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The youngest of six children,
John Travolta, American actor, singer In,” peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Throughout the 2000s, Travolta
and dancer. Travolta rose to fame during Travolta was born and raised in Hot 100 chart in July 1976. In the next few remained busy as an actor, starring in
the 1970s, appearing on the television Englewood, New Jersey, an inner-ring years, he starred in The Boy in the Plastic many films, including Swordfish (2001);
suburb of Bergen County, New Jersey.
series Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979) and Bubble and two of his most noted screen Ladder 49 (2004); Be Cool (2005); Lonely
starring in the box His father, Salvatore “Sam” Travolta roles: Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever Hearts (2006); Wild Hogs (2007); the
(November 1912 – May 1995), was a
1977, office successes semiprofessional American football (1977) and Danny Zuko in Grease (1978). animated film Bolt (2008), in which Travolta
Welcome Saturday Night player turned tire salesman and partner The films were among the most voiced the title character; The Taking of
Back Fever (1977) and commercially successful pictures of the Pelham 123; and Old Dogs (both 2009). In
Kotter Grease (1978). His in a tire company, Travolta Tyre decade and catapulted Travolta to 2007, Travolta played Edna Turnblad in the
acting career Exchange. His mother, Helen Cecilia international stardom. Saturday Night Fever remake of Hairspray, his first musical since
declined through (née Burke; January 18, 1912 – December earned him an Academy Award Grease.
the 1980s, but enjoyed a resurgence in the 1978), was an actress and singer who nomination for Best Actor, making him, at Since 2010, Travolta has starred
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1990s with his role in Pulp Fiction (1994), had appeared in The Sunshine Sisters, a age 24, one of the youngest performers mostly in action films and thrillers. In 2016,
radio vocal group, and acted and
and he has since starred in films such as ever nominated for the Best Actor Oscar. he returned to TV in the first season of the
Get Shorty (1995), Broken Arrow (1996), directed before becoming a high school His mother and his sister Ann appeared anthology series American Crime Story,
Face/Off (1997), Swordfish (2001), Be Cool drama and English teacher. His siblings very briefly in Saturday Night Fever and his titled The People v. O. J. Simpson, in which he
(2005), Wild Hogs (2007), Hairspray (2007), Joey, Ellen, Ann, Margaret, and Sam sister Ellen played a waitress in Grease. played lawyer Robert Shapiro.
Bolt (2008), and The Taking of Pelham 123 Travolta were all inspired by their Travolta performed several of the songs on Travolta has said, that working with a
mother’s love of theatre and drama and
(2009). the Grease soundtrack album. In 1980, great director has been a gift for him
Travolta was nominated for the became actors. His father was a second- Travolta inspired a nationwide country throughout his career. A great director
Academy Award for Best Actor for generation Italian American with roots music craze that followed on the heels of chooses the star and believes they have
performances in Saturday Night Fever and in Godrano, Sicily, and his mother was his hit film Urban Cowboy, in which he done 90% of the work for the success of the
Pulp Fiction. He won a Golden Globe Irish American. He grew up in an Irish- starred with Debra Winger. He also starred film and then trusts the star to perform
Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – American neighborhood and said that in Staying Alive, the 1983 accordingly.
Musical or Comedy for his performance his household was predominantly Irish sequel to Saturday Night Personal life
in Get Shorty and has received a total of six in culture. He was raised Roman Fever, for which he trained Travolta was in a relationship with
nominations, the most recent being in Catholic, but converted to Scientology rigorously and lost 20 actress Diana Hyland, whom he met while
2011. In 2010, he received the IIFA Award in 1975. Travolta attended Dwight pounds; the film was a 1985, filming The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976).
Morrow High School, but dropped out
for Outstanding Achievement in financial success, grossing dancing They remained together until her death
International Cinema. In 2016, Travolta as a junior at age 17 in 1971. over $65 million. with from breast cancer on March 27, 1977. He
received his first Primetime Emmy Career In 1989, Travolta starred Princess married actress Kelly Preston in 1991, and
Award, as a producer of the first season of In 1976, Travolta landed his star- with Kirstie Alley in Look Diana they bought a house in Islesboro, Maine.
the anthology series American Crime Story, making role as Vinnie Barbarino in the Who’s Talking, which grossed $297 million, They had three children: Jett (1992–2009),
subtitled The People v. O. J. Simpson. He ABC TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter making it his most successful film since Ella Bleu (born 2000), and Benjamin (born
also received an additional Emmy (1975–79), in which his sister, Ellen, also Grease. Next came Look Who’s Talking Too 2010). They have regularly attended
nomination and a Golden Globe occasionally appeared (as Arnold (1990) and Look Who’s Talking Now (1993), marriage counseling, and Travolta has
nomination for his portrayal of lawyer Horshack’s mother). 1970s stardom but it was not until he played Vincent stated that therapy has helped the
Robert Shapiro in the series. Travolta had a hit single titled “Let Her Vega in Quentin Tarantino’s hit Pulp Fiction marriage. They reside in Ocala, Florida.
Elder Abuse (1994), with Samuel L. Jackson, for which On January 2, 2009, Jett died at age 16
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1-800-677-1116 nomination, that his career revived. The Bahamas. A Bahamian death certificate was
Vol. 60, No. 6 movie shifted him back onto the A-list and issued, attributing the cause of death to a
Amanda Blake Secola, Editor he was inundated with offers. Notable seizure. Jett, who had a history of seizures,
Editorial ELDER CARE LOCATOR roles following Pulp Fiction include a reportedly suffered from Kawasaki disease
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