Movies like Saturday Night Fever (1977) were box office hits, catapulting John Travolta to international stardom.
His fame soared even higher after starring in Grease. Born in 1954 in New Jersey, John was the youngest child in his family. He quit high school to focus on acting, knowing from a young age that he wanted to be an actor. Despite the risks, he now considers it the best decision he ever made.
Over the years, John has had roles in many films, including Two of a Kind (1983), Pulp Fiction (1994), Get Shorty (1995)—for which he won a Golden Globe—Broken Arrow (1996), Wild Hogs (2007), Gotti (2018), and more.
John married actress Kelly Preston in 1991. She was married when they met. Kelly shared that she wasn’t happy in her previous marriage and felt she wasn’t with the right person. Tragically, Kelly passed away from breast cancer in July 2020. She and John had been married for almost 30 years.
They had three children: their son Jett, born on April 13, 1992; their daughter Ella Bleu, born in 2000; and their youngest son, Benjamin, born in 2010.Jett passed away in 2009 due to seizures related to his autism. John was devastated and struggled to cope with the loss. He needed to heal to be there for his other two children.
Like her parents, Ella is an actor. She has been interested in acting since she was a child and feels fortunate to have received valuable advice from her parents. After Kelly’s death, Ella wrote a heartfelt tribute to her mother. She expressed that her mom was the best person she had ever met and that she loved her deeply, thanking her for everything she had done for her.
Ella says that her dad is the most important person in her life and that they share a very close bond. John is also extremely proud of his daughter and frequently expresses it, especially on social media where he posts often. At one point, he shared a video of himself dancing with Ella in memory of Kelly, mentioning that dancing with him was one of Kelly’s favorite activities.
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John and Ella have a wonderful relationship, and we hope it always remains that way because family is the most important thing in the world.