John Joseph Travolta (born February 18,
1954) is an American actor, dancer, and singer. Travolta first became known in
the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease. Travolta's acting career
declined through the 1980s. His career enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with
his role in Pulp Fiction, and he has since continued starring in Hollywood films,
including Face/Off, Ladder 49, and Wild Hogs. Travolta was nominated for the Academy Award for Best
Actor for Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture
Musical or Comedy for his performance in Get Shorty.
Today we also can see The President's Day. This is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States!
ReplyDeleteOh!!!!John Travolta! I think he is cool! especially I like him in the film "Pulp Fiction", it is one of my favourite films!!!
ReplyDeleteThis day is also a birthday of Toni Morrison (1931). She is an American novelist, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed characters. Among her best known novels are The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon and Beloved. She also was commissioned to write the libretto for a new opera, Margaret Garner, first performed in 2005. She won the Nobel Prize in 1993 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for Beloved. On 29 May 2012, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
ReplyDeleteIn 1979 February 18 snow falls in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the only time in recorded history.
ReplyDeleteThis is also a birthday of Keith Knudsen (February 18, 1948 – February 8, 2005). He was an American rock drummer, vocalist, and songwriter
ReplyDeleteVeronica "Randy" Crawford (born February 18, 1952, Macon, Georgia) is an American jazz and R&B singer. She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist. She has had multiple top five hits in the UK, including her 1980 #2 hit, "One Day I'll Fly Away".
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Everything Must Change (1976)
Miss Randy Crawford (1977)
Raw Silk (1979)
Now We May Begin (1980)
Secret Combination (1981)
Windsong (1982)
Nightline (1983)
Abstract Emotions (1986)
Rich and Poor (1989)
Through the Eyes of Love (1992)
Don't Say It's Over (1993)
Naked and True (1995)
Every Kind of Mood: Randy, Randi, Randee (1997)
Play Mode (aka Permanent) (2000)
Feeling Good (with Joe Sample) (2006)
No Regrets (with Joe Sample) (2008)
In 2009, Travolta's son, Jett, died while on a Christmas vacation in the Bahamas. A Bahamian death certificate was issued, attributing the cause of death to a seizure.[49] Jett, who had a history of seizures, reportedly suffered from Kawasaki disease at the age of two. Travolta confirmed speculation that his son had autism and suffered regular seizures and made his statements while giving testimony after a multi-million dollar extortion plot against him regarding the circumstances of his son's death.[52] After a mistrial, Travolta dropped the charges and has credited his immediate family and faith in helping him survive the premature death of his son and in moving forward with his film career
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