The Story of John Travolta

Back to the Beginning

John Joseph Travolta was born in New Jersey back in 1954. He was raised in an Irish-American neighborhood close to NYC.

His mother was Irish-American, while his father came from an Italian-American background, and they raised the kids Catholic. As the youngest of six, John sure lucked out considering all his siblings also loved acting. Therefore, he got plenty of practice and advice at home.

Distracted Student

Perhaps, Travolta did not feeling dropping out was such a travesty, since he was no model student. He claims he charmed teachers to get out of trouble and by speaking to them maturely.

Not to mention, he kept focused on his acting rather than school subjects. Luckily, things worked out quite well for this famous star.