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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

2025
High Rollers

as Mason Goddard

Movie
2024
Cash Out

as Mason Goddard

Movie
2019
Trading Paint

as Sam

Movie
2010
From Paris with Love

as Charlie Wax

Movie
2009
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

as Ryder

Movie
2008
Bolt

as Bolt (voice)

Movie
2004
The Punisher

as Howard Saint

Movie
1998
The Thin Red Line

as Brig. Gen. David Quintard

Movie
1997
Face/Off

as Sean Archer

Movie
1995
Get Shorty

as Chili Palmer

Movie
1994
Pulp Fiction

as Vincent Vega

Movie
1981
Blow Out

as Jack Terry

Movie
1980
Urban Cowboy

as Bud Davis

Movie
1978
Grease

as Danny Zuko

Movie
1977
Saturday Night Fever

as Tony Manero

Movie
1976
Carrie

as Billy Nolan

Movie