kotter (1975). He got the part of Vinnie Barbarino and the series went on the air during the 1975 fall season.He starred in a number of monumental films, earning his first Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for his role in the blockbuster Saturday Night Fever (1977), which launched the disco phenomenon in the 1970s. He went on to star in the big-screen version of the long-running musical Grease (1978) and the wildly successful Urban Cowboy (1980), which also influenced trends in popular culture. Additional film credits include the Brian De Palma thrillers Carrie (1976) and Blow Out (1981), as well as Amy Heckerling's hit comedy Look Who's Talking (1989) and Nora Ephron's comic hit Michael (1996). Travolta starred in Phenomenon (1996) and took an equally distinctive turn as an action star in John Woo's top-grossing Broken Arrow (1996). He also starred in the classic Face/Off (1997) opposite Nicolas Cage, and The General's Daughter (1999), co-starring Madeleine Stowe. In 2005, Travolta reprised the role of ultra cool Chili Palmer in the Get Shorty (1995) sequel Be Cool (2005). In addition, he starred opposite Scarlett Johansson in the critically-acclaimed independent feature film A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004), which was screened at the Venice Film Festival, where both Travolta and the films won rave reviews. In February 2011, John was honored by Europe's leading weekly program magazine HORZU, with the prestigious Golden Camera Award for "Best Actor International" in Berlin, Germany. Other recent feature film credits include box-office hit-comedy "Wild Hogs", the action-thriller Ladder 49 (2004), the movie version of the successful comic book The Punisher (2004), the drama Basic (2003), the psychological thriller Domestic Disturbance (2001), the hit action picture Swordfish (2001), the infamous sci-fi movie Battlefield Earth (2000), based upon the best-selling novel by L. Ron Hubbard, and Lonely Hearts (2006).Travolta has been honored twice with Academy Award nominations, the latest for his riveting portrayal of a philosophical hit-man in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994). He also received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for this highly-acclaimed role and was named Best Actor by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, among other distinguished awards. Travolta garnered further praise as a Mafioso-turned-movie producer in the comedy sensation Get Shorty (1995), winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy. In 1998, Travolta was honored by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts with the Britanna Award: and in that same year he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Chicago Film Festival. Travolta also won the prestigious Alan J. Pakula Award from the US Broadcast Critics Association for his performance in A Civil Action (1998), based on the best-selling book and directed by Steven Zaillian. He was nominated again for a Golden Globe for his performance in Primary Colors (1998), directed by Mike Nichols and co-starring Emma Thompson and Billy Bob Thornton, and in 2008, he received his sixth Golden Globe nomination for his role as "Edna Turnblad" in the big-screen, box-office hit, Hairspray (2007). As a result of this performance, the Chicago Film Critics and the Santa Barbara Film Festival decided to recognize Travolta with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his role.In addition, Travolta starred opposite Denzel Washington in Tony Scott's remake The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), and he provided the voice of the lead character in Walt Disney Pictures' animated hit Bolt (2008), which was nominated for a 2009 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film and a Golden Globe for Best Animated Film, in addition to Best Song for John and Miley Cyrus' duet titled, "I Thought I Lost You".Next, Travolta starred in Walt Disney Pictures' Old Dogs (2009), along with Robin Williams, Kelly Preston and Ella Bleu Travolta, followed by the action thriller From Paris with Love (2010), starring opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers. In 2012, John starred alongside Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, Emile Hirsch and Demi��n Bichir in Oliver Stone's, Savages (2012). The film was based on Don Winslow's best-selling crime novel that was named one of The New York Times' Top 10 Books of 2010. John was most recently seen in Killing Season (2013), co-starring Robert De Niro, and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. John recently completed production on the Boston-based film, The Forger (2014), alongside Academy Award winner Christopher Plummer and Critic's Choice nominee Tye Sheridan. John plays a second-generation petty thief who arranges to get out of prison to spend time with his ailing son (Sheridan) by taking on a job with his father (Plummer) to pay back the syndicate that arranged his release. John has received 2 prestigious aviation awards: in 2003, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation Award for Excellence for his efforts to promote commercial flying, and, in 2007, The Living Legends Ambassador of Aviation award.John holds 11 jet licenses: 747, 707, Gulfstream II, Lear 24, Hawker 1251A, Eclipse Jet, Vampire Jet, Canadair CL-141 Jet, Soko Jet, Citation ISP and Challenger. Travolta is the Qantas Airways Global Goodwill "Ambassador-at-Large" and piloted the original Qantas 707 during "Spirit of Friendship" global tour in July/August 2002. John is also a business aircraft brand ambassador for Learjet, Challenger and Global jets for the world's leading business aircraft manufacturer, Bombardier. John flew the 707 to New Orleans after the 2005 hurricane disaster bringing food and medical supplies, and in 2010, again flew the 707, this time to Haiti after the earthquake, carrying supplies, doctors and volunteers.John, along with his late wife, actress Kelly Preston (1962-2020), were very involved in their charity, The Jett Travolta Foundation, which raises money for children with educational needs.
Bio:
John Joseph Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey, one of six children of Helen Travolta (n��e Helen Cecilia Burke) and Salvatore/Samuel J. Travolta. His father was of Italian descent and his mother was of Irish ancestry. His father owned a tire repair shop called Travolta Tires in Hillsdale, NJ. Travolta started acting appearing in a local production of "Who'll Save the Plowboy?". His mother, herself an actress and dancer, enrolled him in a drama school in New York, where he studied voice, dancing and acting. He decided to combine all three of these skills and become a musical comedy performer. At 16 he landed his first professional job in a summer stock production of the musical "Bye Bye Birdie". He quit school at 16 and moved to New York, and worked regularly in summer stock and on television commercials. When work became scarce in New York, he went to Hollywood and appeared in minor roles in several series. A role in the national touring company of the hit 1950s musical "Grease" brought him back to New York. An opening in the New York production of "Grease" gave him his first Broadway role at age 18. After "Grease", he became a member of the company of the Broadway show "Over Here", which starred The Andrews Sisters. After ten months in "Over Here", he decided to try Hollywood once again. Once back in Hollywood, he had little trouble getting roles in numerous television shows. He was seen on The Rookies (1972), Emergency! (1972) and Medical Center (1969) and also made a movie, The Devil's Rain (1975), which was shot in New Mexico. The day he returned to Hollywood from New Mexico, he was called to an audition for a new situation comedy series ABC was planning to produce called Welcome Back, Kotter (1975). He got the part of Vinnie Barbarino and the series went on the air during the 1975 fall season.He starred in a number of monumental films, earning his first Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for his role in the blockbuster Saturday Night Fever (1977), which launched the disco phenomenon in the 1970s. He went on to star in the big-screen version of the long-running musical Grease (1978) and the wildly successful Urban Cowboy (1980), which also influenced trends in popular culture. Additional film credits include the Brian De Palma thrillers Carrie (1976) and Blow Out (1981), as well as Amy Heckerling's hit comedy Look Who's Talking (1989) and Nora Ephron's comic hit Michael (1996). Travolta starred in Phenomenon (1996) and took an equally distinctive turn as an action star in John Woo's top-grossing Broken Arrow (1996). He also starred in the classic Face/Off (1997) opposite Nicolas Cage, and The General's Daughter (1999), co-starring Madeleine Stowe. In 2005, Travolta reprised the role of ultra cool Chili Palmer in the Get Shorty (1995) sequel Be Cool (2005). In addition, he starred opposite Scarlett Johansson in the critically-acclaimed independent feature film A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004), which was screened at the Venice Film Festival, where both Travolta and the films won rave reviews. In February 2011, John was honored by Europe's leading weekly program magazine HORZU, with the prestigious Golden Camera Award for "Best Actor International" in Berlin, Germany. Other recent feature film credits include box-office hit-comedy "Wild Hogs", the action-thriller Ladder 49 (2004), the movie version of the successful comic book The Punisher (2004), the drama Basic (2003), the psychological thriller Domestic Disturbance (2001), the hit action picture Swordfish (2001), the infamous sci-fi movie Battlefield Earth (2000), based upon the best-selling novel by L. Ron Hubbard, and Lonely Hearts (2006).Travolta has been honored twice with Academy Award nominations, the latest for his riveting portrayal of a philosophical hit-man in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994). He also received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for this highly-acclaimed role and was named Best Actor by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, among other distinguished awards. Travolta garnered further praise as a Mafioso-turned-movie producer in the comedy sensation Get Shorty (1995), winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy. In 1998, Travolta was honored by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts with the Britanna Award: and in that same year he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Chicago Film Festival. Travolta also won the prestigious Alan J. Pakula Award from the US Broadcast Critics Association for his performance in A Civil Action (1998), based on the best-selling book and directed by Steven Zaillian. He was nominated again for a Golden Globe for his performance in Primary Colors (1998), directed by Mike Nichols and co-starring Emma Thompson and Billy Bob Thornton, and in 2008, he received his sixth Golden Globe nomination for his role as "Edna Turnblad" in the big-screen, box-office hit, Hairspray (2007). As a result of this performance, the Chicago Film Critics and the Santa Barbara Film Festival decided to recognize Travolta with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his role.In addition, Travolta starred opposite Denzel Washington in Tony Scott's remake The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), and he provided the voice of the lead character in Walt Disney Pictures' animated hit Bolt (2008), which was nominated for a 2009 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film and a Golden Globe for Best Animated Film, in addition to Best Song for John and Miley Cyrus' duet titled, "I Thought I Lost You".Next, Travolta starred in Walt Disney Pictures' Old Dogs (2009), along with Robin Williams, Kelly Preston and Ella Bleu Travolta, followed by the action thriller From Paris with Love (2010), starring opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers. In 2012, John starred alongside Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, Emile Hirsch and Demi��n Bichir in Oliver Stone's, Savages (2012). The film was based on Don Winslow's best-selling crime novel that was named one of The New York Times' Top 10 Books of 2010. John was most recently seen in Killing Season (2013), co-starring Robert De Niro, and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. John recently completed production on the Boston-based film, The Forger (2014), alongside Academy Award winner Christopher Plummer and Critic's Choice nominee Tye Sheridan. John plays a second-generation petty thief who arranges to get out of prison to spend time with his ailing son (Sheridan) by taking on a job with his father (Plummer) to pay back the syndicate that arranged his release. John has received 2 prestigious aviation awards: in 2003, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation Award for Excellence for his efforts to promote commercial flying, and, in 2007, The Living Legends Ambassador of Aviation award.John holds 11 jet licenses: 747, 707, Gulfstream II, Lear 24, Hawker 1251A, Eclipse Jet, Vampire Jet, Canadair CL-141 Jet, Soko Jet, Citation ISP and Challenger. Travolta is the Qantas Airways Global Goodwill "Ambassador-at-Large" and piloted the original Qantas 707 during "Spirit of Friendship" global tour in July/August 2002. John is also a business aircraft brand ambassador for Learjet, Challenger and Global jets for the world's leading business aircraft manufacturer, Bombardier. John flew the 707 to New Orleans after the 2005 hurricane disaster bringing food and medical supplies, and in 2010, again flew the 707, this time to Haiti after the earthquake, carrying supplies, doctors and volunteers.John, along with his late wife, actress Kelly Preston (1962-2020), were very involved in their charity, The Jett Travolta Foundation, which raises money for children with educational needs.
Tivia:
Spent nine months learning how to dance to disco music while filming Saturday Night Fever (1977).During the filming of The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976), he fell in love with Diana Hyland, 18 years his senior. She died of breast cancer at 41, in his arms, in 1977. Coincidentally, in 2020, his wife, Kelly Preston, the mother of his three children, also died of breast cancer.Turned down the roles: Splash (1984), Apollo 13 (1995) and Forrest Gump (1994). Tom Hanks was cast as the lead.Speaks French fluently.In 1985, Princess Diana asked him to dance at a party at the White House.Got the role of Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction (1994) primarily because Michael Madsen, the actor for whom the role was written, was unavailable due to a prior film commitment. Vincent was the brother of Michael Madsen's character Vic Vega (aka Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs (1992)) and the role jump-started his career after a long slump.Jett Travolta, his 16-year-old son, died following a seizure at the family's Bahamas holiday retreat on 1/2/09.Although he is often cast as Italian-American and is of Italian descent on his father's side, he has stated that his family was invested more in his mother's Irish ancestry, and he grew up mostly around Irish culture.Has claimed his favorite director to work with was Sylvester Stallone, for Staying Alive (1983). He said Stallone knew how to make him look the best on screen.Married Kelly Preston twice. Their first wedding on 9/5/91, by a French Scientologist minister, was declared illegal. The couple met during the filming of The Experts (1989).He owns (and is qualified to fly as second in command) a Boeing 707-138, appropriately registered N707JT, first built in 1964 for QANTAS Airlines of Australia. Recently he had the aircraft painted in its original QANTAS paint job and took it on a worldwide promotional tour for QANTAS and, in return, was trained as a 747-400 first officer with the company.He appeared on the cover of "Rolling Stone" magazine four times, the most for any actor (through 1994).In honor of his 60th birthday on 2/8/14, there was a special singalong showing of Grease (1978) at the Million Dollar Theater in Los Angeles. Before the start of the movie, a video tribute from Olivia Newton-John was played, followed by a thank you video from Travolta himself.Richard Gere practically owes his film career to Travolta. Travolta turned down the leads for Days of Heaven (1978), American Gigolo (1980), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) and Chicago (2002), all of which went to Gere.Owns homes in Santa Barbara, CA; Ocala, FL; Maine; and his wife's home state of Hawaii. Their main residence is in Ocala, where he owns a large home, complete with an airstrip for his planes.While filming Blow Out (1981), he suffered from insomnia, which he had since he was a child waiting up for his mother to come home from late acting jobs. He learned to play the violin to calm his nerves.He frequently eats at Denny's in the middle of the night, which is where he ate through Lucky Numbers (2000).Did yoga and boxing to lose his "love handles" for Swordfish (2001).He lost 20 pounds for his role in Saturday Night Fever (1977).Owns a vacation home on a small island in Maine's Penobscot Bay. The secluded 20-room chateau, surrounded by acres of pines, overlooks the ocean and comfortably accommodates up to 50 guests. He bought it because Christmas is his favorite holiday, and he wanted a place big enough to house his extended family.He was offered Richard Gere's role in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), and opted to go to American Airlines' jet pilot school instead.When introducing Idina Menzel at the 2014 Academy Awards, he mistakenly pronounced her name as "Adele Dazeem". The flub has since drawn a lot of attention and ridicule (including a Twitter account for Adele Dazeem). He apologized to Menzel and sent her a bouquet of flowers.Master of Ceremony at the Centennial of Flight Celebration at Kitty Hawk, NC, in December 2003, where he presented to John Glenn aviation's highest award.Has piloted or owned a multitude of jet aircraft, including three Gulfstream jets, a Learjet, and a Boeing 707. His most notable aviation feat was a successful landing at Washington National Airport in a Gulfstream IIB with complete electrical failure. Conditions at the time were night, IMC, icing.He was named one of the Most Valuable Actors of All Time, with the total gross of his films coming in at $4.3 billion.Is the youngest of six children--three boys and three girls--and was nick-named "Bone" when young because he was long and lean.Was considered for the role of Lester Burnham in American Beauty (1999) but Kevin Spacey, who went on to win a Best Actor Oscar for his performance, was cast instead.On 4/2/07, while piloting his return flight from Germany to New York, he was forced to make an emergency landing in his Boeing 707 at Ireland's Shannon Airport. He'd been promoting his new movie in Europe and encountered technical difficulties on his return flight. Fortunately for him, he was flying over Ireland at the time he first detected his private jet's engine problems and was safely diverted to Shannon on Ireland's west coast. Not allowing himself to be fazed by the whole ordeal, he grounded his 34-seater and continued his flight home on a commercial airline.Read for the Tom Hanks role in Splash (1984) but was discouraged by his agent from doing the film.Third child, son Benjamin, was born in a Florida hospital on 11/23/10 at 8 lbs. 3 oz.In 2006 his performance as Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever (1977) is ranked #73 on" Premiere" magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.Was among the guests at Tom Cruise's and Katie Holmes' wedding ceremony in Italy.Has a dance scene in nearly all of his films.Turned down several offers from the producers of Chicago (2002) to play the role of Billy Flynn. Richard Gere accepted the role and won a Golden Globe for his performance.Turned down the leading role in Forrest Gump (1994), a decision he later admitted was a mistake.He drew inspiration for his acting from James Cagney, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and others.He stars in three of the top 150 Greatest Movies of All Time, as listed by "Empire" Magazine: Blow Out (1981) (#139), Carrie (1976) (#86), Pulp Fiction (1994) (#9) [August 2015].He was inducted into the 2011 New Jersey Hall of Fame for his contributions to the Arts and Entertainment.Michael Jackson's song "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (1983) was originally written for Travolta but ultimately ended up as Michael's own personal recording from his 1982 "Thriller" album. Travolta would later appear as one of several celebrity cameos in Michael Jackson: Liberian Girl (1989).On the Saturday Night Live (1975) episode, John Travolta/Seal (1994), he parodied his Welcome Back, Kotter (1975) character Vinnie Barbarino.Owns a home in Ocala, FL, because of his wife's intense love of horses.Was told to gain 30 pounds for his role in Primary Colors (1998).He was to have played the lead role in "The Double", an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel about a man whose life is taken over by his doppelganger. He was being paid $17m and shooting was to have started in Paris in June 1996. Just days before principal photography was due to begin, he flew back to the US following an argument with the film's director, Roman Polanski, over alleged changes to the script, and the film collapsed shortly afterwards.He owns an Eclipse 500 twin turbofan aircraft.Has appeared in Hairspray (2007), opposite Michelle Pfeiffer, whose debut film was Grease 2 (1982), the sequel to Grease (1978), in which Travolta appeared.He was offered the role of Melvin Udall in As Good as It Gets (1997), which went to Jack Nicholson.He and Kelly Preston had a son, Jett Travolta (1/13/92-1/2/09).His characters make mention of an Al Pacino film in at least three of his films: Saturday Night Fever (1977), Get Shorty (1995) and Swordfish (2001).Was offered the role of the "Green Goblin" in Spider-Man (2002).In July 197, he became the very first male to make the cover of "McCall"'s magazine. |
| Name: |
John Travolta |
Type: |
Actor,Producer,Music Department (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Producer,Music Department |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Producer,Music Department |
| Model rank: |
68 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 02:58:10 |
| Height: |
6' 2' (1.88 m) |
| Biography: |
John Joseph Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey, one of six children of Helen Travolta (n��e Helen Cecilia Burke) and Salvatore/Samuel J. Travolta. His father was of Italian descent and his mother was of Irish ancestry. His father owned a ti |
| Trivia: |
Spent nine months learning how to dance to disco music while filming Saturday Night Fever (1977).During the filming of The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976), he fell in love with Diana Hyland, 18 years his senior. She died of breast cancer at 41, in his arms, in 1977. Coincidentally, in 2020, his wife, Kelly Preston, the mother of his three children, also died of breast cancer.Turned down the roles: Splash (1984), Apollo 13 (1995) and Forrest Gump (1994). Tom Hanks was cast as the lead.Speaks French fluently.In 1985, Princess Diana asked him to dance at a party at the White House.Got the role of Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction (1994) primarily because Michael Madsen, the actor for whom the role was written, was unavailable due to a prior film commitment. Vincent was the brother of Michael Madsen's character Vic Vega (aka Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs (1992)) and the role jump-started his career after a long slump.Jett Travolta, his 16-year-old son, died following a seizure at the family's Bahamas holiday retreat on 1/2/09.Although he is often cast as Italian-American and is of Italian descent on his father's side, he has stated that his family was invested more in his mother's Irish ancestry, and he grew up mostly around Irish culture.Has claimed his favorite director to work with was Sylvester Stallone, for Staying Alive (1983). He said Stallone knew how to make him look the best on screen.Married Kelly Preston twice. Their first wedding on 9/5/91, by a French Scientologist minister, was declared illegal. The couple met during the filming of The Experts (1989).He owns (and is qualified to fly as second in command) a Boeing 707-138, appropriately registered N707JT, first built in 1964 for QANTAS Airlines of Australia. Recently he had the aircraft painted in its original QANTAS paint job and took it on a worldwide promotional tour for QANTAS and, in return, was trained as a 747-400 first officer with the company.He appeared on the cover of "Rolling Stone" magazine four times, the most for any actor (through 1994).In honor of his 60th birthday on 2/8/14, there was a special singalong showing of Grease (1978) at the Million Dollar Theater in Los Angeles. Before the start of the movie, a video tribute from Olivia Newton-John was played, followed by a thank you video from Travolta himself.Richard Gere practically owes his film career to Travolta. Travolta turned down the leads for Days of Heaven (1978), American Gigolo (1980), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) and Chicago (2002), all of which went to Gere.Owns homes in Santa Barbara, CA; Ocala, FL; Maine; and his wife's home state of Hawaii. Their main residence is in Ocala, where he owns a large home, complete with an airstrip for his planes.While filming Blow Out (1981), he suffered from insomnia, which he had since he was a child waiting up for his mother to come home from late acting jobs. He learned to play the violin to calm his nerves.He frequently eats at Denny's in the middle of the night, which is where he ate through Lucky Numbers (2000).Did yoga and boxing to lose his "love handles" for Swordfish (2001).He lost 20 pounds for his role in Saturday Night Fever (1977).Owns a vacation home on a small island in Maine's Penobscot Bay. The secluded 20-room chateau, surrounded by acres of pines, overlooks the ocean and comfortably accommodates up to 50 guests. He bought it because Christmas is his favorite holiday, and he wanted a place big enough to house his extended family.He was offered Richard Gere's role in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), and opted to go to American Airlines' jet pilot school instead.When introducing Idina Menzel at the 2014 Academy Awards, he mistakenly pronounced her name as "Adele Dazeem". The flub has since drawn a lot of attention and ridicule (including a Twitter account for Adele Dazeem). He apologized to Menzel and sent her a bouquet of flowers.Master of Ceremony at the Centennial of Flight Celebration at Kitty Hawk, NC, in December 2003, where he presented to John Glenn aviation's highest award.Has piloted or owned a multitude of jet aircraft, including three Gulfstream jets, a Learjet, and a Boeing 707. His most notable aviation feat was a successful landing at Washington National Airport in a Gulfstream IIB with complete electrical failure. Conditions at the time were night, IMC, icing.He was named one of the Most Valuable Actors of All Time, with the total gross of his films coming in at $4.3 billion.Is the youngest of six children--three boys and three girls--and was nick-named "Bone" when young because he was long and lean.Was considered for the role of Lester Burnham in American Beauty (1999) but Kevin Spacey, who went on to win a Best Actor Oscar for his performance, was cast instead.On 4/2/07, while piloting his return flight from Germany to New York, he was forced to make an emergency landing in his Boeing 707 at Ireland's Shannon Airport. He'd been promoting his new movie in Europe and encountered technical difficulties on his return flight. Fortunately for him, he was flying over Ireland at the time he first detected his private jet's engine problems and was safely diverted to Shannon on Ireland's west coast. Not allowing himself to be fazed by the whole ordeal, he grounded his 34-seater and continued his flight home on a commercial airline.Read for the Tom Hanks role in Splash (1984) but was discouraged by his agent from doing the film.Third child, son Benjamin, was born in a Florida hospital on 11/23/10 at 8 lbs. 3 oz.In 2006 his performance as Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever (1977) is ranked #73 on" Premiere" magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.Was among the guests at Tom Cruise's and Katie Holmes' wedding ceremony in Italy.Has a dance scene in nearly all of his films.Turned down several offers from the producers of Chicago (2002) to play the role of Billy Flynn. Richard Gere accepted the role and won a Golden Globe for his performance.Turned down the leading role in Forrest Gump (1994), a decision he later admitted was a mistake.He drew inspiration for his acting from James Cagney, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and others.He stars in three of the top 150 Greatest Movies of All Time, as listed by "Empire" Magazine: Blow Out (1981) (#139), Carrie (1976) (#86), Pulp Fiction (1994) (#9) [August 2015].He was inducted into the 2011 New Jersey Hall of Fame for his contributions to the Arts and Entertainment.Michael Jackson's song "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (1983) was originally written for Travolta but ultimately ended up as Michael's own personal recording from his 1982 "Thriller" album. Travolta would later appear as one of several celebrity cameos in Michael Jackson: Liberian Girl (1989).On the Saturday Night Live (1975) episode, John Travolta/Seal (1994), he parodied his Welcome Back, Kotter (1975) character Vinnie Barbarino.Owns a home in Ocala, FL, because of his wife's intense love of horses.Was told to gain 30 pounds for his role in Primary Colors (1998).He was to have played the lead role in "The Double", an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel about a man whose life is taken over by his doppelganger. He was being paid $17m and shooting was to have started in Paris in June 1996. Just days before principal photography was due to begin, he flew back to the US following an argument with the film's director, Roman Polanski, over alleged changes to the script, and the film collapsed shortly afterwards.He owns an Eclipse 500 twin turbofan aircraft.Has appeared in Hairspray (2007), opposite Michelle Pfeiffer, whose debut film was Grease 2 (1982), the sequel to Grease (1978), in which Travolta appeared.He was offered the role of Melvin Udall in As Good as It Gets (1997), which went to Jack Nicholson.He and Kelly Preston had a son, Jett Travolta (1/13/92-1/2/09).His characters make mention of an Al Pacino film in at least three of his films: Saturday Night Fever (1977), Get Shorty (1995) and Swordfish (2001).Was offered the role of the "Green Goblin" in Spider-Man (2002).In July 197, he became the very first male to make the cover of "McCall"'s magazine. |
| Trademarks: |
Cleft chin and razor-sharp cheekbones
Often works some sort of dance into his roles
New Jersey accent
Dark hair with widow's peak
Sparkling blue eyes |
| Quotes: |
[on his role in Carrie (1976)]: I wanted to work with Brian De Palma. I knew the film would be interesting and attract a lot of attention.
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I have fame on the level of a Marilyn Monroe or an Elvis Presley, but part of the reason I didn't go the way they did was because of my beliefs. People make judgments about Scientology, but often they don't know what they're talking about.
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There is nothing gay in this movie (Hairspray (2007)). I'm not playing a gay man. Scientology is not homophobic in any way. In fact, it's one of the more tolerant faiths. Anyone's accepted.
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When they asked me to be Edna Turnblad I said, "Gee, 32 years as a leading man -- why me? What makes you think I'd be the perfect woman?".
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As you get older, you have to force yourself to have new dreams. For instance, I've been flying for 37 years but now teaching others to fly is interesting for me. Sometimes, you have to find new angles on life to keep you interested, like sharing successes and inspiring and helping others. You have to go out of your way to activate your dreams and keep them going in this third chapter of your life. |
| Salaries: |
Hairspray (2007) - US$14,000,000 including ca. US$3,000,000 prerequisites
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Be Cool (2005) - $20,000,000
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Ladder 49 (2004) - $20,000,000
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Basic (2003) - $15,000,000
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| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Music Department |
| Others works: |
(1977) Album: "Whenever I'm Away from You". NOTE: Included his Top 20 hit single "Let Her In".
(1973) TV commercial: US Army.
(2001) TV commercial: Heineken beer.
(1985) Music video: Appeared in Jermaine Jackson's video &q |
| Spouse: |
Kelly Preston (September 12, 1991 - July 12, 2020) (her death, 3 children) |
| Children: |
Benjamin TravoltaJett TravoltaElla Bleu Travolta |
| Parents: |
Helen Travolta
Salvatore Travolta |
| Relatives: |
Joey Travolta (Sibling)
Ellen Travolta (Sibling)
Ann Travolta (Sibling)
Margaret Travolta (Sibling)
Sam Travolta (Sibling)
Nicole Travolta (Niece or Nephew)
Rac |
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