John Travolta
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.
Born: 18 February 1954
Played In
November 1963
Johnny Roselli
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Retiring Captain / Narrator (voice)
The Kick That United A Nation
Self
High Rollers
Mason Goddard
Cash Out
Mason Goddard
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Shepherd
Johnny Kavanagh
Mob Land
Bodie Davis
Die Hart
Ron Wilcox
The Playboy Murders
Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
Paradise City
Buck
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
Hart to Heart
Self - Interviewee
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
Die Hart
Ron Wilcox
The Fanatic
Moose
The Poison Rose
Carson Philips
Trading Paint
Sam
Speed Kills
Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
Gotti
John Gotti
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Self
Pattern Recognition
Self (archive footage)
The Grease Story
Danny Zuko
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
The True Story of...
Self (archive footage)
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Self - Host
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Life on the Line
Beau Ginner
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
Self
In a Valley of Violence
The Marshal
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
Self
I Am Wrath
Stanley Hill
American Crime Story
Robert Shapiro
Criminal Activities
Eddie
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
Danny Zuko (archive footage)
Jay Leno's Garage
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
The Forger
Raymond Cutter
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Kirstie
Mickey Russo
Killing Season
Emil Kovac
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Self
Casting By
Self
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
Savages
Dennis
The Scrat Show
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
I'm Still Here
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
From Paris with Love
Charlie Wax
Old Dogs
Charlie
The Jay Leno Show
Self - Guest
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Ryder
Bolt
Bolt (voice)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
Oprah's Big Give
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Self
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
Self
'Hairspray' Extentions
Self
It's 'Hairspray'!
Self
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
Self
Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
Self
Hairspray
Edna Turnblad
Brando
Self
Wild Hogs
Woody Stevens
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Self
El hormiguero
Self - Guest
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
Self – Danny Zuko (archive footage)
Lonely Hearts
Elmer Robinson
The Reichen Show
Self
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Jim Irwin
Be Cool, Very Cool
Self
Everyday Heroes: Real Stories from Real Firefighters
Fat Actress
John Travolta
Be Cool
Chili Palmer
Bio.
Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Ladder 49
Captain Mike Kennedy
War Journal: On the Set of 'The Punisher'
Self
A Love Song for Bobby Long
Bobby Long
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Host
John Travolta: The Inside Story
Self
The Punisher
Howard Saint
John Travolta Remembers James Cagney
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Basic
DEA Agent Tom Hardy
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
Self (archive footage)
Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages
Austin Powers in Goldmember
John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
Fifth Gear
Self
Domestic Disturbance
Frank Morrison
Good Day Live
Self
Fear Factor
Swordfish
Gabriel
Lucky Numbers
Russ Richards
Welcome to Hollywood
John Travolta
Battlefield Earth
Terl
The Early Show
Self
Rove
Self
The General's Daughter
Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
Where Are They Now?
Self
Our Friend, Martin
Kyle's Dad (voice)
Forever Hollywood
Self
A Civil Action
Jan Schlichtmann
The Thin Red Line
Brig. Gen. David Quintard
Bee Gees: One Night Only
Self - Tony Manero/Self - Danny Zuko (archive footage)
Junket Whore
Self
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Self
Primary Colors
Jack Stanton
Mad City
Sam Baily
She's So Lovely
Joey Germoni
The View
Self
Face/Off
Sean Archer
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
Michael
Michael
Phenomenon
George Malley
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
Self
Broken Arrow
Vic Deakins
America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary
Hosted by
White Man's Burden
Louis Pinnock
Get Shorty
Chili Palmer
Trailer Camp
(Archival)
Pulp Fiction
Vincent Vega
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Look Who's Talking Now!
James Ubriacco
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Boris and Natasha
Self
Shout
Jack Cabe
Chains of Gold
Scott Barnes
Eyes of an Angel
Bobby
Look Who's Talking Too
James
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
Look Who's Talking
James
The Experts
Travis
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Sacrée soirée
Self
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Self
Basements
Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?
Self
Perfect
Adam Lawrence
That's Dancing!
Self (archive footage)
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
Goldene Kamera
Self
Two of a Kind
Zack
Harty
Self
Staying Alive
Tony Manero
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
Champs-Elysées
Self
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Blow Out
Jack Terry
Wetten, dass..?
Self
Urban Cowboy
Bud Davis
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
Self
Moment by Moment
Strip
Grease Day USA
Self
Grease
Danny Zuko
Saturday Night Fever
Tony Manero
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Tod Lubitch
Carrie
Billy Nolan
Mr. T and Tina
Vinnie Barbarino
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
The Tenth Level
Lab Technician (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Welcome Back, Kotter
Vinnie Barbarino
The Devil’s Rain
Danny
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Nightmare
Man Outside Store (uncredited)
The Rookies
Emergency!
Chuck Benson
Film '72
Self
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Great Performances
Self
Medical Center
Danny
Top of the Pops
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
Panorama
Himself (archive footage)
The Oscars
Self
Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Special Guest
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter / Nominee
That's Amore!
Nick Venere
The Gentleman Thief
Mason Goddard
Black Tides
Bill Pierce
Syndicate
Special Agent Felix Miller
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