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John Travolta was born as the youngest of six kids and was raised in Englewood, New Jersey. His father was second-generation Italian American and his mother was Irish American. He grew up in an Irish-American neighborhood and has said that his household was mostly Irish in culture. He was originally raised Roman Catholic, but he converted to Scientology in 1975. Travolta attended Dwight Morrow High School but he dropped out as a junior at age 17 in 1971. Besides the fact that he starred as Danny in Grease, here are some other never-heard-before facts about the famous actor, John Travolta. 1. John Travolta married Kelly Preston TWICE Their first wedding on September 5, 1991, by a French Scientologist minister, was declared illegal. The two met during the filming of The Experts (1989). 2. During the filming of The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976), he fell in love with Diana Hyland, who was 18 years his senior. Oh, and he also owns a Boeing 707. 4. John Travolta owns exclusive property in an Air-Field Community. John Travolta and Kelly Preston's Florida home via Posh His most used home, though is his home in Ocala, Florida which comes with its own airstrip for his planes. John Travolta and his lovely wife Kelly Preston was one of the first couples to purchase land in the Jumbolair Aviation Estates, the residential airpark where they live. The actor is a flight enthusiast and certified private pilot who owns five aircraft and an astonishing 16-car garage, so it’s only fitting that the John Travolta’s house has two runways that lead directly to his front door! Source https://www.aviationcv.com/ 5. He spent nine months learning how to dance to disco music while filming Saturday Night Fever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vLUID0jSh2Ic His dance lessons sure paid off! 6. He sings The Beach Boys' Barbara Anne" on an episode of Welcome Back, Kotter. In the television series, Welcome Back, Kotter John Travolta sang a parody of the famous song. The scene was watched by record producers and would end up launching his side music career. From this coincidental and impromptu performance came many of our favorite hits. When you think back to the 70's and it's "theme music" you will no doubt think of John Travolta. John Travolta Greased Lightnin' via AllMusic 7. He turned down the role of Forrest Gump. If you ever wondered what John Travolta would look like as Forrest Gump... via Warped Factor 8. He shared a dance with Princess Diana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?vaLuPVA6-rh8 9. Most people don't know Travolta can sing! https://youtu.be/bPxdW1bEFaY He first took a stab at it in 1975, and his first single actually made it to number 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. In 2008, he even performed a song alongside Miley Cyrus for the Disney movie Bolt. 10. Richard Gere practically owes his film career to Travolta. Villains Wiki - Fandom Travolta turned down the leads for Days of Heaven (1978), American Gigolo (1980), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) and Chicago (2002), all of which went to Gere. SOURCES: (IMDB, Wikipedia)