John Travolta

Travolta also played a lead role in the critically panned Battlefield Earth, in which he plays the leader of a group of aliens that enslave humanity in a bleak future Earth. Some felt that this movie, which was based on a story by scientologist L. Ron Hubbard, was so terrible that they coined a pun of Travolta's name, "Travolting", in order to describe it. Luckily for Travolta, this term has not entered into common usage. Travolta, who is a scientologist and idolizes the late Ron Hubbard, had hoped that the film would be well-received and be the first in a series of Hubbard film adaptations.

Travolta is a qualified pilot, and owns a former Qantas DC-8 aeroplane. His house in Florida has its own runway and taxiway right to the door.

Travolta has always been accessible to his public and loves to sign autographs.

Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey.

Filmography (acting)

• Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
• Domestic Disturbance (2001)
• Swordfish (2001)
• Lucky Numbers (2000)
• Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000)
• Our Friend, Martin (1999, voice)
• The General's Daughter (1999)
• A Civil Action (1998)
• The Thin Red Line (1998)
• Primary Colors (1998)
• Mad City (1997)
• Face/Off (1997)
• She's So Lovely (1997)
• America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary (1996)
• Michael (1996)
• Phenomenon (1996)
• (1996, uncredited) .... Himself
• Broken Arrow (1996)
• Get Shorty (1995)
• White Man's Burden (1995)
• Pulp Fiction (1994)
• Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
• Boris and Natasha (1992)
• Shout (1991)
• Eyes of an Angel (1991)
• Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
• The Experts (1989)
• Look Who's Talking (1989)
• Perfect (1985)
• Two of a Kind (1983)
• Staying Alive (1983)
• Blow Out (1981)
• Urban Cowboy (1980)
• Moment by Moment (1978)
• Grease (1978)
• Saturday Night Fever (1977)
• Carrie (1976)
• The Devil's Rain (1975)

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