John Travolta — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

💥John Joseph Travolta. Born in 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA. Grew up in a family with 5 older brothers and sisters. His father worked as a tire salesman, and his mother was an actress. He attended Dwight Morrow High School. He works as an actor and producer. He was married to actress Kelly Preston until her death; the couple had 3 children: sons Jett, Benjamin, and daughter Ella. In 2009, Jett died due to an epilepsy-related seizure.

🏆Main awards🏆: Golden Globe (1996) [Get Shorty]

🎬Main projects🎬: "Pulp Fiction" (1994), "Saturday Night Fever" (1977), "Grease" (1978), "Face/Off" (1997), "Get Shorty" (1995), "Swordfish" (2001)

⭐Interesting fact⭐: John is a licensed pilot and owns several airplanes.

Filmography

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2026 Propeller One-Way Night Coach Screenwriter · Producer · Retiring Captain / Narrator (voice) · Director

Interesting facts

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1
Travolta donated $10,000 to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund during a trip to South Africa.
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Full name is John Joseph Travolta.
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John Travolta became the sixth child in the family of semi-professional footballer Salvatore Travolta and drama teacher Helen.
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He holds a pilot's license and has several thousand hours of flight time.
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John's father was a second-generation Sicilian American, and his mother was an American of Irish descent.
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The actor's eldest son, Jett Travolta, died on January 2, 2009, at the age of sixteen as a result of an epileptic seizure caused by Kawasaki syndrome, in the bathroom of the Travolta family home in the Bahamas.
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John is an active member of the Church of Scientology.