Kelly Preston

Name: Kelly Preston
Birth Name: Kelly Palzis
Height: 5' 7"
Sex: F
Nationality: American
Birth Date: October 13, 1962
Birth Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Profession: actress, model
Education: University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California (majored in Drama)
  University of California in Los Angeles (majored in Drama; did not graduate)
  Studied Acting at Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas
Husband/Wife: John Travolta (actor; born on February 18, 1954; married on September 5, 1991, in Paris; remarried on September 12, 1991, in Daytona Beach), Kevin Gage (actor; married in 1985; divorced in 1988)
Relationship: CharlieSheen (actor; born on September 3, 1965; broke off engagement on March 23, 1990), George Clooney (actor; born on May 6, 1961; 1988-1989)
Father: Preston's biological father drowned when she was only three years old
Mother: Linda Carlson (mental-health administrator)
Half Brother: Chris Palzis (production assistant, screenwriter; younger)
Step Father: Lee Carlson, Peter Palzis (personnel director; divorced in 1976)
Son: Jett Travolta (born on April 13, 1992; father: John Travolta)
Daughter: Ella Bleu Travolta (born on April 3, 2000; father: John Travolta)
Claim to fame: as Avery Bishop in Jerry Maguire (1996)
   
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KELLY PRESTON NEWS AND TRIVIA
  • Sometimes credited as: Kelly Palzis
  • Is a Scientologist
  • Was turned down for the role of Emmeline in THE BLUE LAGOON (1980). This was Preston's first film audition. The part went to Brooke Shields.
  • Lived with Charlie Sheen from 1989-90. She was accidentally shot in their apartment in 1990.
  • John Travolta married Kelly Preston twice. Their first wedding on 5 September 1991, by a French scientologist minister, was declared illegal.
  • Met John Travolta during the filming of THE EXPERTS (1989).
  • Born and raised in Hawaii, except for 15 months at age 5 where she lived in Iraq. Her father was working with the minister of agriculture to improve Iraq's farming conditions.

Quotes
  • "When I decided to resume acting, I had become Mrs. Travolta in many people's eyes so I had to prove myself all over again."
  • About John Travolta: "Everything about my husband is sexy, especially his lips."

Awards
  • Razzie Awards: Worst Supporting Actress, BATTLEFIELD EARTH: A SAGA OF THE YEAR 3000 (2001)
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