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...actor's name is John Travolta. He is 22, and seems to be the successor to David Cassidy and Donnie and Marie Osmond in the hearts of the eleven-to 15-year-old crowd. Taking Don Murray's old role in Bus Stop is just a passing thing for him. Travolta is best known as Vinnie Barbarino, the tough, macho "Sweathog" in ABC's hit series Welcome Back, Kotter. The show is an updated version of Happy Days, a genial exercise in instant nostalgia, and Vinnie Barbarino is barely distinguishable from Arthur Fonzarelli, a.k.a. the Fonz...
...Travolta's approach to his career, however, is very much his own. Despite his youth, he has been acting for ten years. Unlike Winkler, he does not spend his energies talking about the Yale Drama School or other heavy topics. Instead, he has shrewdly consolidated his reputation by recording a bland rock album tailored to subteens. Let Her In, Travolta's biggest hit on the album, is now No. 5 on the Cashbox charts...