X-Nico

17 unusual facts about John Travolta


Ain't It Cool News

Aint It Cool News was launched in 1996, and its name is attributed to a quote from John Travolta's character in the film Broken Arrow.

Anderson v. Cryovac

The 1998 film of the same name, starring John Travolta as Jan Schlichtmann, was drawn from the book and loosely based on the case and related events.

Camryn Grimes

Grimes played the part of Holly in the 2001 movie Swordfish alongside Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, and John Travolta.

Elie Samaha

The only award he has won was a Worst Picture Razzie, which he shared with John Travolta and Jonathan D. Krane, for Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000.

Ernest Lehman

Lehman did complete adapted screenplays for two never-made films, one an adaptation of the Noël Coward classic Hay Fever, another a musical version of Zorba the Greek envisioned for director Robert Wise and actors Anthony Quinn and John Travolta.

Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

The book contains interviews from current and former Scientologists, the history of founder L. Ron Hubbard and current leader David Miscavige, and analysis of the relationships of Tom Cruise and John Travolta to the organization.

Haggar Clothing

In 1971, a young John Travolta appeared in a national television commercial for Haggar Slacks.

Laucala

Although only partially constructed, the resort has already accommodated American actor John Travolta.

Lukomir

The village appears in the film Killing Season as the place of birth of main character Emil Kovač (played by John Travolta)

Pleasant Bridgewater

Bridgewater resigned from that position on 24 January 2009 in order to fight extortion allegations relating to the death of the Travolta autistic son, Jett.

Porcelanosa

The opening was attended by noted celebrities such as John Travolta, Carolina Herrera, Princess Ira von Fürstenberg, and Isabel Preysler at the St. Regis Hotel.

St. Vincent's HealthCare

The 2008 event was attended by John Travolta and Kelly Preston, who helped collect over $1 million in donations.

Ted DeVita

In the film, John Travolta played "Tod," a teenaged boy who lived in a sterile bubble due to illness.

Travolta dress

She was photographed dancing with the actor John Travolta to the music of his 1977 film Saturday Night Fever in the Entrance Hall.

Travolta fever

Travolta Fever is a 1978 album by John Travolta and was released on the Midsong International label.

Up Country

Paramount Pictures, the motion-picture studio that was responsible for the 1999 film adaptation The General's Daughter, likewise bought the rights to Up Country, with actor John Travolta slated to return as Brenner.

Walter Jay Skinner

Skinner is noted for his role in the groundwater contamination case out of Woburn, Massachusetts, which became the basis for the book A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr, which received the National Book Critics Circle Award for NonFiction, and the subsequent film of the same name starring John Travolta (in which Skinner was portrayed by John Lithgow).


Angelica Page

Supporting roles include Vitka in Amos Kollek's Fast Food Fast Women (2000), Dierdre in the Academy Award-nominated The Contender (2000), Patty opposite John Travolta in Domestic Disturbance (2001), and Roberta in Michael Imperioli's The Hungry Ghosts (2009).

Brad Beyer

His film roles include the comedies Mr. Woodcock, Sorority Boys, the indie favorite Trick, The General's Daughter with John Travolta, and Antonio Banderas’ feature directorial debut Crazy in Alabama in which he portrayed a hunky bellhop who seduces Melanie Griffith.

Brad Copeland

The film was released on March 2, 2007; and stars Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy and John Travolta.

Chasen's

Gregory Peck, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Richard Nixon, James Stewart, Don Rickles, Milton Berle, Kirk Douglas and Ronald Reagan were still regulars, along with newer celebrities such as John Travolta, Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, and Mel Gibson.

Elliot Lurie

That year, he produced the soundtrack album for the John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis film, Perfect.

George Pinder

He was featured as a character in the movie A Civil Action, based on the Woburn toxic waste case and starring John Travolta.

Gigi in Paradisco

Learning dance routines for over three months with John Travolta's Saturday Night Fever choreographer Lester Wilson, Dalida (aged 47 at the time) reinvented herself through this show and once more attracted a new generation of fans whilst keeping her loyal older followers happy.

James Georgopoulos

Famous cinematic guns in that series include those used by Al Pacino in Scarface, Lady Gaga in her music video "Born This Way", John Travolta in Pulp Fiction, Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry, Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, John Malkovich in RED and Angelina Jolie in Salt.

Jeff Zinn

He played Danny in the off-Broadway production of Sexual Perversity in Chicago by David Mamet and Trety in The Suicide by Nikolai Erdman starring Derek Jacobi. Zinn was a stand-in and photo-double for John Travolta in the celebrated film Saturday Night Fever in 1977.

Karl Wiedergott

He is noted for his voice work on the long-running Fox sitcom The Simpsons since 1998, voicing background characters and some celebrities such as John Travolta and Bill Clinton.

La mala ordina

The concept of two hitmen teamed up, one black and one white, appears to have been a likely inspiration for the characters played by John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction.

Look Who's Talking

The success of the first two films also inspired an ABC sitcom called Baby Talk, which aired from 1991–92 and featured Tony Danza as the voice of "Baby Mickey." John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, and Olympia Dukakis are the only actors to appear in all three films in the series.

Lucinda Jenney

She also starred in G.I. Jane, with Demi Moore, Mad City, with Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta, Desert Blue, with Kate Hudson and Christina Ricci, Practical Magic, with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman and The Deep End of the Ocean, which starred Michelle Pfeiffer and was based on the book by Jacquelyn Mitchard.

Midland International Records

Doctor's Orders by Carol Douglas, Fly, Robin, Fly and Get Up And Boogie by Silver Convention, and Let Her In by John Travolta were among the few major national successes the label released during its short existence.

Nelson DeMille

His works include Word of Honor (made into a 2003 TV movie starring Don Johnson), The Charm School, The Gold Coast, Plum Island, and The General's Daughter (made into a 1999 movie starring John Travolta).

Nick Etchells

He has interviewed people from all walks of life including Richard Branson, Naomi Watts, Mohammed Al Fayed, Russell Crowe, John Travolta, Shane Warne, Toni Collette and many more.

Noah Michael Levine

He has appeared in many films including Phenomenon and Primary Colors with John Travolta as well as on the small screen - including several episodes of the award-winning BBC series, Days That Shook the World, One Tree Hill and the short-lived but cult followed Surface on NBC.

Patsy Swayze

Patsy Swayze transitioned to film by choreographing her first movie, Urban Cowboy, starring John Travolta and Debra Winger.

Sam Coppola

He appeared in almost 70 films, beginning in 1968, but may be best remembered for his role as 'Dan Fusco', owner of the Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, hardware and paint store, in Saturday Night Fever, who gave John Travolta sage but salty advice in the classic 1977 film.

Samantha Mathis

Mathis costarred with Christian Slater again, along with John Travolta, in John Woo's Broken Arrow (1996).

The Dumb Waiter

1987 – Robert Altman directed a made-for-TV feature film version of The Dumb Waiter, starring John Travolta and Tom Conti, filmed in Canada and first televised in the United States on WABC-TV on 12 May 1987, as part of Altman's two-part series entitled Basements; part one is Pinter's first play The Room.

The Glorious Fourth

Outside of Disney, the Shermans also saw the release of Huckleberry Finn (MGM/UA) for which they authored both the songs and the screenplay as well as a hit Broadway musical, Over Here! starring the Andrews Sisters and John Travolta.

Val Bisoglio

Bisoglio is also known for his role as Frank Manero Sr., the volatile father of son Tony Manero (John Travolta) in the blockbuster 1977 film Saturday Night Fever.

Vyto Ruginis

Vyto has appeared in such films as The Devil's Advocate with Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves, Cliffhanger with Sylvester Stallone, Broken Arrow with John Travolta and Christian Slater, Jumpin' Jack Flash with Whoopi Goldberg, The Fast and The Furious, Auto Focus, and many more.