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John's Full Name: John Joseph Travolta
Birthday: 2/18/1954
Birth Place: Englewood, NJ USA
Height: "6'2"
Mother's Name: Helen
John's mother swam the Hudson River
Father's Name: Salvatore
John's dad was a semi-pro football player
Siblings' Names: Ellen, Sam Jr., Margaret, Joe, and Annie
John's Heritage: Irish-Italian (Neapolitan-Sicilian)
John's Last Name: Means "High Voltage" in Italian
Religion before Scientology: Roman Catholicism
Nicknames as A Child: "Bone" (because he was skinny) and "Brat" (because he was spoiled)
First Plane Ride: 8 years old
First Kiss: With an African American girl; she was sixteen
First Girlfriend: Denise, Brunette, 5'8, at around 13 or 14 years old. After 5 years she dumped him for another guy. What was she thinking?
What Cemented His Love for Dancing: Winning a Twisting contest when he was 8
John had a teddy bear named Audi
Peter Pan inspired John to climb the stairs and try to fly when he was young
As a boy, John's room was filled with model aircraft
When John was thirteen, he broke his nose diving into a pool
John's best friend as a teen was Jerry Wurms
John wanted to get a haircut like the Beatles, but his catholic school
Teacher said, "change your hair, change schools," and he CHANGED schools!
John went to Dwight Morrow High School
John dropped out of school at 16 with his parents' permission.
Jobs During His Youth: Ticket man, Luggage handler, Grocery frozen food stockboy, Grocery cashier
John smoked marijuana from sixteen to eighteen but it always made him sick
When John was starting out he lived in Fifty-sixth and Eighth Avenue, in Hells Kitchen
John used to carry a loaded .38
John knows how to speak French
Instruments John Plays: Guitar and violin
John's Wife: Kelly Preston. Her last name is: Palzis
Wife's Birthday: October 13, 1962
Their son: Jett Jackson Travolta He was conceived during a weekend at Demi Moore and Bruce Willis' home. He was born at a Daytona hospital.
Son's Birthday: April 13, 1992
How John & Kelly Met: During the filming of The Experts in Canada. At that time, Kelly was married, but the marriage didn't last. Then she moved in with George Clooney, but the relationship only lasted about a year. Then John and Kelly began going out. John announced that she was pregnant and they were married. The wedding took place in Paris.
Anniversary: September 12th 1991/ September 5 1991. The first wedding on the 5th was considered illegal because a Scientologist minister did it.
Favorite Color: White
Favorite Underwear: Calvin Klein white briefs
Favorite Band: Was and Is The Beatles
Favorite Bee Gee's song: "You Should Be Dancing"
Favorite Movie During Childhood: Mary Poppins
Favorite Album During Childhood: Hard Days Night
Favorite Actor: James Cagney
John's past girlfriends were Diana Hyland, Merilu Henner, Olivia Newton-John, and Debra Winger
John had a crush on Jane Fonda
John has been friends with Merilu Henner since they met during Grease in 1972
John did a duet with Carly Simon
On the set of Carrie, John was terrified of the pigs and he thought they would bite him
Broadway Appearances: Grease, Gypsy, Bye Bye Birdie
John played Doody in the Broadway production of Grease
While shooting the movie Urban Cowboy in Texas some "Cowboys" sneaked on the set and started shooting. A bullet came very close to hitting John!
John was supposed to play Al Pacino's nephew in Godfather III
In the late 80's John moved to Spruce Creek, Daytona Beach, Florida
Location of his 4 homes: Maine, Hawaii, Florida and Brentwood, CA.
Johns cars: Silver Blue Mercedes 450 SL, Rolls Royce, 1955 Thunderbird, Black Motorcycle
His Planes & Jets: GulfStream II, Learjet 24B, Civilian version of a two seat Canada Air CL-41G, Tebuan Military trainer, Boeing 707-138 B.