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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Travolta, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Travolta, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
MTV Video Music Awards
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Oscars
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Tony Awards
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
El hormiguero
Saturday Night Live
Golden Globe Awards
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Medical Center
The Rookies
Emergency!
The Early Show
Entertainment Tonight
The Jay Leno Show
Fear Factor
Celebrities Uncensored
Fat Actress
Panorama
Hart to Heart
Waking Sleeping Beauty
The Grand Knockout Tournament
The Princess
Austin Powers in Goldmember
American Crime Story
The Thin Red Line
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Mr. T and Tina
Wild Hogs
Die Hart
In a Valley of Violence
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Grease
Die Hart
Look Who's Talking Too
The Punisher
Hairspray
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
Look Who's Talking
Urban Cowboy
The General's Daughter
Mob Land
High Rollers
Two of a Kind
Bolt
Face/Off
Saturday Night Fever
Staying Alive
Domestic Disturbance
A Civil Action
Get Shorty
Be Cool
Gotti
The Forger
Mr. Saturday Night
Phenomenon
Broken Arrow
I Am Wrath
Cash Out
Pulp Fiction
White Man's Burden
The Experts
Primary Colors
Old Dogs
Lucky Numbers
Paradise City
Battlefield Earth
From Paris with Love
Look Who's Talking Now!
Production Credits
American Crime Story
Battlefield Earth
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