John Travolta

John Travolta

1954-02-18

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.

Also appears in

Cash Out

Cash Out

6.2

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

8.5

Grease

Grease

7.4

Die Hart

Die Hart

6.0

Bolt

Bolt

6.5

Carrie

Carrie

7.3

Hairspray

Hairspray

6.7

Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever

6.7

Face/Off

Face/Off

7.0

The Punisher

The Punisher

6.4

Michael

Michael

5.7

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Austin Powers in Goldmember

6.0

Domestic Disturbance

Domestic Disturbance

5.8

In a Valley of Violence

In a Valley of Violence

6.1

Staying Alive

Staying Alive

5.7

Phenomenon

Phenomenon

6.4

The General’s Daughter

The General’s Daughter

6.4

Wild Hogs

Wild Hogs

6.0

Old Dogs

Old Dogs

5.6

Blow Out

Blow Out

7.4