John Travolta
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.
Acted in
Uma Thurman - Hollywood's Cool Killer
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Cash Out
2024
as Mason Goddard
RATS!
2024
as Travolta
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Shepherd
2023
as Johnny Kavanagh
Mob Land
2023
as Bodie Davis
FRANNY & ZOOEY (HD FULL MOVIE)
2023
as Self (Archival Footage) / Alec Baldwin
Die Hart
2023
as Ron Wilcox
The Playboy Murders
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Paradise City
2022
as Buck
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022
as Self
Mr. Saturday Night
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The True Story of...
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Die Hart
2020
as Ron Wilcox
QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Fanatic
2019
as Moose
The Poison Rose
2019
as Carson Philips
Trading Paint
2019
as Sam
Speed Kills
2018
as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
Studio 54
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Gotti
2018
as John Gotti
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
2017
as Self
Pattern Recognition
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Grease Story
2017
as Danny Zuko
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
2017
as Self - Host
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Life on the Line
2016
as Beau Ginner
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
2016
as Self
In a Valley of Violence
2016
as The Marshal
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
as Self
I Am Wrath
2016
as Stanley Hill
American Crime Story
2016
as Robert Shapiro
Criminal Activities
2015
as Eddie
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
as Danny Zuko (archive footage)
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
2015
as Self
The Forger
2014
as Raymond Cutter
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Kirstie
2013
as Mickey Russo
Killing Season
2013
as Emil Kovac
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2012
as Self
Casting By
2012
as Self
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Savages
2012
as Dennis
The Scrat Show
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Paul Williams Still Alive
2011
as Self (archive footage)
I'm Still Here
2010
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
From Paris with Love
2010
as Charlie Wax
Old Dogs
2009
as Charlie
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Ryder
Bolt
2008
as Bolt (voice)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
as Self
Oprah's Big Give
2008
Hairspray
2007
as Edna Turnblad
Brando
2007
as Self
Wild Hogs
2007
as Woody Stevens
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006
as Self
Lonely Hearts
2006
as Elmer Robinson
Tarantino's Mind
2006
as Vincent Vega (archive footage)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Jim Irwin
Everyday Heroes: Real Stories from Real Firefighters
2005
Fat Actress
2005
as John Travolta
Be Cool
2005
as Chili Palmer
Bio.
2005
as Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self
Ladder 49
2004
as Captain Mike Kennedy
A Love Song for Bobby Long
2004
as Bobby Long
John Travolta: The Inside Story
2004
as Self
The Punisher
2004
as Howard Saint
John Travolta Remembers James Cagney
2003
as Self
Basic
2003
as Tom Hardy
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
Domestic Disturbance
2001
as Frank Morrison
Fear Factor
2001
Swordfish
2001
as Gabriel Shear
Lucky Numbers
2000
as Russ Richards
Battlefield Earth
2000
as Terl
Rove
1999
as Self
The General's Daughter
1999
as Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
Our Friend, Martin
1999
as Kyle's Dad (voice)
Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
A Civil Action
1998
as Jan Schlichtmann
The Thin Red Line
1998
as Brig. Gen. David Quintard
Bee Gees: One Night Only
1998
as Self - Video Recording
Junket Whore
1998
as Self
Welcome to Hollywood
1998
as John Travolta
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998
as Self
Primary Colors
1998
as Jack Stanton
Mad City
1997
as Sam Baily
She's So Lovely
1997
as Joey Germoni
Face/Off
1997
as Sean Archer
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
Michael
1996
as Michael
Phenomenon
1996
as George Malley
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
1996
as Self
Broken Arrow
1996
as Vic Deakins
White Man's Burden
1995
as Louis Pinnock
Get Shorty
1995
as Chili Palmer
Pulp Fiction
1994
as Vincent Vega
Look Who's Talking Now!
1993
as James Ubriacco
Boris and Natasha
1992
as Self
Shout
1991
as Jack Cabe
Chains of Gold
1991
as Scott Barnes
Eyes of an Angel
1991
as Bobby
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
as James Ubriacco
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Self
Look Who's Talking
1989
as James Ubriacco
The Experts
1989
as Travis
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
as Self
Basements
1987
as Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
Perfect
1985
as Adam Lawrence
Two of a Kind
1983
as Zack
Harty
1983
as Self
Staying Alive
1983
as Tony Manero
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
Blow Out
1981
as Jack Terry
Urban Cowboy
1980
as Bud Davis
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
1979
Moment by Moment
1978
as Strip
Grease
1978
as Danny Zuko
Grease Day USA
1978
as Self
Saturday Night Fever
1977
as Tony Manero
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1976
as Tod Lubitch
Carrie
1976
as Billy Nolan
Mr. T and Tina
1976
as Vinnie Barbarino
The Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self
The Tenth Level
1976
as Lab Technician (uncredited)
Welcome Back, Kotter
1975
as Vinnie Barbarino
The Devil's Rain
1975
as Danny
Nightmare
1974
as Man Outside Store (uncredited)
The Rookies
1972
Emergency!
1972
as Chuck Benson
Medical Center
1969
Top of the Pops
1964
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Sanremo Music Festival
1951
as Self - Special Guest
That's Amore!
as Nick Venere
Cash Out 2: High Rollers
as Mason