| Net Worth: | $250 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | February 18, 1954 (70 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | Movie Actor |
| Nationality: | American |
Actor who starred in the 1970s hit films Saturday Night Fever and Grease. He later went on to play Vincent Vega in the critically acclaimed 1994 film Pulp Fiction and he also starred in Get Shorty, Ladder 49, Wild Hogs, Hairspray, and Swordfish.
After dropping out of high school, he moved to New York and landed a role in a touring company’s production of Grease. He made his film debut as John in the 1975 television movie The Tenth Level.
He starred as Robert Shapiro on the FX series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
Personal Life
He married actress Kelly Preston in 1991. The couple welcomed a daughter named Ella in 2000 and a son named Benjamin in 2010. Their first son, Jett, was born in 1992 and tragically died in 2009 at the age of 16.
He starred in the action thriller Face/Off with Nicolas Cage.
Quotes
“I was just thinking of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe and how young they were when they died. I would like to be a pop icon who survives. I would like to be a living icon.”
— John Travolta
“I’ve always had an innate ability to dance, but I’m not as spiffy as those cinema legends like Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire.”
— John Travolta
“I’m from a working-class family. We didn’t have a lot, but we had the arts. You’re talking to a guy who is making a living at doing what he loves doing – acting, singing and dancing. So any career ups and downs were not that significant to me; the only things that really powerfully impinged on me were my losses, and there were many in my life.”
— John Travolta
“I’ve done so many interviews that I’ve gotten past the ego and the personality.”
— John Travolta
“You feel alive to the degree that you feel you can help others.”
— John Travolta