John Travolta

A world-famous actor who's been a Scientologist since the late 1980s.

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John Travolta in the News

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October 3, 2006Pandora: The Sect, the Shindig and the Party Animals Our MPs receive small forests of embossed invitations to assorted freebee shindigs. There is to be a "Grand Opening" of the Church of Scientology's jazzy new London headquarters. The rich sect boasts such celebrities as John Travolta and Tom Cruise. "We would be quite nervous about going," says one parliamentary aide, "but we think a few female MPs will head down on the off chance that Cruise turns up."
October 6, 2005Quit Yellin', It's Only Childbirth Katie Holmes' mission impossible will be giving birth without painkillers - or screaming. That's because her fiance, "Mission Impossible" star Tom Cruise, is a Scientologist. Practitioners of Scientology are against drugs but insist on "silent birth" because they believe it's traumatic for babies to hear their mothers groan or cry.
November 7, 2001Scientology Earns an Assist At Ground Zero, Says Travolta New York Daily News: Scientology Earns an Assist At Ground Zero, Says Travolta
June 11, 2001The enduring John Travolta Age: The enduring John Travolta
March 26, 2001Sweet and sour: Travolta's terrible epic earns Golden Raspberry awards John Travolta's Battlefield Earth, based on science fiction by L. Ron Hubbard, has managed almost a clean sweep of Golden Raspberries in recognition of its profound awfulness.
June 7, 2000Travolta battles on with 'flop' People: Travolta battles on with 'flop'
May 15, 2000Travolta's Battle For `Earth' Los Angeles Daily News: Travolta's Battle For `Earth'
May 15, 2000Travolta's Religious Battlefield San Francisco Chronicle: Travolta's Religious Battlefield
April 28, 2000Travolta, critics face off over cult friction Courier Mail: Travolta, critics face off over cult friction
April 6, 2000John Travolta brings Scientology founder's novel into the movie theaters Berliner Zeitung: John Travolta brings Scientology founder's novel into the movie theaters
November 28, 1999John Travolta's Alien Notion Washington Post: John Travolta's Alien Notion
January 7, 1999The Sci-Fi Side of Scientology If John Travolta is unable to get the big-screen version of L. Ron Hubbard's epic Battlefield Earth made, he may want to pitch the studios a movie based on the tenets of Scientology, which was founded by the science-fiction writer in the 1950s. The church's beliefs are at least as radical as those of other religions, and as the recent DreamWorks release The Prince of Egypt demonstrates, theological sources are catnip for Hollywood producers
January 3, 1999Real To Reel: The Joy Of Sects It is not just the pounds 80 million price tag which is putting them off. The script is from a book by L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology. Travolta has long been the controversial sect's most high-profile supporter.
September 15, 1998Travolta voltage. Advocate: Travolta voltage.
March 27, 1998John Travolta: El Hombre Del Momento. (brief mention of Scientology)
March 22, 1998John Travolta Miami Herald : John Travolta
March 20, 1998Hollywood Resurrections Career Death Loses Its Sting In '90S As Travolta Leads Comeback Parade (brief mention of Scientology)
March 5, 1998Boston Herald: Church Wields Celebrity Clout With books, sophisticated TV and print advertising campaigns, a 30,000-page Internet site, and its celebrity members' clout on TV sitcoms and major films, Scientology uses a range of modern media to gain influence, church critics say.
January 3, 1997Travolta As Angel In 'michael' Has Own Set Of Celestial Rules (brief mention of Scientology)
December 27, 1996John Travolta Is On The Side Of The Angels (brief mention of Scientology)
December 26, 1996Is Travolta's Career Touched By Angels? (brief mention of Scientology)
December 26, 1996Travolta As An Earthy Angel (brief mention of Scientology)
August 6, 1996Names & Faces--Travolta Honors Scientology Sun Herald : Names & Faces--Travolta Honors Scientology
July 14, 1996Travolta Slows His Hustle Welcome Back, Travolta San Jose Mercury News : Travolta Slows His Hustle Welcome Back, Travolta
July 5, 1996Travolta At Ease With Renewed Celebrity Contra Costa Times : Travolta At Ease With Renewed Celebrity

John Travolta in the News