John Travolta shares a slice of pizza with his son Ben’s dog, Peanut.Photo:John Travolta/InstagramLady and the Tramp, meetJohn Travoltaand Peanut.The 69-year-old actor and his son’s pup, Peanut, recently shared a slice of cheese pizza — and the resulting photo looked awfully similar to the Disney film’s iconic spaghetti scene.In the picture, which theGreasestar posted on his Instagram Story on Friday, the little dog stood on the table and tugged on a piece of particularly stringy cheese as Travolta took a big bite.John Travolta and his son’s pup, Peanut, share a slice of pizza.John Travolta/InstagramThePulp Fictionactor shared another photo featuring Peanut, who belongs to his sonBenjamin, this time a picture of the pair cuddled up together sleeping face-to-face in bed.The snuggly shot is peaceful — especially when compared to a video Travolta shared of himself and the pooch in bed last year.In September 2022, the actor posteda sweet clip of Peanut poking and licking his face repeatedlyas he attempted to avoid the slobber.“This is how Ben’s dog Peanut wakes me up,” he captioned the clip.John Travolta and his son’s pup, Peanut, nap together.John Travolta/InstagramPeanut is the name Travolta’s son gave the rescue pup, who wasformerly known as Mac N Cheese.Travolta adopted the dog for Ben afterJamie Lee Curtisbrought her onstage during a segment dedicated toBetty Whiteand her dedication to animal welfare at the 94thAcademy Awardsin 2022.“They were dumped in a box outside the Avenal Shelter,” Chad Atkins, co-founder and executive director of animal rescuePaw Works, told PEOPLE about Peanut, her mom and her three siblings. (The Avenal Animal Shelter is a rural shelter in Avenal, California, that works with Paw Works.)After Peanut and her family were dumped at the California shelter, Paw Works brought the pets to their facility to help find them foster homes.When the 2022 Oscars approached, Peanut (who was still named Mac N Cheese at the time) was the only member of her family who had yet to find a forever home. She was the pup picked for the big awards show moment, thanks to a bit of luck — and Curtis.A production company for animals was originally going to provide a trained canine for the Oscars segment, but the 64-year-old actress stepped in.“It was actually Jamie Lee Curtis who said, ‘No, no, no, we can’t do that. Betty White is known for her compassion for four-legged friends, and she was always a huge advocate of animal rescue. It has to be a rescue animal,'” Atkins told PEOPLE.After the Paw Works director sent photos and information about several adoptable puppies in Paw Works’ care, Curtis chose Peanut out of the bunch, and brought her onstage for the In Memoriam segment.Atkins held on to the puppy for the rest of the night, and while several people expressed interest in adopting her, it was Travolta who “eye-locked” with little Peanut, held her for 30 minutes and followed up about adopting her the following day.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In March 2022, Travolta made the adoption Instagram-official, sharing aphotoof himself, Peanut and the pup’s new owner, his son Ben. “Ben adopted this dog from last [night’s] Oscar tribute to Betty White,” the actor captioned the photo. “Thank you @curtisleejamie & @pawworks.”“So it’s happily ever after for her now,” Atkins told PEOPLE of the puppy’s future in April 2022 and — at least according to Travolta’s Instagram posts — it has been nothing but pizza, love and snuggles since.
John Travolta shares a slice of pizza with his son Ben’s dog, Peanut.Photo:John Travolta/Instagram
John Travolta/Instagram
Lady and the Tramp, meetJohn Travoltaand Peanut.The 69-year-old actor and his son’s pup, Peanut, recently shared a slice of cheese pizza — and the resulting photo looked awfully similar to the Disney film’s iconic spaghetti scene.In the picture, which theGreasestar posted on his Instagram Story on Friday, the little dog stood on the table and tugged on a piece of particularly stringy cheese as Travolta took a big bite.John Travolta and his son’s pup, Peanut, share a slice of pizza.John Travolta/InstagramThePulp Fictionactor shared another photo featuring Peanut, who belongs to his sonBenjamin, this time a picture of the pair cuddled up together sleeping face-to-face in bed.The snuggly shot is peaceful — especially when compared to a video Travolta shared of himself and the pooch in bed last year.In September 2022, the actor posteda sweet clip of Peanut poking and licking his face repeatedlyas he attempted to avoid the slobber.“This is how Ben’s dog Peanut wakes me up,” he captioned the clip.John Travolta and his son’s pup, Peanut, nap together.John Travolta/InstagramPeanut is the name Travolta’s son gave the rescue pup, who wasformerly known as Mac N Cheese.Travolta adopted the dog for Ben afterJamie Lee Curtisbrought her onstage during a segment dedicated toBetty Whiteand her dedication to animal welfare at the 94thAcademy Awardsin 2022.“They were dumped in a box outside the Avenal Shelter,” Chad Atkins, co-founder and executive director of animal rescuePaw Works, told PEOPLE about Peanut, her mom and her three siblings. (The Avenal Animal Shelter is a rural shelter in Avenal, California, that works with Paw Works.)After Peanut and her family were dumped at the California shelter, Paw Works brought the pets to their facility to help find them foster homes.When the 2022 Oscars approached, Peanut (who was still named Mac N Cheese at the time) was the only member of her family who had yet to find a forever home. She was the pup picked for the big awards show moment, thanks to a bit of luck — and Curtis.A production company for animals was originally going to provide a trained canine for the Oscars segment, but the 64-year-old actress stepped in.“It was actually Jamie Lee Curtis who said, ‘No, no, no, we can’t do that. Betty White is known for her compassion for four-legged friends, and she was always a huge advocate of animal rescue. It has to be a rescue animal,'” Atkins told PEOPLE.After the Paw Works director sent photos and information about several adoptable puppies in Paw Works’ care, Curtis chose Peanut out of the bunch, and brought her onstage for the In Memoriam segment.Atkins held on to the puppy for the rest of the night, and while several people expressed interest in adopting her, it was Travolta who “eye-locked” with little Peanut, held her for 30 minutes and followed up about adopting her the following day.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In March 2022, Travolta made the adoption Instagram-official, sharing aphotoof himself, Peanut and the pup’s new owner, his son Ben. “Ben adopted this dog from last [night’s] Oscar tribute to Betty White,” the actor captioned the photo. “Thank you @curtisleejamie & @pawworks.”“So it’s happily ever after for her now,” Atkins told PEOPLE of the puppy’s future in April 2022 and — at least according to Travolta’s Instagram posts — it has been nothing but pizza, love and snuggles since.
Lady and the Tramp, meetJohn Travoltaand Peanut.
The 69-year-old actor and his son’s pup, Peanut, recently shared a slice of cheese pizza — and the resulting photo looked awfully similar to the Disney film’s iconic spaghetti scene.
In the picture, which theGreasestar posted on his Instagram Story on Friday, the little dog stood on the table and tugged on a piece of particularly stringy cheese as Travolta took a big bite.
John Travolta and his son’s pup, Peanut, share a slice of pizza.John Travolta/Instagram
ThePulp Fictionactor shared another photo featuring Peanut, who belongs to his sonBenjamin, this time a picture of the pair cuddled up together sleeping face-to-face in bed.
The snuggly shot is peaceful — especially when compared to a video Travolta shared of himself and the pooch in bed last year.
In September 2022, the actor posteda sweet clip of Peanut poking and licking his face repeatedlyas he attempted to avoid the slobber.
“This is how Ben’s dog Peanut wakes me up,” he captioned the clip.
John Travolta and his son’s pup, Peanut, nap together.John Travolta/Instagram
Peanut is the name Travolta’s son gave the rescue pup, who wasformerly known as Mac N Cheese.
Travolta adopted the dog for Ben afterJamie Lee Curtisbrought her onstage during a segment dedicated toBetty Whiteand her dedication to animal welfare at the 94thAcademy Awardsin 2022.
“They were dumped in a box outside the Avenal Shelter,” Chad Atkins, co-founder and executive director of animal rescuePaw Works, told PEOPLE about Peanut, her mom and her three siblings. (The Avenal Animal Shelter is a rural shelter in Avenal, California, that works with Paw Works.)
After Peanut and her family were dumped at the California shelter, Paw Works brought the pets to their facility to help find them foster homes.
When the 2022 Oscars approached, Peanut (who was still named Mac N Cheese at the time) was the only member of her family who had yet to find a forever home. She was the pup picked for the big awards show moment, thanks to a bit of luck — and Curtis.
A production company for animals was originally going to provide a trained canine for the Oscars segment, but the 64-year-old actress stepped in.
“It was actually Jamie Lee Curtis who said, ‘No, no, no, we can’t do that. Betty White is known for her compassion for four-legged friends, and she was always a huge advocate of animal rescue. It has to be a rescue animal,'” Atkins told PEOPLE.
After the Paw Works director sent photos and information about several adoptable puppies in Paw Works’ care, Curtis chose Peanut out of the bunch, and brought her onstage for the In Memoriam segment.
Atkins held on to the puppy for the rest of the night, and while several people expressed interest in adopting her, it was Travolta who “eye-locked” with little Peanut, held her for 30 minutes and followed up about adopting her the following day.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
In March 2022, Travolta made the adoption Instagram-official, sharing aphotoof himself, Peanut and the pup’s new owner, his son Ben. “Ben adopted this dog from last [night’s] Oscar tribute to Betty White,” the actor captioned the photo. “Thank you @curtisleejamie & @pawworks.”
“So it’s happily ever after for her now,” Atkins told PEOPLE of the puppy’s future in April 2022 and — at least according to Travolta’s Instagram posts — it has been nothing but pizza, love and snuggles since.
source: people.com
