<div>John Joseph Travolta was born on February 18, 1954, to actress Helen Cecilia and American footballer Salvatore Travolta (Photo: Facebook) </div>
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Soon after completing school, Travolta moved to the Big Apple and landed a role in the touring company of the musical 'Grease' and on 'Broadway in Over Here' (Photo: Facebook)
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The actor's first significant movie role was as Billy Nolan in the horror film 'Carrie' which released in 1976 (Photo: Facebook)
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<div>Travolta was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in for his role in 'Saturday Night Fever’. He won his only Golden Globe Award for his performance in 'Get Shorty' (Photo: Facebook)</div>
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<div></div><div>The pilot-cum-actor is happily married to Kelly Preston, an American actress and former model (Photo: AFP)</div>
