John Travolta
John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor, film producer, dancer, and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, appearing on the television series "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes "Saturday Night Fever" (1977) and "Grease" (1978). His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in "Pulp Fiction" (1994), and he has since starred in films such as "Get Shorty", "Broken Arrow", "Face/Off", "Swordfish", "Be Cool", "Wild Hogs", "Hairspray", and "The Taking of Pelham 123".
Gene Siskel
One of his favorite films was "Saturday Night Fever"; he even bought the famous white disco suit that John Travolta wore in the film from a charity auction. Another all-time favorite was "Dr. Strangelove". and a favorite from childhood was "Dumbo", which he often mentioned as the first film that had an influence on him. On the other hand, Siskel said that he walked out on three films during his professional career: the 1971 comedy "The Million Dollar Duck" starring Dean Jones, the 1980 horror film "Maniac", and the 1996 Penelope Spheeris film "Black Sheep".