Jon Bon Jovi
Actor
- Born
- March 2, 1962 (age 64) · Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was formed in 1983. He has released 15 studio albums with his band as well as two solo albums.
In the 1990s, Bon Jovi started an acting career, starring in the films Moonlight and Valentino and U-571 and appearing on television in Sex and the City, Ally McBeal and The West Wing.
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As a songwriter, Bon Jovi was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2012, he ranked number 50 on the list of Billboard magazine's "Power 100", a ranking of "The Most Powerful and Influential People in the Music Business". In 1996, People magazine named him one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World". In 2000, People awarded him the title "Sexiest Rock Star".
Bon Jovi was a founder and former majority owner of the Arena Football League team, the Philadelphia Soul. He is the founder of The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, founded in 2006.
Known for
New Year's Eve
December 8, 2011
Pay It Forward
October 20, 2000
U-571
April 20, 2000
Young Guns II
August 1, 1990
Cry_Wolf
September 16, 2005
Vampires: Los Muertos
September 23, 2002
Moonlight and Valentino
September 29, 1995
Homegrown
April 17, 1998
The Return of Bruno
February 7, 1987
Live 8
November 7, 2005
The Leading Man
December 12, 1996
No Looking Back
March 27, 1998
Acting98
- 20269/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later as Self
- 2026Bon Jovi Forever: A Tony Robbins Special
- 2024Bon Jovi at the BBC
- 2024Michael Strahan x Jon Bon Jovi: Halfway There as Self
- 2023Christmas at Graceland as Self
- 2023The Genius of Gianni Versace Alive as Self
- 2022Bon Jovi | No End in Sight as Self
- 2022Frontmen: Jon Bon Jovi as Self
- 2021The Surge at Mount Sinai as Narrator
- 2021Bon Jovi: Encore Nights Drive-In