John Travolta
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 18, 1954 (age 72)
- Birthplace
- Englewood, New Jersey, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Travolta, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
That's Amore!
Movie · as Nick Venere
Black Tides
Movie · as Bill Pierce
Syndicate
Movie · as Special Agent Felix Miller
ED
Movie
TRAVOLTAHON
Movie
November 1963
Movie · as Johnny Roselli
The Gentleman Thief
Movie · as Mason Goddard
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Movie · as Retiring Captain / Narrator (voice)
Buscando a Travolta
Movie · as Self
High Rollers
Movie · as Mason Goddard
The Kick That United A Nation
Movie · as Self
Cash Out
Movie · as Mason Goddard
Die Hart
Movie · as Ron Wilcox
The Shepherd
Movie · as Johnny Kavanagh
Mob Land
Movie · as Bodie Davis
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Playboy Murders
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Movie · as Self
Paradise City
Movie · as Buck
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hart to Heart
TV · as Self - Interviewee · 1 ep
Die Hart
TV · as Ron Wilcox · 10 eps
Trading Paint
Movie · as Sam
The Fanatic
Movie · as Moose
The Poison Rose
Movie · as Carson Philips
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gotti
Movie · as John Gotti
Speed Kills
Movie · as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
Studio 54
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Pattern Recognition
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Movie · as Self - Host
The Grease Story
Movie · as Danny Zuko
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Movie · as Self
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The True Story of...
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
Movie · as Self
In a Valley of Violence
Movie · as The Marshal
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
Movie · as Self
I Am Wrath
Movie · as Stanley Hill
Life on the Line
Movie · as Beau Ginner
American Crime Story
TV · as Robert Shapiro · 10 eps
Criminal Activities
Movie · as Eddie
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
Movie · as Self
Jay Leno's Garage
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
TV · as Danny Zuko (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Forger
Movie · as Raymond Cutter
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Killing Season
Movie · as Emil Kovac
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Movie · as Self
Kirstie
TV · as Mickey Russo · 1 ep
Savages
Movie · as Dennis
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie · as (archive footage)
Close Up
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Scrat Show
TV · 13 eps
I'm Still Here
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
From Paris with Love
Movie · as Charlie Wax
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Movie · as (archive footage)
Old Dogs
Movie · as Charlie
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Movie · as Ryder
The Jay Leno Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Bolt
Movie · as Bolt (voice)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Movie · as Self
Oprah's Big Give
TV · 1 ep
Hairspray
Movie · as Edna Turnblad
Wild Hogs
Movie · as Woody Stevens
Brando
Movie · as Self
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Movie · as Self
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
Movie · as Self
Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
Movie · as Self
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
Movie · as Self
Lonely Hearts
Movie · as Elmer Robinson
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Movie · as Self
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
Movie · as Self – Danny Zuko (archive footage)
El hormiguero
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Be Cool
Movie · as Chili Palmer
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Movie · as Jim Irwin
Bio.
Movie · as Self
Everyday Heroes: Real Stories from Real Firefighters
Movie
Be Cool, Very Cool
Movie · as Self
Fat Actress
TV · as John Travolta · 1 ep
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ladder 49
Movie · as Captain Mike Kennedy
The Punisher
Movie · as Howard Saint
A Love Song for Bobby Long
Movie · as Bobby Long
John Travolta: The Inside Story
Movie · as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Movie · as Host
War Journal: On the Set of The Punisher
Movie
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 ep
Basic
Movie · as DEA Agent Tom Hardy
John Travolta Remembers James Cagney
Movie · as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Celebrities Uncensored
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Movie · as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Movie · as John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages
Movie
Heart of the Festival
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Fifth Gear
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Domestic Disturbance
Movie · as Frank Morrison
Swordfish
Movie · as Gabriel
HBO First Look: Swordfish
Movie
Fear Factor
TV · 1 ep
Good Day Live
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Lucky Numbers
Movie · as Russ Richards
Battlefield Earth
Movie · as Terl
The General's Daughter
Movie · as Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
Our Friend, Martin
Movie · as Kyle's Dad (voice)
Forever Hollywood
Movie · as Self
The Early Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Where Are They Now?
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Rove
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Thin Red Line
Movie · as Brig. Gen. David Quintard
A Civil Action
Movie · as Jan Schlichtmann
Primary Colors
Movie · as Jack Stanton
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Movie · as Self
Junket Whore
Movie · as Self
Bee Gees: One Night Only
Movie · as Self - Tony Manero/Self - Danny Zuko (archive footage)
Face/Off
Movie · as Sean Archer
Mad City
Movie · as Sam Baily
She's So Lovely
Movie · as Joey Germoni
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Movie · as Self
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Michael
Movie · as Michael
Phenomenon
Movie · as George Malley
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
Movie · as Self
Broken Arrow
Movie · as Vic Deakins
America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary
Movie · as Hosted by
Get Shorty
Movie · as Chili Palmer
White Man's Burden
Movie · as Louis Pinnock
Trailer Camp
Movie · as (Archival)
Pulp Fiction
Movie · as Vincent Vega
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Look Who's Talking Now!
Movie · as James Ubriacco
Boris and Natasha
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 3 eps
Shout
Movie · as Jack Cabe
Chains of Gold
Movie · as Scott Barnes
Eyes of an Angel
Movie · as Bobby
Look Who's Talking Too
Movie · as James
Seriously... Phil Collins
Movie · as Self
Look Who's Talking
Movie · as James
The Experts
Movie · as Travis
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Basements
Movie · as Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Movie · as Self
Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?
Movie · as Self
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Perfect
Movie · as Adam Lawrence
That's Dancing!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Goldene Kamera
TV · as Self · 1 ep
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Staying Alive
Movie · as Tony Manero
Two of a Kind
Movie · as Zack
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Movie · as Self
Harty
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Blow Out
Movie · as Jack Terry
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Urban Cowboy
Movie · as Bud Davis
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
Movie · as Self
Grease
Movie · as Danny
Moment by Moment
Movie · as Strip
Grease Day USA
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Fever
Movie · as Tony Manero
Everyman
TV · 1 ep
Carrie
Movie · as Billy Nolan
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Movie · as Tod Lubitch
The Tenth Level
Movie · as Lab Technician (uncredited)
Mr. T and Tina
TV · as Vinnie Barbarino · 9 eps
The Captain and Tennille
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Devil’s Rain
Movie · as Danny
Welcome Back, Kotter
TV · as Vinnie Barbarino · 95 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Nightmare
Movie · as Man Outside Store (uncredited)
The Rookies
TV · 1 ep
Emergency!
TV · as Chuck Benson · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV · 1 ep
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Medical Center
TV · as Danny · 1 ep
Top of the Pops
TV · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 12 eps
Panorama
TV · as Himself (archive footage) · 1 ep
Sanremo Music Festival
TV · as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self - Presenter / Nominee · 2 eps