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John Travolta
Known for: ActingJohn 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.
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Pulp Fiction
as Vincent Vega 
Carrie
as Billy Nolan 
Face/Off
as Sean Archer 
Bolt
as Bolt (voice) 
Wild Hogs
as Woody Stevens 
Grease
as Danny 
The Thin Red Line
as Brig. Gen. David Quintard 
Swordfish
as Gabriel 
The Punisher
as Howard Saint 
From Paris with Love
as Charlie Wax 
High Rollers
as Mason Goddard 
Broken Arrow
as Vic Deakins 
Saturday Night Fever
as Tony Manero 
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Ryder 
Hairspray
as Edna Turnblad 
Blow Out
as Jack Terry 
The Gentleman Thief
as Mason Goddard 
The Poison Rose
as Carson Philips 
I Am Wrath
as Stanley Hill 
The General's Daughter
as Warrant Officer Paul Brenner 
Die Hart
as Ron Wilcox 
Killing Season
as Emil Kovac 
Look Who's Talking
as James 
Look Who's Talking Too
as James 
Old Dogs
as Charlie 
Welcome Back, Kotter
as Vinnie Barbarino 
Cash Out
as Mason Goddard 
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
as Retiring Captain / Narrator (voice) 
Get Shorty
as Chili Palmer 
Savages
as Dennis 
Phenomenon
as George Malley 
Speed Kills
as Ben Aronoff (Don Aronow) 
Be Cool
as Chili Palmer 
Look Who's Talking Now!
as James Ubriacco 
Lonely Hearts
as Elmer Robinson 
Paradise City
as Buck 
The Forger
as Raymond Cutter 
Battlefield Earth
as Terl 
A Civil Action
as Jan Schlichtmann 
Staying Alive
as Tony Manero 
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
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as Tod Lubitch 
Ladder 49
as Captain Mike Kennedy 
Primary Colors
as Jack Stanton 
Gotti
as John Gotti 
In a Valley of Violence
as The Marshal 
Mob Land
as Bodie Davis 
Domestic Disturbance
as Frank Morrison 
Life on the Line
as Beau Ginner 
Trading Paint
as Sam 
The Shepherd
as Johnny Kavanagh 
The Fanatic
as Moose 
Criminal Activities
as Eddie 
Basic
as DEA Agent Tom Hardy 
The Devil’s Rain
as Danny 
A Love Song for Bobby Long
as Bobby Long 
She's So Lovely
as Joey Germoni 
The Experts
as Travis 
Michael
as Michael 
Urban Cowboy
as Bud Davis 
Lucky Numbers
as Russ Richards 
Perfect
as Adam Lawrence 
Shout
as Jack Cabe 
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage) 
White Man's Burden
as Louis Pinnock 
Mad City
as Sam Baily 
Eyes of an Angel
as Bobby 
Chains of Gold
as Scott Barnes 
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 
Moment by Moment
as Strip 
Boris and Natasha
as Self