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John Travolta

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1954-02-18 (Age: 72)

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.

Filmography (125)

⭐ 0 Role: Johnny Roselli

November 1963

2026
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⭐ 0 Role: Bill Pierce

Black Tides

2026
⭐ 0 Role: Narrator (voice)

Propeller One-Way Night Coach

2026
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

The Kick That United A Nation

2025
⭐ 6.5 Role: Mason Goddard

High Rollers

2025
⭐ 6.2 Role: Mason Goddard

Cash Out

2024
⭐ 7.9 Role: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

2023
⭐ 6.8 Role: Johnny Kavanagh

The Shepherd

2023
⭐ 5.5 Role: Bodie Davis

Mob Land

2023
⭐ 5.9 Role: Ron Wilcox

Die Hart

2023
⭐ 5.5 Role: Buck

Paradise City

2022
⭐ 5.5 Role: Self

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

2022
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⭐ 5.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

2021
⭐ 4.4 Role: Moose

The Fanatic

2019
⭐ 4.7 Role: Carson Philips

The Poison Rose

2019