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'''Joey Travolta''' (born [[14 October]] [[1950]]) is an [[United States|American]] actor, singer, and director. |
'''Joey Travolta''' (born [[14 October]] [[1950]]) is an [[United States|American]] actor, singer, and director. |
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Born into a show business family, Travolta began a signing career in 1978 as a recording artist on [[Casablanca Records]]. The following year he made his acting debut starring in the feature film ''Sunnyside'' for Filmways Productions. Other members of the Travolta family in the entertainment business include the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-nominated actor [[John Travolta]]; [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] |
Born into a show business family, Travolta began a signing career in 1978 as a recording artist on [[Casablanca Records]]. The following year he made his acting debut starring in the feature film ''Sunnyside'' for Filmways Productions. Other members of the Travolta family in the entertainment business include the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-nominated actor [[John Travolta]]; [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] performers [[Ellen Travolta]] and [[Rikki Lee Travolta]]; television actress [[Margaret Travolta]]; playwright [[Molly Allen Ritter]]; ingénues [[Nicole Travolta]] and [[Rachel Travolta]], and character actors [[Tom Fridley]], [[Sam Travolta]], [[Annie Travolta]], and [[Jonathan Rau]]. |
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Additional acting credits include work with legendary director [[John Landis]] on multiple feature film projects: ''[[Beverly Hills Cop III]]'' with [[Eddie Murphy]] and [[Hector Elizondo]], ''[[Oscar (1991 film)|Oscar]]'' with [[Sylvester Stallone]] and [[Chazz Palminteri]], and ''Susan's Plan'' with [[Adrian Paul]] and [[Dan Aykroyd]]. He was also a series regular on the WB television hit ''Movie Stars''. Stage performances include starring roles in ''[[Bye Bye Birdie]]'', ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'', and ''[[West Side Story]]''. |
Additional acting credits include work with legendary director [[John Landis]] on multiple feature film projects: ''[[Beverly Hills Cop III]]'' with [[Eddie Murphy]] and [[Hector Elizondo]], ''[[Oscar (1991 film)|Oscar]]'' with [[Sylvester Stallone]] and [[Chazz Palminteri]], and ''Susan's Plan'' with [[Adrian Paul]] and [[Dan Aykroyd]]. He was also a series regular on the WB television hit ''Movie Stars''. Stage performances include starring roles in ''[[Bye Bye Birdie]]'', ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'', and ''[[West Side Story]]''. |
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Revision as of 22:15, 8 April 2006
Joey Travolta (born 14 October 1950) is an American actor, singer, and director.
Born into a show business family, Travolta began a signing career in 1978 as a recording artist on Casablanca Records. The following year he made his acting debut starring in the feature film Sunnyside for Filmways Productions. Other members of the Travolta family in the entertainment business include the Academy Award-nominated actor John Travolta; Broadway performers Ellen Travolta and Rikki Lee Travolta; television actress Margaret Travolta; playwright Molly Allen Ritter; ingénues Nicole Travolta and Rachel Travolta, and character actors Tom Fridley, Sam Travolta, Annie Travolta, and Jonathan Rau.
Additional acting credits include work with legendary director John Landis on multiple feature film projects: Beverly Hills Cop III with Eddie Murphy and Hector Elizondo, Oscar with Sylvester Stallone and Chazz Palminteri, and Susan's Plan with Adrian Paul and Dan Aykroyd. He was also a series regular on the WB television hit Movie Stars. Stage performances include starring roles in Bye Bye Birdie, Guys and Dolls, and West Side Story.
After several development deals with Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios, Travolta entered the independent film route to maintain greater control of his projects, with a greater concentration on directing and producing. He wrote and directed Diva Las Vegas in 1989, which went on to win the Italian Funny Film Festival.
In 1991 he produced and starred in Da Vinci's War with James Russo and Michael Nouri. He later produced and starred in the sequel, To The Limit, which also featured Nouri and Anna Nicole Smith.
Travolta made directing his main priority in 1994. He immediately directed the action thrillers Hard Vice starring Shannon Tweed and Navajo Blues starring Steven Bauer. Subsequent titles include Minus Zero starring Academy Award nominee Pat Morita, Laws of Deception starring C. Thomas Howell and Brian Austin Green, Detour starring Michael Madsen and Academy Award nominee Gary Busey, Mel starring Jack Scalia and Academy Award winner Ernest Borgnine, Partners starring Casper Van Dien, Enemies of Laughter starring Peter Falk, and Waiting to Live starring Lee Majors and second generation star Alison Eastwood.
For television audiences he directed the police drama L.A. Heat, the pilot of Friday Night After the Movies, and Honey I Shrunk the Kids for Disney Television.
When not directing, Travolta provides hands on leadership as the artistic director of the Woodland Hills acting and filmmaking academy Joey Travolta's Entertainment Experience. The high profile senior staff of Travolta, Raymond Martino, Alisa Wolf, Bug Hall, Adam Shaw, and Greg Evigan have gained national acclaim for their mission of helping students develop self-esteem, confidence, and creativity through acting and digital film making.