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John Travolta

John Travolta in 1983
Born John Joseph Travolta
February 18, 1954 (1954-02-18) (age 54)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Actor, singer, dancer
Years active 1969 ─ Present
Spouse(s) Kelly Preston
(1991 — present)
Official website

John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954 is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, dancer, and singer, best known for his leading roles in films such as Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Pulp Fiction, and Hairspray. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26203 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Kelly Preston (born October 13, 1962) is an American actress and former model married to John Travolta since 1991 Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated Grease is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs ' and Warren Casey 's musical, Grease Hairspray is a 2007 Musical film produced by Zadan / Meron Productions and distributed by New Line Cinema.

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Biography

Early life

Travolta, the youngest of six children,[1] was born in Englewood, New Jersey. Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26203 His father, Salvatore Travolta, was a semi-professional football player turned tire salesman and partner in a tire company. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with [2] His mother, Helen Cecilia (née Burke), who was 42 when Travolta was born, was an actress and singer who had appeared in The Sunshine Sisters, a radio vocal group, and acted and directed before becoming a high school drama and English teacher. Travolta's father was a second-generation Italian American and his mother was Irish American;[3][4] Travolta grew up in an Irish-American neighborhood[5] and has said that his household was predominantly Irish in culture. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. His family was Catholic. [6]

Early career

After dropping out of Dwight Morrow High School after his junior year, Travolta moved to New York City to get a job as a performer. Dwight Morrow High School is a four-year comprehensive Public high school located in Englewood New Jersey, United States, as part of the Englewood The City of New York He landed a role in the touring company of Grease (musical) and on Broadway in Over Here! singing the Sherman Brothers' song "Dream Drummin'". This article is about the stage musical For the 1978 film of the same name see Grease (film. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Over Here! is a musical with a score by Richard M Sherman and Robert B The Sherman Brothers are Academy Award -winning American Songwriters who specialize in Musical films. "Dream Drummin'" followed by "Soft Music" are songs by Richard & Robert Sherman. Travolta also cut singles for a local record company, but the songs were quickly forgotten. But eventually, he moved to Los Angeles to further his career in show business. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

Travolta played a messenger on the CBS soap opera The Edge of Night. The Edge of Night (or known informally as Edge or EON by fans was a long-running American television mystery series/ Soap opera produced by Procter He also appeared on another CBS serial The Secret Storm. The Secret Storm was a Soap opera which aired on CBS from February 1, 1954 to February 8, 1974. Travolta's first California-filmed television role was as a fall victim in Emergency! (S2E2) in September 1972, but his first major movie role as Billy Nolan, a bully who played a prank on Sissy Spacek's Carrie White in the horror film Carrie (1976). Emergency! is a Medical drama Television series that was produced by Mark VII Limited ( Jack Webb 's company and distributed by Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (born December 25, 1949) is an Academy Award &ndashwinning American Actress and singer For the former oldest recognized living person see Carrie C White. Around the same time he landed his star-making role as Vinnie Barbarino in the TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979) in which his sister, Ellen, also occasionally appeared (as Arnold Horshack's mother). Ellen Travolta (born October 6, 1940 in Englewood New Jersey) is an American actress the eldest Sibling of John Travolta (Travolta also had appeared in various TV commercials during this time span, appearing in ads for Band-Aid, Haggar Slacks and Mony Insurance among others. History The Band-Aid was invented in 1920 by Earle Dickson, an employee of Johnson & Johnson for his wife Josephine who frequently cut and burned herself while cooking )

'70s stardom

Travolta in one of his earliest roles, in The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
Travolta in one of his earliest roles, in The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)

Around this time he also had a hit single entitled "Let Her In" peaking at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a 1976 made-for-TV movie inspired by the lives of David Vetter and Ted DeVita, who had to live in containers In the next few years, he appeared in some of his most memorable screen roles: Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever (1977) and as Danny Zuko in Grease (1978). Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated This article is about the stage musical For the 1978 film of the same name see Grease (film. Grease is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs ' and Warren Casey 's musical, Grease These two films were among the most commercially successful pictures of the decade and catapulted Travolta to international stardom. His mother and his sister Ann appeared as extras in Saturday Night Fever and his sister Ellen appeared as a waitress in Grease. Travolta performed several of the songs on the Grease soundtrack album, that eventually went on to sell more than 10 million copies. In 1980, Travolta inspired a nationwide country music craze that followed on the heels of his hit film, Urban Cowboy, in which he starred with Debra Winger. This article is about the 1980 film For the Broadway musical of the same name see Urban Cowboy. Debra Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress.

Downturn

After Urban Cowboy came a string of flops that sidelined his acting career. This article is about the 1980 film For the Broadway musical of the same name see Urban Cowboy. Staying Alive, the sequel to Saturday Night Fever, Perfect, co-starring Jamie Lee Curtis, and Two of a Kind, a romantic comedy reteaming him with Olivia Newton-John, were all commercial disasters severely beaten up by critics. Staying Alive is the 1983 sequel to Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta as the main character Tony Manero Cynthia Perfect is a 1985 American feature film starring Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta. Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22 1958 is a two-time Golden Globe -winning BAFTA -winning and Emmy -nominated American Film Two of a Kind is a 1983 Romantic comedy film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBE (born September 26 1948) is a Grammy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated English-born Some suggest that he was typecast as a disco stud or 1970s icon, which could be the reason his agent intervened on several occasions to turn down acting roles. During that time he was offered, but turned down, lead roles in what would become box office hits, including American Gigolo, Flash Dance, An Officer and a Gentleman, Splash and Fatal Attraction. American Gigolo is a 1980 feature film written and directed by Paul Schrader. Flash dancing was a form of Tap dance (tap was also called Jazz dance at the time evolved in 1920s-1930s which combined An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 film which tells the story of a United States Navy aviation Officer Candidate who comes into conflict Splash is a 1984 Fantasy film and Romantic comedy film directed by Ron Howard and written by Lowell Ganz and Fatal Attraction is a 1987 thriller about a married man who has a weekend Affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end and who becomes Disenchanted, Travolta pursued flying and eventually earned his license to command aircraft. His only hit film was Look Who's Talking with Kirstie Alley and a baby voiced by Bruce Willis. Look Who's Talking is a 1989 Comedy film which stars John Travolta (James Ubriacco and Kirstie Alley (Mollie Jensen Kirsten Louise "Kirstie" Alley (born January 12 1951 is an American Actress known for her role in the TV show Cheers, in which Walter Bruce Willis (March 19 1955 is an American actor and Singer-songwriter.

Resurgence

It was not until he played Vincent Vega in Quentin Tarantino's hit Pulp Fiction (1994), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, that his career was revived. This is a list of characters with speaking roles appearing in Quentin Tarantino 's widely noted 1994 Pulp Fiction. Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The movie shifted him back onto the A-list, and he was inundated with offers. The A-list is a term that alludes to major Movie stars and/or the most bankable in the Hollywood movie industry. Coincidentally, before Travolta took the role he visited Tarantino, who was living in the same ramshackle apartment in Los Angeles that Travolta had inhabited when he got his start. Notable roles following Pulp Fiction include a movie-buff loan shark in Get Shorty (1995), an FBI agent in Face/Off (1997), a desperate attorney in A Civil Action (1998), a Bill Clinton-esque presidential candidate in Primary Colors (1998) and a military detective in The General's Daughter (1999). A loan shark is a person or body that offers illegal Unsecured loans at high Interest rates to individuals often backed by Blackmail or threats Get Shorty is a novel by American novelist Elmore Leonard, first published in 1990, and a movie adaptation of the same name, released in Face/Off is a 1997 Action film directed by John Woo and starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. A Civil Action is a 1998 film starring John Travolta (as plaintiff's attorney Jan Schlichtmann) and Robert Duvall, based on Primary Colors is a 1998 film starring John Travolta based on the popular book (a success fueled in part by speculation over the identity of the then-anonymous The General's Daughter is a 1999 Film starring John Travolta.

Travolta at a London premiere for Wild Hogs
Travolta at a London premiere for Wild Hogs
Travolta dancing with Diana, Princess of Wales at a White House dinner on 9 November 1985.
Travolta dancing with Diana, Princess of Wales at a White House dinner on 9 November 1985. Wild Hogs is a 2007 Comedy Film starring Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)

Travolta also starred in Battlefield Earth (2000) based on a work of science fiction by L. Ron Hubbard, in which he played the leader of a group of aliens that enslaves humanity on a bleak future Earth. Battlefield Earth A Saga of the Year 3000 is an American Film adaptation of the novel Battlefield Earth by L Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13 1911 &ndash January 24 1986 was a fiction writer who devised a self-help technique called Dianetics and philosophy known as Scientology The film received almost universally negative reviews and did very poorly at the box office. [7] The film won a Razzie Award for Worst Film of the Year at the 2000 awards. The 21st Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 24, 2001 at the Radisson-Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica California, USA to recognize the worst the Travolta, who joined Scientology in 1975 and endorses Hubbard's teachings, had hoped that the film would be well received and be the first in a series of Hubbard film adaptations. Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices initially created by American Science fiction author L In 2004, Travolta played Deputy Chief Mike Kennedy in the Ladder 49. Ladder 49 is a 2004 Drama film about the rescue of a single fireman (Jack Morrison who is trapped inside of a Structure fire, and his recollection This film was notable for being the first post-9/11 film that focused on the life of a crew of firefighters. Travolta starred as a successful businessman gone broke/biker in 2007's Wild Hogs. Wild Hogs is a 2007 Comedy Film starring Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H Travolta plays Edna Turnblad in the remake of Hairspray, his first musical since Grease. Hairspray is a 2007 Musical film produced by Zadan / Meron Productions and distributed by New Line Cinema. [8]

Personal life

Travolta married actress Kelly Preston in 1991. Kelly Preston (born October 13, 1962) is an American actress and former model married to John Travolta since 1991 They have a son named Jett, and a daughter named Ella Bleu.

Travolta is a certified pilot and owns five airplanes, including an ex-Australian Boeing 707-138 airliner. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The plane bears the name Jett Clipper Ella in honour of his son Jett and his daughter Ella. Pan American World Airways was a large operator of the Boeing 707 and used Clipper in its names. The 707 aircraft bears the marks of Qantas, as Travolta acts as an official goodwill ambassador for the airline wherever he flies. Qantas Airways Limited (ˈkwɔntəs ( is the National airline of Australia. His US$4. 9 million estate in the Jumbolair subdivision in Ocala, Florida is situated on Greystone Airport with its own runway and taxiway right to the door. Greystone Airport is a private-use Airport located in the unincorporated community of Anthony, seven miles (11 km northeast of Ocala, in Marion Ocala is a city in Marion County, Florida, United States. As of 2007 the population recorded by the U Greystone Airport is a private-use Airport located in the unincorporated community of Anthony, seven miles (11 km northeast of Ocala, in Marion [9] In 1992, he wrote and illustrated a short children's book entitled Propeller One-Way Night Coach about the fictional journey of an 8-year-old boy named Jeff across the USA in the 1950s.

Travolta was previously involved with actress Diana Hyland, who died of breast cancer in 1977. Diana Hyland ( January 25, 1936 &ndash March 27, 1977) was an Emmy Award -winning American actress best known Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men [10]

Travolta has been a practitioner of Scientology since 1975 when he was given the book Dianetics while filming a movie in Durango, Mexico. Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices initially created by American Science fiction author L Dianetics The Modern Science of Mental Health (often abbreviated as DMSMH is a book by L [11]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1975 The Tenth Level John
The Devil's Rain Danny
1976 The Boy in the Plastic Bubble Tod Lubitch
Carrie Billy Nolan
1977 Saturday Night Fever Tony Manero
1978 Moment by Moment Strip Harrison
Grease Danny Zuko
1980 Urban Cowboy Buford 'Bud' Uan Davis
1981 Blow Out Jack Terry
1983 Staying Alive Tony Manero
Two of a Kind Zack Melon
1985 Perfect Adam Lawrence
1989 Look Who's Talking James Ubriacco
The Experts Travis
1990 Look Who's Talking Too James Ubriacco
1991 Shout Jack Cabe
Eyes Of An Angel Bobby
1992 Boris and Natasha: The Movie Himself (cameo)
1993 Look Who's Talking Now James Ubriacco
1994 Pulp Fiction Vincent Vega
1995 Get Shorty Chili Palmer
White Man's Burden Louis Pinnock
1996 Michael Michael
Phenomenon George Malley
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film Himself (short subject)
Broken Arrow Maj. The Tenth Level is a 1975 TV-movie starring William Shatner. It is a dramatization of the infamous Milgram experiment from 1961 in which subjects were The Devil's Rain is a 1975 low-budget Horror film, directed by Robert Fuest. The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a 1976 made-for-TV movie inspired by the lives of David Vetter and Ted DeVita, who had to live in containers Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated Moment by Moment is a 1978 film starring John Travolta and Lily Tomlin. Grease is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs ' and Warren Casey 's musical, Grease This article is about the 1980 film For the Broadway musical of the same name see Urban Cowboy. Blow Out is a 1981 thriller Film, written and directed by Brian De Palma. Staying Alive is the 1983 sequel to Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta as the main character Tony Manero Cynthia Two of a Kind is a 1983 Romantic comedy film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Perfect is a 1985 American feature film starring Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta. Look Who's Talking is a 1989 Comedy film which stars John Travolta (James Ubriacco and Kirstie Alley (Mollie Jensen Look Who's Talking Too is the 1990 Sequel to the commercially successful movie Look Who's Talking ( 1989) Shout is a 1991 Film starring John Travolta as a music teacher who introduces Rock and roll to a west Texas home for Eyes of an Angel is a 1991 Drama set in Chicago and California starring John Travolta and directed by Robert Boris and Natasha is a 1992 Comedy film that was loosely based on the Animated television series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show Look Who's Talking Now is the third and final film in the trilogy that began with Look Who's Talking in 1989. This is a list of characters with speaking roles appearing in Quentin Tarantino 's widely noted 1994 Pulp Fiction. A 1995 film Get Shorty, based on the novel of the same name, was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starred John Travolta as Chili Get Shorty See also Get Shorty (film Chili is introduced as a Shylock from Miami. White Man's Burden is a 1995 Dramatic film about racism in an alternate America where African Americans and Caucasian Americans Michael is the title of an American fantasy motion picture released in 1996. Phenomenon is a 1996 drama, romance, and Fantasy film written by Gerald Di Pego, directed by Jon Turteltaub Orientation A Scientology Information Film is a 1996 short film shown by the Church of Scientology to people before they attend their first Scientology Broken Arrow is a 1996 American Action film directed by John Woo, written by Graham Yost, and starring John Travolta Vic 'Deak' Deakins
1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's Himself (documentary)
Mad City Sam Baily
Face/Off Sean Archer/Castor Troy
She's So Lovely Joey
1998 A Civil Action Jan Schlichtmann
The Thin Red Line Brigadier General Quintard
Junket Whore Himself (documentary)
Primary Colors Governor Jack Stanton
1999 The General's Daughter Warr. Mad City is a 1997 drama and thriller film written by Tom Matthews and Eric Williams directed by Costa Gavras, and starring Face/Off is a 1997 Action film directed by John Woo and starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. Sean Archer is a fictional character and the main protagonist in Face/Off. Castor Troy is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the movie Face/Off. She's So Lovely is a 1997 movie directed by Nick Cassavetes, written by the late John Cassavetes. A Civil Action is a 1998 film starring John Travolta (as plaintiff's attorney Jan Schlichtmann) and Robert Duvall, based on Jan Richard Schlichtmann ( 19 March 1951 &mdash is an American attorney specializing in personal injury law and toxic torts The Thin Red Line is a 1998 war film which tells a fictional story of United States forces during the Battle of Guadalcanal in Junket Whore is 1998 documentary film It directed by Debbie Melnyk and hosted by Lauren Hutton. Primary Colors is a 1998 film starring John Travolta based on the popular book (a success fueled in part by speculation over the identity of the then-anonymous The General's Daughter is a 1999 Film starring John Travolta. Off. Paul Brenner/Sgt. Frank White
Our Friend, Martin Kyle's dad (animated educational film, voice only)
2000 Welcome to Hollywood Himself (documentary)
Lucky Numbers Russ Richards
Battlefield Earth Terl
2001 Domestic Disturbance Frank Morrison
Swordfish Gabriel Shear
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember "Austinpussy" Johann van der Smut / Goldmember
2003 Basic Hardy
2004 Ladder 49 Captain Mike Kennedy
A Love Song for Bobby Long Bobby Long
The Punisher Howard Saint
2005 Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D Himself (narrator; documentary)
Be Cool Chili Palmer
2006 Lonely Hearts Elmer C. Our Friend Martin is a 1999 animated children's educational film about Martin Luther King Jr Welcome to Hollywood is a Mockumentary about a young man trying to make it in Hollywood as an actor Lucky Numbers is a 2000 comedy Film written by Adam Resnick, directed by Nora Ephron, and starring John Travolta Battlefield Earth A Saga of the Year 3000 is an American Film adaptation of the novel Battlefield Earth by L Domestic Disturbance ( 2001) is a thriller movie, directed by Harold Becker and starring John Travolta, Swordfish is a 2001 action / thriller Film. It was directed by Dominic Sena and stars Hugh Jackman Austin Powers in Goldmember is the third Film of the Austin Powers series starring Mike Myers in the title role. Basic is a 2003 action/mystery Film directed by John McTiernan. Ladder 49 is a 2004 Drama film about the rescue of a single fireman (Jack Morrison who is trapped inside of a Structure fire, and his recollection A Love Song for Bobby Long is a 2004 Independent film based on the novel Off Magazine Street by Ronald Everett Capps The Punisher is a 2004 film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name starring Thomas Jane as Frank Castle and Magnificent Desolation Walking on the Moon 3D is a 2005 IMAX 3D documentary film about the first humans on the Moon, the twelve astronauts in the Get Shorty See also Get Shorty (film Chili is introduced as a Shylock from Miami. Lonely Hearts is a 2006 American film directed and written by Todd Robinson Robinson
2007 Wild Hogs Woody Stevens
Hairspray Edna Turnblad
2008 Bolt Henry the Dog voice only; post-production
2009 Old Dogs TBA post-production
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey Dave voice only; post-production
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Benard Ryder filming

Salary

The handprints of John Travolta in front of The Great Movie Ride at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park.
The handprints of John Travolta in front of The Great Movie Ride at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park. Wild Hogs is a 2007 Comedy Film starring Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H Hairspray is a 2007 Musical film produced by Zadan / Meron Productions and distributed by New Line Cinema. Bolt is a 2008 CGI animated film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, and will be Disney's 47th animated feature Old Dogs is an upcoming American Comedy film directed by Walt Becker and starring John Travolta and Robin Williams. Quantum Quest A Cassini Space Odyssey (previously known as 2004 A Light Knight's Odyssey) is an upcoming animated Sci-fi film and was slated to The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is an upcoming American Action film written by David Koepp and Tony Scott. The Great Movie Ride is an attraction at Walt Disney World 's Disney's Hollywood Studios Theme park. Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort.
  • Hairspray (2007) US$14 million including ca. Hairspray is a 2007 Musical film produced by Zadan / Meron Productions and distributed by New Line Cinema. US$3 million perquisites
  • Ladder 49 (2004) US$20 million
  • Primary Colors (1998) US$18 million
  • Mad City (1997) US$17 million
  • Face/Off (1997) US$15 million
  • Michael (1996) US$15 million
  • Phenomenon (1996) US$18 million
  • Broken Arrow (1996) US$17 million
  • Get Shorty (1995) US$3. Employee benefits and (especially in British English) benefits in kind (also called fringe benefits, perquisites, perqs or Ladder 49 is a 2004 Drama film about the rescue of a single fireman (Jack Morrison who is trapped inside of a Structure fire, and his recollection Primary Colors is a 1998 film starring John Travolta based on the popular book (a success fueled in part by speculation over the identity of the then-anonymous Mad City is a 1997 drama and thriller film written by Tom Matthews and Eric Williams directed by Costa Gavras, and starring Face/Off is a 1997 Action film directed by John Woo and starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. Michael is the title of an American fantasy motion picture released in 1996. Phenomenon is a 1996 drama, romance, and Fantasy film written by Gerald Di Pego, directed by Jon Turteltaub Broken Arrow is a 1996 American Action film directed by John Woo, written by Graham Yost, and starring John Travolta A 1995 film Get Shorty, based on the novel of the same name, was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starred John Travolta as Chili 5 million
  • Pulp Fiction (1994) US$140,000

Television work

  • Basements (1987)
  • Chains of Gold (1991) (also writer)
  • Punk'd (2004) (Uncredited)
Awards
Preceded by
David Carradine
for Bound For Glory
National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
1977
for Saturday Night Fever
Succeeded by
Jon Voight
for Coming Home
Preceded by
N/A
Best Actor - Stockholm Film Festival
1994
for Pulp Fiction
Succeeded by
N/A
Preceded by
Anthony Hopkins
for The Remains of the Day & Shadowlands
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
1994
for Pulp Fiction
Succeeded by
Nicolas Cage
for Leaving Las Vegas
Preceded by
Anthony Hopkins
for The Remains of the Day
London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
1995
for Pulp Fiction
Succeeded by
Johnny Depp
for Ed Wood
Preceded by
Anthony Hopkins
for The Remains of the Day
Best Foreign Actor at David di Donatello Awards
1995
for Pulp Fiction
Succeeded by
Harvey Keitel
for Smoke
Preceded by
N/A
1995 MTV Movie Awards#Best Dance Sequence shared with Uma Thurman
2001
for Pulp Fiction
Succeeded by
N'A
Preceded by
Tom Hanks
for Forrest Gump
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
1995
for Get Shorty
Succeeded by
Denzel Washington
for Courage Under Fire
Preceded by
Hugh Grant
for Four Weddings and a Funeral
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1995
for Get Shorty
Succeeded by
Tom Cruise
for Jerry Maguire
Preceded by
Tom Hanks
for Forrest Gump
Favorite Actor - Drama from the American Comedy Awards
1996
for Get Shorty
Succeeded by
Nathan Lane
for The Birdcage
Preceded by
Unknown
Favorite Actor - Drama from the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
1996
for Phenomenon
Succeeded by
Leonardo DiCaprio
for Titanic
Preceded by
Nicolas Cage & Sean Connery
for The Rock
1998 MTV Movie Awards#Best On-Screen Duo shared with Nicolas Cage
2001
for Face/Off
Succeeded by
Jackie Chan & Chris Tucker
for Rush Hour

Music career

Discography

  • Over Here! (Original Cast Album) (1974)
  • John Travolta (1976)
  • Can't Let You Go (1977)
  • Travolta Fever (1978)
  • Grease (movie soundtrack) (1978)
  • The Road to Freedom (Scientology album) (1986)
  • Let Her In: The Best of John Travolta (1996)
  • The Collection (2003)
  • Hairspray (2007)

Singles

  • "You Set My Dreams To Music" (1969)
  • "Goodnight Mr. The Tenth Level is a 1975 TV-movie starring William Shatner. It is a dramatization of the infamous Milgram experiment from 1961 in which subjects were The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a 1976 made-for-TV movie inspired by the lives of David Vetter and Ted DeVita, who had to live in containers A basement is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the Ground floor. Punk'd is an American Hidden camera Practical joke Television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher David Carradine (born December 8 1936 is an American actor Biography Early life Carradine was born John Arthur Carradine in Hollywood An incomplete list of the winners of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Award for Best Actor: Winners 1940s 1945 Ray Milland Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated Jonathan Vincent Voight (born December 29 1938 is an Academy Award -winning American film Actor. Coming Home is a 1978 Drama film which tells the story of an injured Vietnam War veteran's difficulty in re-entering civilian life Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. The Remains of the Day ( 1993) is a Merchant Ivory Film adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala from the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro Shadowlands is a 1993 British Biographical film directed by Richard Attenborough. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor is one of the annual awards given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Nicolas Cage (born Nicholas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award -winning American actor Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 Romantic drama film about a relationship between a suicidal alcoholic and a Prostitute from Las Vegas Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. The Remains of the Day ( 1993) is a Merchant Ivory Film adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala from the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro The London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year in an annual award given by the London Film Critics Circle. John Ed Wood is a 1994 American comedic biopic directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as the cross-dressing Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. The Remains of the Day ( 1993) is a Merchant Ivory Film adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala from the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro David di Donatello, named after Donatello's David, is a Movie Award assigned each year for cinematic performances and production by Ente David di Harvey Keitel (born 13 May 1939 is an Academy Award -nominated American actor Smoke is an American Independent film released in 1995. It was produced by Bob and Harvey Weinstein and directed by These are the categories and nominees for the MTV Movie Awards of 1995. Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director Forrest Gump is a 1994 Comedy film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and the name of the title character The Southeastern Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given by the Southeastern Film Critics Association to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking A 1995 film Get Shorty, based on the novel of the same name, was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starred John Travolta as Chili Denzel Hayes Washington Jr (born December 28 1954) is an American Actor and director. Courage Under Fire is a motion picture released in 1996 starring Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips and Matt Damon Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960 is a British Actor and Film producer. Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British Romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Get Shorty is a novel by American novelist Elmore Leonard, first published in 1990, and a movie adaptation of the same name, released in Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer Jerry Maguire is a 1996 American comedy-drama film starring Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director Forrest Gump is a 1994 Comedy film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and the name of the title character The American Comedy Awards were a group of awards presented annually in the United States from 1987 to 2001 recognizing performances and performers in the field of Comedy, with A 1995 film Get Shorty, based on the novel of the same name, was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starred John Travolta as Chili Joseph “Nathan” Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a two-time Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor of the stage and screen The Birdcage is a 1996 Comedy film directed by Mike Nichols, and stars Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman Phenomenon is a 1996 drama, romance, and Fantasy film written by Gerald Di Pego, directed by Jon Turteltaub Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974 is a three-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American film actor. Many films have been made about the RMS ''Titanic'': In Nacht und Eis, a 1912 German film -the earliest ever film coverage of the Titanic Nicolas Cage (born Nicholas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award -winning American actor Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish The Rock is a 1996 Academy Award -nominated Action film that primarily takes place on Alcatraz Island, and the San Francisco Bay 1998 MTV Movie Face/Off is a 1997 Action film directed by John Woo and starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. 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  • "Rainbows" (1969)
  • "Settle Down" (1970)
  • "Moonlight Lady" (1971)
  • "Right Time Of The Night" (1972)
  • "Big Trouble" (1972)
  • "What Would They Say" (1973)
  • "Back Doors Crying" (1973)
  • "Dream Drummin'" (1974)
  • "Easy Evil" (1975)
  • "Can't Let You Go" (1975)
  • "Let Her In" (1976)
  • "Slow Dancin'" (1976)
  • "It Had To Be You" (1976)
  • "I Don't Know What I Like About You Baby" (1976)
  • "Baby, I Could Be So Good At Lovin' You" (1977)
  • "Razzamatazz" (1977)
  • "Sandy" (1978)
  • "Greased Lightnin'" (1978)
  • "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again" (1980)
  • "Hooker Madness" (1983)

Further reading

References

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  3. ^ "Begorrah!! Travolta's Irish...", Showbiz Ireland, 2007-01-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Retrieved on 2007-07-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians  
  4. ^ Grant, Meg. "Night Moves", Reader's Digest, February, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-07-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians  
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  7. ^ rotten tomatoes about "Battlefield Earth"
  8. ^ Travolta on becoming a woman, interview with stv/movies, June 2007 stv website
  9. ^ Kelly Preston showed a picture of this on the August 29, 2007 episode of Late Night With Conan O'Brien. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In a recent interview on MTV, John claimed that he 'hate['s] all sitcoms", his pet hate being "King of Queens"
  10. ^ biography of Diana Hyland. IMDB. Retrieved on 2007-03-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
  11. ^ Church of Scientology International (May 2007). SUCCESSES OF SCIENTOLOGY. Church of Scientology International. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily.

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