John Travolta – Hollywood actor
John Travolta is an American actor, dancer, singer, and producer. “Travolta” means “high voltage” in Italian.
John Joseph Travolta was born on February 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA. He was the youngest of six children. His father was a former semi-pro football player and his mother was a high school drama teacher.
At an early age John began to think about show business. At the age of 8 he won a twisting contest, and by the age of 12 he had already joined a local actors’ group, and was soon appearing in musicals. He also took tap-dancing lessons from a very good teacher.
John went to a Catholic school. His classmates nicknamed him “Bone” (because he was skinny) and “Brat” (because he was spoiled).
At the age of 16, he dropped out of high school to take up acting full-time. In fact, he had tried a lot of jobs: he worked as a ticket man, a luggage handler, a cashier.
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