Biography
Kelly Preston began his way from work model. For her film, she performed tens of roles. However, it is interesting not so much creative as the life of Kelly. In 2009, the Hollywood Star experienced a terrible loss, but, in spite of everything, he was engaged in charity, brought up a small son, starred in the cinema.Childhood and youth
The early years Kelly passed on the Hawaiian Islands, in the city of Honolulu. Father worked in an agricultural company, mother - in the center of psychological assistance. The head of the family died when the daughter was 3 years old. Later, the mother married again. Her chosen was the person named Peter Pelzis. Surname of the stepfather appears in the titers of the first films Kelly.
For a while, the family lived in Iraq, then in Australia. In Adelaide Preston attended the Pembroke School. Then returned to the USA, where he studied acting. The first girl earned her money in the Australian Model. Then, a certain photographer with whom she met completely accidentally played the role of elegant blue-eyed blonde.
With a rise of 168 cm and weighing 56 kg Preston possessed a slim figure. A new acquaintance helped her get into an advertising firm as a model. And later, thanks to him, the girl came to the casting into the adventure film "Blue Laguna". True, the role of Emmeline was approved by Brooke Shields.
Personal life
In 1989, the actress starred in the film "Experts". Then he met John Travolta. But the novel rose later, after 3 years. Up to this point, Kelly's personal life had several romantic hobbies.In his youth, the artist was married to the colleague Kevin Gage. This beautiful couple brighted on the pages of glossy magazines. Then it became known about Preston's novel with the most sexy doctor in American Cinema by George Clooney. However, before the shooting "ambulance" was still far away.
About Clooney and Preston's relations are known. However, then, in the late 80s, the news was leaked in the media: the actor did his beloved unusual gift - the pig on the nicknamed Max.
The next man in the life of Preston - Charlie Sheen. After the pair broke up, rumors had long been rumors about the hot-temperedness of the actor, who was supposedly in an anger in a gust shot into his beloved. Then neither Preston nor tire confirmed and did not refute the truthfulness of this story.
In 2011, the actor suddenly tried to debunk the myth of his unbalanced character, saying that Kelly wounded herself. By that time he had already acquired a reputation as a scandalousist. The truth about the event that occurred 20 years ago, the tire did not rehabilitate.
For travolit, the actress married in 1991. Preston, like her husband, practicing Scientology. Wedding passed according to the rites of this teaching. In the US, the movie stars registered the marriage officially. In April of the next year, the press announced the birth of the firstborn in the village of Travolta - Preston. The boy soon the doctors diagnosed Kawasaki syndrome.
In 2000, the daughter of Ella appeared. The press regularly appeared photo of a happy family. Spouses in the eyes of fans always remained the perfect pair. First, their durable marriage is notpiece for Hollywood. Secondly, they were able to cope with the tragedy in 2009 - 16-year-old Jett died as a result of an accident.
The death of the son of Kelly on the Bahamas in early January. Later, Travolta admitted that Jett suffered autism. In addition, the convulsions caused by Kawasaki syndrome were often occurring. During the attack, the young man lost consciousness in the bathroom, as a result of the fall he was injured, which became deadly.
Spouses had to survive a lot of unpleasant events. Celebrities tried to blackmail. Malefactors somehow managed to take a picture of the dying Jetta. The photo threatened to lay out on the network in case of non-payment of a large amount. Criminals quickly detained. It is noteworthy that one of them, a high-ranking official, Travolta considered a close friend.
In memory of Preponne and her husband founded a charitable foundation, designed to help children with severe chronic diseases. Soon it became known that the 48-year-old actress and her spouse are preparing to become parents. Pregnant in 2010, the artist after the death of the Son took everything that happened as a miracle. Preston gave birth to the son of Benjamin.
Family of actors decided to lead the recovery lifestyle. For a long time, they did not attend secular events. Only in 2018, all together - spouses and their children (20-year-old daughter Ella and the 9-year-old son Benjamin) - appeared at the Cannes Festival.
Nevertheless, the marriage wife periodically communicated with the press. In a detailed interview, she talked about the disease of his eldest son. In a conversation with a journalist, a woman expressed confidence that autism arose from Jetta due to the impact on the body of a child in food and the environment.
Films
Fame to young actress came in the mid-80s, when the films "Nakhodka-52" and "Salopai" came out. In the second project, the artist starred together with the young stars of Catherine Mary Stewart and Dag Mcquen.
Earlier, in 1983, Kelly performed a secondary role in the picture on the book of the horror king. In Kristina, the film is shielding Stephen King, she played a girl in love with the main character. Later, the Preston filmography was replenished mainly by comic roles.
In 1987, Ivan Wrightman began shooting a comedy, which became the leader of the cash collections. The success of the film predetermined the brilliant acting trio. In the comedy "Gemini", Arnold Schwarzenegger played an ideal man named Julius. Native Brother Julius, sacrifice of an unsuccessful experiment, - Danny de Vito. Preston performed the role of cute Marny Mason, the girls involved in the adventures of the main characters.
Another bright filmmaker Preston is a role in the militant "from sunset to dawn." In the picture, thundered to the whole world in the 90s, she played far from the main heroine - a journalist Kelly Hog. But this time she happened to work on the set with the Quentin Tarantino himself. The main role was performed by George Clooney.
In 1996, Kelly appeared in the acting composition of the sports comedy "Jerry Maguyer", in which Tom Cruise starred in the lead role. The film, marked at the Oscar award ceremony, brought the artist success and high fees: in the rental picture collected more than $ 270 million.
In 1999, Kelly flashed in a star duet with Kevin Costner, starring in a melodraman "For the sake of love for the game." Later were the roles in the films "Battlefield: Earth", "Cat in a hat."
Critics to Preston's films treated skeptical. The actress was "awarded" the Antipremia of Golden Raspberry in 2001, later it was nominated for the most disadvantaged Kinonagra.
Nevertheless, Kelly did not cease to experiment with genres. In 2007, she starred in the thriller "Mortal Verdict", after 2 years he appeared in the comedy "so-so vacation." Later with her participation, the Melodrama "Last Song" came out. The audience noted that the celebrity film crew was replenished.
In 2016, the shooting of ribbons narrowing about the life of Gangster John Gotti, whose role was performed by Travolta. The wife of the main character played Preston. The film was supposed to go out in December 2017. However, shortly before the planned show, it became known that the premiere was transferred. The film was published in 2018.
The painting is based on the biography of criminal authority living in the States in the second half of last century. "Code of Gotti" is some kind of family project. Ella Travolta played mafios daughter. For a 17-year-old girl, this is not the first cinematic experience. She was already filmed with his parents in the movie "So-Shoe Vacation."
Death
On July 13, 2020, it became known that John's marriage's wife died. The cause of death was breast cancer with which the actress fought for two years. The circumstances of the disease she kept secret from the public. Her departure became a complete surprise to the public and colleagues.The death of the spouse reported John Travolta. He posted a post with farewell words in the Instagram account. In the message, the actor also thanked the MD Anderson Cancer Center's Onco Center for help in the treatment of Kelly.
Preston himself left on his page in "Instagram" the last heartbreaker post, in which two photos placed at once. On one she appeared along with children and her husband, her firstborn and spouse were depicted on the second. Celebrity addressed its message to Travolta, congratulating the one on his father's day.
Filmography
- 1983 - "Metal Storm: Krach Jared-Sina"
- 1985 - "Salopai"
- 1988 - "Devil's ministers"
- 1988 - "Gemini"
- 1990 - "Bikes from a crypt"
- 1992 - "Only you"
- 1994 - "Love is a weapon"
- 1996 - "From the sunset to dawn"
- 1997 - "Durma of Love"
- 2003 - "What a girl wants"
- 2007 - "Death Sentence"
- 2009 - "so-so vacation"
- 2017 - Codex Gotti