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John Travolta

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Recent Role:
Himself on TMZ on TV
Gender:
Male
Born:
2-18-1954
Birthplace:
Englewood, New Jersey (USA)
Birth Name:
John Joseph Travolta
John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actor. He became famous for his appearance in Saturday Night Fever and Grease at the height of the disco era, as well as for his portrayal of Vinnie Barbarino on the television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. After that, his career more or less slumped until he played Vincent Vega in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, for which he received an Academy Award nomination.

John also played a lead role in the Battlefield Earth, in which he plays the

More leader of a group of aliens that enslave humanity in a bleak future Earth. The film received almost universally negative reviews and did poorly at the box office. Travolta, who is a Scientologist (converted 1975) and idolizes the late L. Ron Hubbard, had hoped that the film would be well-received and be the first in a series of Hubbard film adaptations.

He is married to actress Kelly Preston and father of two children. Previously he was involved with actress Diana Hyland, who died of breast cancer (reportedly in Travolta's arms).

Travolta is a qualified pilot and owns five airplanes, including a former Qantas Boeing 707-138. The plane bears the name 'Jett Clipper Ella'. Pan Am was a large operator of the 707 and used Clipper in their names. The plane is named for his son Jett and daughter Ella. His house in Ocala, Florida has its own runway and taxiway right to the door. In 1993, Travolta successfully performed an emergency landing of a plane with electric trouble at Washington Reagan National Airport.

Travolta has always been accessible to the public and loves to sign autographs.

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    John Travolta is an amazingly talented actor who has not only lasted the test of time but become a better actor. hide show

    John Travolta is an amazingly talented actor who has not only lasted the test of time but become a better actor. I saw "Saturday Night Fever" the other day and was so impressed with how well he could dance in that movie as well his acting...yes i know its sad that I have only just now seen that movie but give me a break im only 20. To think of all the movies he has done over the years!! WOW. Now I cant wait to see him acting as a woman in a fat suit. IT is going to be awesome.

    One of my favorite movies with Travolta was Swordfish. I LOVE THAT MOVIE.

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    Handsome, Great actor hide show

    Handsome hardly comes close to describing John. I have been a fan since Welcome Back Kotter. I loved all his movies. I love any movie with him dancing. Grease, Pulp Fiction, Micheal. He moves with such grace. He is a wonderful actor. I give him a 10! I'd have given him higher if I could have. He is probably one of my all time favorites.

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    He is one of my all time favourite actors. He is absolutely amazing!!! hide show

    Well my favourite role he has played in is Grease. that was such a great show. I also own some of his other roles but there are way way way too many to own them all. there are what like 60 or something?? anyway ya is such an amazing actor and such a kind person off screen with his friends and family. and he is so awesome because he loves to fly!!! oh yes he flys planes. I totally cannot wait to see him in his latest movie, Wild Hogs!!! its going to be so great with 3 other comedians!!! awesome. just gotta say that John Travolta is a great great person!!!

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    His older movies were a lot better(excluding 2007 movies I have not seen yet). Plays way too many violent roles, which could typecast him.

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    Honestly, a bad*** actor who still has a lot of good movies left in his system. His two best movies, in my opinion, are "Pulp Fiction," which resurrected his career, and "Face-Off."

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