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Kelly Preston Profile |
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Birth Date: October 13, 1962
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Birth Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Birth Name: Kelly Kamalelehua Palzis
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
On October 13, 1962, the world said aloha to Kelly Preston
(nee Palzis) who was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Preston's
biological father drowned when she was only three years old
and her mother, a mental health administrator, married Peter
Palzis (and eventually divorced in 1976). The future
model/actress majored in drama at the University of Southern
California when she was growing up.
At the age of 16, a fashion photographer discovered Preston
and helped her get gigs in commercials and an audition for
The Blue Lagoon. Although she lost the role of Emmeline to
Brooke Shields, Preston received attention for her comedic
roles in films such as Mischief and Secret Admirer, both
released in 1985. Preston first entered the scene with her
role as a general's daughter on the 1983 television drama
For Love and Honor.
In 1988, she was offered the role of Marnie Mason in the
comedy Twins, opposite Danny DeVito and Arnold
Schwarzenegger. Although this seemed like a big break for
her as an actress, the script didn't offer a specific
character description and the role was not the one to boost
Preston's acting career. This didn't stop her from winning
more roles, such as Arthur Miller's The American Clock, a
1993 made-for-tv-movie in which her incredible acting
talents were hard to miss.
As for romance, Preston's love life didn't include many
long-term relationships, except for her present (and
permanent) role as John Travolta's wife for the past nine
years. Preston met her first husband Kevin Gage at age 23,
when they were both cast in the film Space Camp. After being
Mrs. Gage for almost three years, Preston moved in with
actor George Clooney. They lived together with their pet pig
for a year until Clooney reunited with a former girlfriend.
It is unknown who kept the pig. Preston moved in with
Charlie Sheen, whom she was briefly engaged to. She was
accidentally shot in the leg in their apartment. Her luck
began to change when she met Travolta in 1987 while they
were filming The Experts in Toronto. They ran into each
other again in Vancouver three years later when she was
filming Run and Travolta was working on Look Who's Talking
Too. They were married on September 5, 1991, in Paris by a
French Scientology minister, but they had to renew their
vows a week later in Daytona Beach, Florida, since their
marriage in France was not considered legal. Their first
son, Jett, was born April 13, 1992.
In 1996, Preston was cast in the Cameron Crowe hit Jerry
Maguire as Tom Cruise's sex obsessed icy girlfriend. After
that, the roles began pouring in for Preston as she was cast
in Addicted to Love, Nothing to Lose, Holy Man, Jack Frost,
and Bar Hopping. She was last seen in the baseball romance
For Love of the Game, co-starring Kevin Costner. Preston's
next role will be in this summer's sci-fi movie Battlefield
Earth based on the novel written by Scientology founder L.
Ron Hubbard. Preston and her husband are both high profile
Scientologists. They recently celebrated the birth of their
second child on April 3, 2000, a baby girl named Ella Bleu. |
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Other
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Her second child with John Travolta, daughter Ella Bleu was
born, weighing in at 4.08 kilos (nine pounds). [3 April
2000]
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.
She lived with Charlie Sheen from 1989-90. She was
accidentally shot in their apartment in 1990.
Once dated George Clooney.
Graduated from Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii.
John Travolta married Kelly Preston twice. Their first
wedding on 5 September 1991, by a French scientologist
minister, was declared illegal. The couple met 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.
Although they never married, Charlie Sheen presented Kelly
with a 2.5 karat pink diamond engagement ring when he
proposed to her in 1989.
Measurements: 34B-24-34 (In 1982 while an Elite Agency
model), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Did all of her own singing in the movie What a Girl Wants
(2003).
Discovered by a fashion photographer when she was 16, he
helped her get work in commercials and even set up for an
audition for the Brooke Shields' role in The Blue Lagoon
(1980). She didn't get the part because she was too sultry.
After her child Jett was diagnosed with "Kawasaki's
Syndrome", an illness affecting children, which resulted in
severe allergies and asthma attacks, Kelly has worked
tirelessly on behalf of CHEC, the Children's Health
Environmental Coalition, which is a national non-profit
organization dedicated to educating parents about
environmental toxins that can affect children's health and
informing them of the many potential health hazards in the
environment. Olivia Newton-John is also a CHEC board member.
Studied drama at the University of Southern California and
the University of California.
In the 90s, her career took a secondary position to that of
devoted wife to John Travolta and their two children.
Her first child with John Travolta, son Jett, was born 13
April 1992.
She and husband John Travolta are Scientologists.
She is of Hawaiian and English origin. |
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