Big Break
Then after moving back to the Big Apple, he got a chance in ABC’s Welcome Back, Kotter that aired from 1975 to 1979. From here, his character Vinnie Barbarino earned worldwide recognition and made American girlies fell in love from head to heels. There were many posters of his character in bedrooms despite his self-doubt.
Big Break
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Inspired By Mother
Travolta’s mother is his true role model. Aww. She did, after all inspire him to attend drama school in New York. Perhaps it was because she acted and danced before she had children and she saw that her son had potential to follow in her footsteps, only he’d be a much bigger star. Fun fact: His mom and her sister have made many appearances in Grease and Saturday Night Fever.
Inspired By Mother