John Travolta
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.
Filmography
The Gentleman Thief
as Mason Goddard
The Gentleman Thief
as Mason Goddard
High Rollers
as Mason Goddard
High Rollers
as Mason Goddard
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Shepherd
as Johnny Kavanagh
The Shepherd
as Johnny Kavanagh
Mob Land
as Bodie Davis
Mob Land
as Bodie Davis
Die Hart
as Ron Wilcox
Die Hart
as Ron Wilcox
Paradise City
as Buck
Paradise City
as Buck
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
as Self
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
as Self
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
The Fanatic
as Moose
The Fanatic
as Moose
The Poison Rose
as Carson Philips
The Poison Rose
as Carson Philips
Trading Paint
as Sam
Trading Paint
as Sam
Speed Kills
as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
Speed Kills
as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
Gotti
as John Gotti
Gotti
as John Gotti
Pattern Recognition
as Self (archive footage)
Pattern Recognition
as Self (archive footage)
The Grease Story
as Danny Zuko
The Grease Story
as Danny Zuko
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive)
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
as Self - Host
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
as Self - Host
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Life on the Line
as Beau Ginner
Life on the Line
as Beau Ginner
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
as Self
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
as Self
In a Valley of Violence
as The Marshal
In a Valley of Violence
as The Marshal
I Am Wrath
as Stanley Hill
I Am Wrath
as Stanley Hill
Killing Season
as Emil Kovac
Killing Season
as Emil Kovac
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
as Self
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
as Self
Casting By
as Self
Casting By
as Self
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
I'm Still Here
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
I'm Still Here
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
Old Dogs
as Charlie
Old Dogs
as Charlie
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self
Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
as Self
Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
as Self
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
as Self
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
as Self
Brando
as Self
Brando
as Self
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
as Self
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
as Self
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
as Self – Danny Zuko (archive footage)
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
as Self – Danny Zuko (archive footage)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Jim Irwin
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Jim Irwin
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
A Love Song for Bobby Long
as Bobby Long
A Love Song for Bobby Long
as Bobby Long
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Host
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Host
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Basic
as DEA Agent Tom Hardy
Basic
as DEA Agent Tom Hardy
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
as Self (archive footage)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
as Self (archive footage)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
HBO First Look: Swordfish
HBO First Look: Swordfish
Lucky Numbers
as Russ Richards
Lucky Numbers
as Russ Richards
Welcome to Hollywood
as John Travolta
Welcome to Hollywood
as John Travolta
The General's Daughter
as Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
The General's Daughter
as Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
Forever Hollywood
as Self
Forever Hollywood
as Self
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
as Self
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
as Self
Mad City
as Sam Baily
Mad City
as Sam Baily
Face/Off
as Sean Archer
Face/Off
as Sean Archer
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
Phenomenon
as George Malley
Phenomenon
as George Malley
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
as Self
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
as Self
Broken Arrow
as Vic Deakins
Broken Arrow
as Vic Deakins
America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary
as Hosted by
America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary
as Hosted by
White Man's Burden
as Louis Pinnock
White Man's Burden
as Louis Pinnock
Get Shorty
as Chili Palmer
Get Shorty
as Chili Palmer
Trailer Camp
as (Archival)
Trailer Camp
as (Archival)
Pulp Fiction
as Vincent Vega
Pulp Fiction
as Vincent Vega
Look Who's Talking Now!
as James Ubriacco
Look Who's Talking Now!
as James Ubriacco
Boris and Natasha
as Self
Boris and Natasha
as Self
Chains of Gold
as Scott Barnes
Chains of Gold
as Scott Barnes
Look Who's Talking Too
as James
Look Who's Talking Too
as James
The Experts
as Travis
The Experts
as Travis
The Grand Knockout Tournament
as Self
The Grand Knockout Tournament
as Self
Basements
as Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
Basements
as Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?
as Self
Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?
as Self
Perfect
as Adam Lawrence
Perfect
as Adam Lawrence
That's Dancing!
as Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
as Self (archive footage)
Two of a Kind
as Zack
Two of a Kind
as Zack
Staying Alive
as Tony Manero
Staying Alive
as Tony Manero
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
Blow Out
as Jack Terry
Blow Out
as Jack Terry
Moment by Moment
as Strip
Moment by Moment
as Strip
Grease
as Danny
Grease
as Danny
Saturday Night Fever
as Tony Manero
Saturday Night Fever
as Tony Manero
Carrie
as Billy Nolan
Carrie
as Billy Nolan
The Tenth Level
as Lab Technician (uncredited)
The Tenth Level
as Lab Technician (uncredited)
The Devil’s Rain
as Danny
The Devil’s Rain
as Danny
Nightmare
as Man Outside Store (uncredited)
Nightmare
as Man Outside Store (uncredited)
That's Amore!
as Nick Venere
That's Amore!
as Nick Venere
Black Tides
as Bill Pierce
Black Tides
as Bill Pierce
Syndicate
as Special Agent Felix Miller
Syndicate
as Special Agent Felix Miller
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