Jon Bon Jovi
6 FOLLOWERS • 25 CREDITS • MAR 2, 1962 • 62
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
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Saturday Night Live
MTV Video Music Awards
Sex and the City
Las Vegas
American Music Awards
30 Rock
Ally McBeal
60 Minutes
Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure
The Graham Norton Show
CBS News Sunday Morning
American Idol
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
The Dynasty: New England Patriots
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Pay It Forward
The West Wing
Moonlight and Valentino
LT: The Life & Times
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Little City
Thank You, Goodnight - The Bon Jovi Story
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