John Travolta

From Saturday Night Fever to Pulp Fiction: The enduring star of stage and screen.

Travolta is a private pilot rated to fly Boeing 707 and 747 planes.^[1] Nine albums have been released by Travolta, and four of his singles reached the Billboard Hot 100's Top 40.^[1]

Quick Facts

Birth name

John Joseph Travolta

Born

18 February 1954

Birthplace

Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.

Occupation

Actor
singer
producer

Years active

1972–present

Children

Relatives

Ellen Travolta (sister)
Margaret Travolta (sister)
Joey Travolta (brother)

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

Travolta is the youngest of six children and grew up in an Irish-American neighborhood.^[2][3] He dropped out of Dwight Morrow High School at age 17 in 1971 and moved to New York City to pursue acting.^[4][5] His first significant movie role was as Billy Nolan in the horror film Carrie (1976) directed by Brian de Palma.^[6] He landed his star-making role as Vinnie Barbarino on the ABC sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979).^[6]

He starred as Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever (1977) and as Danny Zuko in Grease (1978), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.^[7]

What the cited sources add

The Vanity Fair article also reports that Menzel later said she was grateful for the error and that Travolta wrote many apologetic emails.^[8] An article from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2019 states that Travolta's Boeing 707 received clearance to fly to Wollongong, Australia, for donation to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society.^[9]

References

Wikipedia, "John Travolta" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Stibbe, "John Travolta's Florida Fly-in Home", September 26, 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "John Travolta" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Pearce, "On the move: John Travolta", Times Online, July 15, 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "John Travolta" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Celebetty: John Travolta", BeatBoxBetty.com, 2000; Grant, "Night Moves", February 2005; Flynn, "The resurrection man", The Sydney Morning Herald, February 28, 2010; "The Big Question: John Travolta", "THE BIG QUESTION" BBC1, January 28, 2004 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "John Travolta" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Reeves, Michael. "Travolta recalls lonely high schooldays" , The StarPhoenix, September 28, 1978. Accessed June 12, 2011. "As far as academics were concerned, J (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "John Travolta" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Masterworks & Playbill Debut 2 Editors' Choice Compilations", Baltimore.broadwayworld.com, March 11, 2007; Collins, "Sex and the Single Star: John Travolta", August 18, 1983 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "John Travolta" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Quintessential Tarot Tina: What's on the Cards for Star John Travolta", The People (London, England) }}{{dead link, July 2021; Mcelroy, "What's on Tonight", The New York Times, July 8, 2006; "A Sister's Inspiration – John Travolta Followed Ellen's Lead into Acting", The Spokesman-Review, July 7, 1996 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "John Travolta" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Let Her In – John Travolta Billboard.com. retrieved: August 24, 2012.; Blank, "John Travolta talks about his past, his present and his destiny in Hollywood", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, November 2017; "Then & Now: 10 Best Teen Idols of All Time", FOXNews.com, January 1, 2009; Stated on Inside the Actors Studio, 2003; White, "Look who's acting: Staying Alive was dire. Perfect was anything but. Now, courtesy of Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Travolta is back.", The Independent, October 17, 1994; DiOrio}}{{dead link, "Saturday Night Fever", Variet en.wikipedia.org
Busis, "Adele Dazeem Turns 10: The Oral History of a Wickedly Talented Oscar Meme", Vanity Fair, 1 March 2024. facts only, no text reused. vanityfair.com
Justin Huntsdale, "John Travolta's luxury Boeing 707 cleared for November relocation to Wollongong", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, June 27, 2019. facts only, no text reused. abc.net.au

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