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Film & Television
John Travolta
b. 1954Englewood, NJItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included
Saturday Night Fever
Biography
Saturday Night Fever; Grease; Pulp Fiction; mother Helen Burke of Irish-Italian descent. Golden Globe winner; career revival via Tarantino in Pulp Fiction; 2 Oscar nominations
Notable For
- Saturday Night Fever
- Grease
- Pulp Fiction
- mother Helen Burke of Irish-Italian descent
Honors & Recognition
- Golden Globe winner
- career revival via Tarantino in Pulp Fiction
- 2 Oscar nominations
Frequently Asked Questions
Is John Travolta Italian?
Yes — John Travolta is of Italian heritage with roots in Italian. Saturday Night Fever
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Film & Television
- Specialty
- Acting
- Years
- b. 1954
- Birth Place
- Englewood, NJ
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian
- Publication Status
- Published
- Ancestry Verification
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