Personal Info

Known For: Acting
Known Credits: 198
Gender: Male
Birthday: 18 February 1954 (72 years old)
Place of Birth: Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As: John Joseph Travolta

John Travolta

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.

Photos 21

Awards 13

Honorary Palme d'Or (2026)

Winner
Donostia Award (2012)

Winner
New Jersey Hall of Fame (2011)

Winner
En İyi Erkek Oyuncu Altın Küre Ödülü listesi - Müzikal veya Komedi (1996)

Winner Get Shorty
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Winner
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor

Winner
IAS Freedom Medal

Winner
En İyi Erkek Oyuncu Akademi Ödülü (1995)

Nominee Ucuz Roman
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award (1992)

Nominee Shout
En Kötü Erkek Oyuncu Altın Ahududu Ödülü (1986)

Nominee Perfect
En Kötü Erkek Oyuncu Altın Ahududu Ödülü (1984)

Nominee Staying Alive
En Kötü Erkek Oyuncu Altın Ahududu Ödülü (1984)

Nominee Two of a Kind
En İyi Erkek Oyuncu Akademi Ödülü (1978)

Nominee Saturday Night Fever

Movies

Film

5.8

The Gentleman Thief

2026