John Travolta
Acting
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.
Born: February 18, 1954
Place of Birth: Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Mason Goddard
as Mason Goddard
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Johnny Kavanagh
as Bodie Davis
as Ron Wilcox
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Buck
as Self - Interviewee
as Self (archive footage)
as Ron Wilcox
as Moose
as Carson Philips
as Sam
as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
as Self (archive footage)
as John Gotti
as Self (archive footage)
as Danny Zuko
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
as Beau Ginner
as Self
as The Marshal
as Stanley Hill
as Robert Shapiro
as Eddie
as Danny Zuko (archive footage)
as Self
as Raymond Cutter
as Mickey Russo
as Emil Kovac
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Dennis
as (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as (archive footage)
as Charlie Wax
as Charlie
as Self
as Ryder
as Bolt (voice)
as Abu omar albaghdadi
as Edna Turnblad
as Self
as Woody Stevens
as Self - Guest
as Elmer Robinson
as Vincent Vega (archive footage)
as Self
as Jim Irwin
as John Travolta
as Chili Palmer
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Captain Mike Kennedy
as Bobby Long
as Howard Saint
as Self
as Self
as DEA Agent Tom Hardy
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
as Self
as Frank Morrison
as Gabriel
as Russ Richards
as John Travolta
as Terl
as Self
as Self
as Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
as Self
as Kyle's Dad (voice)
as Self
as Jan Schlichtmann
as Brig. Gen. David Quintard
as Self
as Jack Stanton
as Sam Baily
as Joey Germoni
as Self
as Sean Archer
as Michael
as George Malley
as Vic Deakins
as Louis Pinnock
as Chili Palmer
as (Archival)
as Vincent Vega
as Self
as James Ubriacco
as Self
as Jack Cabe
as Scott Barnes
as Bobby
as James
as Self
as James
as Travis
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
as Adam Lawrence
as Self
as Zack
as Tony Manero
as Self
as Self
as Jack Terry
as Self
as Bud Davis
as Self
as Strip
as Self
as Danny Zuko
as Tony Manero
as Tod Lubitch
as Billy Nolan
as Self
as Lab Technician (uncredited)
as Self - Host
as Vinnie Barbarino
as Danny
as Self
as Man Outside Store (uncredited)
as Chuck Benson
as Self
as Danny
as Self
as Self - Performer
as Himself (archive footage)
as Self
as Self - Special Guest
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Presenter / Nominee