John Travolta Biography(Updated 2022)

John Travolta, an American actor, dancer, and singer, is currently married to actress Kelly Preston. He was born to Helen Cecilia, an actress and singer, and Salvatore Travolta, a semi-professional football player. John Travolta attended Dwight Morrow High School but dropped out as a junior in 1971, when he was 17 years old.

Travolta rose to prominence in the 1970s after appearing on the television show “Welcome Back, Kotter.” He has amassed a staggering net worth as a result of his film career. On September 12, 1991, Travolta married actress Kelly Preston. The couple are the proud parents of two children.

What is the Net Worth of John Travolta in 2022?

As of 2022, The net worth of John Travolta is estimated to be around $250 million. Not only this, he has an aviation state where there is a runway on which his jumbo jet lands. By the way, apart from the jumbo jet, Also he has a private small jet. Although he has cars like Mercedes-Benz BMW Aston Martin, Similarly his favorite is the Boeing 727 flying in the air. His most favorite car is Rolls Royce Ghost.

Early Life:

• John Travolta was born on February 18, 1954, in Englewood, New Jersey, as John Joseph Travolta. Salvatore Travolta (November 1912 – May 1995) and Helen Cecilia (née Burke; January 18, 1912 – December 1978) raised him as the youngest of six children.
• Travolta is of mixed ethnicity, as his father was a second-generation Italian American (with roots in Godrano, Sicily) and his mother was Irish American.
• His father was a semi-pro American football player, and his mother was a singer and actress. Travolta has five siblings: Joey, Ellen, Ann, Margaret, and Sam Travolta, all of whom are members of the acting fraternity. Because he was raised as a Roman Catholic but converted to Scientology in 1975.
• Travolta attended Dwight Morrow High School before dropping out at the age of 17 in 1971.

Career:

After dropping out of school, John Travolta relocated to New York City to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. He landed a role in the touring company as well as a Broadway role in Over Here! In conclusion he relocated to Los Angeles to further his career in show business.

Travolta’s first television role was in Emergency! in 1972

• However, his appearance goes unnoticed. He made his film debut in 1976 with the horror film Carrie. He rose to prominence, however, after landing the role of Vinnie Barbarino in the ABC sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter.
• Travolta’s debut single, Let Her In, peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The success of Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Grease (1978) helped him gain international acclaim.
• His performance in Saturday Night Fever earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Also his sister, Ann, and mother both play minor roles in the film. He contributes a number of songs to the Grease soundtrack album.
• In 1980, he starred in Urban Cowboy, a romantic drama film. The film was a commercial success. However, following Urban Cowboy, his career suffered a series of critical failures, including Perfect and Two of a Kind, which effectively ended his acting career.
• Later, in 1989, he made his comeback in the hit film Look Who’s Talking, which became his most successful film since Grease. Look Who’s Talking Too (1990) and Look Who’s Talking Now (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Get Shorty (1995), Face/Off (1997), A Civil Action (1998), Primary Colors (1998), and others are among his other film credits.
• Travolta co-produced and starred in Battlefield Earth in 2000. The film was a commercial flop and received mixed reviews. In the remake of Hairspray, Wild Hogs, he played Mrs. Edna Yurnblad.
• Travolta returned to television in 2016 with the anthology series American Crime Story, titled The People v. O.J. Simpson. Simpson, J.

Pilot

• He is a great actor, but he was also a professional private pilot. He owned four aircraft, excluding his ex-Qantas Boeing 707-138B (Ex-VH-EBM). The plane was given to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society as a gift (HARS).
• In honor of his children, Travolta named his 707 “Jet Clipper Ella.” In November 1992, he was flying his Gulfstream N728T above a solid undercast at night after experiencing a total electrical system failure at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport while flying under instrument flight rules.
• Travolta was inducted into the Living Legends of Aviation in 2007 and appointed as the award show’s official ambassador. Also he wrote the book Propeller One-Way Night Coach, which is based on the young boy’s first flight.

Awards and Honors:

• Travolta won the first “Golden Globe Awards” in 1996 for the film Get Shorty in the category of Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He received American Comedy Awards for the same film the following year.
• Travolta received the “David di Donatello Award” for Best Foreign Actor for his performance in the film Pulp Fiction. Similarly, for Pulp Fiction, he received “London Critics Circle,” “Los Angeles Film Critics Association,” and “MTV Movie Awards.”
• Travolta received two “Blockbuster Entertainment Awards” in 1997 and 1998 for Best Actor for the films Phenomenon and Face/Off.
• However he received “Critics’ Choice Movie Awards” in 2008 for the film Hairspray.
• Hairspray earned John Travolta two “Hollywood Film Festival” awards. He also received three “MTV Movie Awards” nominations for Face/Off, winning Best On-Screen Duo with Nicolas Cage.
• Travolta received his first “Emmy Award” in 2016 for The People v. O.J. Simpson. J. Simpson: American Crime Story won the award for Best Limited Series. In addition, he received numerous awards for his breakthrough performances, including “Satellite Awards,” “Southeastern Film Critics Association,” and “Stockholm International Film Festival.”

Personal Life:

• On September 12, 1991, John Travolta married his long-term girlfriend, actress Kelly Preston. In a lavish private ceremony, the couple exchanged vows. They first met while filming The Experts (1989).
• The couple has three children: two sons, Jett Travolta (born on April 13, 1992) and Benjamin Travolta (born on November 23, 2010), as well as a daughter, Ella Bleu Travolta (born, on April 3, 2000).
• Jett Travolta  died of a seizure while on a Christmas vacation in the Bahamas when he was 16 years old. Jett had a troubled seizure history because he was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease at the age of two.
• In memory of his son, Travolta established the Jett Travolta Foundation, a non-profit organization that assists children with special needs. The organization has made contributions to the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy, and the Institutes for the Advancement of Human Potential.
• Travolta and Preston have a marital problem, but after many marriage counseling sessions, they were able to maintain a healthy marital life.

Romantic relationship of John Travolta

• Travolta had a romantic relationship with actress Diana Hyland prior to Kelly Preston. Somehow they two met on the set of The Boy in the Plastic Bubble and eventually fell in love. The couple was about to take their relationship to the next level when Hyland abruptly leaves him. She died in 1977 as a result of breast cancer.
• Controversy and Allegation: Time Magazine published a cover story titled “The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power” in May 1991. Travolta was described as homosexual in the article. Former Church of Scientology Executive Director William Franks claimed Travolta was concerned the Church would publish detailed revelations about his personal life.
• Franks and other Scientology defectors rehashed the claim in Lawrence Wright’s 2013 book Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief.
• Additionally Marty Rathbun, a former church official, stated that he worked with Travolta’s attorneys several times to keep Travolta’s homosexuality allegations out of the spotlight and to settle lawsuits against the star.
• An anonymous masseur accused Travolta of sexual assault and battery in May 2012. Later, Travolta’s lawyer stated that the allegations were “complete fiction and fabrication” and made up by someone looking for their 15 minutes of fame. Later, a second masseur claimed the same allegation, but both were dismissed without prejudice.