This page will contain blogs about John Travolta, as they become available.John TravoltaJohn Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actor. He became famous for his appearance in Saturday Night Fever and Grease at the height of the disco era, as well as for his portrayal of Vinnie Barbarino on the television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. After that, his career more or less slumped until he played Vincent Vega in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. Travolta also played a lead role in the panned [1] (http://www.battlefieldearth.com/index.htm) Battlefield Earth, in which he plays the leader of a group of aliens that enslave humanity in a bleak future Earth. The film received almost universally negative reviews and did not do well at the box office. Travolta, who is a Scientologist (converted 1975) and idolizes the late L. Ron Hubbard, had hoped that the film would be well-received and be the first in a series of Hubbard film adaptations. He is married to actress Kelly Preston and father of two children. Travolta is a qualified pilot, and owns five airplanes, including a former Qantas Boeing 707-138. His house in Florida has its own runway and taxiway right to the door. In 1993 Travolta successfully performed an emergency landing of a plane with electric trouble. Travolta has always been accessible to his public and loves to sign autographs. Filmography (actor)
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Travolta has always been accessible to his public and loves to sign autographs. He has announced that he intends to retire on his 90th birthday. In 1993 Travolta successfully performed an emergency landing of a plane with electric trouble. In 1995, he visited the country where he was, to his surprise, greeted by many appreciative fans and the then president of Albania, Sali Berisha. His house in Florida has its own runway and taxiway right to the door. Norman Wisdom is a well known and loved cult film icon in Albania, being the only Western actor whose films were allowed in the country during the Communist dictatorship of Enver Hoxha (the archetypal Wisdom plot -- the common working man getting the better of his bosses -- was considered ideologically sound by Hoxha). Travolta is a qualified pilot, and owns five airplanes, including a former Qantas Boeing 707-138. He was knighted in 1999. He is married to actress Kelly Preston and father of two children. He is a supporter and a former board member of Brighton and Hove Albion F.C.. Ron Hubbard, had hoped that the film would be well-received and be the first in a series of Hubbard film adaptations. UK chart singles - Don't Laugh At Me (Cause I'm A Fool) (1954): The Wisdom Of A Fool (1957). Travolta, who is a Scientologist (converted 1975) and idolizes the late L. He created an accident prone "gump" or fool character called Norman Pitkin, who appeared in several films, most notably, The Early Bird, His famous cry as Pitkin was, "Mr Grimsdale! Mr Grimsdale!". The film received almost universally negative reviews and did not do well at the box office. Sir Norman Wisdom (born February 4, 1915, other dates reported) is an English comedian, singer and actor. Travolta also played a lead role in the panned [1] (http://www.battlefieldearth.com/index.htm) Battlefield Earth, in which he plays the leader of a group of aliens that enslave humanity in a bleak future Earth. Happy Ending/The Wisdom Of A Fool. After that, his career more or less slumped until he played Vincent Vega in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. Follow A Star/Give Me A Night In June. He became famous for his appearance in Saturday Night Fever and Grease at the height of the disco era, as well as for his portrayal of Vinnie Barbarino on the television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. 1957 Original Chart Hits. John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actor. Follow A Star. The Devil's Rain (1975). Nobody's Fool. Carrie (1976). Wisdom of a Fool. The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976). The Very Best of Norman Wisdom. Saturday Night Fever (1977). 2004 Coronation Street guest appearace. Grease (1978). 2003 Between the Sheets. Moment by Moment (1978). 2002 Dalziel and Pascoe - Mens Sana. Urban Cowboy (1980). 2002 Last of the Summer Wine - A Musical Passing for a Miserable Muscroft. Blow Out (1981). 2000 Last of the Summer Wine - The Coming of the Beast. Staying Alive (1983). Katy Manning. Two of a Kind (1983). 1998 Where On Earth Is .. Perfect (1985). 1994 Last of the Summer Wine - The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti. Look Who's Talking (1989). 1992 Double X: The Name of the Game (Double X, Run Rabbit Run). The Experts (1989). 1988 The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones. Look Who's Talking Too (1990). 1981 BBC PlayHouse : Going Gently. Eyes of an Angel (1991). 1974 A Little Bit of Wisdom. Shout (1991). 1973 Nobody Is Norman Wisdom. Boris and Natasha (1992). 1970 Music Hall. Look Who's Talking Now (1993). 1970 Norman. Pulp Fiction (1994). 1969 What's Good for the Goose (Girl Trouble). White Man's Burden (1995). 1968 The Night They Raided Minsky's (The Night They Invented Striptease). Get Shorty (1995). 1967 Androcles and the Lion. Broken Arrow (1996). 1966 Press for Time. Himself. 1966 The Sandwich Man. Orientation: A Scientology Information Film (1996, uncredited) ... 1965 The Early Bird. Phenomenon (1996). 1963 A Stitch in Time. Michael (1996). 1962 The Girl on the Boat. America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary (1996). 1962 On The Beat. She's So Lovely (1997). 1960 The Bulldog Breed. Face/Off (1997). 1960 There Was a Crooked Man. Mad City (1997). 1959 Follow A Star. Primary Colors (1998). 1958 The Square Peg. The Thin Red Line (1998). 1957 Just My Luck. A Civil Action (1998). 1956 Up in the World. The General's Daughter (1999). 1955 Man of the Moment. Our Friend, Martin (1999, voice). 1955 As Long as They're Happy. Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000). 1954 One Good Turn. Lucky Numbers (2000). 1953 Trouble in Store. Swordfish (2001). 1948-1950 Wit and Wisdom. Domestic Disturbance (2001). 1948 A Date with a Dream. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) (cameo appearance). Basic (2003). The Punisher (2004). Ladder 49 (2004). Be Cool (2005). |