Rikki Lee Travolta / Biography

Hailing from the famous Travolta entertainment family, Rikki Lee Travolta is an international recording artist whose albums include hits from Rent, Les Miserables, Evita, Miss Saigon, and Guys and Dolls. His "Hero's Lullaby" album was honored in six categories on the 45th annual Grammy nomination ballot.Sporting a mixed lineage of Nez Perce and Italian bloodlines, as a Shakespearean trained leading man Rikki Lee Travolta has appeared nationally in headlining roles in such blockbuster Broadway musical classics as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Bye Bye Birdie, and West Side Story. He is ranked with Donny Osmond and Patrick Cassidy as one of the World's Top Three Joseph and Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat stars by Broadway World.He was sought for the role of Robin in Joel Schumacher's Batman and Robin but at a well muscled 6' 1" was deemed too manly for the boy wonder when posed next to the cape crusader. He was later one of several actors sought after to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond before the role was accepted by Daniel Craig.Based on his performance in the film Twilight Serenade Travolta was attached to play Roger Davis in a television mini series based on the Broadway musical, with Neil Patrick Harris as Mark Cohen, Wilson Cruz as Angel, and singer Shakira as Mimi, but the rights were pulled in order for Chris Columbus to make a film adaptation using much of the original Broadway cast including Adam Pascal in the role of Roger.In March 2006, CBS and the World Entertainment News Network reported Travolta is slated to star in the title role of a live action adaptation of Marvel's Thor comic book series.Travolta made Grease! musical theater history when he became the first member of the Travolta family to appear as Danny Zuko in over 25 years when he agreed to guest star in four performances to raise money to fund fine arts programs for underprivileged youths.