Ella Travolta Reacts to Her Dad's 1977 TODAY Throwback, and Shares Who He Looks 'So Similar' To

John Travolta appeared live on TODAY with his daughter Ella Travolta to discuss their Apple TV film, “Propeller: One-Way Night Coach.” Willie Geist played a 1977 interview clip featuring Travolta and Jane Pauley. Travolta watched his younger self closely, and Ella responded with affection, saying he looked like her brother Ben. Travolta expressed pride in his younger self, describing him as down-to-earth, real, and truthful, and connecting him to Ella. Ella added that the resemblance also reminded her of Ben and praised her father’s work. She said he was a natural director, having planned music, shots, and everything in his head beforehand, and described teaming with him to film early scenes using an iPhone.

"John Travolta watched his younger self intently and his daughter offered a loving response after the clip ended. "You look like Ben!" Ella Travolta said, referring to her younger brother, Ben Travolta. John Travolta then reacted to the clip and explained how he felt watching it after all these years. "You know what? I'm proud of him," he said. "He reminds me of Ella. He's very down-to-earth and real and tells the truth, and I like him.""

"The father-daughter duo shared a laugh then Ella Travolta elaborated on her prior response, citing the family resemblance. "It actually reminds me a lot of my little brother, too. You guys look so similar," the 26-year-old said. Ella Travolta, who stars as a flight attendant in "Propeller: One-Way Night Coach," also sent some love to her father as she echoed his affection for his younger self. "I'm also so, so proud," she said."

"John Travolta wrote, directed and narrated the Apple TV movie, which chronicles a young airplane enthusiast's big trip in the skies. When asked what it was like watching her father make his directorial debut in the film, Ella Travolta said he was "a natural at it." "It was so inspiring and so incredible because he had the whole film - all the music, all the shots - everything in his head beforehand," she said."

"Ella Travolta went on to describe how she teamed up with her father to film the beginning of the movie on an iPhone as she stood in for the other characters. "He just knew exactly what he wa"

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