John Travolta profile
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John Travolta

18th February 1954 Englewood, New Jersey, USA Acting

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.

126 Movies 53 TV Shows 2 In Production 202 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Speed Kills poster
Speed Kills 16th November 2018 as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
Studio 54 poster
Studio 54 15th June 2018 as Self (archive footage)
Gotti poster
Gotti 14th June 2018 as John Gotti
Close Up poster
Close Up 30th September 2012 as Self (archive footage)
I'm Still Here poster
I'm Still Here 10th September 2010 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bolt poster
Bolt 21st November 2008 as Bolt (voice)
Be Cool poster
Be Cool 4th March 2005 as Chili Palmer
Bio. poster
Bio. 1st March 2005 as Self
Ladder 49 poster
Ladder 49 1st October 2004 as Captain Mike Kennedy
Basic poster
Basic 18th April 2003 as DEA Agent Tom Hardy
Shout poster
Shout 4th October 1991 as Jack Cabe
Basements poster
Basements 12th May 1987 as Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
Perfect poster
Perfect 15th May 1985 as Adam Lawrence
Carrie poster
Carrie 3rd November 1976 as Billy Nolan
Nightmare poster
Nightmare 8th January 1974 as Man Outside Store (uncredited)
Kirstie poster
Kirstie 4th December 2013 as Mickey Russo
Rove poster
Rove 22nd September 1999 as Self
Panorama poster
Panorama 11th November 1953 as Himself (archive footage)
November 1963 poster Coming soon
November 1963 15th October 2026 as Johnny Roselli
Buscando a Travolta poster Coming soon
Buscando a Travolta 31st August 2026 as Self