Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 2, 1962 (age 64)
Place of Birth
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
- Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi
Biography
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.
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 - Movies
U-571
as Lt. Pete Emmett
Young Guns II
as Inmate (uncredited)
Pay It Forward
as Ricky McKinney
New Year's Eve
as Daniel Jensen
Cry_Wolf
as Rich
Homegrown
as Danny
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self
The Concert for New York City
as Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self - Performer
Moonlight and Valentino
as The Painter
Known For - TV Shows
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
The West Wing
as Jon Bon Jovi
The View
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
as Andre Agassi (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self