John Travolta Net Worth

John Travolta's Quotes

• [on his role in Carrie (1976)]: I wanted to work with Brian De Palma. I knew the film would be interesting and attract a lot of attention.
• I have fame on the level of a Marilyn Monroe or an Elvis Presley, but part of the reason I didn't go the way they did was because of my beliefs. People make judgments about Scientology, but often they don't know what they're talking about.
• There is nothing gay in this movie (Hairspray (2007)). I'm not playing a gay man. Scientology is not homophobic in any way. In fact, it's one of the more tolerant faiths. Anyone's accepted.
• When they asked me to be Edna Turnblad I said, "Gee, 32 years as a leading man -- why me? What makes you think I'd be the perfect woman?".
• As you get older, you have to force yourself to have new dreams. For instance, I've been flying for 37 years but now teaching others to fly is interesting for me. Sometimes, you have to find new angles on life to keep you interested, like sharing successes and inspiring and helping others. You have to go out of your way to activate your dreams and keep them going in this third chapter of your life.

Interesting Facts about John Travolta

1. Ranked #21 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
2. He appeared on the cover of "Rolling Stone" magazine four times, the most for any actor (through 1994).
3. He was named Man of the Year by Harvard's Hasty Pudding Club in 1981.
4. Richard Gere practically owes his film career to Travolta. Travolta turned down the leads for Days of Heaven (1978), American Gigolo (1980), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) and Chicago (2002), all of which went to Gere.
5. John Travolta married Kelly Preston twice. Their first wedding on September 5, 1991, by a French Scientologist minister, was declared illegal. The couple met during the filming of The Experts (1989).
6. John Travolta and Kelly Preston had a son, Jett Travolta (April 13, 1992 - January 2, 2009).
7. His son, Jett Travolta, was conceived during a weekend at the home of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis. (source: Premiere August 1996, p.60).
8. Brother of Joey Travolta, Ellen Travolta, Ann Travolta, Margaret Travolta and Sam Travolta.
9. Was the youngest of six children of Salvatore Travolta and Helen Travolta.
10. During the filming of The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976), Travolta fell in love with Diana Hyland, 18 years his senior. She died of cancer, at the tender age of 41, in his arms in 1977. Coincidentally, in 2020, Travolta's wife, Kelly Preston, and the mother of his three children, also died of breast cancer.
11. Travolta has piloted or owned a multitude of jet aircraft, including three Gulfstream jets, a Learjet, and a Boeing 707. His most notable aviation feat was a successful landing at Washington National Airport in a Gulfstream IIB with complete electrical failure. Conditions at the time were night, IMC, icing.
12. Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28.
13. In July 1978, he became the very first male to make the cover of McCall's magazine.
14. (April 3, 2000) His second child with Kelly Preston, daughter Ella Bleu Travolta was born, weighing in at 4.08 kilos (nine pounds).
15. Read for the Tom Hanks role in Splash (1984) but was discouraged by his agent from doing the film.
16. Was signed on to play rock star Jim Morrison in an early 1980s biopic about The Doors. Due to legal problems, the project was dropped.
17. Did yoga and boxing to cut his love handles for the film Swordfish (2001).
18. Was told to gain thirty pounds for his role in the movie Primary Colors (1998).
19. Owns homes in Santa Barbara, California; Ocala, Florida; Maine; and in his wife's home state of Hawaii. Main residence is in Ocala, Florida where he owns a large home, complete with airstrip for his planes.
20. Hit #106 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1977 with "Slow Dancing (Feels So Good)" (Midland Int. 10977).