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John Travolta

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John Travolta、約翰·特拉沃爾塔、John Joseph Travolta

Birth data

Gender
Male
Birth date
February 18, 1954
Birth time
14:53（UTC-05:00）
As recorded: 14:53
Birthplace
Englewood, New Jersey, United StatesAs recorded: Englewood, New Jersey, 40n54, 73w58
Country / region
United States
Reliability
AABirth record or official document

Biography

John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is a celebrated American actor, singer, dancer and producer.

He rose to fame in the 1970s with the TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter, then starred in the musical films Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Grease (1978). His dazzling disco dancing and screen charisma made him a global star and earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

After a career of ups and downs in the 1980s, Travolta starred in Quentin Tarantino's classic cult film Pulp Fiction in 1994, dazzling audiences as the hitman Vincent Vega. The role returned him to the top of his profession and brought his second Best Actor Oscar nomination. He followed it with a string of box-office hits including Get Shorty (1995, which won him the Golden Globe for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy), Broken Arrow (1996) and Face/Off (1997).

Travolta's many honors include a lifetime achievement award from the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards, and in 2026 he received an Honorary Palme d'Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. He is also a keen aviator and a licensed pilot.

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