"(1994, dir. Wong Kar-wai), ""Switchblade Sisters"" (1975, dir. Jack Hill), ""Sonatine"" (1993, dir. Takeshi Kitano), ""Hard Core Logo"" (1996, dir. Bruce McDonald), ""The Mighty Peking Man"" (1977, dir. Ho Meng-Hua), ""Detroit 9000"" (1973, dir. Arthur Marks), ""The Beyond"" (1981, dir. Lucio Fulci) and ""Curdled"" (1996, dir. Reb Braddock). Before ""Inglourious Basterds"", Tarantino had considered making ""The Vega Brothers"". The film would have starred Michael Madsen and John Travolta reprising their roles of Vic (Mr. Blonde) from ""Reservoir Dogs"" and Vincent from ""Pulp Fiction"". In 2007, because of the age of the actors and the onscreen deaths of both characters, he"
"director Quentin Tarantino was so impressed by his audition. The role eventually went to Samuel L. Jackson, but Calderón was given a role as a bartender, Paul, who quips the famous line, ""Hey, my name's Paul and this shit's between y'all,"" to John Travolta's character Vincent Vega. Some of Calderón's other performances include ""Q&A"", ""King of New York"", ""Sea of Love"", ""The Last Castle"", ""The Firm"", ""Bad Lieutenant"", ""Four Rooms"", ""Out of Sight"", ""In the Life"", ""Clockers"", ""La Soga"", ""Cop Land"", ""Addiction"", and ""21 Grams"". He has made numerous guest appearances on television series, including recurring roles on ""Dream Street"","
"reviews and did very poorly at the box office. Travolta's performance in ""Battlefield Earth"" also earned him two Razzie Awards. Throughout the 2000s, Travolta remained busy as an actor, starring in many films including ""Swordfish"" (2001), ""Ladder 49"" (2004), ""Be Cool"" (2005), ""Wild Hogs"" (2007), the animated film ""Bolt"" (2008), in which Travolta voiced the title character, ""The Taking of Pelham 123"" and ""Old Dogs"" (both 2009). In 2007, Travolta played Edna Turnblad in the remake of ""Hairspray"", his first musical since ""Grease"". Since 2010, Travolta has starred mostly in action films and thrillers. In 2016, he returned to TV"
"an appearance on the ""Dragnet 1968"" episode ""The Grenade"" as a muscular high school student who suffered an acid attack by a mentally unstable classmate (played by Mickey Sholdar). He also appeared in the ""Danger Island"" segments of Hanna-Barbera's ""The Banana Splits"" series as Link (1968–69). Finally, in the fall of 1969 Vincent had a starring role in the prime-time soap opera ""The Survivors"", alongside Lana Turner and George Hamilton; however, the series was canceled mid-season. Vincent also performed in several movies in that period, such as the 1969 Twentieth Century Fox movie ""The Undefeated"" (as Bubba Wilkes) starring John"
"film, he and Danny Aiello co-star as Manhattan residents who fight back against the gang members who terrorize their neighborhood. He also appeared in ""The Return"", a science-fiction film that was released directly to television and video. In 1981, he co-starred with Kim Basinger in ""Hard Country"". Vincent starred in the 1983 action film ""Last Plane Out"". After the completion of his role in the 1983 television miniseries ""Winds of War"", Vincent was cast as Stringfellow Hawke for the action–espionage series ""Airwolf"", in which he co-starred with Ernest Borgnine and is the role for which he is best known and"
"steps outside his house, unprotected, and he and Gina ride off on her horse. The ""Bubble Boy"" who inspired this film, David Vetter, questioned the film's depiction of how sterile Tod's use of the spacesuit was. Vetter scoffed at the idea that Travolta's character could simply wear the space suit back into the isolator without contaminating the bubble. The film was nominated for four Emmy Awards, winning one posthumously for Hyland. Travolta's positive experiences on the film led him to request Kleiser as director when he was cast as the lead in the 1978 film ""Grease""; Kelly Ward also appeared"
"he has had two children, Ted and Elizabeth. Vincent DeVita diagnosed his son Ted as a child with aplastic anemia. Ted thereafter was placed in a sterile environment for his safety, and died in 1980 at the age of 17. Ted's situation, and that of David Vetter, inspired the 1976 TV movie ""The Boy in the Plastic Bubble"" starring John Travolta. His daughter Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn has written about the experience of losing her brother in ""The Empty Room"". Vincent DeVita has been treated for prostate cancer. Vincent T. DeVita Vincent Theodore DeVita Jr. (born March 7, 1935) is the Amy"
"this business on a small show like that, but for kids. It was cool to be a role model for kids."" Following the success of ""Power Rangers Lost Galaxy"", Vincent landed additional television roles on MTV's ""Undressed"" (2000), ""Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue"" (2000) (in which she reprised her role as Maya in a two part crossover), ""Son of the Beach"" (1998–010), ""Malcolm in the Middle"" (2007), ""Felicity"" (2001), and ""Ally McBeal"" (2002). In 2005, Vincent appeared in the feature film spoof ""Not Another Teen Movie"" as the foreign exchange student Areola who appears throughout the entire film nude. The character"
"known film role is that of Frank Manero, Sr., the volatile father of Tony Manero (John Travolta) in the 1977 film ""Saturday Night Fever"". Other film credits include roles in ""No Way to Treat a Lady"" (1968), ""The Brotherhood"" (1968), ""The Don Is Dead"" (1973), ""Linda Lovelace for President"" (1975), ""The Hindenburg"" (1975), ""St. Ives"" (1976) and ""The Frisco Kid"" (1979). Val Bisoglio Val Bisoglio (born May 7, 1926) is an American character actor primarily known for his work on television. Bisoglio was born in New York City, New York. He may be best known for his recurring role as"
"(1995). He made directing his main priority in 1994. He directed the action thrillers ""Hard Vice"" (1994) and ""Navajo Blues"" (1996). Subsequent titles include ""Earth Minus Zero"" (1996), ""Laws of Deception"" (1997), ""Detour"" (1999), ""Mel"" (1996), ""Partners"" (2000), ""Enemies of Laughter"" (2000), and ""Waiting to Live"" (2002). For television audiences he directed the police drama ""L.A. Heat"" (1999), ""Friday Night After the Movies"" (2010), and the syndicated Disney series """" (2007). He has directed music videos as well such as Aqua's ""Doctor Jones"" and Latvia's entry, in Eurovision Song Contest 2008, ""Pirates of the Sea"". Travolta has also gained national"
"In ""Kill Bill"", Madsen played assassin Budd, the brother of Bill (David Carradine) The film was released in two parts, """" and """". In 2004, Tarantino discussed an idea for the film to unite Madsen and Travolta, as The Vega Brothers. In 2007, Tarantino said the film (which he intended to call ""Double V Vega"") was ""kind of unlikely now"", because of the age of the actors and the onscreen deaths of both characters. Madsen appeared in Uwe Boll's ""BloodRayne"", a film he described as ""an abomination... It's a horrifying and preposterous movie"". He won Best Actor awards at the"
"Actor. However, star John Travolta was nominated for a Razzie for Worst Actor (also for ""Swordfish""). Vaughn and Travolta later worked in ""Be Cool"" together. Domestic Disturbance Domestic Disturbance is a 2001 American psychological thriller film directed by Harold Becker and starring John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Teri Polo, Steve Buscemi, and Matt O'Leary. In Southport, Maryland, Susan Morrison (Teri Polo), recently divorced from her husband Frank (John Travolta) who is a struggling ship builder, is getting married to a younger and wealthier Rick Barnes (Vince Vaughn). Danny (Matt O'Leary), Susan and Frank's twelve-year-old son, is clearly unhappy that his mother"
"an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, making him, at age 24, one of the youngest performers ever nominated for the Best Actor Oscar. His mother and his sister Ann appeared very briefly in ""Saturday Night Fever"" and his sister Ellen played a waitress in ""Grease"". Travolta performed several of the songs on the ""Grease"" soundtrack album. In 1980, Travolta inspired a nationwide country music craze that followed on the heels of his hit film ""Urban Cowboy"", in which he starred with Debra Winger. After ""Urban Cowboy"", Travolta starred in a series of commercial and critical failures that sidelined his"
"the film and recreates the opening scene and classic characters from the film who are portrayed by each band member. Saturday Night Fever Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 American musical drama film directed by John Badham. It stars John Travolta as Tony Manero, a working-class young man who spends his weekends dancing and drinking at a local Brooklyn discothèque; Karen Lynn Gorney as Stephanie Mangano, his dance partner and eventual confidante; and Donna Pescow as Annette, Tony's former dance partner and would-be girlfriend. While in the disco, Tony is the champion dancer. His circle of friends and weekend dancing"
"since starred in films such as ""Face/Off"", ""Swordfish"", ""Wild Hogs"", and ""Hairspray"". John Travolta filmography The filmography of John Joseph Travolta includes the year the film was/will be released, the name of his character, and other related notes. There is also a list of his appearances on TV series and documentaries, as well as music. Travolta first became well known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series ""Welcome Back, Kotter"" (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes ""Saturday Night Fever"" and ""Grease"". Although his acting career declined through the 1980s, Travolta also enjoyed a resurgence in the"
"Vincent Piazza Vincent Piazza (born May 25, 1976) is an American film, television and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of gangster Lucky Luciano in the HBO television series ""Boardwalk Empire"". He has also played Earl Hefner in the comedy-drama ""Rocket Science"" (2007) and singer Tommy DeVito in Clint Eastwood's film adaptation of ""Jersey Boys"" (2014). Piazza was born and raised in Queens, New York. His father is Italian, having immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1960s. His mother is of German descent. He recalls humble beginnings and a prideful work ethic gained from watching his"
"(1989) and ""Jungle Fever"" (1991) (in the latter, he played the abusive patriarch of an Italian family). One of his notable appearances in foreign film was in Juan José Jusid's ""Made in Argentina"", in which he played Vito, a wealthy Manhattan businessman who befriends the substance abuse counselor who treated his son. Vincent was often cast as a gangster. For example, in Scorsese's film ""Goodfellas"" (1990), he played Billy Batts, a made man in the Gambino crime family; he also played a role in Scorsese's film ""Casino"" (1995) as Frank Marino (based on real-life gangster Frank Cullotta), the sidekick of"
"Joe Pesci Joseph Frank Pesci ( , ; born February 9, 1943) is an American actor, comedian and singer. Known for portraying tough, volatile characters, in a variety of genres, he is best known for his role as Vincent Gambini in ""My Cousin Vinny"" (1992), Harry Lime in ""Home Alone"" and """", as Leo Getz in the ""Lethal Weapon"" franchise, and for co-starring with Robert De Niro in the Martin Scorsese films ""Raging Bull"" (1980), ""Goodfellas"" (1990), and ""Casino"" (1995). Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the psychopathic gangster Tommy DeVito (based on"
"Morgan Freeman in the independent film ""10 Items or Less"", directed by Brad Silberling. In 2008, she co-starred with Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, and Scarlett Johansson in ""The Spirit"". In 2011, Vega had a role in Michele Placido's film ""Vallanzasca –The Angels of Evil"". Vega also works as a model; she is signed to 1/One Management in New York City. On May 2011, Vega replaced Penélope Cruz as the face for L'Oreal Spain. In 2018 she appeared in the third season of ""MasterChef Celebrity"". Vega and her Venezuelan husband, Orson Salazar, had their first child, son Orson, on 2"
"in 2008. Vega was confirmed as the lead role in ""Helix"", written and directed by Aram Rappaport, which began filming in Chicago in March 2008. Vega was originally cast in the 2009 Robert Rodriguez film ""Shorts"", however, due to her being in Australia for the filming of ""Broken Hill"", she had to be recast. She was replaced by Kat Dennings. She appeared on Broadway in ""Hairspray"", as Penny. In 2009, she played Ruby Gallagher on the ABC Family television sitcom ""Ruby & the Rockits"", which also starred Patrick and David Cassidy. Vega played Wick in the 2012 film ""The Devil's"
"Nicolas Cage Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor, director and producer. During his early career, Cage starred in a variety of films such as ""Valley Girl"" (1983), ""Racing with the Moon"" (1984), ""Birdy"" (1984), ""Peggy Sue Got Married"" (1986), ""Raising Arizona"" (1987), ""Moonstruck"" (1987), ""Vampire's Kiss"" (1989), ""Wild at Heart"" (1990), ""Fire Birds"" (1990), ""Honeymoon in Vegas"" (1992), and ""Red Rock West"" (1993). Cage received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance as an alcoholic Hollywood writer in ""Leaving Las Vegas"" (1995) before"
"music video ""Legendary Child"". Throughout 2013 and 2014, Vega appeared in the films ""23 Blast"", ""Machete Kills"", ""Bounty Killer"", ""Wicked Blood"", ""The Remaining"", and ""The Hunters"". She also had a role on the ""Big Time Rush"" series finale ""Big Time Dreams"", playing herself. In 2015, Alexa appeared in Do You Believe? (film) as Lacey, who was a young woman who was on her own. In this movie, Lacey feels lonely with no real male figure in her life, because her father would not spend time with her. On August 27, 2015, Vega was announced as one of the celebrities who"
"acting career. These included ""Two of a Kind"" (1983), a romantic comedy reteaming him with Olivia Newton-John, and ""Perfect"" (1985), co-starring Jamie Lee Curtis. He also starred in ""Staying Alive"", the 1983 sequel to ""Saturday Night Fever"", for which he trained rigorously and lost 20 pounds; the film was a financial success, grossing over $65 million, though it too was scorned by critics. During that time Travolta was offered, but declined, lead roles in what would become box-office hits, including ""American Gigolo"" and ""An Officer and a Gentleman"", both of which went to Richard Gere. In 1989, Travolta starred with"
"Saturday Night Fever Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 American musical drama film directed by John Badham. It stars John Travolta as Tony Manero, a working-class young man who spends his weekends dancing and drinking at a local Brooklyn discothèque; Karen Lynn Gorney as Stephanie Mangano, his dance partner and eventual confidante; and Donna Pescow as Annette, Tony's former dance partner and would-be girlfriend. While in the disco, Tony is the champion dancer. His circle of friends and weekend dancing help him to cope with the harsh realities of his life: a dead-end job, clashes with his unsupportive and squabbling"
"Michael Vega Michael Vega (born September 4, 1969 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American actor. He grew up in central New Jersey and attended Trenton State College where he studied theatre and communications. After spending several years in New York City, Vega moved in 2002 to the San Francisco Bay Area and has enjoyed great success in theatre, including appearances in ""Schoenberg"" by John Fisher, ""Bent"" by Martin Sherman, and ""A Queer Carol"" by Joe Godfrey, all at Theater Rhinoceros in San Francisco, and ""The Gravedigger's Tango"" by Ian Walker at the Phoenix Theater in San Francisco. Vega starred"
"Joe Flaherty and Corey Haim (Columbia/Tri-Star); ""Demon House"", starring Amelia Kinkaide (Republic Pictures); ""Silent Hunter"", starring Miles O'Keefe and Fred Williamson (New Line Cinema); ""Equinox"", starring Matthew Modine, Lara Flynn Boyle and Marisa Tomei (Columbia/Tri-Star). Video and TV releases include: ""Dangerous Dreams"", ""A Touch of Murder"", ""With Friends Like These"", and the syndicated TV series ""Unknown Dimensions"" and ""Dementia"", as well as ""Les Transistors"" (a France/Canada co-production) Claudio Castravelli Claudio Castravelli is a Canadian motion picture producer. He is independently producing the Walter Hill directed crime thriller ""St. Vincent"" alongside Jon Turtle starring Pierce Brosnan, Billy Bob Thornton and Giovanni"
"Tobias Truvillion Tobias Truvillion (born October 1, 1975) is an American actor and model. In 2006, he received his first major role on ABC series ""One Life to Live"", playing Vincent Jones. He is also known for his roles on ""Empire"" (2016-17) and ""In Contempt"" (2018). Truvillion was born in Flushing, Queens in New York City. He attended Bayside High School in Bayside, Queens. In 1999, Truvillion embarked on his pursuit of acting at the National Black Theater in Harlem. In 2001, he received AUDELCO Award for his performance in the ""Oya"" musical. Truvillion started his acting career appearing briefly"
"with singer Ashlee Simpson from June 2011 to November 2012. As of May 21, 2018, he was engaged to actress Genesis Rodriguez. Vincent Piazza Vincent Piazza (born May 25, 1976) is an American film, television and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of gangster Lucky Luciano in the HBO television series ""Boardwalk Empire"". He has also played Earl Hefner in the comedy-drama ""Rocket Science"" (2007) and singer Tommy DeVito in Clint Eastwood's film adaptation of ""Jersey Boys"" (2014). Piazza was born and raised in Queens, New York. His father is Italian, having immigrated to the U.S. in"
"group, and acted and directed before becoming a high school drama and English teacher. His father was a second-generation Italian American and his mother was Irish American. He attended Shepherd University in West Virginia and graduated from Paterson State College, now William Paterson University, with a degree in special education. Travolta began a singing career in 1978 as a recording artist on Casablanca Records, releasing his eponymous album. The following year he made his acting debut starring in the feature film ""Sunnyside"" for Filmways Productions. He then became a guest star in the 1980s television show ""Simon & Simon"" (episode:"
"and Vito's first meeting with Hyman Roth. According to Coppola, Puzo had composed a rough draft alternating between Vincent's reign as boss and the ""Happy Years"" of 1926–1939; passages from the original novel not previously incorporated into the movie storylines. Leonardo DiCaprio, Luis Guzmán, Ray Liotta, and García himself all expressed interest in the film. However, this project has lain dormant since Puzo's death in 1999. Vincent Corleone Vincent Santino Corleone (né Mancini) is a fictional character in the 1990 feature film ""The Godfather Part III"", in which he is portrayed by Andy García, who was nominated for an Academy"
"The Boy in the Plastic Bubble The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a 1976 American made-for-television drama film inspired by the lives of David Vetter and Ted DeVita, who lacked effective immune systems. It stars John Travolta, Glynnis O'Connor, Diana Hyland, Robert Reed, Ralph Bellamy & P.J. Soles. It was written by Douglas Day Stewart, executive produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg (who, at the time, produced ""Starsky and Hutch"" and ""Charlie's Angels""), and directed by Randal Kleiser, who would work with Travolta again in ""Grease"" shortly after. The original music score was composed by Mark Snow. The"
"Bobby Cannavale Robert Cannavale (; born May 3, 1970) is an American actor known for various film, television, and stage roles, including starring roles in ""Third Watch"", ""Boardwalk Empire"", ""Vinyl"", ""Will & Grace"", and ""Mr. Robot"". Cannavale had a recurring role on the NBC comedy series ""Will & Grace"" as Will Truman's long-term boyfriend Officer Vincent ""Vince"" D'Angelo, for which he won the 2005 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series; and portrayed Gyp Rosetti during the third season of the HBO drama series ""Boardwalk Empire"", for which he won the 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for"
"Rodriguez's film collaboration with Quentin Tarantino, ""Grindhouse"". In 2010, he starred in a full theatrical version of ""Machete"", based on the character, and later in a sequel, ""Machete Kills"", in 2013. In 2012, Trejo starred alongside Ron Perlman and Charles S. Dutton in Craig Moss’s action film ""Bad Ass"" (2012). He played the main character of Vietnam veteran Frank Vega, based on 67-year-old ""Epic Beard Man"" Thomas Bruso. That same year Trejo again appeared with Perlman in a supporting role in season 4 of the FX network drama ""Sons of Anarchy"". In 2014, Trejo produced his first film, ""Ambition,"" and"