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John Travolta

John Travolta

Age
59
Birthday
Feb. 18th, 1954
Born in
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Height
6' 2"

John Travolta's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
Welcome Back, Kotter TV Show
Welcome Back, Kotter
Parkinson (UK) TV Show
Parkinson (UK)
Revealed with Jules Asner TV Show
Revealed with Jules Asner
 

Main Movie Roles

2010 - From Paris With Love
2009 - The Taking of Pelham 123
2009 - Old Dogs
2008 - Religulous
2008 - Bolt
2007 - Wild Hogs
2007 - Hairspray
2006 - Lonely Hearts
2005 - Be Cool
2004 - The Punisher
2004 - A Love Song for Bobby Long
2004 - Ladder 49
2003 - Basic
2002 - The Guru
2002 - Austin Powers in Goldmember
2001 - Swordfish
2001 - Domestic Disturbance
2000 - Battlefield Earth
2000 - Lucky Numbers
1999 - The General's Daughter
1998 - The Thin Red Line
1998 - Primary Colors
1998 - A Civil Action
1997 - Face/Off
1997 - She's so Lovely
1997 - Mad City
1996 - Phenomenon
1996 - Broken Arrow
1996 - Michael
1995 - White Man's Burden
1995 - Get Shorty
1994 - Pulp Fiction
1993 - Look Who's Talking Now
1991 - Shout
1991 - Chains of Gold
1990 - Look Who's Talking Too
1989 - Look Who's Talking
1985 - That's Dancing!
1983 - Staying Alive
1983 - Two of a Kind
1981 - Blow Out
1980 - Urban Cowboy
1978 - Grease
1977 - Saturday Night Fever
1976 - Carrie
1975 - The Devil's Rain

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Himself
5
Himself
2
Vinnie Barbarino
1
Chuck Benson
1
Himself - Host
1
Himself
1
Vinnie Barbarino
1
Danny
1
Himself - John Travolta
1
Himself
1
[Complete List]



BIOGRAPHY:

John Travolta first gained fame as the swaggering Vinnie Barbarino on the television series "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975). In 1977, he parlayed his teeny-bopper fame into a big-screen career with the disco blockbuster Saturday Night Fever (1977). He languished in light dramas and television movies in the 1980s, but started a comeback in 1989 with Look Who's Talking (1989). He further resuscitated his career with an Oscar nomination for his role as a heavyset sympathetic hitman in Pulp Fiction (1994) in 1994.


TRIVIA:
  • His best female friend is 'Kirstie Alley' (qv).
  • Is 'Oprah Winfrey' (qv)'s favorite movie star.
  • [2 April 2007] On his return flight from Germany to New York, the actor was forced to make an emergency landing in his Boeing 707 at Ireland's Shannon Airport. He'd been promoting his new movie in Europe and encountered technical difficulties on his return flight. Fortunately for the actor, he was flying over Ireland at the time he first detected his private jet's engine problems and was safely diverted to Shannon on Ireland's west coast. Not allowing himself to be fazed by the whole ordeal, Travolta grounded his 34-seater and continued his flight home on a commercial airline.
  • Ranked #3 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (23 January 2005 issue).
  • He lost 20 pounds for his role in _Saturday Night Fever (1977)_ (qv).
  • Did yoga and boxing to cut his love handles for the film _Swordfish (2001)_ (qv).
  • Got the role of Vincent Vega in _Pulp Fiction (1994)_ (qv) primarily because 'Michael Madsen (I)' (qv), the actor whom the part was written for, was unavailable due to a prior film commitment. Vincent was the brother of 'Michael Madsen (I)' (qv)'s character Vic Vega (AKA: Mr. Blonde in _Reservoir Dogs (1992)_ (qv)) and the role jump-started his career after a long slump.
  • One of his closest friends is 'Robin Williams (I)' (qv).


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