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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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 18, 1954
Age
72 years old
Place of Birth
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Popularity Score
Filmography
November 1963
Johnny Roselli
2026Movie
The Gentleman Thief
Mason Goddard
2026Movie
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Retiring Captain / Narrator (voice)
2026Movie
Buscando a Travolta
Self
2026Movie
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Director
2026Movie
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Producer
2026Movie
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Book
2026Movie
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Screenplay
2026Movie
High Rollers
Mason Goddard
2025Movie
The Kick That United A Nation
Self
2025Movie
Cash Out
Mason Goddard
2024Movie
Die Hart
Ron Wilcox
2023Movie
The Shepherd
Johnny Kavanagh
2023Movie
Mob Land
Bodie Davis
2023Movie
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023Movie
The Playboy Murders
Self (archive footage)
2023TV
The Shepherd
Executive Producer
2023Movie
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
2022Movie
Paradise City
Buck
2022Movie
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
2022TV
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021Movie
Hart to Heart
Self - Interviewee
2021TV
Die Hart
Ron Wilcox
2020TV
Trading Paint
Sam
2019Movie
The Fanatic
Moose
2019Movie
The Poison Rose
Carson Philips
2019Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019TV
The Poison Rose
Executive Producer
2019Movie
Trading Paint
Producer
2019Movie
The Fanatic
Producer
2019Movie
Gotti
John Gotti
2018Movie
Speed Kills
Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
2018Movie
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
2018Movie
Pattern Recognition
Self (archive footage)
2017Movie
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Self - Host
2017Movie
The Grease Story
Danny Zuko
2017Movie
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Self
2017Movie
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017Movie
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
2017Movie
The True Story of...
Self (archive footage)
2017TV
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Thanks
2017Movie
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
Self
2016Movie
In a Valley of Violence
The Marshal
2016Movie
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
Self
2016Movie
I Am Wrath
Stanley Hill
2016Movie
Life on the Line
Beau Ginner
2016Movie
American Crime Story
Robert Shapiro
2016TV
American Crime Story
Producer
2016TV
Criminal Activities
Eddie
2015Movie
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
Self
2015Movie
Jay Leno's Garage
Self
2015TV
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
Danny Zuko (archive footage)
2015TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015TV
Criminal Activities
Executive Producer
2015Movie
The Forger
Raymond Cutter
2014Movie
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014TV
Killing Season
Emil Kovac
2013Movie
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Self
2013Movie
Kirstie
Mickey Russo
2013TV
Casting By
Self
2012Movie
Savages
Dennis
2012Movie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012Movie
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
2012Movie
The Scrat Show
2012TV
I'm Still Here
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010Movie
From Paris with Love
Charlie Wax
2010Movie
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
2010Movie
Old Dogs
Charlie
2009Movie
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Ryder
2009Movie
The Jay Leno Show
Self - Guest
2009TV
Bolt
Bolt (voice)
2008Movie
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
2008Movie
Oprah's Big Give
2008TV
Hairspray
Edna Turnblad
2007Movie
Wild Hogs
Woody Stevens
2007Movie
Brando
Self
2007Movie
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Self
2007Movie
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
Self
2007Movie
'Hairspray' Extentions
Self
2007Movie
It's 'Hairspray'!
Self
2007Movie
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
Self
2007Movie
Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
Self
2007Movie
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
Self
2007Movie
Lonely Hearts
Elmer Robinson
2006Movie
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Self
2006Movie
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
Self – Danny Zuko (archive footage)
2006Movie
El hormiguero
Self - Guest
2006TV
Be Cool
Chili Palmer
2005Movie
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Jim Irwin
2005Movie
Bio.
Self
2005Movie
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2005Movie
Everyday Heroes: Real Stories from Real Firefighters
2005Movie
Be Cool, Very Cool
Self
2005Movie
Fat Actress
John Travolta
2005TV
The Reichen Show
Self
2005TV
Ladder 49
Captain Mike Kennedy
2004Movie
The Punisher
Howard Saint
2004Movie
A Love Song for Bobby Long
Bobby Long
2004Movie
John Travolta: The Inside Story
Self
2004Movie
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Host
2004Movie
War Journal: On the Set of The Punisher
Self
2004Movie
Basic
DEA Agent Tom Hardy
2003Movie
John Travolta Remembers James Cagney
Self
2003Movie
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2003Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003TV
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003TV
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
2002Movie
Austin Powers in Goldmember
John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
2002Movie
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
Self (archive footage)
2002Movie
Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages
2002Movie
Fifth Gear
Self
2002TV
Domestic Disturbance
Frank Morrison
2001Movie
Swordfish
Gabriel
2001Movie
HBO First Look: Swordfish
2001Movie
Fear Factor
2001TV
Good Day Live
Self
2001TV
Lucky Numbers
Russ Richards
2000Movie
Battlefield Earth
Terl
2000Movie
Welcome to Hollywood
John Travolta
2000Movie
Battlefield Earth
Producer
2000Movie
The General's Daughter
Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
1999Movie
Our Friend, Martin
Kyle's Dad (voice)
1999Movie
Forever Hollywood
Self
1999Movie
The Early Show
Self
1999TV
Where Are They Now?
Self
1999TV
Rove
Self
1999TV
The Thin Red Line
Brig. Gen. David Quintard
1998Movie
A Civil Action
Jan Schlichtmann
1998Movie
Primary Colors
Jack Stanton
1998Movie
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Self
1998Movie
Junket Whore
Self
1998Movie
Bee Gees: One Night Only
Self - Tony Manero/Self - Danny Zuko (archive footage)
1998Movie
Face/Off
Sean Archer
1997Movie
Mad City
Sam Baily
1997Movie
She's So Lovely
Joey Germoni
1997Movie
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
1997Movie
The View
Self
1997TV
She's So Lovely
Executive Producer
1997Movie
Michael
Michael
1996Movie
Phenomenon
George Malley
1996Movie
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
Self
1996Movie
Broken Arrow
Vic Deakins
1996Movie
America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary
Hosted by
1996Movie
Get Shorty
Chili Palmer
1995Movie
White Man's Burden
Louis Pinnock
1995Movie
Trailer Camp
(Archival)
1995Movie
Pulp Fiction
Vincent Vega
1994Movie
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994TV
Look Who's Talking Now!
James Ubriacco
1993Movie
Boris and Natasha
Self
1992Movie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992TV
Shout
Jack Cabe
1991Movie
Chains of Gold
Scott Barnes
1991Movie
Eyes of an Angel
Bobby
1991Movie
Chains of Gold
Writer
1991Movie
Look Who's Talking Too
James
1990Movie
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
1990Movie
Look Who's Talking
James
1989Movie
The Experts
Travis
1989Movie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Basements
Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
1987Movie
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Self
1987Movie
Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?
Self
1987Movie
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987TV
Perfect
Adam Lawrence
1985Movie
That's Dancing!
Self (archive footage)
1985Movie
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984TV
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984TV
Staying Alive
Tony Manero
1983Movie
Two of a Kind
Zack
1983Movie
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
1983Movie
Harty
Self
1983TV
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982TV
Blow Out
Jack Terry
1981Movie
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981TV
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981TV
Urban Cowboy
Bud Davis
1980Movie
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
Self
1979Movie
Grease
Danny
1978Movie
Moment by Moment
Strip
1978Movie
Grease Day USA
Self
1978Movie
Saturday Night Fever
Tony Manero
1977Movie
Carrie
Billy Nolan
1976Movie
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Tod Lubitch
1976Movie
The Tenth Level
Lab Technician (uncredited)
1976Movie
Mr. T and Tina
Vinnie Barbarino
1976TV
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
1976TV
The Devil’s Rain
Danny
1975Movie
Welcome Back, Kotter
Vinnie Barbarino
1975TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975TV
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975TV
Nightmare
Man Outside Store (uncredited)
1974Movie
The Rookies
1972TV
Emergency!
Chuck Benson
1972TV
Great Performances
Self
1971TV
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971TV
Film '72
Self
1971TV
Medical Center
Danny
1969TV
Top of the Pops
1964TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962TV
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest
1961TV
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956TV
The Oscars
Self
1953TV
Panorama
Himself (archive footage)
1953TV
Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Special Guest
1951TV
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944TV
That's Amore!
Nick Venere
—Movie
Black Tides
Bill Pierce
—Movie
Syndicate
Special Agent Felix Miller
—Movie
ED
—Movie