John Travolta
ActingJohn 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.
Known For
Pulp Fiction
Vincent Vega
Grease
Danny Zuko
From Paris with Love
Charlie Wax
Face/Off
Sean Archer
The Punisher
Howard Saint
Carrie
Billy Nolan
Bolt
Bolt (voice)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
Savages
Dennis
Broken Arrow
Vic Deakins
Filmography — Acting
Pulp Fiction
Vincent Vega
Grease
Danny Zuko
From Paris with Love
Charlie Wax
Face/Off
Sean Archer
The Punisher
Howard Saint
Carrie
Billy Nolan
Bolt
Bolt (voice)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
Savages
Dennis
Broken Arrow
Vic Deakins
The Thin Red Line
Brig. Gen. David Quintard
Swordfish
Gabriel
Hairspray
Edna Turnblad
Get Shorty
Chili Palmer
Wild Hogs
Woody Stevens
Saturday Night Fever
Tony Manero
High Rollers
Mason Goddard
Phenomenon
George Malley
Look Who's Talking
James
Blow Out
Jack Terry
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Ryder
Paradise City
Buck
Be Cool
Chili Palmer
Cash Out
Mason Goddard
Basic
DEA Agent Tom Hardy
I Am Wrath
Stanley Hill
In a Valley of Violence
The Marshal
A Civil Action
Jan Schlichtmann
Urban Cowboy
Bud Davis
Michael
Michael
Old Dogs
Charlie
The General's Daughter
Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
Look Who's Talking Now!
James Ubriacco
Perfect
Adam Lawrence
Die Hart
Ron Wilcox
Staying Alive
Tony Manero
Gotti
John Gotti
The Poison Rose
Carson Philips
Battlefield Earth
Terl
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Mob Land
Bodie Davis
I'm Still Here
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Look Who's Talking Too
James
Primary Colors
Jack Stanton
Ladder 49
Captain Mike Kennedy
Lonely Hearts
Elmer Robinson
A Love Song for Bobby Long
Bobby Long
Life on the Line
Beau Ginner
Two of a Kind
Zack
Domestic Disturbance
Frank Morrison
November 1963
Johnny Roselli
Speed Kills
Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
Killing Season
Emil Kovac
Casting By
Self
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
Self
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
Mad City
Sam Baily
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
The Shepherd
Johnny Kavanagh
She's So Lovely
Joey Germoni
The Forger
Raymond Cutter
The Fanatic
Moose
Our Friend, Martin
Kyle's Dad (voice)
Trading Paint
Sam
Eyes of an Angel
Bobby
Lucky Numbers
Russ Richards
Criminal Activities
Eddie
Shout
Jack Cabe
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
The Experts
Travis
White Man's Burden
Louis Pinnock
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Devil’s Rain
Danny
The Grease Story
Danny Zuko
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Tod Lubitch
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Jim Irwin
Bee Gees: One Night Only
Self - Tony Manero/Self - Danny Zuko (archive footage)
Brando
Self
That's Amore!
Nick Venere
Welcome to Hollywood
John Travolta
Chains of Gold
Scott Barnes
Junket Whore
Self
War Journal: On the Set of "The Punisher"
Self
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Self
That's Dancing!
Self (archive footage)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
Self (archive footage)
Boris and Natasha
Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
The Tenth Level
Lab Technician (uncredited)
John Travolta: The Inside Story
Self
Bio.
Self
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Narrator (voice)
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Self
Forever Hollywood
Self
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Host
Moment by Moment
Strip
Basements
Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Black Tides
Bill Pierce
Grease Day USA
Self
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Self
Trailer Camp
(Archival)
Nightmare
Man Outside Store (uncredited)
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Self - Host
Be Cool, Very Cool
Self
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
Self
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
Self
Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?
Self
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
Self
Syndicate
Special Agent Felix Miller
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
Self
Pattern Recognition
Self (archive footage)
John Travolta Remembers James Cagney
Self
Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages
The Kick That United A Nation
Self
Cash Out 3
Mason Goddard
ED
Everyday Heroes: Real Stories from Real Firefighters
America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary
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