John Travolta
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-02-18 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
John Travolta
Biography
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.
Acting
November 1963
as Johnny Roselli
Black Tides
as Bill Pierce
That's Amore!
as Nick Venere
Syndicate
as Special Agent Felix Miller
Cash Out 3
as Mason Goddard
(2025)
High Rollers
as Mason Goddard
(2024)
Cash Out
as Mason Goddard
(2023)
Mob Land
as Bodie Davis
(2023)
The Shepherd
as Johnny Kavanagh
(2023)
Die Hart
as Ron Wilcox
(2023)
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2022)
Paradise City
as Buck
(2022)
(2021)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
The Fanatic
as Moose
(2019)
Trading Paint
as Sam
(2019)
The Poison Rose
as Carson Philips
(2018)
Gotti
as John Gotti
(2018)
Speed Kills
as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow)
(2018)
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
The Grease Story
as Danny Zuko
(2017)
(2017)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
(2017)
Pattern Recognition
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
(2016)
In a Valley of Violence
as The Marshal
(2016)
I Am Wrath
as Stanley Hill
(2016)
Life on the Line
as Beau Ginner
(2016)
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
as Self
(2016)
(2015)
Criminal Activities
as Eddie
(2015)
(2014)
The Forger
as Raymond Cutter
(2013)
Killing Season
as Emil Kovac
(2013)
(2012)
Savages
as Dennis
(2012)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
(2012)
Casting By
as Self
(2012)
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
(2010)
From Paris with Love
as Charlie Wax
(2010)
I'm Still Here
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2010)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
(2009)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Ryder
(2009)
Old Dogs
as Charlie
(2008)
Bolt
as Bolt (voice)
(2008)
(2008)
Death2kuffar
as Abu omar albaghdadi
(2007)
Wild Hogs
as Woody Stevens
(2007)
Hairspray
as Edna Turnblad
(2007)
Brando
as Self
(2006)
Lonely Hearts
as Elmer Robinson
(2006)
(2006)
Tarantino's Mind
as Vincent Vega (archive footage)
(2005)
Be Cool
as Chili Palmer
(2005)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Jim Irwin
(2005)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self
(2005)
(2005)
Be Cool, Very Cool
as Self
(2005)
Bio.
as Self
(2004)
The Punisher
as Howard Saint
(2004)
Ladder 49
as Captain Mike Kennedy
(2004)
A Love Song for Bobby Long
as Bobby Long
(2004)
(2004)
(2003)
Basic
as DEA Agent Tom Hardy
(2003)
(2002)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as John Travolta / Famous Goldmember ('Austinpussy')
(2002)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
(2001)
Swordfish
as Gabriel
(2001)
Domestic Disturbance
as Frank Morrison
(2000)
Battlefield Earth
as Terl
(2000)
Lucky Numbers
as Russ Richards
(2000)
Welcome to Hollywood
as John Travolta
(1999)
The General's Daughter
as Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
(1999)
Our Friend, Martin
as Kyle's Dad (voice)
(1999)
Forever Hollywood
as Self
(1998)
The Thin Red Line
as Brig. Gen. David Quintard
(1998)
Primary Colors
as Jack Stanton
(1998)
A Civil Action
as Jan Schlichtmann
(1998)
(1998)
Junket Whore
as Self
(1997)
Face/Off
as Sean Archer
(1997)
Mad City
as Sam Baily
(1997)
She's So Lovely
as Joey Germoni
(1997)
(1996)
Phenomenon
as George Malley
(1996)
Broken Arrow
as Vic Deakins
(1996)
Michael
as Michael
(1996)
(1995)
Get Shorty
as Chili Palmer
(1995)
White Man's Burden
as Louis Pinnock
(1995)
Trailer Camp
as (Archival)
(1994)
Pulp Fiction
as Vincent Vega
(1993)
Look Who's Talking Now!
as James Ubriacco
(1992)
Boris and Natasha
as Self
(1991)
Eyes of an Angel
as Bobby
(1991)
Shout
as Jack Cabe
(1991)
Chains of Gold
as Scott Barnes
(1990)
Look Who's Talking Too
as James
(1990)
Seriously... Phil Collins
as Self
(1989)
The Experts
as Travis
(1989)
Look Who's Talking
as James
(1987)
(1987)
Basements
as Ben (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
(1987)
(1985)
Perfect
as Adam Lawrence
(1983)
(1983)
Staying Alive
as Tony Manero
(1983)
Two of a Kind
as Zack
(1981)
Blow Out
as Jack Terry
(1980)
Urban Cowboy
as Bud Davis
(1979)
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
as Self
(1978)
Grease
as Danny Zuko
(1978)
Moment by Moment
as Strip
(1978)
Grease Day USA
as Self
(1977)
Saturday Night Fever
as Tony Manero
(1976)
Carrie
as Billy Nolan
(1976)
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
as Tod Lubitch
(1976)
The Tenth Level
as Lab Technician (uncredited)
(1975)
The Devil's Rain
as Danny
(1974)
Nightmare
as Man Outside Store (uncredited)
Crew
(2023)
The Shepherd
Executive Producer
(2019)
The Poison Rose
Executive Producer
(2019)
Trading Paint
Producer
(2019)
The Fanatic
Producer
(2017)
(2015)
Criminal Activities
Executive Producer
(2000)
Battlefield Earth
Producer
(1997)
She's So Lovely
Executive Producer
(1991)
Chains of Gold
Writer