John Travolta is a legendary award-winning actor and film producer; He is known for films such as “Saturday Night Fever” (1977), “Pulp Fiction” (1994), “Face / Off” (1997), “Swordfish” (2001) and “Hairspray” (2007).
The Golden Globe Award winner is also a writer, singer and dancer. Although raised Roman Catholic, John joined the Church of Scientology in 1975. Read on to find out more about his family, net worth and the gay rumors surrounding him.
Biography (Age)
Travolta was born John Joseph Travolta, the youngest of six children born to Helen Cecilia (née Burke) and Salvatore Travolta on February 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey. His father, an Italian American, was a tire salesman who previously played semi-professional American football, while his mother, an Irish American, was an actress and singer who later became an acting and English teacher.
John Travolta attended Dwight Morrow High School. He dropped out of his junior year to pursue an acting career inspired by his mother. He first moved to New York where he joined a tour company before moving to Los Angeles.
It was on the West Coast that Travolta got his acting break. He first starred in the horror film Carrie (1976) before starring in the sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979). Mr. Travolta is also a good musician; He released the hit single “Let Her In,” which peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 list.
His capital
From an acting career and other related careers, theJohn Travolta has spanned four decades and has been able to amass an estimated net worth of around $170 million. This makes him one of the highest-earning stars in Hollywood.
Thanks to his huge bank account, Travolta has lived a very luxurious life and also indulged in some very expensive hobbies. He is a licensed private aircraft pilot and owns four aircraft. Because of this, Travolta lives in a so-called fly-in neighborhood in Ocala, Florida. He installed two runways to his $4.9 million mansion to access the sky from his front door.
Is John Travolta gay?
For more than a decade, John Travoltas has had to deal with numerous rumors that he is gay, with more than a handful of people putting out differing accounts and details about the pulp fiction star’s transgressions. Travolta herself has described the allegations as one of the problems associated with being a celebrity.
In 1991, Time Magazine reported that Travolta was considering leaving the Church of Scientology because she wanted to publicize the actors’ alleged confessions to being gay. In 2014, one of his former pilots, Douglas Gotterba, reported that he had a six-year relationship with his boss in the 1980s. The story was corroborated by Travolta’s former secretary, Joan Edwards, who worked for him from 1978 to 1994. Edwards said the pilot confided in her during the time of the alleged affair.
Whether or not all of the claims that John Travolta is involved in homosexual relationships are true, we may never know until the actor comes out and owns it.
Travolta’s family – wife, son and daughter
Despite all the gay rumors, John Travolta has managed to stay married to his wife, actress Kelly Preston, who, like her husband, is also a Scientologist. The two met while filming ‘The Experts’ (1989) in 1987 before marrying in 1991. The couple had two ceremonies, one in France at the Hotel de Crillon on September 5 and another in Daytona Beach, Florida on September 12. 1991
Together the couple have three children; Son Jettborn in April 1992, daughter Ella Bleu born in 2000 and then another son Benjamin born in 2010. However, their eldest child, Jett, died of an alleged seizure on January 2, 2009 while the family was on vacation in The Bahamas . He was also autistic.
Height, weight and other facts
Birth name: John Joseph Travolta
Date of Birth: February 18, 1954
Place of Birth: Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 97kg
Cast: Actor, Producer, Author, Singer, Dancer, Airplane Pilot
Zodiac Sign : Aquarius
Religion: Scientology
Spouse: Kelly Preston