JOHN TRAVOLTA

The Oscars' in memoriam segment on March 12 left out actors such as Paul Sorvino, Anne Heche, Tom Sizemore and others, leading to criticism.

Sunday’s Academy Awards show was surprising for its warmth and sincere, unpolished emotions that blossomed in a stultifying format.

John Travolta was choked up as he introduced the Oscars' In Memoriam segment Sunday night, but many big Hollywood names were omitted at the 95th Academy Awards.

Ella Travolta opened up about her childhood in the spotlight as the daughter of John Travolta and the late Kelly Preston in a new interview with Fox News Digital.

John Travolta turned 69 on Saturday and his daughter Ella, 22, celebrated her father, calling him her "hero" in a sweet Instagram post.

Joel Thurm recently wrote "Sex Drugs & Pilot Season: Confessions of a Casting Director," where he shared memories of John Travolta, "Brady Bunch" star Robert Reed and Rock Hudson.

Joel Thurm recently wrote "Sex Drugs & Pilot Season: Confessions of a Casting Director," where he shared memories of John Travolta, "Brady Bunch" star Robert Reed and Rock Hudson.

With the U.S. still emerging from the gloom of the pandemic and other crises raging, this year's ads look fondly at the past.

With the U.S. still emerging from the gloom of the pandemic and other crises raging, this year's ads look fondly at the past.

Boeing’s iconic jumbo jet was prophesied as a “weapon of peace.” It leaves the world a smaller place. And still a war-torn one, too.

The four-engine "Queen of the Skies" will still keep flying, but Boeing has built its last 747 jumbo jet, as airlines turn to more efficient two-engine models.

Boeing bid farewell to an icon Tuesday: It delivered its final 747 jumbo jet.

The death of Lisa Marie Presley at age 54 on Thursday is being met with shock, tribute and mourning.

"Saturday Night Fever" — which encapsulated the disco era, made John Travolta a movie star and boasted a best-selling soundtrack — debuted on Dec. 14, 1977.

Travolta called Alley "one of the most special relationships I've ever had."

Kirstie Alley died after an "unexpected" battle with cancer. Hollywood stars, including John Travolta, are honoring the actress following her death.

The #MeToo movement is having another moment in the spotlight, with a slate of high-profile sexual assault trials playing out in courtrooms from coast to coast.

John Travolta took to Instagram Thursday to honor his late wife, Kelly Preston, on what would have been her 60th birthday. Preston died in 2020 after battling breast cancer.

The trailer for Bruce Willis and John Travolta's new movie, "Paradise City," shows the two friends at odds as one plays a bounty hunter, the other a crime lord.

Australian singer, songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John died on Monday, according to social media posts made by her husband on her behalf.

Celebrities, former co-stars and fans paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John, the Australian actress and pop singer who died Monday at 73.

English-Australian singer, songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John has died at age 73. She was one of the the biggest pop stars in the 1970's and early 1980's.

Olivia Newton-John, the superstar singer who was everyone’s favorite Sandy in “Grease,” has died.

Country star Mickey Gilley has died.

Jett Travolta died in 2009 at age 16 while the family was on vacation in the Bahamas.

John Travolta and his son Ben adopted MacNCheese shortly after Jamie Lee Curtis brought the puppy on stage with her.

Will Smith danced with glee at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, waving his best actor Oscar in the air and rapping along to his own songs with wife Jada Pinkett Smith at his side.

A group of committed enthusiasts in Miami is doing all it can to save jai alai, the world's fastest ball sport.

Mar. 12—Longtime temporary Islesboro resident and Hollywood star John Travolta has listed his island home for $5 million. Travolta, 68, and his late wife, Kelly Preston, bought the 1903 Tudor Revival mansion 31 years ago. They came to the island after his friend, TV star Kirstie Alley, bought a home and wanted "everyone to move there," Travolta said in a 1999 Architectural Digest article about ...

Mar. 12—Longtime temporary Islesboro resident and Hollywood star John Travolta has listed his island home for $5 million. Travolta, 68, and his late wife, Kelly Preston, bought the 1903 Tudor Revival mansion 31 years ago. They came to the island after his friend, TV star Kirstie Alley, bought a home and wanted "everyone to move there," Travolta said in a 1999 Architectural Digest article about ...

John Travolta, Mila Kunis and Wesley Snipes are among the latest batch of celebrities who have been added to the Oscars telecast, producers said Friday.

Miramax is suing director Quentin Tarantino over the director’s plans to create and auction off a series of NFTs based on his work on “Pulp Fiction.”.

This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Leon Bridges and Jackson Browne and the return of the always-chipper "Ted Lasso" spreading his infectious charm for a second season of his show on Apple+.”.

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2019 file photo, actor John Travolta attends the LA premiere of "The Fanatic" at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. The Maine mansion that Travolta shared with his late wife, actor Kelly Preston, has been put up for sale. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)ISLESBORO, Maine – The Maine mansion that actor John Travolta shared with his late wife, actor Kelly Preston, has been put up for sale. Built in 1903, the 10,830-square-foot home has 20 bedrooms and sits on a 48-acre estate along the ocean. Travolta became a Hollywood star in the 1970s and was nominated for an acting Oscar for his 1977 performance in “Saturday Night Fever.” He was nominated again for his role in 1994's “Pulp Fiction.”

FILE - In this April 10, 2014, file photo, Lynn Stalmaster arrives at the TCM Classic Film Festival's Opening Night Gala in Los Angeles. Lynn Stalmaster, the Oscar-winning casting director whose eye for talent helped launch the careers of John Travolta, Christopher Reeve, Richard Dreyfuss and many other actors, has died. Bang /Invision/AP, File)Lynn Stalmaster, the Oscar-winning casting director whose eye for talent helped launch the careers of John Travolta, Christopher Reeve, Richard Dreyfuss and many other actors, has died. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had long resisted giving special recognition to casting directors and Stalmaster was brought to tears. He was an apprentice to a pair of TV producers who made him their casting director.

NEW YORK – During this year's Super Bowl, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reigned supreme on the field. Overall, this year's crop of Super Bowl ads focused on light humor that strove to entertain and connect. Bud Light Seltzer LemonadeBud Light used lemons as a metaphor for everything that went wrong in 2020 to introduce its new Seltzer Lemonade. Michelob was likely hoping to drive people to repeat views online with the celebrity lookalikes, but during the fast-moving Super Bowl the conceit was confusing. With its first-ever Super Bowl ad, Scott's was looking to keep that momentum going, but the overstuffed ad ended up being distracting.

This image released by the Library of Congress shows Heath Ledger, left, and Christian Bale in a scene from the 2008 film "The Dark Knight." The film was added to the National Film Registry. (Warner Bros.-Library of Congress via AP)LOS ANGELES – This year's inductees into the National Film Registry include a record number of female directors and filmmakers of color as well as a new crop of movies ranging from a silent short film thriller, classic musicals and an acclaimed Batman film. The national library said this year’s selections include a record nine films directed by women and filmmakers of color. Christopher Nolan’s 2008 Batman film “The Dark Knight” was a blockbuster and the top public vote-getter.

The world also said goodbye to U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement who died in July. Other former political figures who died this year include Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, New York Mayor David Dinkins, Arizona Gov. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2020 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___David Stern, 77. The guitarist who supplied the scratching, seething sound that fueled the highly influential British punk band Gang of Four. He fused African rhythms with funk to become one of the most influential musicians in world dance music.

LOS ANGELES – Kelly Preston, who played dramatic and comic foil to actors ranging from Tom Cruise in “Jerry Maguire” to Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Twins,” died Sunday, husband John Travolta said. Travolta said in an Instagram post that his wife of 28 years died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. “It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer,” Travolta said. “Kelly was such a bright loving soul, a talented actress, and a loving mom and wife. The couple last starred together in the 2018 film “Gotti,” with Travolta playing John Gotti and Preston playing the crime boss’s wife, Victoria.

Yes, John Travolta, now 65, and Olivia Newton-John, who's 71, will drop in at the West Palm Beach venue for a "Meet 'N' Grease" movie singalong. 7 p.m., Friday, December 13, Coral Sky Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansbury Way, West Palm Beach. A scene from the musical Once, playing at the Lauderdale Performing Arts Center. Photo by Denise S. TrupeThe Tony Award-winning Once continues its run at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; 2 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday through December 22, Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, 3800 NW 11th Pl., Lauderhill.

Jeff Conaway, Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta and Stockard Channing in a still from 'Grease'Olivia Newton-John's iconic outfit from the final scene of the movie "Grease" has sold at auction for more than $400,000. The all-black ensemble, which the actress was famously sewn into to shoot the scenes, fetched a combined $405,700 at the sale in Beverly Hills on Saturday. Other items in the sale included Newton-John's custom "Pink Ladies" jacket, which sold for $50,000, and the pink gown she wore to the "Grease" premiere, which went for $18,750. The auction raised a total of $2.4 million, according to The Guardian newspaper, with a portion of the profits set to be donated to the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre in Australia. Newton-John is currently undergoing treatment for stage four breast cancer, after being diagnosed with the disease twice previously in 1992 and 2013.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Grease will definitely be the word when John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John host a South Florida sing-a-long celebrating the movie. The stars of the popular movie that has enthralled generations will host the "Meet n' Grease" event Friday, December 13 at the Coral Sky Amphitheater in West Palm Beach. Travolta and Newton-John (AKA "Danny" and "Sandy") will take part in a Q & A after a screening of the movie. In a post to Instagram on Monday, Travolta asked fans to "Dress up, sing-a-long with the film, and join Olivia and I for a special Q&A." Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

DALLAS - Actor and apparent Taylor Swift pen pal John Travolta wants you to know that he didn't accidentally mistake a drag queen for the real-life star while presenting at the MTV Video Music Awards on Monday. Travolta found himself in the center of yet another viral award show moment on Monday night when some viewers claimed the actor may have mistaken Taylor Swift impersonator Jade Jolie for the actual singer while on stage. In a conversation with Dallas-area radio station Hot 93.3, "The Fanatic" star explained that wasn't the case. While presenting Swift the award for Video of the Year, he said the interaction with Jolie spotted by viewers was one of confusion, not mistaken identity. Travolta said he tries to have "a sense of humor" about his various headline-making actions, from his haircuts to that viral moment at the 2014 Oscars when he accidentally referred to Idina Menzel as "Adele Dazeem."

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – "Saturday Night Fever" is dancing back into theaters for its 40th anniversary. A never-before-seen director's cut of the film will be shown at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. May 7 and May 10 at select theaters. The soundtrack featured several Bee Gees hits, including "Stayin' Alive," "How Deep Is Your Love," "Night Fever," "More Than a Woman" and "You Should Be Dancing." "Saturday Night Fever" will be shown at theaters from Key West to West Palm Beach. The 40th anniversary director's cut will also be available on Blu-ray and DVD beginning May 2.

Actor John Travolta says he has no interest in seeing the HBO documentary “Going Clear,” which claims that Travolta was blackmailed into staying in the religion. The actor also criticized the movie’s creators.

Travolta off camera during "Pulp Fiction" How John Travolta's touch therapy calmed nerves on the set of "Pulp Fiction."