Kelly Preston

Kelly Preston (born Kelly Kamalelehua Palzis on October 13, 1962 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American actress.

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October 13 - 1962 - Honolulu, Hawaii - American

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Preston had a modeling career when she was a teenager. At 16, she was discovered by a fashion photographer who helped her get acting work in commercials and other small parts, which eventually developed into a successful movie career.

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Preston has been married to John Travolta since 1991. Preston put her career on hold after the wedding, opting to be a wife and mother when Travolta's career took off again in the 1990s. The couple have two children, a son and a daughter; she also has a son by her first marriage to actor Kevin Gage. Kelly does not use the surname "Travolta" professionally.

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John Travolta - Kevin Gage

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Both Preston and Travolta are Scientologists, and Preston appeared in the film Battlefield Earth (produced by Travolta, based on the novel by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard). Her role there is sometimes incorrectly described as "starring" even though she only appears in one scene, as a Psychlo female encountered in a bar (possibly a hooker) whose primary talent is implied to be fellatio.

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Scientologist - Battlefield Earth - L. Ron Hubbard - Hooker - Fellatio

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Recently, she has taken up the issue of overmedication and children. In keeping with Scientology precepts, Preston believes that schools are forcing or pressuring students and their families to medicate them for ADD unnecessarily. She has testified before the Florida state legislature encouraging the passage of a bill to ban such practice. While there is already a federal law to that effect, only schools receiving federal funding are subject to its terms.

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ADD - Florida

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She also devotes much of her time to the Children's Health Environmental Coalition (CHEC) (of which she is a board member), a national non-profit organization dedicated to educating parents about environmental toxins and potential health hazards for children with illnesses. She joined after their son Jett was diagnosed with Kawasaki's Syndrome, an illness that mostly affects children and results in severe allergies and asthma attacks.

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