It's John Travolta's 65th birthday today. Where does one begin?

[Miles Archer]

I don't believe any single performer in modern times has fully encompassed pure, unadulterated crap and nonsense AND indelible pop culture greatness. He starred in Pulp Fiction, as well as L. Ron Hubbard's "Battleship Earth." He "faced off" with the greatest over-the-top overacting actor of all time, Nicolas Cage, in "Face Off." He portrayed John Gotti in a way that somehow made the Teflon Don come across as Vinnie Barbarino. And that's just for starters. There was the lightning rod of "Saturday Night Fever",,,does he deserve credit, blame, or both, for igniting the much-loved, much-loathed disco era?

Anyway...it's Happy Birthday to John.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. I've always felt sorry for his loss of his fiancee, Diana Hyland.

He was just coming into fame and she died in his arms of cancer.

[The Truth Is Here]

2. Amd ends my interest in him when he became a kook.. i mean

Scientologist.

[Soxfan58]

3. Ba ba ba ba babarino

[Freddie]

4. The Scientology thing is unfortunate

I believe (unlike other celebrities in the cult) John is at heart a good person. Said he’ll never get over the death of his son. Hope he can find comfort.

[jodymarie aimee]

5. I also lost interest when he famously said at 40

he could get fat, because at 40 you are entitled to do that...as a 67 year old who works out 365 days a year for all my adult life, I thought that was pretty nuts...then his wigs and painted on hair..and all the male sex scandals....he sure was a doll on Welcome Back Kotter tho...he most likely is an R, right?

[Hotler]

6. I saw in the Punisher the other night and

he was awful and the movie sucked also. Pulp Fictions was ok.

[Miles Archer]

7. He phoned in that performance on The Punisher.

I enjoyed the movie...to paraphrase SCTV's immortal "Film Farm Report," I tend to lean toward movies where things blow up real good.