She is married to john travolta, with whom she collaborated on the science fiction film battlefield earth. This is a list of awards and nominations received by american actor, director, cinema film producer, dancer, and singer john travolta. In 1998, when john travolta signed on to act as the lead in the film primary colors, a movie about former president bill clintons first presidential campaign in 1992, the actor was encouraged to gain thirty pounds to play the character, jack stanton. John joseph travolta was born in englewood, new jersey, one of six children of helen travolta nee helen cecilia burke and salvatoresamuel j. The hit 1996 movie jerry maguire stars tom cruise and kelly preston, and at one point they have a rather steamy scene together. John travoltas most memorable roles for tv and film. The youngest of six children, he was born and raised in englewood, new jersey.
Travoltas first screen role in california was as a fall victim in emergency. The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. John travolta and kelly preston had two different marriage ceremonies, one week apart. In the film, an amiable, smalltown everyman is inexplicably transformed into a genius with telekinetic powers. However, preston was and is still married to john travolta, and when he saw the film for the first time it was understandably a bit awkward. He was raised roman catholic, but changed to scientology in 1975. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. John travolta in first trailer for race car drivers film. Adjusted for inflation, these remain the two highestgrossing films of travoltas career. The film reunited travolta and newton john who had appeared together in 1978s grease.
John travolta revealed how he feels about kelly prestons. John travolta opens up about family life for the first time. A latterday rebel without a cause set against the backdrop of the new york city disco nightlife, it positioned travolta as the most talkedabout young star in hollywood. Simpsons defense lawyer robert shapiro in fxs critically acclaimed american crime story. Michael is a 1996 american fantasy film directed by nora ephron. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. John travolta 1st movie role as danny in the devils rain 1975.
List of awards and nominations received by john travolta. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn reunite in iconic. In the wake of hylands death, travolta s first major feature film, john badhams saturday night fever 1977, emerged in the fall of that year. A beautiful film about life and death with the angel, michael, excellently played by john travolta, walking on the earth with a mission which he does so with humour and empathy. John joseph travolta is an american actor, producer, dancer, and singer. John travolta list of movies and tv shows tv guide.
Hes not the only celebrity with a private jet, either. Adaptations of two early plays, the room and the dumb waiter, by noble prizewinning, english playwright harold pinter. But travolta is also somewhat known for his passion and obsession with aviation. Staying alive is a 1983 american dance musical film starring john travolta as dancer tony manero, with cynthia rhodes, finola hughes, joyce hyser, julie bovasso, and dancers viktor manoel and kevyn morrow. John travolta, tom conti, linda hunt, annie lennox. The film was originally set to be released in the united states on december 15, 2017, but, just two weeks prior, lionsgate, the slated distributor, sold the film back to its producers and studio, delaying its release. Stayin alive bee gees is the opening scene soundtrack for saturday night fever john travolta. He was aching for it so much that the englewood, new jersey.
John travolta and olivia newton john recreated their iconic grease characters, danny and sandy, on friday night in west palm beach, florida. He also starred in and coproduced battlefield based on a work of science fiction by l ron hubbard as the leader of a group of aliens. John travolta and olivia newton john werent the original choices to star in grease before the actors were cast as danny and sandy, several. John travolta biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. The musical movie with john travolta, and olivia newtonjohn came out in 1978. After starting his career on the tv show welcome back, kotter 1975, john travoltas film career took off in the late 1970s with starring roles in saturday night fever 1977, which earned him an oscar nomination for best actor in a leading role, and grease 1978. John travolta s mother helen and sister ann both appeared in minor roles in the beginning of the film. In 2018, she and then7yearold brother benjamin travolta joined them at the cannes film festival, where they celebrated john s receipt of the inaugural variety cinema icon award. Travolta in first gotti trailer october 12th, 2017 after portraying o. Travolta first became well known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series welcome back, kotter 19751979 and starring in the box office successes saturday night fever and grease. The cast also includes andie macdowell, william hurt, bob hoskins, joey lauren adams, and robert pastorelli as people who cross michaels path. John travolta 1st movie role as danny in the devils rain. February 18, 1954 man, nobody pushed me into showbiz, john travolta once said, i was aching for it. Phenomenon is a 1996 american romantic fantasy drama film directed by jon turteltaub, written by gerald di pego, and starring john travolta, kyra sedgwick, forest whitaker, robert duvall, and jeffrey demunn.
The first revolves around paranoiac woman trapped in her apartment. John travolta biography, movie highlights and photos. He has been in many of our favorite films and has even had some of the best gaffes recently at the oscars. John travolta and olivia newtonjohn werent the original. Every time john travolta and olivia newton john have reunited over the years john travolta and olivia newton john dress up as danny and sandy for first time since grease. In our john travolta interview, the iconic actor talks about his new movie, the fanatic, and the one issue with quentin tarantinos new movie.
Their first wedding ceremony, conducted on september 5, 1991, officiated by a french scientologist minister, was found to be unofficial. The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by john travolta. His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in pulp fiction 1994, and he has since starred in films such as faceoff 1997, swordfish 2001, wild hogs, and hairspray both 2007. John travoltas daughter ella bleu looks so grownup at. The film pertains to a personal fight between an american and a serb war veteran. His father owned a tire repair shop called travolta tires in hillsdale, nj. John travolta full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. She has appeared in more than sixty television and film productions, most notably including mischief, twins, and jerry maguire. His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in pulp fiction, and he has since starred in films such as face off, swordfish, wild hogs, and hairspray.
John travolta, in full john joseph travolta, born february 18, 1954, englewood, new jersey, u. John travolta stars, with his son played by toby sebastian, along with michael madsen, kevin dunn, shania twain, buck taylor, and luis da silva. Travolta s sister is the pizzeria waitress who serves him the pizza slices and delivers the first dialogue, and his mother plays the woman to whom he sells the can of paint after being late. In 1972 his first filmed in california in television role as a fall victim in emergency. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. It all started with is role as vinnie barbarino on abcs welcome back kotter, which springboarded his film career and led to smash hits such as saturday night fever and grease.
John travolta has been honored twice with academy award nominations, the latest for his riveting portrayal of a philosophical hitman in quentin tarantinos pulp fiction. Two of a kind is a 1983 american romantic fantasy comedy film directed by john herzfeld and starring john travolta and olivia newton john. After attending a special screening of travolta s latest movie gotti, which. The film stars john travolta as the archangel michael, who is sent to earth to do various tasks, including mending some wounded hearts. His father was of italian descent and his mother was of irish ancestry. His father, salvatore travolta november 1912 may 1995, was a semiprofessional american football player of italian descent. Travolta started to play in series of financial and critical failures that sidelined his acting career.
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