History Creator / JohnTravolta

Travolta played a messenger on the CBS soap opera ''The Edge of Night''. He also appeared on another CBS serial ''The Secret Storm''. Travolta's first California-filmed television role was as a fall victim in an ''Emergency!'' episode, in September 1972, but his first significant movie role was as, Billy Nolan, a bully who was goaded into playing a prank on Sissy Spacek's character in the horror film ''{{Carrie}}'' (1976). Around the same time, he landed his star-making role as "Vinnie Barbarino" in the TV sitcom ''Series/WelcomeBackKotter'' (1975-1979), in which his sister, Ellen, also occasionally appeared (as Arnold Horshack's mother). In the next few years, he appeared in some of his most memorable screen roles: Tony Manero in ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'' (1977) and as Danny Zuko in ''Film/{{Grease}}'' (1978). These two films were among the most commercially successful pictures of the decade and catapulted Travolta to international stardom. ''Saturday Night Fever'' earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. After ''Urban Cowboy'' came a string of flops that sidelined his acting career. It was not until he played Vincent Vega in Creator/QuentinTarantino's hit ''Film/PulpFiction'' (1994), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, that his career was revived.

* ''{{Carrie}}'' - Billy Nolan
* ''Film/PulpFiction'' - Vincent Vega
* ''[[Film/BrokenArrow1996 Broken Arrow]]'' - Vic Deakins
* ''Film/FaceOff'' - Sean Archer/Castor Troy
* ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'' - Terl
* ''Film/{{Basic}}'' - Tom Hardy
* ''[[Film/{{DomesticDisturbance}} Domestic Disturbance (2001)]]'' - Frank Morrison
* ''Film/TheGeneralsDaughter'' - Paul Brenner
* ''Film/{{Swordfish}}'' - Gabriel Shear
* ''Film/ThePunisher2004'' - Howard Saint
* ''Disney/{{Bolt}}'' - Bolt
* ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'' and ''Staying Alive'' - Tony Manero
* ''Film/{{Grease}}'' - Danny Zuko
* ''Film/GetShorty'' and ''Film/BeCool'' - Chili Palmer
* ''Film/{{Hairspray}}'' - [[WholesomeCrossdresser Edna Turnblad]]
* ''Film/TheTakingOfPelhamOneTwoThree'' - "Ryder"
* The ''Film/LookWhosTalking'' trilogy
* ''Film/{{Ladder 49}}'' - Deputy Chief Mike Kennedy
* ''Film/FromParisWithLove'' - Charlie Wax
* ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory'' - Robert Shapiro

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''Oh, bite the weenie, Riz!''

'''John Joseph Travolta''' (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor, dancer and singer whose career has had more lives than a cat.

** * ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory'' - Robert Shapiro

Travolta has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The first, for his role in ''Saturday Night Fever'' and the second for ''Film/PulpFiction''. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in ''Get Shorty''.

!!A trope's a trope, but in Paris they call it "le Tropes":

!!Notable for:

* ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'' and ''StayingAlive'' - Tony Manero

!! Tropes associated with John Travolta
* AccidentalMisnaming: At the 86th AcademyAwards, he introduced Idina Menzel's performance of "[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Let It Go]]" by calling Menzel, "The Theatre/{{Wicked}}ly Talented Adele Dazeem". And thanks to the Internet, he may NeverLiveItDown.
** It was even referenced in {{Theatre/The Book of Mormon}} touring cast!
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZecuWBC0LU Even the Muppets referenced it!]]
* {{Badass}}: [[{{Understatement}} YES]]!
* LargeHam

* AccidentalMisnaming: At the 86th AcademyAwards, he introduced Idina Menzel's performance of "[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Let It Go]]" by calling Menzel, "The Theatre/{{Wicked}}ly Talented Adelle Dazeem". And thanks to the Internet, he may NeverLiveItDown.

* AccidentalMisnaming: And thanks to the Internet, he may NeverLiveItDown.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZecuWBC0LU Even the Muppets referenced it!]]

** It was even referenced in {{Theatre/The Book of Mormon}} touring cast!

[[MemeticMutation Recently has become known]] for spectacular mispronunciations of people's names.

!! Tropes associated with JohnTravolta

* NeverLiveItDown: Mispronouncing [[{{Theatre/Rent}} Idi]][[{{Theatre/Wicked}} na]] [[{{Disney/Enchanted}} Men]][[{{Disney/Frozen}} zel]] as "Adele Dazeem" during the 2014 Oscars.

* ''Film/ThePunisher'' - Howard Saint

John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor, dancer and singer whose career has had more lives than a cat.

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/John-Travolta.jpg

Travolta has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The first, for his role in ''Saturday Night Fever'' and the second for ''PulpFiction''. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in ''Get Shorty''.

After attending Dwight Morrow High School, Travolta moved across the Hudson River to New York City and landed a role in the touring company of the musical ''{{Grease}}'' and on Broadway in ''Over Here!'' singing the Sherman Brothers' song ''"Dream Drummin'"''. He then moved to Los Angeles to further his career in show business.

Travolta played a messenger on the CBS soap opera ''The Edge of Night''. He also appeared on another CBS serial ''The Secret Storm''. Travolta's first California-filmed television role was as a fall victim in an ''Emergency!'' episode, in September 1972, but his first significant movie role was as, Billy Nolan, a bully who was goaded into playing a prank on Sissy Spacek's character in the horror film ''{{Carrie}}'' (1976). Around the same time, he landed his star-making role as "Vinnie Barbarino" in the TV sitcom ''WelcomeBackKotter'' (1975-1979), in which his sister, Ellen, also occasionally appeared (as Arnold Horshack's mother). In the next few years, he appeared in some of his most memorable screen roles: Tony Manero ''in SaturdayNightFever'' (1977) and as Danny Zuko in ''Grease'' (1978). These two films were among the most commercially successful pictures of the decade and catapulted Travolta to international stardom. ''Saturday Night Fever'' earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. After ''Urban Cowboy'' came a string of flops that sidelined his acting career. It was not until he played Vincent Vega in {{Quentin Tarantino}}'s hit ''PulpFiction'' (1994), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, that his career was revived.

Notable for:

* ''PulpFiction'' - Vincent Vega

* ''{{Basic}}'' - Tom Hardy

* ''ThePunisher'' - Howard Saint

* ''SaturdayNightFever'' and ''StayingAlive'' - Tony Manero
* ''{{Grease}}'' - Danny Zuko
* ''GetShorty'' and ''Film/BeCool'' - Chili Palmer
* ''{{Hairspray}}'' - [[WholesomeCrossdresser Edna Turnblad]]
* ''TheTakingOfPelham123'' - "Ryder"
* The ''LookWhosTalking'' trilogy

* ''FromParisWithLove'' - Charlie Wax