John Joseph Travolta who is better known as John Travolta is an American actor & singer. The 54 year elderly actor started his career in the 1970's when he appeared on American television & has since made a mark for himself in the industry. Travolta has acted in over 50 movies out of which plenty of of them have gone on to become tremendous hits.
John Travolta's first major hit was Saturday Night Fever (1977) in which he played the role of a 19 year elderly carefree & immature teenager, Tony Manero. The plot followed Tony's love for the discotheque, where he spent his weekends dancing & enjoying himself thus helping him temporarily forget the harsh realities of his life. The film was a commercial success & is regarded to be one of Travolta's best movies ever. The film which had 17 soundtracks popularized disco music world over. His role as Tony Manero also won him an Academy Award nomination for the best actor.
John Travolta who was already popular after the success of Saturday Night Fever delivered his next giant hit, Grease (1978) which was a musical. Another one among Travolta's best movies, Grease received success both in terms of critics & commercially. The story revolves around Danny Zuko (John Travolta) & Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John), four high school students who fall in love. The film which also starred Stockard Channing, & Jeff Conaway received 5 Golden Globe nominations & finally went on to become the highest grossing musical film ever.
Grease was followed by Urban Cowboy in which he played the role of Bud Davis. The romantic drama did well at the Box Office. However, Urban Cowboy was followed from by a line of flops which included Staying Alive & Four of a Kind. What followed this string of flops was the film which is regarded as his best ever, Pulp Fiction.
Pulp Fiction released in 1994 & re-catapulted John Travolta back in to stardom. He played the role of hitman Vincent Vega which got him an Academy Award nomination. The film was shot very stylishly & the director followed a unique technique of narration, splitting the story in to five parts. The film won 7 Oscar nominations including one for Travolta & enjoyed immense success at the box office.
John Travolta followed Pulp Fiction with hits like Get Shorty (1995) which was followed by Face/Off which is one of his best movies till date. He plays the role of an FBI agent who assumes the identity of a terrorist (Nicholas Cage) to bring him down. The film was a commercial tremendous hit.
Travolta has since delivered a variety of hits like A Civil Action (1998), Primary Colors (1998), The General's Daughter (1999) & the recent From Paris With Love (2010) which did lovely business at the Box Office.
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