Travolta, whose movies have grossed over $5 billion catapulted to international stardom in the disco blockbusters Saturday Night Fever and Stayin’ Alive, as well as starring with Australia’s own Olivia Newton-John in the timeless musical Grease!

In a career spanning five decades, Mr Travolta’s career breakthrough was on TV in Welcome Back Kotter before making his movie debut in Saturday Night Fever in 1977. He has starred in many of Hollywood’s biggest box office successes, from Grease, the Look Who’s Talking franchise, to his riveting portrayal of philosophical hit-man Vincent Vega in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, 25 years ago in 1994.

Travolta’s career has transcended all genres, the Brian De Palma thrillers Carrie and Blowout, comedies such as Michael, Wild Hogs and Get Shorty, and thrillers including Phenomenon and The General’s Daughter. He even became an action star in Swordfish, The Punisher and the John Woo classics Broken Arrow and Face/Off. Travolta recently won an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series People Vs OJ Simpson in which he played Robert Shapiro.