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Orly Borges
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John
Travolta was born in 1954 in Eaglewood, New Jersey, US. He was
the
youngest of six children. He wanted to become an actor. In 1975, he
played in a TV program
called Welcome Back Kotter about a high
school teacher and his students. The program was very popular and
Travolta
became famous. Then he
started making movies and
starred in
several
successful films.
They included Saturday Night Fever and Grease.
Audiences
liked his acting and dancing.
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The worst time
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In
1977, things
suddenly went wrong. His mother and his girlfriend died.
Travolta said it was
the worst time of his life. He made several
unsuccessful films, and thought about
giving up as an actor. He is a
pilot and has three planes, so he considered becoming a
full-time pilot.
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Kelly Preston enters
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But
then, when he was working on a movie called The Experts in 1987,
he
met
Kelly Preston. The film
didn't do well, but John and Kelly fell
in love. They got married and they now have a son. They named him Jett because
Travolta loves jet planes. Before Jett was born, John and Kelly used to work or
go out on weekends, but they prefer to stay home now. The only problem is
deciding which home. They have four homes - in California, Florida, Maine, and
Hawaii.
In
the mid-nineties, John Travolta's
luck as an actor
changed for the
better. He made some very popular films, including Pulp Fiction, Get
Shorty, and Mad City. For the second time in his
career, he
became successful.
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GLOSSARY |
the youngest:
el más joven
played (= acted): actuó
called:
llamado, denominado
became: se hizo, llegó a ser
started
making: comenzó a hacer
starred (= was the star of): (protagonizó, fue la
estrella de)
several: varios
successful (=/=
unsuccessful): exitosos (=/= malogrados)
audiences: los diferentes públicos
suddenly (= unexpectedly): repentinamente
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the
worst time: el peor
momento
give up (= abandon): abandonar, renunciar
full-time:
tiempo completo, todo el tiempo
met: conoció a, se encontró con
didn't do
well (= was unsuccessful): no tuvo éxito, fracasó
in the mid-nineties: a mediados de los años 90
luck
(= fortune): suerte
changed for the better: dió un vuelco favorable, cambió para mejor
career: carrera |
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