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 19751979 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 FaceOff 1997 A Civil Action 1998 Primary Colors 1998 The Generals 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 Emmynominated for his role in the actioncomedy web series Die Hart 2021 Travolta has released nine albums outside of acting including four singles that charted on the Billboard Hot 100s 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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