Joey Travolta is the older brother of actor John Travolta.
17 Facts About Joey Travolta
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Joey Travolta was born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey, a nearby suburb of New York City, where he attended Dwight Morrow High School.
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Joey Travolta's father, Salvatore Travolta, was a semi-professional football player turned tire salesman and partner in a tire company.
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Joey Travolta's mother, Helen Cecilia, was an actress and singer who had appeared in The Sunshine Sisters, a radio vocal group, and acted and directed before becoming a high school drama and English teacher.
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Joey Travolta's father was a second-generation Italian American and his mother was Irish American.
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Joey Travolta is one of six children including actors John Travolta, Ellen Travolta and Margaret Travolta.
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Joey Travolta graduated from Paterson State College with a degree in special education in 1974.
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Joey Travolta began a singing career in 1978 as a recording artist on Casablanca Records, releasing his eponymous album.
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Joey Travolta was a series regular on the WB television hit Movie Stars.
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Joey Travolta wrote and directed Diva Las Vegas in 1989, which went on to win the Italian Funny Film Festival.
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In 1991, Joey Travolta produced and starred in Da Vinci's War.
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Joey Travolta later produced and starred in the sequel, To the Limit.
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Joey Travolta directed the action thrillers Hard Vice and Navajo Blues.
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Joey Travolta 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.
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Joey Travolta has worked as a special education teacher in New Jersey.
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Joey Travolta has collaborated with a non-profit organization called HEAL to form a Jacksonville, Florida based HEAL Film Camp with Joey Travolta.
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Joey Travolta is married to Wendy Shawn and they have one daughter, Rachel.