John Travolta
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-02-18
Place of Birth
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
John Travolta
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.
Also Known For
Lonely Hearts
Apr 30, 2006
Grease
Jun 16, 1978
Pulp Fiction
Sep 10, 1994
Face/Off
Jun 27, 1997
Die Hart
Feb 22, 2023
The General's Daughter
Jun 18, 1999
Michael
Dec 25, 1996
Be Cool
Mar 04, 2005
Hairspray
Jul 19, 2007
Lucky Numbers
Oct 27, 2000
Basic
Apr 18, 2003
Staying Alive
Jul 11, 1983
Ladder 49
Oct 01, 2004
Saturday Night Fever
Dec 16, 1977
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Sep 23, 2005
Battlefield Earth
May 12, 2000
Wild Hogs
Mar 02, 2007
Old Dogs
Nov 24, 2009
I'm Still Here
Sep 10, 2010
Carrie
Nov 03, 1976
Domestic Disturbance
Oct 28, 2001
Get Shorty
Oct 20, 1995
Blow Out
Jul 24, 1981
White Man's Burden
Dec 01, 1995
The Punisher
Apr 15, 2004
Look Who's Talking Now!
Nov 05, 1993
The Thin Red Line
Dec 23, 1998
A Civil Action
Dec 25, 1998
Primary Colors
Mar 20, 1998
Shout
Oct 04, 1991
Swordfish
Jun 08, 2001
Look Who's Talking
Oct 12, 1989
From Paris with Love
Feb 04, 2010
Two of a Kind
Dec 13, 1983
Phenomenon
Jul 05, 1996
Mad City
Nov 07, 1997
A Love Song for Bobby Long
Sep 02, 2004
Look Who's Talking Too
Dec 14, 1990
Bolt
Nov 21, 2008
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Nov 12, 1976
She's So Lovely
Aug 29, 1997
Chains of Gold
Sep 15, 1991
The Devil's Rain
Jul 01, 1975
Urban Cowboy
Jun 06, 1980
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Jun 10, 2009
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Aug 30, 2002
The Shepherd
Aug 10, 2023
Cash Out
Apr 26, 2024
Perfect
May 15, 1985
Casting By
Nov 01, 2012
Eyes of an Angel
Jul 26, 1991
That's Amore!
Savages
Jul 06, 2012
John Travolta Remembers James Cagney
Sep 30, 2003
The Experts
Jan 13, 1989
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Feb 04, 2012
Killing Season
Jul 12, 2013
High Rollers
Mar 14, 2025
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
May 13, 2016
Moment by Moment
Dec 22, 1978
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Nov 22, 2006
John Travolta: The Inside Story
Apr 22, 2004
Basements
May 12, 1987
Bio.
Mar 01, 2005
Mob Land
Aug 04, 2023
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
Jan 01, 1979
The Forger
Sep 10, 2014
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Jun 19, 1998
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Aug 15, 2022
In a Valley of Violence
Oct 21, 2016
Pattern Recognition
Dec 01, 2017
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Oct 18, 2023
Criminal Activities
Nov 20, 2015
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
Mar 13, 1996
Seriously... Phil Collins
Sep 08, 1990
James Bond: The First 21 Years
May 27, 1983
Close Up
Sep 30, 2012
Tarantino's Mind
Jan 04, 2006
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
Nov 16, 2016
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Mar 01, 2005
I Am Wrath
Apr 14, 2016
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Jun 19, 1987
Life on the Line
Nov 18, 2016
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Aug 03, 2010
Our Friend, Martin
Jan 12, 1999
Junket Whore
Oct 12, 1998
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Feb 24, 1997
Brando
May 01, 2007
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Jul 26, 2002
Gotti
Jun 14, 2018
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Apr 16, 2017
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Jan 10, 2013
Welcome to Hollywood
Oct 27, 2000
Speed Kills
Nov 16, 2018
Trading Paint
Feb 22, 2019
The Grease Story
Nov 05, 2017
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Dec 22, 2017
The Fanatic
Aug 30, 2019
The Poison Rose
May 23, 2019
Grease Day USA
Jun 18, 1978
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Oct 14, 2008
Forever Hollywood
Jan 01, 1999
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
Jun 13, 2015
Everyday Heroes: Real Stories from Real Firefighters
Mar 08, 2005
Nightmare
Jan 08, 1974
The Tenth Level
Aug 26, 1976
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Mar 19, 2017
Studio 54
Jun 15, 2018
Paradise City
Nov 11, 2022
Boris and Natasha
Apr 17, 1992
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Jan 02, 2021
Broken Arrow
Feb 09, 1996
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Jun 22, 2004
November 1963
Cash Out 3
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
Aug 20, 2002
Be Cool, Very Cool
Jun 07, 2005
Black Tides
Syndicate
Trailer Camp
Sep 11, 1995
Ed
Death2kuffar
Sep 11, 2008
Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?
Apr 27, 1987
Welcome Back, Kotter
Sep 09, 1975
Inside the Actors Studio
Aug 14, 1994
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sep 08, 2003
Fear Factor
Jun 11, 2001
The Rookies
Sep 11, 1972
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
The View
Aug 11, 1997
Fat Actress
Mar 07, 2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
May 25, 1992
The Early Show
Nov 01, 1999
Oprah's Big Give
Mar 02, 2008
The Jay Leno Show
Sep 14, 2009
Celebrities Uncensored
Jun 04, 2003
Mr. T and Tina
Sep 25, 1976
Harty
Sep 20, 1983
Where Are They Now?
Jun 07, 1999
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
Good Day Live
Sep 17, 2001
The Captain and Tennille
Sep 20, 1976
The Scrat Show
Jul 06, 2012
Hart to Heart
Aug 05, 2021
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Top of the Pops
Jan 01, 1964
Wetten, dass..?
Feb 14, 1981
American Crime Story
Feb 02, 2016
The True Story of...
Sep 07, 2020
The Mike Douglas Show
Dec 11, 1961
Rove
Sep 22, 1999
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Oct 01, 1962
The Reichen Show
Nov 11, 2005
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
Goldene Kamera
Feb 03, 1984
Emergency!
Jan 22, 1972
Panorama
Nov 11, 1953
Sanremo Music Festival
Jan 29, 1951
Entertainment Tonight
Sep 15, 1981
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Jan 12, 1975
Jay Leno's Garage
Oct 07, 2015
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Dec 21, 2022
Die Hart
Jul 20, 2020
Champs-Elysées
Jan 16, 1982
Kirstie
Dec 04, 2013
The Playboy Murders
Jan 23, 2023
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
Nov 07, 2015
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Fifth Gear
Apr 08, 2002
Great Performances
Jan 28, 1971
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Dec 21, 2014
Sacrée Soirée
Sep 02, 1987
Medical Center
Sep 24, 1969
MTV Video Music Awards
Sep 14, 1984
El hormiguero
Sep 24, 2006
