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John Travolta
John Travolta
Birthday: 1954-02-18
Place of Birth: Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Biography: John Joseph Travolta (born February 18,1954) is an American actor, film producer, dancer, and singer. He first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease. Travolta's career re-surged in the 1990s, with his role in Pulp Fiction, and he has since continued starring in Hollywood films, including Face/Off, Ladder 49 and Wild Hogs. Travolta has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The first, for his role in Saturday Night Fever and the second for Pulp Fiction. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in Get Shorty. He married actress Kelly Preston in 1991. The couple had a son, Jett, (April 13, 1992 - January 2, 2009), and have a daughter, Ella Bleu, born in 2000. They were married until Kelly's untimely death at the age of 57 in 2020 from breast cancer. He was previously involved with actress Diana Hyland, whom he met while filming The Boy in the Plastic Bubble; the relationship ended when she died of breast cancer in 1977. He is a certified pilot and owns five aircraft, including an ex-Australian Boeing 707–138 airliner. The plane bears the name Jett Clipper Ella in honor of his children. His $4.9 million estate in the Jumbolair subdivision in Ocala, Florida, is situated on Greystone Airport with its own runway and taxiway right to his front door. He has been a practitioner of Scientology since 1975 when he was given the book Dianetics while filming the movie The Devil's Rain in Durango, Mexico.
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Carrie
7.3
Carrie, 1976
Horror
Thriller
Saturday Night Fever
6.7
Saturday Night Fever, 1977
Drama
Grease
7.4
Grease, 1978
Romance
Comedy
Urban Cowboy
6.5
Urban Cowboy, 1980
Drama
Romance
Western
Blow Out
7.4
Blow Out, 1981
Thriller
Mystery
Detective
Staying Alive
5.7
Staying Alive, 1983
Drama
Look Who's Talking
6.3
Look Who's Talking, 1989
Comedy
Romance
Look Who's Talking Too
5.5
Look Who's Talking Too, 1990
Romance
Comedy
Look Who's Talking Now!
5.4
Look Who's Talking Now!, 1993
Romance
Comedy
Pulp Fiction
8.5
Pulp Fiction, 1994
Thriller
Detective
Get Shorty
6.5
Get Shorty, 1995
Comedy
Thriller
Detective
Phenomenon
6.4
Phenomenon, 1996
Drama
Romance
Sci-Fi
Fantasy
Broken Arrow
6.0
Broken Arrow, 1996
Action
Thriller
Adventure
Michael
5.7
Michael, 1996
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Face/Off
7.0
Face/Off, 1997
Action
Detective
Sci-Fi
Mad City
6.2
Mad City, 1997
Action
Drama
Thriller
The Thin Red Line
7.4
The Thin Red Line, 1998
Drama
Historical
War
A Civil Action
6.4
A Civil Action, 1998
Drama
Primary Colors
6.3
Primary Colors, 1998
Drama
The General's Daughter
6.4
The General's Daughter, 1999
Thriller
Mystery
Detective
Swordfish
6.2
Swordfish, 2001
Action
Detective
Thriller
Domestic Disturbance
5.8
Domestic Disturbance, 2001
Thriller
Detective
Mystery
Austin Powers in Goldmember
6.0
Austin Powers in Goldmember, 2002
Comedy
Detective
Sci-Fi
Basic
6.5
Basic, 2003
Action
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Detective
The Punisher
6.3
The Punisher, 2004
Action
Detective
Drama
Ladder 49
6.4
Ladder 49, 2004
Drama
Action
Thriller
A Love Song for Bobby Long
6.8
A Love Song for Bobby Long, 2004
Drama
Be Cool
5.5
Be Cool, 2005
Comedy
Detective
Lonely Hearts
6.0
Lonely Hearts, 2006
Drama
Thriller
Detective
Romance
Wild Hogs
6.0
Wild Hogs, 2007
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Hairspray
6.7
Hairspray, 2007
Comedy
Romance
Drama
Bolt
6.5
Bolt, 2008
Animation
Adventure
Comedy
Old Dogs
5.5
Old Dogs, 2009
Comedy
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
6.3
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, 2009
Detective
Thriller
Action
From Paris with Love
6.3
From Paris with Love, 2010
Action
Detective
Thriller
I'm Still Here
6.0
I'm Still Here, 2010
Comedy
Drama
Savages
6.3
Savages, 2012
Detective
Drama
Thriller
Killing Season
5.5
Killing Season, 2013
Action
Thriller
The Forger
5.8
The Forger, 2014
Thriller
Detective
Drama
Life on the Line
5.8
Life on the Line, 2015
Drama
Action
Thriller
Criminal Activities
5.9
Criminal Activities, 2015
Thriller
Detective
Drama
In a Valley of Violence
6.1
In a Valley of Violence, 2016
Western
Action
I Am Wrath
5.6
I Am Wrath, 2016
Action
Detective
Drama
Thriller
Gotti
5.3
Gotti, 2018
Detective
Drama
Historical
Thriller
Die Hart
6.0
Die Hart, 2023
Comedy
Action
Thriller