John Travolta remembers his late son Jett on what would've been his 33rd birthday

John Travolta remembers his late son Jett on what would've been his 33rd birthday Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By CASSIE CARPENTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 23:19 EDT, 13 April 2025 | Updated: 23:21 EDT, 13 April 2025 e-mail View comments John Travolta remembered his late son Jett Travolta on what would've been his 33rd birthday on Sunday.

The 71-year-old movie star - who boasts 15.2M social media followers - captioned a rare father-son snap: 'Happy birthday Jett - I miss you so much! Love you forever!' Last year, John gushed that 'not a day goes by where you're not with me.' Travolta and his late wife Kelly Preston 's eldest child tragically died in 2009, at age 16, during a family getaway to the Bahamas.



Jett - who had autism, asthma, and Kawasaki Syndrome - was said to have suffered a seizure and hit his head in a bathtub inside the Old Bahama Bay Hotel. '[It was] the worst thing that's ever happened in my life,' the two-time Oscar nominee recalled to Barry Norman in 2014. John Travolta remembered his late son Jett Travolta on what would've been his 33rd birthday on Sunday The 71-year-old movie star captioned a rare father-son snap: 'Happy birthday Jett - I miss you so much! Love you forever!' 'The truth is, I didn't know if I was going to make it.

Life was no longer interesting to me, so it took a lot to get me better...

'I will forever be grateful to Scientology for supporting me for two years solid, I mean Monday through Sunday. They didn't take a day off, working through different angles of the techniques to get through grief and loss, and to make me feel that finally I could get through a day.' Preston reportedly blamed household cleaners, fertilizers, and pesticides as the cause of Jett's autism spectrum disorder and lobbied for better labeling on chemicals.

Read More John Travolta marks New Year's by posting sweet snap with his kids The Jerry Maguire actress tragically passed away herself, at age 57, in 2020 following a secret two-year battle with breast cancer. During their 29-year marriage, Kelly also welcomed their 25-year-old daughter Ella Bleu and 14-year-old son Benjamin. John will soon fly to Canada to begin filming his role as real-life Chicago mobster Johnny Roselli in Roland Joffé's upcoming thriller about the assassination of President John F.

Kennedy - according to Deadline . November 1963 will also feature Robert Carlyle, Mandy Patinkin, and Dermot Mulroney. Travolta shot his last three films with disgraced director Randall Emmett - Cash Out, Cash Out: High Rollers, and the upcoming Cash Out 3 as the professional thief Mason Goddard.

In 2022, the 54-year-old filmmaker - who fathered a child with Vanderpump Rules alum Lala Kent - was hit with a myriad of disturbing allegations from abusing past assistants to offering roles in exchange for sex, which he denied. The Emmy-winning producer is best known for his roles in Carrie (1976), Saturday Night Fever (1977), Grease (1978), Urban Cowboy (1980), Blow Out (1981), Look Who's Talking (1989), Pulp Fiction (1994), Get Shorty (1995), Face/Off (1997), and Hairspray (2007). Last year, John gushed that 'not a day goes by where you're not with me' Travolta and his late wife Kelly Preston's (R, pictured in 1997) eldest child tragically died in 2009, at age 16, during a family getaway to the Bahamas Jett - who had autism, asthma, and Kawasaki Syndrome - was said to have suffered a seizure and hit his head in a bathtub inside the Old Bahama Bay Hotel The two-time Oscar nominee recalled to Barry Norman in 2014: '[It was] the worst thing that's ever happened in my life.

The truth is, I didn't know if I was going to make it. Life was no longer interesting to me, so it took a lot to get me better' (pictured in 2008) The Jerry Maguire actress tragically passed away herself, at age 57, in 2020 (pictured) following a secret two-year battle with breast cancer During their 29-year marriage, Kelly also welcomed their 25-year-old daughter Ella Bleu (L, pictured January 1) and 14-year-old son Benjamin (M) John will soon fly to Canada to begin filming his role as real-life Chicago mobster Johnny Roselli (pictured in 1975) in Roland Joffé's upcoming thriller about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy November 1963 will also feature (from L-R) Dermot Mulroney, Robert Carlyle, and Mandy Patinkin Travolta shot his last three films with director Randall Emmett (2-L, pictured March 30)- Cash Out, Cash Out: High Rollers, and the upcoming Cash Out 3 as the thief Mason Goddard John Travolta Kelly Preston Share or comment on this article: John Travolta remembers his late son Jett on what would've been his 33rd birthday e-mail Add comment Comments 0 Share what you think No comments have so far been submitted.

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