In Makin' It, who was the John Travolta-type character?
Makin' It (TV series) Makin' It (TV series) Makin' It is an American sitcom starring David Naughton that aired for nine episodes on Fridays at 8:00PM on ABC from February 1 to March 23, 1979. It also aired in the United Kingdom on ITV from March 21, 1979. In 2002, "TV Guide" ranked it number 40 on its TV Guide's 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time list. The show was set in Passaic, New Jersey, and was about the daily life of Billy Manucci, a young man who frequented the local disco club, Inferno, at night while working at an ice cream parlor
Ellen Travolta 1970s, she played Dorothy Manucci in the short-lived television series "Makin' It". She played Marion Keisker in John Carpenter's renowned 1979 television film "Elvis". Ellen Travolta has been a longtime performer and supporter of the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre where she appeared in a production of "Hello, Dolly!" in the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre in 2000 and 2012 playing the star role opposite her husband's portrayal of Horace Vandergelder. The theatre is the beneficiary of the Helen Burke Travolta Memorial fund, established in honor of Ms. Travolta's mother. Travolta has stated, "My mother was the beginning of all of this