A veteran actor whose career contained two seperate major peaks, John Travolta's charisma and acting chops have made him an enduring star. First breaking out into fame as the immortal Vinnie Barbarino on "Welcome Back, Kotter", Travolta went supernova with his role in the enduring 70s classics "Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease."
After this remarkable success, Travolta's career slowly winded down for a few years, with somewhat of a revival with the popular "Look Who's Talking" movies. It wasn't until 1994, with "Pulp Fiction", that Travolta would go supernova again.
Following on the heels of the "Pulp Fiction" success, Travolta had major hits with "Get Shorty", "Broken Arrow" and "Face/Off."
John Travolta received words of support from the directors of his next movie, Bolt, the day of his son Jett's funeral. "Our hearts go out to him," Byron Howard told Usmagazine.com at the Critics Choice Awards on Thursday. "He has got such a soft heart, and is such a genuine guy. He loves his family obviously and we really feel for him." Added Chris Williams: "He spoke of his family quite ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:47:29 GMTTom Cruise describes the unexpected death of friend John Travolta's son as "horrific" in an appearance on "The View" scheduled to air Friday.
Publ.Date : Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:09:48 GMTJohn Travolta today planted a loving kiss on a giant photograph of his son Jett during an emotional memorial service attended by 100 relatives and close friends.
Publ.Date : Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:42:32 GMTA white Ford pickup with a Florida Gators sticker on the side and a hunting dog in the bed slowed just enough to deliver a message to a media throng gathered outside the gated aviation community where friends of John Travolta mourned the death of the actor's teenage son.
Publ.Date : Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:17:14 GMTNEW YORK -- "Horrific" is how Tom Cruise described the sudden death of the son of his friend, John Travolta. Cruise struggled to maintain his composure as he spoke on "The View" about last week's death of 16-year-old Jett Travolta.
Publ.Date : Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:45:27 GMT
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