Acting
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.
Filmography
November 1963
Film · 2026
The Gentleman Thief
Film · 2026
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Film · 2026
Buscando a Travolta
Film · 2026
High Rollers
Film · 2025
The Kick That United A Nation
Film · 2025
Cash Out
Film · 2024
Die Hart
Film · 2023
The Shepherd
Film · 2023
Mob Land
Film · 2023
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Film · 2023
The Playboy Murders
Series · 2023
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Film · 2022
Paradise City
Film · 2022
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Series · 2022
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Film · 2021
Hart to Heart
Series · 2021
Die Hart
Series · 2020
Trading Paint
Film · 2019
The Fanatic
Film · 2019
The Poison Rose
Film · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
Gotti
Film · 2018
Speed Kills
Film · 2018
Studio 54
Film · 2018
Pattern Recognition
Film · 2017
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Film · 2017
The Grease Story
Film · 2017
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Film · 2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Film · 2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Film · 2017
The True Story of...
Series · 2017
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
Film · 2016
In a Valley of Violence
Film · 2016
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
Film · 2016
I Am Wrath
Film · 2016
Life on the Line
Film · 2016
American Crime Story
Series · 2016
Criminal Activities
Film · 2015
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
Film · 2015
Jay Leno's Garage
Series · 2015
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Forger
Film · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Killing Season
Film · 2013
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Film · 2013
Kirstie
Series · 2013
Casting By
Film · 2012
Savages
Film · 2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Film · 2012
Close Up
Film · 2012
The Scrat Show
Series · 2012
I'm Still Here
Film · 2010
From Paris with Love
Film · 2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Film · 2010
Old Dogs
Film · 2009
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Film · 2009
The Jay Leno Show
Series · 2009
Bolt
Film · 2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Film · 2008
Oprah's Big Give
Series · 2008
Hairspray
Film · 2007
Wild Hogs
Film · 2007
Brando
Film · 2007
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Film · 2007
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
Film · 2007
Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
Film · 2007
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
Film · 2007
Lonely Hearts
Film · 2006
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Film · 2006
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
Film · 2006
El hormiguero
Series · 2006
Be Cool
Film · 2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Film · 2005
Bio.
Film · 2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Film · 2005
Everyday Heroes: Real Stories from Real Firefighters
Film · 2005
Be Cool, Very Cool
Film · 2005
Fat Actress
Series · 2005
The Reichen Show
Series · 2005
Ladder 49
Film · 2004
The Punisher
Film · 2004
A Love Song for Bobby Long
Film · 2004
John Travolta: The Inside Story
Film · 2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Film · 2004
War Journal: On the Set of The Punisher
Film · 2004
Parkinson
Series · 2004
Parkinson
Series · 2004
Basic
Film · 2003
John Travolta Remembers James Cagney
Film · 2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Film · 2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Film · 2002
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
Film · 2002
Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages
Film · 2002
Heart of the Festival
Film · 2002
Fifth Gear
Series · 2002
Domestic Disturbance
Film · 2001
Swordfish
Film · 2001
HBO First Look: Swordfish
Film · 2001
Fear Factor
Series · 2001
Good Day Live
Series · 2001
Lucky Numbers
Film · 2000
Battlefield Earth
Film · 2000
Welcome to Hollywood
Film · 2000
The General's Daughter
Film · 1999
Our Friend, Martin
Film · 1999
Forever Hollywood
Film · 1999
The Early Show
Series · 1999
Where Are They Now?
Series · 1999
Rove
Series · 1999
The Thin Red Line
Film · 1998
A Civil Action
Film · 1998
Primary Colors
Film · 1998
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Film · 1998
Junket Whore
Film · 1998
Bee Gees: One Night Only
Film · 1998
Face/Off
Film · 1997
Mad City
Film · 1997
She's So Lovely
Film · 1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Michael
Film · 1996
Phenomenon
Film · 1996
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
Film · 1996
Broken Arrow
Film · 1996
America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary
Film · 1996
Get Shorty
Film · 1995
White Man's Burden
Film · 1995
Trailer Camp
Film · 1995
Pulp Fiction
Film · 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Series · 1994
Look Who's Talking Now!
Film · 1993
Boris and Natasha
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Shout
Film · 1991
Chains of Gold
Film · 1991
Eyes of an Angel
Film · 1991
Look Who's Talking Too
Film · 1990
Seriously... Phil Collins
Film · 1990
Look Who's Talking
Film · 1989
The Experts
Film · 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Basements
Film · 1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Film · 1987
Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?
Film · 1987
Sacrée soirée
Series · 1987
Perfect
Film · 1985
That's Dancing!
Film · 1985
Goldene Kamera
Series · 1984
MTV Video Music Awards
Series · 1984
Staying Alive
Film · 1983
Two of a Kind
Film · 1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Film · 1983
Harty
Series · 1983
Champs-Elysées
Series · 1982
Blow Out
Film · 1981
Wetten, dass..?
Series · 1981
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
Urban Cowboy
Film · 1980
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
Film · 1979
Grease
Film · 1978
Moment by Moment
Film · 1978
Grease Day USA
Film · 1978
Saturday Night Fever
Film · 1977
Carrie
Film · 1976
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Film · 1976
The Tenth Level
Film · 1976
Mr. T and Tina
Series · 1976
The Captain and Tennille
Series · 1976
The Devil’s Rain
Film · 1975
Welcome Back, Kotter
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Series · 1975
Nightmare
Film · 1974
The Rookies
Series · 1972
Emergency!
Series · 1972
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Series · 1971
Film '72
Series · 1971
Medical Center
Series · 1969
Top of the Pops
Series · 1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Panorama
Series · 1953
Sanremo Music Festival
Series · 1951
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
That's Amore!
Film
Black Tides
Film
Syndicate
Film
ED
Film
TRAVOLTAHON
Film