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 (59)
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
High Rollers
Cash Out
The Shepherd
Die Hart
Paradise City
The Poison Rose
The Fanatic
Gotti
Speed Kills
I Am Wrath
In a Valley of Violence
Criminal Activities
The Forger
Killing Season
Savages
From Paris with Love
I'm Still Here
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Old Dogs
Bolt
Hairspray
Wild Hogs
Lonely Hearts
Be Cool
The Punisher
Ladder 49
A Love Song for Bobby Long
Basic
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Swordfish
Domestic Disturbance
Battlefield Earth
Lucky Numbers
The General's Daughter
The Thin Red Line
Primary Colors
A Civil Action
Face/Off
She's So Lovely
Mad City
Broken Arrow
Phenomenon
Michael
Get Shorty
White Man's Burden
Pulp Fiction
Look Who's Talking Now!
Eyes of an Angel
Shout
Look Who's Talking Too
Look Who's Talking
Perfect
Staying Alive
Two of a Kind
Blow Out
Grease
Saturday Night Fever
