History Creator / JohnTravolta

* ''Film/OldDogs'' as Charlie Reed

''[[Film/PulpFiction Would you give a guy]] a [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere trope description?]]''

* ''Film/MadCity'' (1997)

Travolta played a messenger on the CBS soap opera ''The Edge of Night''. He also appeared on another CBS serial ''The Secret Storm''. Travolta's first California-filmed television role was as a fall victim in an ''Emergency!'' episode, in September 1972, but his first significant movie role was as Billy Nolan, a bully who was goaded into playing a prank on Sissy Spacek's character in the horror film ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'' (1976). Around the same time, he landed his star-making role as "Vinnie Barbarino" in the TV sitcom ''Series/WelcomeBackKotter'' (1975-1979), in which his sister, Ellen, also occasionally appeared (as Arnold Horshack's mother). In the next few years, he appeared in some of his most memorable screen roles: Tony Manero in ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'' (1977) and as Danny Zuko in ''Film/{{Grease}}'' (1978). These two films were among the most commercially successful pictures of the decade and catapulted Travolta to international stardom. ''Saturday Night Fever'' earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. After ''Urban Cowboy'' came a string of flops that sidelined his acting career. It was not until he played Vincent Vega in Creator/QuentinTarantino's hit ''Film/PulpFiction'' (1994), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, that his film career was briefly revived before fizzling again in the [=2000s=] and he began turning to smaller-profile projects. He earned critical acclaim, however, upon returning to television with ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory'', earning Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his portrayal of Robert Shapiro and winning an Emmy as the series' producer.

* ''Film/{{Hairspray}}'' (2007) - [[WholesomeCrossdresser Edna Turnblad]]

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John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actor, dancer and singer whose career has had more lives than a cat.

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Travolta married actress Kelly Preston in 1991. The couple had two children: Jett, born on April 13, 1992, and Ella Bleu, born in 2000. Their son, Jett died on January 2, 2009 while the family was on holiday in The Bahamas. Kelly gave birth to a second son on November 23rd 2010. Sadly, Kelly succumbed to breast cancer on July 12, 2020.

Travolta married actress Kelly Preston in 1991. The couple had two children: Jett, born on April 13, 1992, and Ella Bleu, born in 2000. Their son, Jett died on January 2, 2009 while the family was on holiday in The Bahamas. Kelly gave birth to a second son on November 23rd 2010.

John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor, dancer and singer whose career has had more lives than a cat.

* ''Disney/{{Bolt}}'' (2008) - Bolt

* ''Film/{{TheFanatic}}'' (2019) - Moose

Travolta played a messenger on the CBS soap opera ''The Edge of Night''. He also appeared on another CBS serial ''The Secret Storm''. Travolta's first California-filmed television role was as a fall victim in an ''Emergency!'' episode, in September 1972, but his first significant movie role was as Billy Nolan, a bully who was goaded into playing a prank on Sissy Spacek's character in the horror film ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'' (1976). Around the same time, he landed his star-making role as "Vinnie Barbarino" in the TV sitcom ''Series/WelcomeBackKotter'' (1975-1979), in which his sister, Ellen, also occasionally appeared (as Arnold Horshack's mother). In the next few years, he appeared in some of his most memorable screen roles: Tony Manero in ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'' (1977) and as Danny Zuko in ''Film/{{Grease}}'' (1978). These two films were among the most commercially successful pictures of the decade and catapulted Travolta to international stardom. ''Saturday Night Fever'' earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. After ''Urban Cowboy'' came a string of flops that sidelined his acting career. It was not until he played Vincent Vega in Creator/QuentinTarantino's hit ''Film/PulpFiction'' (1994), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, that his career was revived.