This page will contain external links 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 a recurring role as an incompetent lawyer in the Fox Television comedy, Arrested Development. In 1993 Travolta successfully performed an emergency landing of a plane with electric trouble. As the 1990s continued, Winkler began a return to acting including roles in Scream (1996), The Waterboy (1998), Down To You (2000), and Holes (2003). His house in Florida has its own runway and taxiway right to the door. Sunshine and directed several movies including the Billy Crystal movie Memories of Me (1988) and Cop and ½ (1993) with Burt Reynolds. Travolta is a qualified pilot, and owns five airplanes, including a former Qantas Boeing 707-138. He has producer credits on several movies and television shows including MacGyver and Mr. He is married to actress Kelly Preston and father of two children. After Happy Days, Winkler slowed his acting career down as he began concentrating on producing and directing. Ron Hubbard, had hoped that the film would be well-received and be the first in a series of Hubbard film adaptations. During his decade on Happy Days, Winkler also starred in a number of movies including playing a troubled Vietnam Vet in Heroes (1977) and a morgue attendant in Night Shift (1982), which was directed by Happy Days co-star Ron Howard. Travolta, who is a Scientologist (converted 1975) and idolizes the late L. He quickly got the role of Fonzie in Happy Days that same year. The film received almost universally negative reviews and did not do well at the box office. Winkler started his career by appearing in a number of television commercials before landing a role in The Lords of Flatbush (1974) (which also starred then unknown Sylvester Stallone). 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. in Hebrew Literature in 1978 from Emerson College. 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. He received his Bachelor's degree from Emerson College in 1967, and received his MFA from the Yale School of Drama in 1970. He received his Ph.D. 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. Winkler was born in New York, New York. John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actor. Winkler gained national fame for his auto mechanic-greaser role as "The Fonz"; starting out as a minor character at the show's beginning but having top billing by the time the show ended. The Devil's Rain (1975). Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an actor, director and producer who is most famous for his role as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the popular sitcom Happy Days (1974 - 1984). Carrie (1976). "The Facts: Henry Winkler." http://www.eonline.com/Facts/People/Bio/0,128,149,00.html (accessed 3 May 2004). The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976). E! Online. Saturday Night Fever (1977). Grease (1978). Moment by Moment (1978). Urban Cowboy (1980). Blow Out (1981). Staying Alive (1983). Two of a Kind (1983). Perfect (1985). Look Who's Talking (1989). The Experts (1989). Look Who's Talking Too (1990). Eyes of an Angel (1991). Shout (1991). Boris and Natasha (1992). Look Who's Talking Now (1993). Pulp Fiction (1994). White Man's Burden (1995). Get Shorty (1995). Broken Arrow (1996). Himself. Orientation: A Scientology Information Film (1996, uncredited) ... Phenomenon (1996). Michael (1996). America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary (1996). She's So Lovely (1997). Face/Off (1997). Mad City (1997). Primary Colors (1998). The Thin Red Line (1998). A Civil Action (1998). The General's Daughter (1999). Our Friend, Martin (1999, voice). Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000). Lucky Numbers (2000). Swordfish (2001). Domestic Disturbance (2001). Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) (cameo appearance). Basic (2003). The Punisher (2004). Ladder 49 (2004). Be Cool (2005). |