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A related topic, Pulp Fiction, is currently nominated on WP:IDRIVE. Vote for this article.-- Fenice 06:51, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
For the record members of the Travolta family include Margaret Travolta, John Travolta, Ellen Travolta, Joey Travolta, Rikki Lee Travolta; Jack Bannon, Rachel Travolta, Nicole Travolta, Michael Salvatore Travolta, Hellen (Burke) Travolta, Kelly Preston, Salvator Travolta, Molly Allen Ritter, Jonathan Rau, Jet Travolta, Tom Fridley, Sam Travolta, Ella Blue Travolta, Valentino Travolta, and Annie Travolta. This is not an all inclusive list, but all those listed are confirmed. Paramountpr
Rikki Lee Travolta, Jonathan Rau, and Tom Fridley are nephews of John Travolta. Well known fact. Molly Allen, Rachel Travolta, and Nicole Travolta are nieces.
DonnaMo
13:48, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
Rikki Lee Travolta is John Travolta's nephew. Roadracer123 14:18, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
Just curious about Travoltas long hair in this film, and his short hair in SNF and Grease. I mean to have read he went almost directly from SNF to the filming of Grease? Wasn't 'Moment...' done AFTER 'Grease'? Does anyone know dates/months of filming of all these three films?
"He celebrated with the Australian national football team in their dressing room following their qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup"
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Why is this included in the article? and secondly why was he celebrating with the Australian team in the first place? Does he have some sort of connection to Australia?
In any case this sentence should be removed. Jaw101ie 20:54, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone have a reliable source that his father was of Sicilain origin? And a source that describes John Travolta as a Sicilian-American (if anyone wanted to add that cat) Mad Jack 07:52, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
Uhh....a movie poster, or VHS or DVD cover would usually be necessary in articles about the film. The most necessary image would be a movie screenshot, about who the actor played. -- PJ Pete
This is a really good, well-written article! loulou 18:15, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
Italian culture my ass! Fenrir2000 10:07, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Tom?? Is that vandalism? –☆ CieloEstrellado 03:15, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
...for the unintentionally funny goes to: There has also been widespread speculation that Travolta's son Jett does not have Kawasaki syndrome ... because this illness is primarily found in Japanese children under the age of five.
The section on "Family" needs a complete rewrite. It doesn't mention, for example, when Travolta married Kelly Preston or the fact that they have a daughter, much less her name. Rather, it's all about allegations that Travolta and Preston's son is autistic, which are ultimately sourced to a Hollywood gossip blog, and a major newspaper's gossip column which uses as its only source the same blog entry (plus a summary of Usenet posts). The section also says, In the words of a director of one advocacy video, Joey's support of organizations like Cure Autism Now keeps him up at night, such is his fear of authorities breaking down his door and taking him away to be "cured". This belongs, if anywhere, in a "Criticism" section of the Joey Travolta article, but as it is unsourced criticism of a living person, it probably does not belong anywhere in Wikipedia. -- Metropolitan90 02:48, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
I agree. This family section needs to be deleted for the most part, I took a look at 'Hollywood Interrupted' & Clambake (xenu.net) and one's a gossip blog, the other an anti-Scientology message board. Neither one is WP:RS. My attempts to edit this mess have met with reverts and someone has put semi-protected on the article, as if the real problem was n00bs vandalizing it! I am a n00b, but no vandal. Suggest that someone who agrees with me correct the real problem: poorly sourced derogatory info.
S. M. Sullivan 01:56, 10 February 2007 (UTC)S. M. Sullivan
You're only putting it in there because it makes them look bad, and you are searching for any tiny little thing to make them look bad and put it in because they are Scientologists, that's the real reason, let's not kid ourselves here. And she didn't say he got the syndrome through carpet cleaning, she said he had it, when he was at the hospital being treated or checked out for it, he was crawling around on the carpet and breathing in the fumes, how did you misread that? And you're no doctor. 24.69.67.173 01:34, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
If I had put a pointless link to derogatory info into someone's bio, then I would be a vandal. Vandals do that. Hypocrites do it, too. Since I've come here, I've seen a link to Glen Stollery's 'Tom Cruise is Nuts' website get removed from the Tom Cruise bio. Who put it there? Not me. It was removed by Cyberanth, by the way. If you're so concerned about vandalism I could also point out the links to Tilman's anti-Scientology site that somehow found their way into the bios of living persons who happened to be Scientologists. Putting such links into these bios was vandalism. You and your friends have some 'splaining to do. -- S. M. Sullivan 02:16, 11 February 2007 (UTC)S. M. Sullivan
I have it on very good authority that Travolta is not the actual name of John or his family. John's real last name was Biezel. Then he changed it to Rojas. Finally he settled on Travolta because he wanted to come across like he was Italian even though he's not. I also have it on good authority that many of the supposed Travoltas are actually not related to each other but are a "Family" put together by the film studios of different actors. I went to high school with one of the "family" members. I know this is fact because of having gone to high school with one of the Travolta/Biezel/Rojas people and they are always bragging how this group of totally unrelated German and Mexican individuals are passing themselves off as an Italian family. However I don't want to add it to the article without documentation. Does anyone have documentation so we can put an end to this scam of the American people? ElBrazoOnofre ( talk) 22:07, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
I've been editing Barbara Schwarz and noticed that Mr. Travolta appears in the {ScientologySeries} info box. Since the box wasn't in this article I added it under the Other section where it mentions his relationship with the CoS. The picture of the kiss on the stairs should probably be deleted by somebody who edits this article regularly. I don't plan to edit any further but it might be a good idea to move the CoS info to his personal life section, if he were a Christian/Muslim/Jewish/Hindu/etc. would his affiliation with them be listed under "Other"? Anynobody 07:39, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Between staying alive and pulp fiction (11 year gap) can we really say he was part of 'major' films? okay, the 'look who's talking' franchise was reasonable successful, but there were 5 years between staying alive and look who's talking.... hardly prolific. Most of the films he was involved with in this period were turkeys. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.191.228.4 ( talk • contribs) 11:16, March 21, 2007 (UTC)
I have deleted material that in my opinion clearly violates WP:BLP. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not a tabloid newspaper. Malicious rumours and unsubstantiated sexual allegations have no place here. Such material violates policy because BLP entries must be edited sensitively, conservatively, responsibly, and factually. This material is neither notable nor important to the topic of the article. Nor is it encyclopaedic. It has no place in an encyclopaedia. Do not replace this material without first of all obtaining a strong consensus from several unbiased and well-established editors. FNMF 05:50, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
28 May 2007 (UTC)
I strongly agree with FNMF that poorly sourced derogatory material, especially of a sexual nature, does not belong in Wiki bios. So thanks to all who remove this sort of stuff when they see it. 69.12.131.206 20:24, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
I have deleted the recently added trivia section. I draw editors' attention to WP:BLP#Trivia_sections, which explicitly states that BLP entries should not have trivia sections. The reason for this is that such sections then become justifications for the inclusion of non-notable material that may often violate WP:BLP. The deleted material is the following: "Travolta stated in a 2005 interview with Reader's Digest that he is nocturnal. [2]" Editors who strongly feel this material belongs in the entry may attempt to find a place for it (personally, I don't believe this is in any way notable material and should simply be removed). FNMF 01:55, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
The picture of Travolta in the actor infobox features him holding a drink. This is rather informal and is not consistent with the style of the other headlining photographs which I have seen in other biographical articles. I understand that images used in articles must have a Wikipedia-compatible license, and that this one was found on Flickr, but, does anyone else think that perhaps the image should be cropped down, so that it looks a little bit more like a portrait? - Severa ( !!!) 02:49, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
He's been in a lot of films. I suggest this overly extensive list that dominates the length of this article be chopped down to his most notable roles and a reference such as IMDB be used (already is) instead for those who need a complete list. Piperdown 20:31, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
An edit was included into the "personal life" section of this article tonight, with respect to Travolta's receding hairline. The reference source used was a tabloid website [3], which doesn't quite meet the reliable source standard. Even if it did, his having a receding hairline isn't particularly notable; there would need to be some evidence that it is a significant fact that has a direct impact on the reason for his notability (i.e., film star). Risker ( talk) 05:19, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
I disagree and challenge you to show the source you are using for the basis of your argument. It is notable as he is a public figure and makes an effort to disguise his true appearance. It is notable that he does that. Bluefield ( talk) 13:53, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
On the Picture on the right John is in Sweden. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.231.82.48 ( talk) 16:25, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
I don't think I have ever seen this in print, but anyone who has seen any number of his movies knows that he has at least one scene in which he is dancing. Begining with The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. I would like to add a trademark section but am not yet bold enough to do it without a citation. If anyone has a citation, could, or even should the information be added. Please say either for or against so that we could have some consenses on the matter. Jojhutton ( talk) 01:37, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
Needs disambiguating. City or state? Aille ( talk) 17:32, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
The "2000-present" section under his career really needs to be updated. There is sparse content that does not do him justice; he's been in near 20 films since 2000 according to IMDB. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.74.28.114 ( talk) 05:43, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
Kelly Preston claimed her son had Kawasaki and that it causes seizures. Not calling them liars or anything, but the article cited E! online as being a source of the medical info. Someone who has more time, maybe add another credible medical source for that. VatoFirme ( talk) 06:58, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
The thing is, the more sources I read the more I find that in fact do support that seizures can occur with Kawasaki syndrome, mostly as a result of high fever. Other comments made by Preston regarding that say that at the time when this occurred, Jett was 15 months old, and was running fevers in the range of 104-105, which is a febrile point at which convulsions can occur. Because it is a lesser result from the syndrome doesn't make it any less possible in this case. A source was present, the statement was attributed to Kelly Preston, which is perfectly valid for inclusion, and it is beyond the scope of this article to verify or discuss the yeas and nays of the syndrome. At this time, a source is presented that supports that Preston said the syndrome can include seizures. I honestly think the more salient controversy about this was that initially, the wording being used in the press implied that Jett had Kawasaki syndrome which was causing his seizures now and professionals were disputing that, which from my reading of the literature is true. The fact is, however, as I said earlier, if a medical condition occurs such as this, which included prolonged high fever and resulting seizures, damage can occur which could lead to a continued seizure issue. As I said though, it is beyond the scope of this article to support or refute issues concerning the syndrome, since no medical authority is going to go on record as saying Jett Travolta had or didn't have Kawasaki syndrome at 15 months of age, or that he had or did not have seizures at that time. We'll know much more in another 24-36 hours, it can wait with the citation of Preston's statement. Wildhartlivie ( talk) 19:13, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
I really think that an update tag needs to be placed at the TOP of the article, and although I'll conceed to the current event tag being put at the top of the article, what's currently there is speculation. I believe that it should be listed that the causes are NOT yet known. He has been known to have seizures but the exact cause of death is not known yet. Wikipedia is supposed to represent a NPOV, not a tabloid slant.
Also, Given the sensitivity of the death of his son, speculation and the Travoltas' involvement in the controversial religious movement of Scientology, I think that's enough to lock the article. That's just my 2 cents though. Thanks! WiiAlbanyGirl ( talk) 15:20, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
I do not want the article deleted. Instead, I would like the autopsy report attached to the article. If the autopsy report documents that Jett was not on anti-seizure medication and had a history of seizures then the article would provide evidence of the harm caused by the teachings of Scientology which teaches that psychiatry and psychiatric drugs are evil. Alternatively, if the autopsy report documents that Jett was taking anti-seizure medication, then Jett's death would not cast a shadow on the teachings of Scientology. 72.104.44.152 ( talk) 06:02, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you. Wildhartlivie ( talk) 07:13, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Don't be so hasty to condemn this medication topic. Mr. Travolta himself has put the issue on the table, after announcing he used religious "detox" on his son. No need for censorship here. Ykral ( talk) 10:41, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Noticed that the John Travolta page reference to the 2009 project Old Dogs states that his costars will be Robin Williams and Bernie Mac. But Bernie Mac passed away in August 2008. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.251.188.153 ( talk) 18:32, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
This article feels like it was white washed by an agency or something... Not one mention of Scientology? How about the (mostly) unrelated kiss photo? All a person has to do is google "john travolta kiss" to see how big a deal that was. Why are other articles about actors and politicians so thorough and even handed and not this one? -- 32.147.10.205 ( talk) 04:43, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
It would appear that John Travolta has threatened legal action against Carrie Fisher for allegations that he is gay [7] for example -that allegation is attributable and therefore valid in this context to be recorded?-- AndyCPrivate ( talk) 15:54, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
In Battlefield Earth Travolta did not portray an alien. Rather he led a group pf haumens rebelling against alien hegemony —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.251.199.141 ( talk) 18:03, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
--32.147.10.205, I really do not understand what it is you "feel" has been White washed. You seem to be implying that Travolta lives some sort of really weird, SECRET life, far different from the one he lives, which the public is aware. Until we can cite ACTUAL RELIABLE sources to any so-called weird life or "unspoken" whatever’s relating to Travolta, nothing of the sort belongs in Travolta's Wikipedia article. Yes, he is heavily involved in Scientology, and YES, many consider Scientology to be a cult. However,,,,,,,,,,,, Travolta himself has NEVER done anything WEIRD or off colour to justify placing it in his Wikipedia article, at least, not anything that can be verified. As far as "the kiss" goes, which you are referring, Wikipedia is NOT a gossip column. Yes, there was one picture of Travolta kissing another man but NEVER an explanation. Wikipedia is not the venue to "SPIN" an inference as to what "the kiss" was all about. Wikipedia is also not going to imply Travolta is a "closet" homosexual. You may believe Travolta is a "closet" homosexual, and if you do, you may write about it, just not here in his Wikipedia article. --Irshgrl500 18:36, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia doesn't need to spin or explain the kiss photo. However, it was and is a major public event for this figure, and should be included in his article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.34.184.154 ( talk) 21:05, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
He was born in 1993, not in 1992 as the article states. This is wrong on Kelly Preston's page, too 99.138.172.254 ( talk) 14:29, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
My source was wrong. The correct year is 1992. 99.138.172.254 ( talk) 14:34, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
The overall "tone" of this Wikipedia article is slanted and presents Travolta in an almost negative light. The original contributor and main editors (if there is in fact more than one) seem to have a problem with Travolta and his membership or involvement in Scientology. I am sorry but like it or not, Travolta and his wife are Scientologists, and it is NOT up to the contributors of Wikipedia to slant this fact in a negative light. For example; the structure of the article being sectioned into "downturn" and "resurgence,” this is simply NOT necessary. Why? Many, many actors have gone through periods of having box office failures in their careers, only to star in a box office success, which puts their career back on the map. Also, there is entirely too much verbiage on "speculative" notions of Travolta's life. At times, this article almost reads like something out of People magazine. Sorry, until there are edits made to "tone" down the biased slants, I give this article a C-. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Irshgrl500 ( talk • contribs) 18:18, 7 October 2009 (UTC) Sorry! I forgot to sign!--Irshgrl500 18:20, 7 October 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Irshgrl500 ( talk • contribs)
John travolta says he was gonna deliver 4000 tons of help in haiti with his own boeing plane, but instead we discover that it was only 4 tons and the reste of the plane was full of scientologist who came to convert the most Haitian possible in this "exeptionnal opportunity" for them to expand themselves in the carribeans. Why does the article doesn't talk about it ? Isn't there any freedom of press in Haiti ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.6.174.244 ( talk) 14:28, 26 January 2010 (UTC) Should we add this under philanthropy and then add another sub heading controversy ? -- Polysophia ( talk) 15:30, 26 January 2010 (UTC) I have seen no source to say 4000 tons, that's a lot of aid, I doubt his private plane would hold it. No, there is no controversy here. Wildhartlivie ( talk) 00:43, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
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i thought jett hit his head on A bathtub help,please?-- 71.67.179.158 ( talk) 12:26, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
The Personal life section says that "Travolta and Preston donated 10,000 to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund while on a trip to South Africa." 10,000 what? US dollars? South African rand? Cows? Brick houses? Children? 94.212.31.237 ( talk) 12:19, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
{{ editsemiprotected}} Under his Television section, I think the name of the character in Emergency! is Chuck, not Casey.
RainForest1767 ( talk) 21:23, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
{{Edit semi-protected}}
Under "singles" the first nine music singles listed were actually recorded in 1976 (per itunes)
what is listed: "You Set My Dreams To Music" (1969) "Goodnight Mr. Moon" (1969) "Rainbows" (1969) "Settle Down" (1970) "Moonlight Lady" (1971) "Right Time Of The Night" (1972) "Big Trouble" (1972) "What Would They Say" (1973) "Back Doors Crying" (1973)
suggested change: "You Set My Dreams To Music" (1976) "Goodnight Mr. Moon" (1976) "Rainbows" (1976) "Settle Down" (1976) "Moonlight Lady" (1976) "Right Time Of The Night" (1976) "Big Trouble" (1976) "What Would They Say" (1976) "Back Doors Crying" (1976)
Angilosi (
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Angilosi (
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23:34, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
Not done: I couldn't find your 1976 date in itunes; could you provide a specific link? I did see a 1969 date for "you set my dreams to music" as a video on youtube, so it is possible that itunes is refering to a recompilation of some sort.
Celestra (
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15:59, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi, Thanks for your reply. Here is a link to the album on amazon : http://www.amazon.com/You-Set-My-Dreams-Music/dp/B00005AR70 and also song facts- both 1976 as the dates. Also, John Travolta was born in 1954 and would of only been 15 years old in 1969. Angilosi ( talk) 17:40, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
Hello! :) I have a few more edit suggestions based on research:
What is listed on John's wiki page under "Singles": "Can't Let You Go" (1975)
Suggested change: "Can't Let You Go" (1977)
See link to album for confirmation: http://www.discogs.com/John-Travolta-Cant-Let-You-Go/master/153534
Suggested additions: "Take A Chance" (1983) #3 (duet with Olivia Newton-John) "Two Sleepy People" (1997) (duet w/Carly Simon)
ADDITIONS: Also, under "Singles" John Travolta also recorded a duet with Carly Simon "Two Sleepy People" in 1997 http://www.amazon.com/Film-Noir-Carly-Simon/dp/B000002VTP
Also, "Take A Chance" was a duet John Travolta recorded with Olivia Newton-John
from Two Of A Kind
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Newton-John_discography
http://heycelebrities.com/the-john-travolta-biography/306.html
Thank you Angilosi ( talk) 22:19, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
It would be advisable to remove the single "Hooker Madness" from his singles discography, as I could find no record of such a track coming from Travolta in 1983, after extensive research. There is also no source credited on the Wiki page. The existence of a track with that name would appear to be a minor urban legend that has spread thanks to its inclusion on Wikipedia.
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In the album discography section, the US charting position for the "Grease" soundtrack is listed as " - " which I believe is the standard symbol for "non-charting".
According to every available source, including Wikipedia's own page on this, its actual chart position in the US was 1.
Have I misunderstood something?
If not could I suggest replacing the "-" with "1" in the table.
Many thanks. 81.141.162.173 ( talk) 01:29, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
I've found this old TV commercial/ad from the late 60's, early 70's, showing a very young Travolta. If somebody would like to add this to the wiki page, the video is available on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRKRJzQN3jQ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.24.33.64 ( talk) 16:22, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
John Travolta co-stared with William Shatner and Anton Lavey in the 1975 film The Devil's Rain. I think that a sentence referencing this fact would fit nicely into the second paragraph of the segment "Career: Early Career."
With a star cast like this, and it being one of Travolta's early works, such a reference is acceptable, do not you think? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.156.109.49 ( talk) 08:33, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
After Pulp Fiction rebooted his career, Travolta took two years off his age for publicity purposes, not an unusual thing for an actor or actress to do, of course. He was actually born in 1952, not 1954. Hard to find substantiation for this, though, since the Internet didn't really catch on until after Pulp Fiction came along and early Travolta biographies, etc. are hard to come across. Does anyone have any reliable material from earlier in his career mentioning the actual date of his birth? It would be amusing for his Wikipedia article to be a lone "beacon of truth" in this regard, especially for those who used to be a year younger than Travolta but are now a year older. Upsmiler ( talk) 00:23, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
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Please include references to the possibility of this actor being gay and photos of him kissing a man: http://gawker.com/5122788/travoltas-rumored-gay-lover-discovered-dead-son
Whilst such a powerful man can manage the mainstream media and remove such references, wikipedia should not be that easy to control. There is no reason his page is protected, other than to remove rumours that he is Gay.
Which in itself if fine, but less so if he sells himself and earns from the idea that he is not. 88.16.70.6 ( talk) 11:47, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
Alright, now that there is a once upon a time (I assume a lawsuit soured their friendship anyway) life long friend stating he is gay (Carrie Fisher), Two Masseuses (male) accusing him of sexual assault, and photos of him kissing another man that is rumored to be his boyfriend, can we PLEASE have a section that states 'homosexual rumors' at least that details these things and his reactions to them? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.222.244.228 ( talk) 07:59, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
Might be trashy gossip but the gay allegations have been covered in so many reliable publications. If anything is looks more sus the fact this article hides it..♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:52, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
I removed the rebuff by Johns lawyer(s) but I did leave the citation reference in-line. Woods01 ( talk) 17:10, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
'I may be wrong, and correct me if I am, but I've been a fan of John Travolta since Saturday Night Fever and I have a vague recollection of hearing something about him being dyslectic. Can anyone confirm if this is true. I think if it is, that might explain the Idina Menzel mispronunciation.
thank you
Ursula Paul New Rochelle NY — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.85.196.118 ( talk) 04:28, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
The original Wikipedia article on Mr. Travolta lists him as a "private pilot". This is inaccurate. Mr. Travolta is a rated Airline Transport Pilot. Please forgive me if this is submitted via the wrong avenue.
Steven J Robeson, LPN, EMT-P, ACLS, PALS (ret'd) Gunnery Sergeant, U.S.Marine Corps(ret'd) 502 Sharp Springs Road Winchester, TN 37398-1456 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevenrobeson ( talk • contribs) 21:18, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
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A related topic, Pulp Fiction, is currently nominated on WP:IDRIVE. Vote for this article.-- Fenice 06:51, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
For the record members of the Travolta family include Margaret Travolta, John Travolta, Ellen Travolta, Joey Travolta, Rikki Lee Travolta; Jack Bannon, Rachel Travolta, Nicole Travolta, Michael Salvatore Travolta, Hellen (Burke) Travolta, Kelly Preston, Salvator Travolta, Molly Allen Ritter, Jonathan Rau, Jet Travolta, Tom Fridley, Sam Travolta, Ella Blue Travolta, Valentino Travolta, and Annie Travolta. This is not an all inclusive list, but all those listed are confirmed. Paramountpr
Rikki Lee Travolta, Jonathan Rau, and Tom Fridley are nephews of John Travolta. Well known fact. Molly Allen, Rachel Travolta, and Nicole Travolta are nieces.
DonnaMo
13:48, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
Rikki Lee Travolta is John Travolta's nephew. Roadracer123 14:18, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
Just curious about Travoltas long hair in this film, and his short hair in SNF and Grease. I mean to have read he went almost directly from SNF to the filming of Grease? Wasn't 'Moment...' done AFTER 'Grease'? Does anyone know dates/months of filming of all these three films?
"He celebrated with the Australian national football team in their dressing room following their qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup"
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Why is this included in the article? and secondly why was he celebrating with the Australian team in the first place? Does he have some sort of connection to Australia?
In any case this sentence should be removed. Jaw101ie 20:54, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone have a reliable source that his father was of Sicilain origin? And a source that describes John Travolta as a Sicilian-American (if anyone wanted to add that cat) Mad Jack 07:52, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
Uhh....a movie poster, or VHS or DVD cover would usually be necessary in articles about the film. The most necessary image would be a movie screenshot, about who the actor played. -- PJ Pete
This is a really good, well-written article! loulou 18:15, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
Italian culture my ass! Fenrir2000 10:07, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Tom?? Is that vandalism? –☆ CieloEstrellado 03:15, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
...for the unintentionally funny goes to: There has also been widespread speculation that Travolta's son Jett does not have Kawasaki syndrome ... because this illness is primarily found in Japanese children under the age of five.
The section on "Family" needs a complete rewrite. It doesn't mention, for example, when Travolta married Kelly Preston or the fact that they have a daughter, much less her name. Rather, it's all about allegations that Travolta and Preston's son is autistic, which are ultimately sourced to a Hollywood gossip blog, and a major newspaper's gossip column which uses as its only source the same blog entry (plus a summary of Usenet posts). The section also says, In the words of a director of one advocacy video, Joey's support of organizations like Cure Autism Now keeps him up at night, such is his fear of authorities breaking down his door and taking him away to be "cured". This belongs, if anywhere, in a "Criticism" section of the Joey Travolta article, but as it is unsourced criticism of a living person, it probably does not belong anywhere in Wikipedia. -- Metropolitan90 02:48, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
I agree. This family section needs to be deleted for the most part, I took a look at 'Hollywood Interrupted' & Clambake (xenu.net) and one's a gossip blog, the other an anti-Scientology message board. Neither one is WP:RS. My attempts to edit this mess have met with reverts and someone has put semi-protected on the article, as if the real problem was n00bs vandalizing it! I am a n00b, but no vandal. Suggest that someone who agrees with me correct the real problem: poorly sourced derogatory info.
S. M. Sullivan 01:56, 10 February 2007 (UTC)S. M. Sullivan
You're only putting it in there because it makes them look bad, and you are searching for any tiny little thing to make them look bad and put it in because they are Scientologists, that's the real reason, let's not kid ourselves here. And she didn't say he got the syndrome through carpet cleaning, she said he had it, when he was at the hospital being treated or checked out for it, he was crawling around on the carpet and breathing in the fumes, how did you misread that? And you're no doctor. 24.69.67.173 01:34, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
If I had put a pointless link to derogatory info into someone's bio, then I would be a vandal. Vandals do that. Hypocrites do it, too. Since I've come here, I've seen a link to Glen Stollery's 'Tom Cruise is Nuts' website get removed from the Tom Cruise bio. Who put it there? Not me. It was removed by Cyberanth, by the way. If you're so concerned about vandalism I could also point out the links to Tilman's anti-Scientology site that somehow found their way into the bios of living persons who happened to be Scientologists. Putting such links into these bios was vandalism. You and your friends have some 'splaining to do. -- S. M. Sullivan 02:16, 11 February 2007 (UTC)S. M. Sullivan
I have it on very good authority that Travolta is not the actual name of John or his family. John's real last name was Biezel. Then he changed it to Rojas. Finally he settled on Travolta because he wanted to come across like he was Italian even though he's not. I also have it on good authority that many of the supposed Travoltas are actually not related to each other but are a "Family" put together by the film studios of different actors. I went to high school with one of the "family" members. I know this is fact because of having gone to high school with one of the Travolta/Biezel/Rojas people and they are always bragging how this group of totally unrelated German and Mexican individuals are passing themselves off as an Italian family. However I don't want to add it to the article without documentation. Does anyone have documentation so we can put an end to this scam of the American people? ElBrazoOnofre ( talk) 22:07, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
I've been editing Barbara Schwarz and noticed that Mr. Travolta appears in the {ScientologySeries} info box. Since the box wasn't in this article I added it under the Other section where it mentions his relationship with the CoS. The picture of the kiss on the stairs should probably be deleted by somebody who edits this article regularly. I don't plan to edit any further but it might be a good idea to move the CoS info to his personal life section, if he were a Christian/Muslim/Jewish/Hindu/etc. would his affiliation with them be listed under "Other"? Anynobody 07:39, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Between staying alive and pulp fiction (11 year gap) can we really say he was part of 'major' films? okay, the 'look who's talking' franchise was reasonable successful, but there were 5 years between staying alive and look who's talking.... hardly prolific. Most of the films he was involved with in this period were turkeys. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.191.228.4 ( talk • contribs) 11:16, March 21, 2007 (UTC)
I have deleted material that in my opinion clearly violates WP:BLP. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not a tabloid newspaper. Malicious rumours and unsubstantiated sexual allegations have no place here. Such material violates policy because BLP entries must be edited sensitively, conservatively, responsibly, and factually. This material is neither notable nor important to the topic of the article. Nor is it encyclopaedic. It has no place in an encyclopaedia. Do not replace this material without first of all obtaining a strong consensus from several unbiased and well-established editors. FNMF 05:50, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
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I strongly agree with FNMF that poorly sourced derogatory material, especially of a sexual nature, does not belong in Wiki bios. So thanks to all who remove this sort of stuff when they see it. 69.12.131.206 20:24, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
I have deleted the recently added trivia section. I draw editors' attention to WP:BLP#Trivia_sections, which explicitly states that BLP entries should not have trivia sections. The reason for this is that such sections then become justifications for the inclusion of non-notable material that may often violate WP:BLP. The deleted material is the following: "Travolta stated in a 2005 interview with Reader's Digest that he is nocturnal. [2]" Editors who strongly feel this material belongs in the entry may attempt to find a place for it (personally, I don't believe this is in any way notable material and should simply be removed). FNMF 01:55, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
The picture of Travolta in the actor infobox features him holding a drink. This is rather informal and is not consistent with the style of the other headlining photographs which I have seen in other biographical articles. I understand that images used in articles must have a Wikipedia-compatible license, and that this one was found on Flickr, but, does anyone else think that perhaps the image should be cropped down, so that it looks a little bit more like a portrait? - Severa ( !!!) 02:49, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
He's been in a lot of films. I suggest this overly extensive list that dominates the length of this article be chopped down to his most notable roles and a reference such as IMDB be used (already is) instead for those who need a complete list. Piperdown 20:31, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
An edit was included into the "personal life" section of this article tonight, with respect to Travolta's receding hairline. The reference source used was a tabloid website [3], which doesn't quite meet the reliable source standard. Even if it did, his having a receding hairline isn't particularly notable; there would need to be some evidence that it is a significant fact that has a direct impact on the reason for his notability (i.e., film star). Risker ( talk) 05:19, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
I disagree and challenge you to show the source you are using for the basis of your argument. It is notable as he is a public figure and makes an effort to disguise his true appearance. It is notable that he does that. Bluefield ( talk) 13:53, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
On the Picture on the right John is in Sweden. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.231.82.48 ( talk) 16:25, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
I don't think I have ever seen this in print, but anyone who has seen any number of his movies knows that he has at least one scene in which he is dancing. Begining with The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. I would like to add a trademark section but am not yet bold enough to do it without a citation. If anyone has a citation, could, or even should the information be added. Please say either for or against so that we could have some consenses on the matter. Jojhutton ( talk) 01:37, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
Needs disambiguating. City or state? Aille ( talk) 17:32, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
The "2000-present" section under his career really needs to be updated. There is sparse content that does not do him justice; he's been in near 20 films since 2000 according to IMDB. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.74.28.114 ( talk) 05:43, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
Kelly Preston claimed her son had Kawasaki and that it causes seizures. Not calling them liars or anything, but the article cited E! online as being a source of the medical info. Someone who has more time, maybe add another credible medical source for that. VatoFirme ( talk) 06:58, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
The thing is, the more sources I read the more I find that in fact do support that seizures can occur with Kawasaki syndrome, mostly as a result of high fever. Other comments made by Preston regarding that say that at the time when this occurred, Jett was 15 months old, and was running fevers in the range of 104-105, which is a febrile point at which convulsions can occur. Because it is a lesser result from the syndrome doesn't make it any less possible in this case. A source was present, the statement was attributed to Kelly Preston, which is perfectly valid for inclusion, and it is beyond the scope of this article to verify or discuss the yeas and nays of the syndrome. At this time, a source is presented that supports that Preston said the syndrome can include seizures. I honestly think the more salient controversy about this was that initially, the wording being used in the press implied that Jett had Kawasaki syndrome which was causing his seizures now and professionals were disputing that, which from my reading of the literature is true. The fact is, however, as I said earlier, if a medical condition occurs such as this, which included prolonged high fever and resulting seizures, damage can occur which could lead to a continued seizure issue. As I said though, it is beyond the scope of this article to support or refute issues concerning the syndrome, since no medical authority is going to go on record as saying Jett Travolta had or didn't have Kawasaki syndrome at 15 months of age, or that he had or did not have seizures at that time. We'll know much more in another 24-36 hours, it can wait with the citation of Preston's statement. Wildhartlivie ( talk) 19:13, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
I really think that an update tag needs to be placed at the TOP of the article, and although I'll conceed to the current event tag being put at the top of the article, what's currently there is speculation. I believe that it should be listed that the causes are NOT yet known. He has been known to have seizures but the exact cause of death is not known yet. Wikipedia is supposed to represent a NPOV, not a tabloid slant.
Also, Given the sensitivity of the death of his son, speculation and the Travoltas' involvement in the controversial religious movement of Scientology, I think that's enough to lock the article. That's just my 2 cents though. Thanks! WiiAlbanyGirl ( talk) 15:20, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
I do not want the article deleted. Instead, I would like the autopsy report attached to the article. If the autopsy report documents that Jett was not on anti-seizure medication and had a history of seizures then the article would provide evidence of the harm caused by the teachings of Scientology which teaches that psychiatry and psychiatric drugs are evil. Alternatively, if the autopsy report documents that Jett was taking anti-seizure medication, then Jett's death would not cast a shadow on the teachings of Scientology. 72.104.44.152 ( talk) 06:02, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you. Wildhartlivie ( talk) 07:13, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Don't be so hasty to condemn this medication topic. Mr. Travolta himself has put the issue on the table, after announcing he used religious "detox" on his son. No need for censorship here. Ykral ( talk) 10:41, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Noticed that the John Travolta page reference to the 2009 project Old Dogs states that his costars will be Robin Williams and Bernie Mac. But Bernie Mac passed away in August 2008. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.251.188.153 ( talk) 18:32, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
This article feels like it was white washed by an agency or something... Not one mention of Scientology? How about the (mostly) unrelated kiss photo? All a person has to do is google "john travolta kiss" to see how big a deal that was. Why are other articles about actors and politicians so thorough and even handed and not this one? -- 32.147.10.205 ( talk) 04:43, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
It would appear that John Travolta has threatened legal action against Carrie Fisher for allegations that he is gay [7] for example -that allegation is attributable and therefore valid in this context to be recorded?-- AndyCPrivate ( talk) 15:54, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
In Battlefield Earth Travolta did not portray an alien. Rather he led a group pf haumens rebelling against alien hegemony —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.251.199.141 ( talk) 18:03, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
--32.147.10.205, I really do not understand what it is you "feel" has been White washed. You seem to be implying that Travolta lives some sort of really weird, SECRET life, far different from the one he lives, which the public is aware. Until we can cite ACTUAL RELIABLE sources to any so-called weird life or "unspoken" whatever’s relating to Travolta, nothing of the sort belongs in Travolta's Wikipedia article. Yes, he is heavily involved in Scientology, and YES, many consider Scientology to be a cult. However,,,,,,,,,,,, Travolta himself has NEVER done anything WEIRD or off colour to justify placing it in his Wikipedia article, at least, not anything that can be verified. As far as "the kiss" goes, which you are referring, Wikipedia is NOT a gossip column. Yes, there was one picture of Travolta kissing another man but NEVER an explanation. Wikipedia is not the venue to "SPIN" an inference as to what "the kiss" was all about. Wikipedia is also not going to imply Travolta is a "closet" homosexual. You may believe Travolta is a "closet" homosexual, and if you do, you may write about it, just not here in his Wikipedia article. --Irshgrl500 18:36, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia doesn't need to spin or explain the kiss photo. However, it was and is a major public event for this figure, and should be included in his article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.34.184.154 ( talk) 21:05, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
He was born in 1993, not in 1992 as the article states. This is wrong on Kelly Preston's page, too 99.138.172.254 ( talk) 14:29, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
My source was wrong. The correct year is 1992. 99.138.172.254 ( talk) 14:34, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
The overall "tone" of this Wikipedia article is slanted and presents Travolta in an almost negative light. The original contributor and main editors (if there is in fact more than one) seem to have a problem with Travolta and his membership or involvement in Scientology. I am sorry but like it or not, Travolta and his wife are Scientologists, and it is NOT up to the contributors of Wikipedia to slant this fact in a negative light. For example; the structure of the article being sectioned into "downturn" and "resurgence,” this is simply NOT necessary. Why? Many, many actors have gone through periods of having box office failures in their careers, only to star in a box office success, which puts their career back on the map. Also, there is entirely too much verbiage on "speculative" notions of Travolta's life. At times, this article almost reads like something out of People magazine. Sorry, until there are edits made to "tone" down the biased slants, I give this article a C-. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Irshgrl500 ( talk • contribs) 18:18, 7 October 2009 (UTC) Sorry! I forgot to sign!--Irshgrl500 18:20, 7 October 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Irshgrl500 ( talk • contribs)
John travolta says he was gonna deliver 4000 tons of help in haiti with his own boeing plane, but instead we discover that it was only 4 tons and the reste of the plane was full of scientologist who came to convert the most Haitian possible in this "exeptionnal opportunity" for them to expand themselves in the carribeans. Why does the article doesn't talk about it ? Isn't there any freedom of press in Haiti ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.6.174.244 ( talk) 14:28, 26 January 2010 (UTC) Should we add this under philanthropy and then add another sub heading controversy ? -- Polysophia ( talk) 15:30, 26 January 2010 (UTC) I have seen no source to say 4000 tons, that's a lot of aid, I doubt his private plane would hold it. No, there is no controversy here. Wildhartlivie ( talk) 00:43, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
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i thought jett hit his head on A bathtub help,please?-- 71.67.179.158 ( talk) 12:26, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
The Personal life section says that "Travolta and Preston donated 10,000 to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund while on a trip to South Africa." 10,000 what? US dollars? South African rand? Cows? Brick houses? Children? 94.212.31.237 ( talk) 12:19, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
{{ editsemiprotected}} Under his Television section, I think the name of the character in Emergency! is Chuck, not Casey.
RainForest1767 ( talk) 21:23, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
{{Edit semi-protected}}
Under "singles" the first nine music singles listed were actually recorded in 1976 (per itunes)
what is listed: "You Set My Dreams To Music" (1969) "Goodnight Mr. Moon" (1969) "Rainbows" (1969) "Settle Down" (1970) "Moonlight Lady" (1971) "Right Time Of The Night" (1972) "Big Trouble" (1972) "What Would They Say" (1973) "Back Doors Crying" (1973)
suggested change: "You Set My Dreams To Music" (1976) "Goodnight Mr. Moon" (1976) "Rainbows" (1976) "Settle Down" (1976) "Moonlight Lady" (1976) "Right Time Of The Night" (1976) "Big Trouble" (1976) "What Would They Say" (1976) "Back Doors Crying" (1976)
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Not done: I couldn't find your 1976 date in itunes; could you provide a specific link? I did see a 1969 date for "you set my dreams to music" as a video on youtube, so it is possible that itunes is refering to a recompilation of some sort.
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Hi, Thanks for your reply. Here is a link to the album on amazon : http://www.amazon.com/You-Set-My-Dreams-Music/dp/B00005AR70 and also song facts- both 1976 as the dates. Also, John Travolta was born in 1954 and would of only been 15 years old in 1969. Angilosi ( talk) 17:40, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
Hello! :) I have a few more edit suggestions based on research:
What is listed on John's wiki page under "Singles": "Can't Let You Go" (1975)
Suggested change: "Can't Let You Go" (1977)
See link to album for confirmation: http://www.discogs.com/John-Travolta-Cant-Let-You-Go/master/153534
Suggested additions: "Take A Chance" (1983) #3 (duet with Olivia Newton-John) "Two Sleepy People" (1997) (duet w/Carly Simon)
ADDITIONS: Also, under "Singles" John Travolta also recorded a duet with Carly Simon "Two Sleepy People" in 1997 http://www.amazon.com/Film-Noir-Carly-Simon/dp/B000002VTP
Also, "Take A Chance" was a duet John Travolta recorded with Olivia Newton-John
from Two Of A Kind
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Newton-John_discography
http://heycelebrities.com/the-john-travolta-biography/306.html
Thank you Angilosi ( talk) 22:19, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
It would be advisable to remove the single "Hooker Madness" from his singles discography, as I could find no record of such a track coming from Travolta in 1983, after extensive research. There is also no source credited on the Wiki page. The existence of a track with that name would appear to be a minor urban legend that has spread thanks to its inclusion on Wikipedia.
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In the album discography section, the US charting position for the "Grease" soundtrack is listed as " - " which I believe is the standard symbol for "non-charting".
According to every available source, including Wikipedia's own page on this, its actual chart position in the US was 1.
Have I misunderstood something?
If not could I suggest replacing the "-" with "1" in the table.
Many thanks. 81.141.162.173 ( talk) 01:29, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
I've found this old TV commercial/ad from the late 60's, early 70's, showing a very young Travolta. If somebody would like to add this to the wiki page, the video is available on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRKRJzQN3jQ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.24.33.64 ( talk) 16:22, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
John Travolta co-stared with William Shatner and Anton Lavey in the 1975 film The Devil's Rain. I think that a sentence referencing this fact would fit nicely into the second paragraph of the segment "Career: Early Career."
With a star cast like this, and it being one of Travolta's early works, such a reference is acceptable, do not you think? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.156.109.49 ( talk) 08:33, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
After Pulp Fiction rebooted his career, Travolta took two years off his age for publicity purposes, not an unusual thing for an actor or actress to do, of course. He was actually born in 1952, not 1954. Hard to find substantiation for this, though, since the Internet didn't really catch on until after Pulp Fiction came along and early Travolta biographies, etc. are hard to come across. Does anyone have any reliable material from earlier in his career mentioning the actual date of his birth? It would be amusing for his Wikipedia article to be a lone "beacon of truth" in this regard, especially for those who used to be a year younger than Travolta but are now a year older. Upsmiler ( talk) 00:23, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
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Please include references to the possibility of this actor being gay and photos of him kissing a man: http://gawker.com/5122788/travoltas-rumored-gay-lover-discovered-dead-son
Whilst such a powerful man can manage the mainstream media and remove such references, wikipedia should not be that easy to control. There is no reason his page is protected, other than to remove rumours that he is Gay.
Which in itself if fine, but less so if he sells himself and earns from the idea that he is not. 88.16.70.6 ( talk) 11:47, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
Alright, now that there is a once upon a time (I assume a lawsuit soured their friendship anyway) life long friend stating he is gay (Carrie Fisher), Two Masseuses (male) accusing him of sexual assault, and photos of him kissing another man that is rumored to be his boyfriend, can we PLEASE have a section that states 'homosexual rumors' at least that details these things and his reactions to them? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.222.244.228 ( talk) 07:59, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
Might be trashy gossip but the gay allegations have been covered in so many reliable publications. If anything is looks more sus the fact this article hides it..♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:52, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
I removed the rebuff by Johns lawyer(s) but I did leave the citation reference in-line. Woods01 ( talk) 17:10, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
'I may be wrong, and correct me if I am, but I've been a fan of John Travolta since Saturday Night Fever and I have a vague recollection of hearing something about him being dyslectic. Can anyone confirm if this is true. I think if it is, that might explain the Idina Menzel mispronunciation.
thank you
Ursula Paul New Rochelle NY — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.85.196.118 ( talk) 04:28, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
The original Wikipedia article on Mr. Travolta lists him as a "private pilot". This is inaccurate. Mr. Travolta is a rated Airline Transport Pilot. Please forgive me if this is submitted via the wrong avenue.
Steven J Robeson, LPN, EMT-P, ACLS, PALS (ret'd) Gunnery Sergeant, U.S.Marine Corps(ret'd) 502 Sharp Springs Road Winchester, TN 37398-1456 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevenrobeson ( talk • contribs) 21:18, 2 August 2014 (UTC)