John Travolta braved the public at a star-studded event this evening.
The 58-year-old took to the stage to help honour actress Shirley MacLaine as she received the 40th AFI Life Achievement Award.The actor was perfectly composed and smiled throughout his speech, which he made in front of celebrity guests and work colleagues, including Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Katherine Heigl and Meryl Streep.
Wearing a dapper black tuxedo, the Pulp Fiction star along with Roberts, Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty and Morgan Freeman lead the tributes to 78-year-old MacLaine.
Earlier in the evening, the actor forewent walking the red-carpet and instead went straight inside to mingle with the A-list guests.
Taking to the stage in a black tuxedo, John appeared calm and composed as he made a speech in front of guests including Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Katherine Heigl and Meryl Streep.
He said: ''Several years ago, Warren Beatty was talking about a young actress. And I said to him, 'What was she like?' And he said, 'She filled the room with presence like I've never seen before.' And I said, 'You know your sister, Shirley? She fills the room with presence'. She fills the world with presence like no one I've ever seen before. And that's my Shirley. And I love you.
''Shirley MacLaine is first a dancer, and when you move from Broadway to film to television to writing to directing, you have to move to these things with the grace of a dancer. To train and push harder than you ever thought you could.''
John was among a number of stars, including Jack Nicholson, her brother Warren Beatty, and Morgan Freeman, in paying tribute to Shirley, 78.
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