John Travolta celebrates his 58th birthday on Saturday.PA/PA Archive/
John Travolta celebrates his 58th birthday on Saturday.PA/PA Archive/Hollywood's new 24-year-old superstar John Travolta arriving at the Empire Theatre, Leicester Square, for the gala premiere of his film "Saturday Night Fever", in which he has had a spectacular success, in 1978. His companion is Kay Edwards.PA/PA Archive/John Travolta (right), Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn arrive for the premiere of She's so Lovely at the 50th Cannes Film Festival in 1997Neil Munns/PA Archive/Emma Thompson and John Travolta on the roof of the Palais Des Festivals, in Cannes before the opening of their film "Primary Colours" at the 5st annual Cannes Film Festival in 1998PA/PA Archive/Press AssociatioJohn Travolta was hit with a sexual battery and assault lawsuit by a masseur. The actor has promised to counter-sue.REUTERS/Fred ProuserActors John Travolta and Tim Allen (R) ride motorcycles slowly down the street, past the Georgia State Capitol, where they were promoting their latest movie "Wild Hogs" in Atlanta, Georgia February 6, 2007REUTERS/Tami ChappellActor John Travolta, dressed as his character Ryder, is seen during the filming of "The Taking of Pelham 123" in New York's Times Square May 6, 2008.REUTERS/Brendan McDermid"I do hope that someday, someone who is a big star will feel comfortable in coming out," said one veteran Hollywood casting director. "I think for a little while, it would cause ripples, and then it would stop and people would get over it."REUTERS/Fred ProuserU.S. actor John Travolta waves as he walks with Qantas Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce (R) as part of Qantas 90th anniversary at Sydney Airport November 6, 2010.REUTERS/Daniel MunozU.S.actor John Travolta receives the award for best international actor during the 46th 'Goldene Kamera' (Golden Camera) awards ceremony at the Ullstein Auditorium in Berlin, February 5, 2011. The Golden Cameras are awarded by a popular German TV-magazine honouring excellence in the areas of television, film and entertainmentREUTERS/Tobias Schwarz
American actor John Travolta celebrated his 58<sup>th birthday on Saturday.
The actor gained popularity as a Brooklyn high school student on the television sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975-79). His popularity soared on the big screen with his first blockbuster movie "Saturday Night Fever" (1977). He was nominated for the Best Actor award at the Oscars.
Since then, Travolta has acted in numerous movies performing varied roles from a disco dancer in "Saturday Night Fever," to a lover boy in American musical film "Grease" and from a mob hitman in Quentin Tarrentino's movie "Pulp Fiction" to a mafioso-turned-movie producer in "Get Shorty".
He has won several awards including the Golden Globe Best Actor award for his role in "Get Shorty" and a Lifetime Achievement award at the Chicago Film Festival in 1998. He most recently starred in "Old Dogs" along with Robin Williams, his wife Kelly Preston and his daughter Ellas Bleu Travolta.
John has received two prestigious awards, one the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation Award in 2003, and the other The Living Legends Ambassador of Aviation Award in 2007.
He will star in a new movie "Killing Season" along with Robert De Niro.
