John Travolta

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Birth Name:

John Joseph Travolta

Birth Place:

Englewood, New Jersey, USA

Ethnicity:

Italian and Irish

The actor was born in EnglewoodNew Jersey. He was born to a second generation Italian American named Salvatore Travolta and an Irish American Mother named Helen Cecelia Burke. He grew up in an Irish American neighborhood and stated that his upbringing was predominantly Irish in culture.

Some of his movie roles involved an Italian American character. For example, in Saturday Night Fever he played Tony Manero and in Look who’s Talking he played James Ubriacco.

Source:

http://www.showbizireland.com/news/july01/20-travolta01.shtml

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