Biography
John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He began acting on television before transitioning into a leading man in film. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Travolta came to prominence starring in the sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979), followed by leading roles in Carrie (1976), Grease (1978), Urban Cowboy (1980), and Blow Out (1981). He earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Pulp Fiction (1994). His other notable films include Get Shorty (1995), Broken Arrow (1996), Michael (1996), Face/Off (1997), A Civil Action (1998), Primary Colors (1998), The General's Daughter (1999), The Punisher (2004), Wild Hogs (2007), Hairspray (2007), Bolt (2008), and Savages (2012).
Travolta returned to television, portraying lawyer Robert Shapiro in the series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story. He received an Emmy Award as a producer and nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He was also Emmy-nominated for his role in the action-comedy web series Die Hart (2021).
Travolta has released nine albums outside of acting, including four singles that charted on the Billboard Hot 100's Top 40. His albums typically accompanied films he starred in, such as Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture (1978), which topped the Billboard 200. Travolta is also a private pilot.
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Filmography
all 181
Movies 130
self 87
TV Shows 51
Producer 8
Voice 2
Narrator 1
Writer 1

High Rollers (2025)

Cash Out (2024)

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles (2023)

The Shepherd (2023)

Mob Land (2023)

Die Hart (2023)

The Playboy Murders (2023)

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022)

Mr. Saturday Night (2021)

Hart to Heart (2021)

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (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)

Pattern Recognition (2017)

The Grease Story (2017)

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood (2017)

Life on the Line (2016)

In a Valley of Violence (2016)

I Am Wrath (2016)

American Crime Story (2016)

Criminal Activities (2015)

Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales (2015)

The Forger (2014)

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Kirstie (2013)

Killing Season (2013)

Close Up (2012)

Savages (2012)

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)

Paul Williams Still Alive (2011)

I'm Still Here (2010)

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)

From Paris with Love (2010)

Old Dogs (2009)

Bolt (2008)

The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off' (2007)

Hairspray (2007)

Wild Hogs (2007)

Lonely Hearts (2006)

Tarantino's Mind (2006)

Olivia Newton-John: Video Gold 2 (2005)

Fat Actress (2005)

Be Cool (2005)

Bio. (2005)

Ladder 49 (2004)

A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)

The Punisher (2004)

Basic (2003)

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002)

Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

Domestic Disturbance (2001)

Swordfish (2001)

Lucky Numbers (2000)

Battlefield Earth (2000)

Rove (1999)

The General's Daughter (1999)

Our Friend, Martin (1999)

A Civil Action (1998)

The Thin Red Line (1998)

Welcome to Hollywood (1998)

Primary Colors (1998)

Mad City (1997)

She's So Lovely (1997)

Face/Off (1997)

Michael (1996)

Phenomenon (1996)

Broken Arrow (1996)

White Man's Burden (1995)

Get Shorty (1995)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Look Who's Talking Now! (1993)

Shout (1991)

Chains of Gold (1991)

Look Who's Talking Too (1990)

Look Who's Talking (1989)

The Experts (1989)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)

Basements (1987)

Perfect (1985)

Harty (1983)

Staying Alive (1983)

Blow Out (1981)

Urban Cowboy (1980)

Grease (1978)

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)

Carrie (1976)

Mr. T and Tina (1976)

The Tenth Level (1976)

Saturday Night Live (1975)

Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)

Nightmare (1974)

Emergency! (1972)

Tony Awards (1956)

Panorama (1953)

Sanremo Music Festival (1951)

Golden Globe Awards (1944)

Pulp Fiction: The Facts

Cash Out 3

Olivia Newton-John: Twist Of Fate

November 1963

That's Amore!
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1954-02-18 (71 years old)
Birth NameJohn Joseph Travolta
Birth PlaceEnglewood, United States
ReligionCatholic Church
RelationshipsKelly Preston (1991 - 2020)
ChildrenJett Travolta, Ella Bleu Travolta
FatherSalvatore Travolta
MotherHelen Cecilia Travolta
SiblingsJoey Travolta, Ellen Travolta, Margaret Travolta
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesEncino · Jumbolair Airport, United States
Also Known As존 트래볼타, John Joseph Travolta, 約翰·屈伏塔, جان تراولتا
AwardsDavid di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor, Donostia Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, IAS Freedom Medal, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, New Jersey Hall of Fame
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