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John Travolta is an American actor. He was born on February 18, 1954 in New Jersey and moved to New York City after graduating from high school, where he was a cast member of the musical "Grease." He starred in "Saturday Night Fever", "Rocky", "Pulp Fiction", "Wild Hogs", "Look Who's Talking", "Hairspray", "Face/Off" and his voice is of the lead character in the animated movie "Bolt".He married actress Kelly Preston in 1991 and his son from that marriage, Jett, died on January 2, 2009 at 16 years of age. Travolta and Preston also have a daughter, Ella Bleu.
John Travolta is an American actor. He was born on February 18, 1954 in New Jersey and moved to New York City after graduating from high school, where he was a cast member of the musical "Grease." He starred in "Saturday Night Fever", "Rocky", "Pulp Fiction", "Wild Hogs", "Look Who's Talking", "Hairspray", "Face/Off" and his voice is of the lead character in the animated movie "Bolt".He married actress Kelly Preston in 1991 and his son from that marriage, Jett, died on January 2, 2009 at 16 years of age. Travolta and Preston also have a daughter, Ella Bleu.
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Franchot presents governor with $271 check
The Most Interesting Man in Maryland made an interesting presentation to Gov. Martin O'Malley Wednesday -- a $271 check representing royalties owed for an appearance in a movie while O'Malley was mayor of Baltimore. Comptroller Peter Franchot, who has...
Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Joaquin Phoenix, Annapolis, Martin O'Malley
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Baltimore's own Divine to be featured at SXSW Festival
"I Am Divine," a documentary on the life and career of Baltimore's favorite home-grown drag queen, was to make its debut Saturday night at the South by Southwest arts festival in Austin, Texas. Director Jeffrey Schwarz, interviewed for SXSW's online...
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Baltimore-born producer to develop Josephine Baker musical
The chanteuse Josephine Baker was the toast of Paris during the Roaring '20s and 1930s. She was exotic. She was sultry. She was chic. She was the highest-paid pre-World War II entertainer in Europe. She was, above all else, sui generis. Her life is...Tags: New York University, World War II (1939-1945), Josephine Baker, Music, Broadway Theater
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Baltimore pastor's wife launched John Waters' hitchhiking trip
The Baltimore SunSarah Finlayson's morning routine is fairly set. Wake up early. Workout with a trainer. Call her twin sister. Picking up a hitchhiking John Waters? That's not part of it. Yet the minister's wife from Baltimore stopped her Lexus for the filmmaker and...Tags: Tom Cruise, Trips and Vacations, Canterbury, Charles Street
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John Travolta shares memories of 'Hairspray,' 'Pulp Fiction' and other films
A slimmed-down Edna Turnblad shared the stage with her creator, John Waters, last night, much to the delight of scores of star-crazed fans. Well, it wasn't exactly Edna, the zaftig stage mom from Waters' "Hairspray," who took to the stage at the Maryland...
Tags: Celebrities, Pulp Fiction (movie), Music, Maryland Film Festival, Grease (movie)
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When it comes to Baltimore, Travolta does it his way
John Travolta knew what he wanted to do with the role of Edna Turnblad, the zaftig housewife at the center of "Hairspray." The movie's producers, however, weren't so sure. Especially when he insisted on using a Bawlamer accent. "I got fought on it, by...
Tags: Celebrities, Pulp Fiction (movie), Baltimore Red Line, Broadway Theater, Music
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CineMaryland is going off the air
CineMaryland, a television newsmagazine devoted to films and filmmaking in Maryland that has been available to local TV stations for 15 years, is going off the air. "We had a run of over 15 years, but at the end, nobody was watching," said show host...
Tags: Moonrise Kingdom (movie), Dominic West, Maryland Film Festival, Drama (genre), Patricia Neal
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Travolta, Waters to appear on stage together in Baltimore
Oscar-nominated actor John Travolta will sit down for a public conversation with John Waters at Baltimore's Maryland Institute College of Art. The man who created Edna Turnblad and the actor who brought the zaftig housewife of "Hairspray" to full-...
Tags: Celebrities, Pulp Fiction (movie), The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (movie, 2009), Halle Berry, Maryland Film Festival
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O'Malley reports Hollywood income, vehicle and student debt
A review of financial disclosure statements sheds light on how Annapolis lawmakers make their money and whom they are indebted to — at least for the sort of debt that's marked in accounting ledgers. Gov. Martin O'Malleyreports that in addition to...
Tags: Finance, Annapolis, Rentals, Justice System, Bank of America Corp.
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Where celebrities stay in Baltimore
In June, when Sade was preparing to kick off her first tour in more than a decade, the husky-voiced crooner tweeted about her love of Baltimore and entertained reporters while relaxing in her 2,100-square-foot suite at the Hotel Monaco. When in town,...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, MTV (tv network), Patti LaBelle, Celebrities, Preakness Stakes
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Honoring 'Welcome Back, Kotter's' Robert Hegyes for being one of TV's first 'Tough Jews'
The Baltimore SunAs a young critic, I liked the ABC sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter." But I had a special spot in my heart for Juan Epstein, the character played with such energy and adventure by Robert Hegyes. I didn't really understand my affection for Hegyes and Epstein,...Tags: ABC (tv network), Television, Heart Attack, Bruce Weitz, Judaism
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'Dancing with the Stars' week 6: Broadway fever
Tonight's challenge: Simultaneously watch DWTS and the Ravens on Monday Night Football. Yikes! But challenge accepted.
The action in the ballroom was far more impressive than the action on the ballfield, so that's what we'll focus on here. Had...Tags: Carson Kressley, Dancing With the Stars (tv program), David Arquette, Music, Monty Python's Spamalot (musical)
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