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{{Infobox person
| name               = John Travolta
| image              = John Travolta Cannes 2018 (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Travolta in 2018
| birth_name         = John Joseph Travolta
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1954|2|18}}
| birth_place        = [[Englewood, New Jersey]], U.S.
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|singer|producer}}
| years_active       = 1972–present
| works              = [[John Travolta filmography|Filmography]]
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Kelly Preston]]|1991|July 12, 2020|end=died}}
| children           = 3
| relatives          = {{unbulleted list
| [[Ellen Travolta]] (sister)
| [[Margaret Travolta]] (sister)
| [[Joey Travolta]] (brother)
}}
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by John Travolta|Full list]]
| website            = {{URL|travolta.com}}
| signature          = John Travolta signature.svg
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'''John Joseph Travolta''' (born February 18, 1954<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2013/02/15/monitor-feb-22-2013|title=Monitor|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=February 22, 2013|issue=1247|page=32}}</ref>) is an American actor. He began acting in television before transitioning into a [[leading man]] in films. [[List of awards and nominations received by John Travolta|His accolades]] include a [[ Primetime Emmy Award]] and three [[Golden Globe Awards]], in addition to 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 a supporting performance in ''[[Carrie (1976 film)|Carrie]]'' (1976) and then leading roles in ''[[Grease (film)|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 (film)|Get Shorty]]'' (1995), ''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]'' (1996), ''[[Michael (1996 film)|Michael]]'' (1996), ''[[Face/Off]]'' (1997), ''[[A Civil Action (film)|A Civil Action]]'' (1998), ''[[Primary Colors (film)|Primary Colors]]'' (1998), ''[[The General's Daughter (film)|The General's Daughter]]'' (1999), ''[[The Punisher (2004 film)|The Punisher]]'' (2004), ''[[Wild Hogs]]'' (2007), ''[[Hairspray (2007 film)|Hairspray]]'' (2007), ''[[Bolt (2008 film)|Bolt]]'' (2008), and ''[[Savages (2012 film)|Savages]]'' (2012).

Travolta returned to television portraying lawyer [[Robert Shapiro (lawyer)|Robert Shapiro]] in the series ''[[The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story]]''. He received an [[Emmy Award]] as a producer as well as nominations for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|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). 

Outside of acting, Travolta has released nine albums, including four singles that have charted on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]'s [[Top 40]]. His albums have typically accompanied films he has starred in, such as ''[[Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture]]'' (1978), which topped the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. Travolta is also a [[aircraft pilot|private pilot]].<ref name="ForbesFlyinHome">{{cite magazine |last=Stibbe |first=Matthew |date=September 26, 2011 |title=John Travolta's Florida Fly-in Home |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewstibbe/2011/09/26/john-travoltas-florida-fly-in-home/ |magazine=Forbes}}</ref>

==Early life==
The youngest of six children,<ref name="Travoltaref1">{{cite news|last=Pearce|first=Garth|title=On the move: John Travolta|work=Times Online|date=July 15, 2007|url=http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/driving/article2068940.ece|archive-url=https://archive.today/20090508152015/http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/driving/article2068940.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 8, 2009|access-date=July 17, 2007 | location=London}}</ref> Travolta was born and raised in [[Englewood, New Jersey|Englewood]], an inner-ring suburb of [[New York City]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey]].

His father, Salvatore "Sam" Travolta, was a semiprofessional [[American football]] player turned tire salesman and partner in a tire company, Travolta Tire Exchange.<ref name="vf2013">{{cite magazine |last1=Kashner |first1=Sam |title=Fever Pitch: The Making of Saturday Night Fever: John Travolta and the Cast's Retelling |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/12/saturday-night-fever |access-date=April 6, 2020 |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=August 15, 2013}}</ref> His mother, Helen Cecilia (''née'' Burke),  was an actress and singer who had appeared in The Sunshine Sisters, a radio vocal group, and acted and directed before becoming a high school drama and English teacher.<ref name="tca">Stated on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'', 2003</ref> His siblings [[Joey Travolta|Joey]], [[Ellen Travolta|Ellen]], Ann, [[Margaret Travolta|Margaret]], and Sam Travolta were all inspired by their mother's love of theater and drama and became actors.<ref name="tca" /> His father was a second-generation [[Italian Americans|Italian American]] with roots in [[Godrano]], [[Sicily]], and his mother was [[Irish Americans|Irish American]].<ref name="Travoltaref2">{{cite news|title=Begorrah!! Travolta's Irish...|publisher=Showbiz Ireland|date=January 7, 2007|url=http://www.showbizireland.com/news/july01/20-travolta01.shtml|access-date=July 17, 2007}}</ref><ref name="TSMH">{{cite news|last=Flynn|first=Gaynor|title=The resurrection man|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=February 28, 2010|url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/the-resurrection-man-20100227-pa1y.html|access-date=September 9, 2010}}</ref>

He grew up in an Irish-American neighborhood and said that his household was predominantly Irish in culture.<ref name="Travoltaref4">{{cite news|title=Celebetty: John Travolta|publisher=BeatBoxBetty.com|year=2000|url=http://www.beatboxbetty.com/celebetty/johntravolta/johntravolta2/johntravolta2/johntravolta2.htm|access-date=July 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809132502/http://www.beatboxbetty.com/celebetty/johntravolta/johntravolta2/johntravolta2/johntravolta2.htm|archive-date=August 9, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Travoltaref3">{{cite magazine|last=Grant |first=Meg |title=Night Moves |magazine=Reader's Digest |date=February 2005 |url=http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/face-to-face-with-john-travolta/article26272-1.html |access-date=July 17, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211165554/http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/face-to-face-with-john-travolta/article26272-1.html |archive-date=December 11, 2008 }}</ref> He was raised [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], but later converted to [[Scientology]] in 1975 at age 21.<ref name="TSMH" /><ref name="Travoltaref5">{{cite news|title=The Big Question: John Travolta |publisher="THE BIG QUESTION" BBC1 |date=January 28, 2004 |url=http://cosmedia.freewinds.cx/media/articles/bbc250198.html |access-date=July 17, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006124942/http://cosmedia.freewinds.cx/media/articles/bbc250198.html |archive-date=October 6, 2007 }}</ref> He converted after being given the book ''[[Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health|Dianetics]]'' from former actress [[Joan Prather]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-13 |title=How Scientology Helped John Travolta Overcome Dyslexia and Anxiety - Fifa world cup katar |url=https://fifaworldcupkatar.com/how-scientology-helped-john-travolta-overcome-dyslexia-and-anxiety/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820225200/https://fifaworldcupkatar.com/how-scientology-helped-john-travolta-overcome-dyslexia-and-anxiety/ |archive-date=August 20, 2023 |access-date=2023-07-17}}</ref> Travolta attended [[Dwight Morrow High School]], but dropped out as a junior at age 17 in 1971.<ref>Reeves, Michael. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KpZjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bHoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1134%2C4174140 "Travolta recalls lonely high schooldays"], ''[[The StarPhoenix]]'', September 28, 1978. Accessed June 12, 2011. "As far as academics were concerned, John was not the best student at Dwight Morrow High School. He confesses that 'I was only an average student.'"</ref>

==Career==
===1970s ===
[[File:Welcome Back Kotter John Travolta 1976.jpg|thumb|right|Travolta as Vinnie Barbarino in the ABC comedy ''[[Welcome Back, Kotter]]'', {{c.|1976}}|245x245px]]
After dropping out of school, Travolta moved across the [[Hudson River]] to New York City and landed a role in the touring company of the musical ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'' as Doody and on Broadway in ''[[Over Here!]]'', singing the [[Sherman Brothers]]' song "[[Dream Drummin']]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baltimore.broadwayworld.com/article/Masterworks_Playbill_Debut_2_Editors_Choice_Compilations_20070311 |title=Masterworks & Playbill Debut 2 Editors' Choice Compilations |publisher=Baltimore.broadwayworld.com |date=March 11, 2007 |access-date=August 26, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Nancy |last=Collins |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/25281885/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421103513/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/25281885 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 21, 2009 |title=Sex and the Single Star: John Travolta |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=August 18, 1983 |access-date=August 26, 2009}}</ref> He then moved to Los Angeles for professional reasons. Travolta's first screen role in California was as a fall victim in ''[[Emergency!]]'' (Season 2, Episode 2) in September 1972,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-133738542 |title=The Quintessential Tarot Tina: What's on the Cards for Star John Travolta |publisher= |date=July 3, 2005 |access-date=August 26, 2009|newspaper=The People (London, England) }}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref> but his first significant movie role was as [[Billy Nolan (character)|Billy Nolan]], a bully who was goaded into playing a prank on [[Sissy Spacek]]'s character in the horror film ''[[Carrie (1976 film)|Carrie]]'' (1976) directed by [[Brian de Palma]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Mcelroy |first=Steven |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE5DD1030F93BA35754C0A9609C8B63 |title=What's on Tonight |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 8, 2006 |access-date=August 26, 2009}}</ref> Around that time, he landed his star-making role as [[Vinnie Barbarino]] in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] TV sitcom ''[[Welcome Back, Kotter]]'' (1975–1979), in which his sister, [[Ellen Travolta|Ellen]], also occasionally appeared (as [[Arnold Horshack]]'s mother).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/SR/lib00140,0EAF4675750590A1.html |title=A Sister's Inspiration – John Travolta Followed Ellen's Lead into Acting |work=The Spokesman-Review |date=July 7, 1996 |access-date=August 26, 2009}}</ref>

Travolta had a hit single titled "[[Let Her In]]", peaking at number 10 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart in July 1976.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/song/various-artists/let-her-in/657728 Let Her In – John Travolta]{{Dead link|date=May 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Billboard.com. retrieved: August 24, 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Blank |first=Ed |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_126015.html |title=John Travolta talks about his past, his present and his destiny in Hollywood |work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |date=March 28, 2003 |access-date=August 26, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=Balon Greyjoy |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/then-now-10-best-teen-idols-of-all-time |title=Then & Now: 10 Best Teen Idols of All Time |publisher=FOXNews.com |date=January 1, 2009 |access-date=August 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429051109/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,474846,00.html |archive-date=April 29, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next few years, he starred in the television movie ''[[The Boy in the Plastic Bubble]]'' and two of his most noted screen roles: Tony Manero in the dance drama ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' (1977) and [[Danny Zuko]] in the musical ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'' (1978).<ref name=tca/> The films were among the most commercially successful pictures of the decade and catapulted Travolta to international stardom.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film--look-whos-acting-staying-alive-was-dire-perfect-was-anything-but-now-courtesy-of-tarantinos-pulp-fiction-travolta-is-back-by-jim-white-1443469.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film--look-whos-acting-staying-alive-was-dire-perfect-was-anything-but-now-courtesy-of-tarantinos-pulp-fiction-travolta-is-back-by-jim-white-1443469.html |archive-date=June 13, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Look who's acting: Staying Alive was dire. Perfect was anything but. Now, courtesy of Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Travolta is back. |first=Jim |last=White |work=The Independent |date=October 17, 1994 |access-date=August 26, 2009 | location=London}}</ref> ''Saturday Night Fever'' earned him a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=print_review&reviewid=VE1117794638&categoryid=31 |title=Saturday Night Fever |work=Variety |date=December 14, 1977 |access-date=August 26, 2009 |first=Carl |last=DiOrio}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> making him, at age 24, one of [[List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees#Youngest nominees 2|the youngest performers ever nominated for the Best Actor Oscar]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Karger |first=Dave |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/04/20/spotlight-ryan-gosling/ |title=Spotlight on Ryan Gosling |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 27, 2007 |access-date=August 26, 2009 |archive-date=January 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106113622/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20035877,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> His mother and his sister Ann appeared very briefly in ''Saturday Night Fever'' and his sister Ellen played a waitress in ''Grease''. Travolta performed on the ''Grease'' soundtrack album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427842/19970717/danzig.jhtml |title=Travolta, R.E.M., Moby, Danzig Make Movie/Music Crossovers |publisher=Mtv.com |date=July 17, 1997 |access-date=August 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724202143/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427842/19970717/danzig.jhtml }}</ref> After the failure of the romance ''[[Moment by Moment]]'' (1978), in which he starred with [[Lily Tomlin]], Travolta rebounded in 1980, riding a nationwide country music craze that followed on the heels of his hit film ''[[Urban Cowboy]]'', in which he starred with [[Debra Winger]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/travolta_john/artist.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208162807/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/travolta_john/artist.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 8, 2007 |title=John Travolta |publisher=MTV |date=February 18, 1954 |access-date=August 26, 2009}}</ref>

===1980s ===
[[File:John T color 01.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Travolta in 1983]]

Travolta followed up ''[[Urban Cowboy]]'' with a starring role in [[Brian de Palma]]'s 1981 film ''[[Blow Out]]'', which was critically lauded but a box office disappointment, likely due to its bleak ending.<ref name="Bouzereau">{{cite book |last=Bouzereau |first=Laurent |title=The De Palma Cut: The Films of America's Most Controversial Director |publisher=Dembner Books |year=1988 |location=New York |isbn=0-942637-04-6 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/depalmacutfilmso00bouz }}</ref> After ''Blow Out'' came a series of commercial and critical failures which sidelined Travolta's acting career. These included ''[[Two of a Kind (1983 film)|Two of a Kind]]'' (1983), a romantic comedy reuniting him with [[Olivia Newton-John]], and ''[[Perfect (1985 film)|Perfect]]'' (1985), co-starring [[Jamie Lee Curtis]]. He also starred in ''[[Staying Alive (1983 film)|Staying Alive]]'', the 1983 sequel to ''Saturday Night Fever'', for which he trained rigorously to portray a professional dancer and lost {{convert|20|lb|kg}};<ref>{{Cite news |title='Staying Alive' Revives Travolta |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/10/arts/staying-alive-revives-travolta.html |first=Stephan |last=Farber |date=July 10, 1983|newspaper=The New York Times }}</ref> the film was a financial success, grossing over $65&nbsp;million, though it, too, was scorned by critics.

During that time, Travolta was offered, but declined, lead roles in what would become box-office hits, including ''[[American Gigolo]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/highconcept-high-roller-1317555.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/highconcept-high-roller-1317555.html |archive-date=June 13, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=High-concept high roller |work=The Independent |first=Kevin |last=Jackson |date=February 6, 1996 |access-date=August 26, 2009 | location=London}}</ref> and ''[[An Officer and a Gentleman]]'', both of which went to [[Richard Gere]], as well as ''[[Splash (film)|Splash]]'', which went to [[Tom Hanks]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/john-travolta-goes-the-whole-hog-with-his-new-hit-movie-443516.html |title=John Travolta goes the whole Hog with his new hit movie |work=The Independent |date=April 6, 2007 |access-date=August 26, 2009 |location=London |archive-date=November 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113195100/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/john-travolta-goes-the-whole-hog-with-his-new-hit-movie-443516.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1989, Travolta starred with [[Kirstie Alley]] in ''[[Look Who's Talking]]'', which grossed $297&nbsp;million, making it his most successful film since ''Grease''. 

===1990s ===
[[File:John Travolta 1997.jpg|thumb|upright|Travolta in 1997]]

Travolta subsequently starred in ''[[Look Who's Talking Too]]'' (1990) and ''[[Look Who's Talking Now]]'' (1993), but it was not until he played against type as [[Vincent Vega]] in [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s hit ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' (1994), with [[Samuel L. Jackson]], for which he received an [[Academy Award]] nomination, that his career was revived.<ref name=tca/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1995/10/15/PK67911.DTL&type=printable |title=Making Movies With the Mob / John Travolta stars as gangster producer in Elmore Leonard's 'Get Shorty' |publisher=Sfgate.com |date=October 15, 1995 |access-date=August 26, 2009 | first=Mick | last=Lasalle}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=James |first=Caryn |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03EEDB1E3EF931A35751C1A9629C8B63 |title=CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; As Praise Flows, Travolta Awaits His 3rd Comeback |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 2, 2004 |access-date=August 26, 2009}}</ref> It was Travolta's third film alongside [[Bruce Willis]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |date=2021-05-14 |title=Bruce Willis & John Travolta To Reteam For First Time Since 'Pulp Fiction' In 'Paradise City'; Praya Lundberg Also Stars |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/bruce-willis-john-travolta-paradise-city-pulp-fiction-reteam-praya-lundberg-1234756739/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=Deadline}}</ref> The movie shifted him back onto the [[A-list]] and notable roles that followed include a movie-buff [[loan shark]] in ''[[Get Shorty (film)|Get Shorty]]'' (1995), a factory worker in ''[[White Man's Burden (film)|White Man's Burden]]'' (1995), a corrupt U.S. Air Force pilot in ''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]'' (1996), an everyman with extraordinary powers in ''[[Phenomenon (film)|Phenomenon]]'' (1996), an [[Michael (archangel)|archangel]] in ''[[Michael (1996 film)|Michael]]'' (1996), an FBI agent and terrorist in ''[[Face/Off]]'' (1997), a desperate attorney in ''[[A Civil Action (film)|A Civil Action]]'' (1998), a [[Bill Clinton]]–esque presidential candidate in ''[[Primary Colors (film)|Primary Colors]]'' (1998),<ref name=tca/> and a military investigator in ''[[The General's Daughter (film)|The General's Daughter]]'' (1999).

===2000s ===
In 2000, Travolta starred in and co-produced the science fiction film ''[[Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth]]'', based on [[Battlefield Earth (novel)|the novel of the same name]] by [[L. Ron Hubbard]], in which he played the villainous leading role as a leader of a group of aliens that enslaves humanity on a bleak future Earth. The film was a dream project for Travolta since the book's release in 1982, when Hubbard wrote to him to try to help make a film adaptation.<ref name="hs">{{Cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Science Friction|work=Herald Sun |location=Australia|date=April 12, 2006 }}</ref> The film received almost universally negative reviews and did very poorly at the box office.<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|m/battlefield_earth|Battlefield Earth}}</ref> Travolta's performance in ''Battlefield Earth'' also earned him two [[Golden Raspberry Award|Razzie Awards]].

Throughout the 2000s, Travolta remained busy as an actor, starring in ''[[Swordfish (film)|Swordfish]]'' (2001); ''[[Lucky Numbers]]'' (2000); ''[[Domestic Disturbance]]'' (2001); ''[[Ladder 49]]'' (2004); ''[[Be Cool]]'' (2005); ''[[Lonely Hearts (2006 film)|Lonely Hearts]]'' (2006); ''[[Wild Hogs]]'' (2007); the Disney animated film ''[[Bolt (2008 film)|Bolt]]'' (2008), in which Travolta voiced the [[Bolt (Disney character)|title character]]; ''[[The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)|The Taking of Pelham 123]]''; and ''[[Old Dogs (film)|Old Dogs]]'' (both 2009).

In 2007, Travolta played Edna Turnblad in the remake of ''[[Hairspray (2007 film)|Hairspray]]'', his first musical since ''Grease''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stv.tv/content/out/film/displayHotnow.html?id=opencms%3A%2Fout%2Fhotnow%2Ffilms%2FExclusivex_John_Travolta_on_becoming_a_w |title=''Travolta on becoming a woman'', interview with stv/movies, June 2007 |access-date=April 26, 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219204211/http://www.stv.tv/content/out/film/displayHotnow.html?id=opencms%3A%2Fout%2Fhotnow%2Ffilms%2FExclusivex_John_Travolta_on_becoming_a_w |archive-date=December 19, 2007 }} [[stv.tv]]</ref>

=== 2010s ===
Since 2010, Travolta has starred mostly in [[action film]]s and [[thriller film|thrillers]], such as ''[[From Paris with Love (film)|From Paris with Love]]'' (2010) and ''[[Savages (2012 film)|Savages]]'' (2012). In 2014, Travolta made headlines for mispronouncing the name of [[Idina Menzel]] by calling her "Adele Dazeem" during the live broadcast of the [[86th Academy Awards]]; he subsequently apologized and expressed embarrassment for the error.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaufman |first1=Amy |title=Oscars: John Travolta 'beating himself up' over Idina Menzel Flub |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-john-travolta-idina-menzel-oscar-name-adele-dazeem-20140304-story.html |date=4 March 2014 |publisher=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> The mispronunciation evolved into a popular internet meme which ultimately boosted Menzel's popularity, causing Menzel to remark that Travolta's error "was one of the best things that happened" in her career.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Busis |first1=Hillary |title=Adele Dazeem Turns 10: The Oral History of a Wickedly Talented Oscar Meme |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/adele-dazeem-idina-menzel-john-travolta-awards-insider |date=1 March 2024 |publisher=Vanity Fair}}</ref> In 2016, he returned to television in the first season of the anthology series ''[[American Crime Story]]'', titled ''[[The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story|The People v. O. J. Simpson]]'', in which he played lawyer [[Robert Shapiro (lawyer)|Robert Shapiro]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ryan|first1=Maureen|title=In His High-Profile Return to TV, John Travolta Gets Noticed|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/opinion/john-travolta-the-people-v-oj-simpson-american-crime-story-1201695009/|access-date=April 8, 2016|date=February 10, 2016}}</ref> For his performance he received a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]].

=== 2020s ===
Following the death of his wife [[Kelly Preston]] in July 2020, Travolta hinted on his [[Instagram]] account that he would be putting his career on hold, stating, "I will be taking some time to be there for my children who have lost their mother, so forgive me in advance if you don't hear from us for a while".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/John-Travolta-thanks-Houston-s-MD-Anderson-15404153.php|title=John Travolta thanks Houston's MD Anderson Cancer Center, where Kelly Preston was treated|first=Marcy|last=de Luna|work=Houston Chronicle|date=July 13, 2020|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>

== Other ventures ==

=== Aviation ===
[[File:Boeing 707-138B, Qantas (John Travolta) AN0270675.jpg|thumb|left|Travolta in the cockpit of his [[Boeing 707]] in 2002]]

Travolta is a pilot<ref name="ForbesFlyinHome" /> and rated to fly [[Boeing 707]], [[Boeing 737|737]], and [[Boeing 747|747]] planes.{{efn|FAA [http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airmen_certification/releasable_airmen_download/ Airmen Certification Database] of September 1, 2014, lists Travolta as ID A1927078, with [[private pilot licence]] ratings P/ASEL (Private Airplane Single Engine Land), P/AMEL (Private Airplane Multi-Engine Land), P/INSTA (Private Instrument Airplane), and eight aircraft: P/B-707 ([[Boeing 707]]), P/B-720 ([[Boeing 720]]), P/CE-500 ([[Cessna 500]]), P/CL-600 ([[Bombardier Challenger 600]]), P/EA-500S ([[Eclipse 500]]), P/G-1159 ([[Gulfstream II]]), P/HS-125 ([[British Aerospace 125]]), P/LR-JET ([[Learjet]]).}} He owns four aircraft. Travolta owned an ex-Qantas Boeing 707-138B (Ex-VH-EBM) which bears an old livery of [[Qantas]], and Travolta acted as an official goodwill ambassador for the airline wherever he flew.<ref>{{cite web |title=John Travolta Qantas Ambassador-at-large |url=http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/john-travolta/global/en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219085129/http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/john-travolta/global/en |archive-date=February 19, 2014 |access-date=March 20, 2014 |work=Qantas – Ambassadors |publisher=Qantas airlines official website}}</ref> Travolta named his 707 "Jett Clipper Ella", in honor of his children. The "Clipper" in the name refers to the use of that word by [[Pan American World Airways|Pan Am]] as the company's [[call sign]]<ref>{{cite web |title=PAA Call Sign CLIPPER |url=https://123atc.com/call-sign/PAA}}</ref> as well as in the names of their aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2007 |title=John Travolta's Boeing 707 at Flightstory.net – Aviation Blog |url=http://blog.flightstory.net/45/john-travoltas-boeing-707/ |access-date=May 27, 2017 |website=blog.flightstory.net}}</ref> In 2017, Travolta donated the Boeing 707 to the [[Historical Aircraft Restoration Society]] (HARS) near [[Wollongong]], Australia. This was expected to be flown to Australia in November 2019,<ref name="ABC_20190619">{{cite news |author=Justin Huntsdale |date=June 27, 2019 |title=John Travolta's luxury Boeing 707 cleared for November relocation to Wollongong |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-27/john-travolta-plane-set-for-november-arrival-in-wollongong/11253868 |access-date=June 27, 2019 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> but was later delayed to sometime in 2020 due to condition of the aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2019 |title=HARS pushes back arrival of John Travolta Boeing 707 to 2020 |url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2019/10/hars-pushes-back-arrival-of-john-travolta-boeing-707-to-2020/ |access-date=August 12, 2020 |website=Australian Aviation}}</ref> Travolta planned to be on board when the aircraft was to be flown to [[Illawarra Regional Airport]], where HARS is based, but was not allowed to fly it, because it was to be registered as an Australian aircraft.<ref name="ABC_20190619" />

On November 24, 1992, Travolta was piloting his [[Gulfstream II|Gulfstream]] N728T at night above a solid [[undercast]] when he experienced a total electrical system failure while flying under [[instrument flight rules]] into [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington National Airport]]. During the emergency landing, he almost had a [[mid-air collision]] with a [[US Airways|USAir]] [[Boeing 727]], an event attributed to a risky decision by an air traffic controller.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 27, 1995 |title=Travolta Lucky To Live Through Incident |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1995/03/27/travolta-lucky-to-live-through-incident/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002163823/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1995-03-27/news/9503270179_1_joseph-travolta-actor-john-travolta-mid-air-collision |archive-date=October 2, 2012 |access-date=April 27, 2012 |work=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref>

In 1984, Travolta was inducted into the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]] and presented with the Golden Plate Award by Awards Council member General [[Chuck Yeager]], USAF.<ref>{{cite web |title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/ |website=www.achievement.org |publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]}}</ref> Travolta was inducted into the [[Living Legends of Aviation]] in 2007 and acts as the award show's official ambassador.<ref>{{cite news |last=Forgione |first=Mary |date=January 15, 2015 |title=John Travolta to host show honoring 'Living Legends' of flight |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/california/la-trb-living-legends-of-aviation-awards-20150114-story.html |access-date=May 1, 2015 |newspaper=LA Times}}</ref>

On September 13, 2010, during the first episode of the final season of [[The Oprah Winfrey Show|her talk show]], [[Oprah Winfrey]] announced that she would be taking her entire studio audience on an eight-day, all-expenses-paid trip to Australia, with Travolta serving as pilot for the trip. He had helped Winfrey plan the trip for more than a year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clark |first=Ally |date=September 13, 2010 |title=Oprah Taking Audience Down Under, with Travolta at Controls |url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Oprah-Takes-Audience-Down-Under-102775699.html |access-date=September 14, 2010 |publisher=[[WMAQ-TV|NBC Chicago]]}}</ref>

He is the author of the book ''Propeller One-Way Night Coach'', the story of a young boy's first flight.<ref>{{cite book |last=Travolta |first=John |url=https://archive.org/details/propelleronewayn00trav |title=Propeller One-Way Night Coach |date=October 1997 |publisher=[[Hachette Book Group USA|Warner Books]] |isbn=978-0446522571 |url-access=registration}}</ref>

His estate in [[Ocala, Florida]], is situated at [[Jumbolair Airport]] with its own runway and taxiway right to his house, with two outbuildings for covered access to planes.<ref name="ForbesFlyinHome" /><ref>Kelly Preston showed a picture of this on the August 29, 2007 episode of ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]''.</ref>

=== Philanthropy ===
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After the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]], joining other celebrities in helping with the relief efforts, Travolta reportedly flew his [[Boeing 707]] full of supplies, doctors, and Scientologist [[Volunteer Ministers]] into the disaster area.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 25, 2010 |title=John Travolta's mercy flight to Haiti |url=http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/25/john-travoltas-mercy-flight-to-haiti/?hpt=T2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127233639/http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/25/john-travoltas-mercy-flight-to-haiti/?hpt=T2 |archive-date=January 27, 2010 |access-date=January 26, 2010 |publisher=Douglas Hyde – CNN Entertainment Producer}}</ref>

==Personal life==
===Relationships and family===
[[File:John Travolta Kelly Preston Cannes 2014.jpg|thumb|Travolta with wife [[Kelly Preston]] at the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]]]]

Travolta was in a relationship with actress [[Diana Hyland]], whom he met while filming ''[[The Boy in the Plastic Bubble]]'' (1976). They remained together until Hyland's death from breast cancer on March 27, 1977. In 1980, Travolta dated French actress [[Catherine Deneuve]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Shirley|last=Eder|title=Travolta, Deneuve are romantic item|newspaper=The Dispatch|date=October 23, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/338615818/}}</ref> Travolta also had an on-again/off-again relationship with actress [[Marilu Henner]], which ended permanently in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/193826%7C0/john-travolta#family-companions|title=Companions for John Travolta|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]}}</ref> In 1988 while filming ''[[The Experts (1989 film)|The Experts]]'', Travolta met actress [[Kelly Preston]], whom he married in Paris in 1991. They had three children: Jett (1992–2009), Ella Bleu (born 2000), and Benjamin (born 2010).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/11/24/john-travolta-kelly-preston-welcome-son-benjamin/|title=John Travolta and Kelly Preston Welcome Son Benjamin|date=November 24, 2010|magazine=People|access-date=November 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129150509/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/11/24/john-travolta-kelly-preston-welcome-son-benjamin/|archive-date=November 29, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> They regularly attended marriage counseling and Travolta has stated that therapy helped the marriage.<ref>{{cite news |last=Linton |first=Marilyn |url=http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Today/2009/02/10/8330506-sun.html |title=Therapy can keep it real when the honeymoon is over |date=February 10, 2009 |newspaper=London Free Press|access-date=February 12, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> They lived near [[Ocala, Florida]].

On January 2, 2009, Jett died at age sixteen while on a Christmas vacation in [[The Bahamas]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Actors' son Jett Travolta dies at 16 |work=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/02/obit.jett.travolta/ |date=January 2, 2009 |access-date=January 2, 2009}}</ref><ref name='bbcnews20090102'>{{cite news |title=John Travolta's teenage son dies |url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7809172.stm |work=BBC News Online |publisher=BBC |access-date=January 2, 2009 | date=January 2, 2009}}</ref> A Bahamian death certificate was issued, attributing the cause of death to a [[seizure]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/MindMoodNews/story?id=6576215&page=1 |title=Death Certificate: John Travolta's Son Died of a Seizure |work=ABC News |date=January 5, 2009 |access-date=January 5, 2009}}</ref> Jett, who had a history of seizures, reportedly had [[Kawasaki disease]] since the age of two.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/celebrity/john-travoltas-16-year-old-son-dies/ |title=John Travolta's 16-Year-Old Son Dies |work=[[People (American magazine)|People]] |date=January 2, 2009 |access-date=January 4, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Errico |first=Marcus |url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b77259_john_travoltas_son_jett_dead_16.html |title=John Travolta's Son Jett Dead at 16 |publisher=[[E!]] Online |date=January 2, 2009 |access-date=January 2, 2009}}</ref> Travolta confirmed that Jett was [[autistic]] and had regular seizures, and immediately made his public statements while giving testimony at the trial of two defendants (a paramedic and a former Bahamas senator) who Travolta alleged tried to blackmail him with a multimillion-dollar extortion plot involving private information in connection with the death of his son Jett.<ref>{{cite web |first=Mary Rose |last=Abraham |title=From John Travolta: I Ran Down the Stairs To Help My Son |work=ABC News |date=September 23, 2009 |access-date=September 23, 2009 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/john-travolta-bahamas-testify-extortion-case/story?id=8649816}}</ref> After a mistrial, Travolta dropped the charges and has credited his immediate family and Scientology with helping him to cope with Jett's death and move forward with his career.<ref>{{cite news|last=Usborne |first=David |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/judge-declares-mistrial-in-travolta-extortion-case-1807653.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/judge-declares-mistrial-in-travolta-extortion-case-1807653.html |archive-date=June 13, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Judge declares mistrial in Travolta extortion case |work=The Independent |date=October 23, 2009 |access-date=June 28, 2011 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Allen |first=Nick |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7985783/John-Travolta-to-drop-charges-in-extortion-case.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7985783/John-Travolta-to-drop-charges-in-extortion-case.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=John Travolta to drop charges in extortion case|work=The Telegraph|date=September 6, 2010|access-date=June 28, 2011|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/28/john-travolta-scientology_n_441399.html|title=John Travolta: Scientology Helped Me Heal|work=HuffPost|date=January 28, 2010|access-date=June 13, 2011|archive-date=June 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615190843/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/28/john-travolta-scientology_n_441399.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In memory of Jett, Travolta created the Jett Travolta Foundation, a nonprofit organization to help children with special needs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jett-travolta-foundation.org/ |title=The Jett Travolta Foundation |publisher=jett-travolta-foundation.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925194147/https://jett-travolta-foundation.org/ |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |access-date=August 8, 2017 }}</ref> It has contributed to organizations such as the [[Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy]], [[The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential|Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential]], and [[Simon Wiesenthal Center]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jett-travolta-foundation.org/donated/index.html |title=The Jett Travolta Foundation Donated |publisher=jett-travolta-foundation.org }}</ref>

On July 12, 2020, Travolta's wife, Kelly Preston, died at the age of 57, at their home in [[Clearwater, Florida]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Roberto|first=Melissa|date=19 August 2020|title=Kelly Preston's death certificate reveals she died at Florida home: report|work=[[Fox News]]|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kelly-preston-death-certificate-died-florida-home-report}}</ref> two years after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.<ref name=NYT_death>{{cite news|last=Ramzy|first=Austin|date=July 13, 2020|title=Kelly Preston, 'Jerry Maguire' Star, Dies at 57|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/movies/kelly-preston-dead.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713063319/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/movies/kelly-preston-dead.html |archive-date=2020-07-13 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=July 14, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Preston had undergone treatment at different hospitals, and at the time of her death, was receiving treatment at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/kelly-preston-dies-of-breast-cancer-at-57/ |title=Kelly Preston Dies of Breast Cancer at 57: 'She Was a Bright, Beautiful and Loving Soul'|work= [[People (magazine)|People]]| access-date=July 13, 2020|first1=Elizabeth |last1=Leonard |first2=Karen |last2=Mizoguchi |date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>

===Legal issues===
In May 2012, an anonymous masseur filed a lawsuit against Travolta, citing claims of sexual assault and battery. A lawyer for Travolta said that the allegations were "complete fiction and fabrication". Travolta's counsel also stated that his client would be able to prove that he was not in California on the day in question and asserted that Travolta would "sue the attorney and Plaintiff for malicious prosecution" after getting the case thrown out.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Travolta Sued for Assault and Sexual Battery by Masseur, Actor's Rep Calls Claim a "Baseless Lie"|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/john_travolta_sued_assault_sexual/314284|website=[[E! Online]]|access-date=May 7, 2012|date=May 7, 2012}}</ref> A second masseur later joined the lawsuit, making similar claims.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/12275122-452/john-travolta-fights-back-as-two-masseurs-allege-sexual-harassment.html |title=John Travolta fights back as two masseurs allege sexual harassment|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |access-date=May 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18002920 |title=John Travolta faces more masseur abuse claims |publisher=BBC News |date= May 9, 2012|access-date=May 9, 2012}}</ref> Both lawsuits were subsequently dropped by the complainants and dismissed [[Prejudice (legal procedure)#Dismissal|without prejudice]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9273498/Second-masseur-drops-John-Travolta-lawsuit.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9273498/Second-masseur-drops-John-Travolta-lawsuit.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Second masseur drops John Travolta lawsuit | date=May 17, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On September 27, 2012, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Travolta and his attorney Marty Singer by writer Robert Randolph because he found that a letter, written by Singer in response to allegations in a book by Randolph, was protected by free speech.<ref>{{cite news|last=Matthews|first=KJ|title=Lawsuit against John Travolta dismissed, again|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/28/showbiz/travolta-lawsuit/index.html|publisher=CNN|access-date=September 28, 2012}}</ref>

In July 2014, a California court allowed Travolta's former private pilot, Douglas Gotterba, to proceed with a lawsuit challenging the confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions of the termination agreement signed between Gotterba and Travolta years earlier.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gardner |first1=Eriq |title=John Travolta Can’t Stop Former Pilot’s Lawsuit Over Secrets |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/john-travolta-cant-stop-pilots-720319/ |publisher=Hollywood Reporter |date=22 July 2014}}</ref> Travolta's lawyers served Gotterba with a cease and desist letter in 2012 after learning through a tip that Gotterba was planning to release a book about his time working for Travolta between 1981 and 1987, during which period Gotterba claims to have had a homosexual extramarital affair with Travolta. Travolta strongly denied the allegations.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Selby |first1=Jenn |title=John Travolta addresses former pilot's gay romance allegations publicly for the first time: 'That was the lowest I'd ever felt' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/john-travolta-addresses-allegations-made-by-his-former-pilot-that-he-used-to-be-in-a-gay-relationship-with-him-9736104.html |date=17 September 2014 |publisher=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Denette |first1=Nathan |title=John Travolta says gay lawsuit is based on greed |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/john-travolta-says-gay-lawsuit-is-based-on-greed-1.2768876 |date=14 September 2014 |publisher=CBC News}}</ref>

==Discography==
[[File:John Travolta and Princess Diana.jpg|thumb|right|Travolta dancing with [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], at the [[White House]] in 1985. The dress she wore came to be known as the "[[Travolta dress]]".]]

===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
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| 1974
| ''[[Over Here!]]'' (musical)
| style="text-align:center;"| —
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| 1976
| ''John Travolta''
| style="text-align:center;"| 39
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| 1977
| ''Can't Let You Go''
| style="text-align:center;"| 69
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| rowspan="2"| 1978
| ''[[Travolta Fever]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| 161
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| ''[[Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture|Grease]]'' (soundtrack)
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
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| 1983
| ''[[Two of a Kind (soundtrack)|Two of a Kind]]'' (soundtrack)
| style="text-align:center;"| 26
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| 1986
| ''[[The Road to Freedom (L. Ron Hubbard album)|The Road to Freedom]]'' (collaboration)
| style="text-align:center;"| —
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| 1996
| ''Let Her In: The Best of John Travolta''
| style="text-align:center;"| —
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| 2003
| ''The Collection''
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| 2007
| ''[[Hairspray (2007 soundtrack)|Hairspray]]'' (soundtrack)
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
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| 2012
| ''[[This Christmas (John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John album)|This Christmas]]'' <small>(with [[Olivia Newton-John]])</small>
| style="text-align:center;"| 81
|}

===Singles===
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! style="width:40px;" |<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US ''Billboard'']]</small><br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/john-travolta/chart-history/hsi/|title=John Travolta Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>
! style="width:40px;" |<small>US ''[[Cash Box]]''</small>
! style="width:40px;" |<small>US ''[[Record World]]''</small>
! style="width:40px;" |<small>[[Adult Contemporary (chart)|US AC]]</small><br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/john-travolta/chart-history/asi/|title=John Travolta Chart History: Adult Contemporary|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>
! style="width:40px;" |<small>[[Kent Music Report|AUS]]</small><br /><ref name=aus>Peaks in Australia:
* All except noted: {{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=313}}
* "The Grease Megamix": {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=John+Travolta+%26+Olivia+Newton%2DJohn&titel=The+Grease+Megamix&cat=s|title=John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – The Grease Megamix|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>
! style="width:40px;" |<small>CAN</small>
! style="width:40px;" |<small>CAN AC</small>
! style="width:40px;" |<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17171/john-travolta/|title=John Travolta {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Dream Drummin']]"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Can't Let You Go"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "You Set My Dreams to Music"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Goodnight Mr. Moon"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Rainbows"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Settle Down"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Moonlight Lady"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Right Time of the Night]]"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Big Trouble"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "What Would They Say"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Back Doors Crying"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Let Her In]]"
| 10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40db.net |title=Music lyrics, charts, Games, & more |website=Top40db.net |date= |accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref>
| 5<ref>{{cite web |title=Cash Box Top 100 July 31st, 1976 |url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19760731.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025014641/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19760731.html |archive-date=2022-10-25 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 12
| 16<ref>{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |authorlink= Joel Whitburn |year= 1993 |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 |publisher= Record Research |page=242}}</ref>
| 74<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=313}}</ref>
| 7<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4299a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=7b9npotanr5peaoql87871on21 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref>
| 12<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4281&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=7b9npotanr5peaoql87871on21 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Whenever I'm Away from You"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Slow Dancing"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[It Had to Be You (song)|It Had to Be You]]"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "I Don't Know What I Like About You Baby"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "All Strung Out on You"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "(Feels So Good) Slow Dancin"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Baby, I Could Be So Good at Lovin' You"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Razzamatazz"
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|rowspan="4"| 1978
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[You're the One That I Want]]" <small>(with Olivia {{nowrap|Newton-John}})</small>
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 23
| 1
| 2
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| 1
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Summer Nights (Grease song)|Summer Nights]]" <small>(with Olivia {{nowrap|Newton-John}})</small>
| 5
| 3
| 4
| 21
| 6
| 3
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Sandy (Grease song)|Sandy]]"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Greased Lightnin' (song)|Greased Lightnin']]"
| 47
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Never Gonna Fall in Love Again]]"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Take a Chance (Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta song)|Take a Chance]]" <small>(with Olivia {{nowrap|Newton-John}})</small>
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| 3
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[The Grease Megamix]]" <small>(with Olivia {{nowrap|Newton-John}})</small>
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Grease: The Dream Mix]]" <small>(with [[Frankie Valli]] & Olivia {{nowrap|Newton-John}})</small>
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Two Sleepy People]]" <small>(with [[Carly Simon]])</small>
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[I Thought I Lost You]]" <small>(with [[Miley Cyrus]])</small>
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==Filmography==
{{see also|John Travolta filmography}}

==Awards and nominations==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by John Travolta}}

Travolta was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his performances in ''Saturday Night Fever'' and ''Pulp Fiction''. He won a [[Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]] for his performance in ''Get Shorty'' and has received a total of six nominations, the most recent being in 2011. In 2014, he received the [[International Indian Film Academy Awards|IIFA Award for Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/iifa-2014-john-travolta-kevin-spacey-star-in-bollywood-oscars-515136|title=IIFA 2014: John Travolta, Kevin Spacey star in 'Bollywood Oscars' – NDTV Movies|date=April 28, 2014|access-date=July 24, 2014|archive-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090849/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/iifa-2014-john-travolta-kevin-spacey-star-in-bollywood-oscars-515136|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

==See also==
* [[List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees#Youngest nominees 2|List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees – Youngest Nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]

== Explanatory notes ==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{Cite book |editor-last=Tast |editor-first=Brigitte |year=1978 |title=John Travolta |language=German |location=Hildesheim, Germany |publisher=Kulleraugen |isbn=3-88842-103-9}} Pamphlet.

===Books by Travolta===
* {{cite book|last=Travolta |first=John|title=
John Travolta, Staying Fit!: His Complete Program for Reshaping Your Body Through Weight Resistance Training and Modern Dance Techniques|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=1984|isbn=978-0-671-49798-9}}
* {{cite book|last=Travolta |first=John|title=
Propeller One-Way Night Coach: A Fable for All Ages|publisher=Warner Books|year=1997|isbn=978-0-44652-257-1}}

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