He was inspired to get into acting by his mother, a drama teacher in Englewood, New Jersey. He turned pro at sixteen, and at eighteen went to New York, where he landed a small role in the stage production of Grease. His next step was a trip to Hollywood and his television debut in an episode of the CBS drama "Medical Center." After that, the job offers dried up, so John went back to Broadway and appeared in Over There, a musical with the Andrews Sisters. Then, in the fall of 1975, he was cast as Vinnie Barberino, a swaggering, street-wise high school punk in a hit ABC comedy series. Who is he? | Sylvester Stallone | Anson Williams | Henry Winkler | John Travolta Trivia Archives | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 |