
John Travolta
- Date of Birth: 1954-02-18
- Place of Birth: Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Biography
John Joseph Travolta 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,... John Joseph Travolta 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.

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Documentary • 2005 March

The Scrat Show
Animation, Comedy • 2012 July

Close Up
Documentary • 2012 September

Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
Documentary • 2015 November

Pulp Fiction
Thriller, Crime, Comedy • 1994 September

Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Music, Documentary • 2006 November

The Grease Story
Documentary • 2017 November

The True Story of...
Documentary • 2020 September

Hart to Heart
Talk • 2021 August

Grease Day USA
Documentary, Music, TV Movie • 1978 June