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John Travolta
John Travolta’s screen credits include Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction, Danny in Grease, and Billy Nolan in Carrie.
Born February 18, 1954 Englewood, New Jersey, USA9 movies on MoviHero
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THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES
About 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). …
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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.
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- 2026November 19632h 0m · Crime · DramaJohnny RoselliUpcoming
- 2026The Gentleman Thief1h 37m · Action · CrimeMason Goddard
- 2012Savages2h 11m · Crime · DramaDennis
- 2010From Paris with Love1h 32m · Action · CrimeCharlie Wax
- 2007Hairspray1h 56m · Comedy · DramaEdna Turnblad
- 2004The Punisher2h 4m · Action · CrimeHoward Saint
- 1994Pulp Fiction2h 34m · Comedy · CrimeVincent Vega
- 1978Grease1h 50m · Comedy · RomanceDanny
- 1976Carrie1h 38m · Horror · ThrillerBilly Nolan
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- 2026Buscando a TravoltaSelf
- 2026Propeller One-Way Night CoachDirector · Producer · Writer · Retiring Captain / Narrator (voice)
- 2025The Kick That United A NationSelf
- 2025High RollersMason Goddard
- 2024Cash OutMason Goddard
- 2023Hot Potato: The Story of The WigglesSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2023The ShepherdProducer · Johnny Kavanagh
- 2023Mob LandBodie Davis
- 2023Die HartRon Wilcox
- 2022Paradise CityBuck
- 2022American Badass: A Michael Madsen RetrospectiveSelf
- 2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood LegendSelf (archive footage)
- 2019The FanaticProducer · Moose
- 2019The Poison RoseProducer · Carson Philips
- 2019Trading PaintProducer · Sam
- 2018Speed KillsBen Aronoff (Don Aronow)
- 2018Studio 54Self (archive footage)
- 2018GottiJohn Gotti
- 2017Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco MovieSelf
- 2017Pattern RecognitionSelf (archive footage)
- 2017The Grease StoryDanny Zuko
- 2017The Fabulous Allan CarrSelf (archive footage)
- 2017Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee GeesSelf - Host
- 2017John Travolta, le miraculé d'HollywoodSelf - Actor (archive footage)
- 2016Life on the LineBeau Ginner
- 2016David Blaine: Beyond MagicSelf
- 2016In a Valley of ViolenceThe Marshal
- 2016Close Encounters with Vilmos ZsigmondSelf
- 2016I Am WrathStanley Hill
- 2015Criminal ActivitiesProducer · Eddie
- 2015Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley'sSelf
- 2014The ForgerRaymond Cutter
- 2013Killing SeasonEmil Kovac
- 2013Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of FilmmakingSelf
- 2012Casting BySelf
- 2012Close UpSelf (archive footage)
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage)
- 2010I'm Still HereSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift(archive footage)
- 2009Old DogsCharlie
- 2009The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3Ryder
- 2008BoltBolt (voice)
- 2008Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical HistorySelf
- 2007Hairspray: The Search for Tracy TurnbladSelf
- 2007Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to TurnbladSelf
- 2007You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"Self
- 2007The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/OffSelf
- 2007BrandoSelf
- 2007Wild HogsWoody Stevens
- 2006Tony Bennett: An American ClassicSelf
- 2006The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering GreaseSelf – Danny Zuko (archive footage)
- 2006Lonely HeartsElmer Robinson
- 2005Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the MoonJim Irwin
- 2005Be Cool, Very CoolSelf
- 2005Everyday Heroes: Real Stories from Real FirefightersActor
- 2005Be CoolChili Palmer
- 2005Bio.Self
- 2005Nos Bastidores de HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
- 2004Ladder 49Captain Mike Kennedy
- 2004War Journal: On the Set of The PunisherSelf
- 2004A Love Song for Bobby LongBobby Long
- 2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesHost
- 2004John Travolta: The Inside StorySelf
- 2003John Travolta Remembers James CagneySelf
- 2003ABC's 50th Anniversary CelebrationSelf
- 2003BasicDEA Agent Tom Hardy
- 2002Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970sSelf - Interviewee (archive footage)
- 2002Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes MontagesActor
- 2002Pulp Fiction: The FactsSelf (archive footage)
- 2002Austin Powers in GoldmemberJohn Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
- 2002Heart of the FestivalSelf (archive footage)
- 2001HBO First Look: SwordfishActor
- 2001Domestic DisturbanceFrank Morrison
- 2001SwordfishGabriel
- 2000Lucky NumbersRuss Richards
- 2000Welcome to HollywoodJohn Travolta
- 2000Battlefield EarthProducer · Terl
- 1999The General's DaughterWarrant Officer Paul Brenner
- 1999Our Friend, MartinKyle's Dad (voice)
- 1999Forever HollywoodSelf
- 1998A Civil ActionJan Schlichtmann
- 1998The Thin Red LineBrig. Gen. David Quintard
- 1998Bee Gees: One Night OnlySelf - Tony Manero/Self - Danny Zuko (archive footage)
- 1998Junket WhoreSelf
- 1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen'sSelf
- 1998Primary ColorsJack Stanton
- 1997Mad CitySam Baily
- 1997She's So LovelyProducer · Joey Germoni
- 1997Face/OffSean Archer
- 1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of LifeSelf
- 1996MichaelMichael
- 1996PhenomenonGeorge Malley
- 1996Orientation: A Scientology Information FilmSelf
- 1996Broken ArrowVic Deakins
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