Jon Bon Jovi

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Jon Bon Jovi
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Bon Jovi in 2012
Born
John Francis Bongiovi Jr.

(1962-03-02) March 2, 1962 (age 62)
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.
Education St. Joseph High School
Sayreville War Memorial High School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • actor
Years active1975–present
Spouse
Dorothea Hurley
​
(m. 1989)​
Children4, including Jake
Relatives
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Member of Bon Jovi
Formerly of Scandal
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
Website bonjovi.com

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 16 studio albums with his band as well as two solo albums.

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In the 1990s, Bon Jovi started an acting career, starring in the films Moonlight and Valentino, The Leading Man, Little City, Homegrown , Pay It Forward , U-571 and Cry Wolf and appearing on television in shows such as Sex and the City , 30 Rock , Ally McBeal , and The West Wing .

Bon Jovi was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009. [1] [2] 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". [3]

Bon Jovi is a founder and former majority owner of an Arena Football League team, the Philadelphia Soul.

Early life and education

John Francis Bongiovi Jr. was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. His father John Francis Bongiovi Sr. (born 1930) was a barber and a former Marine. His mother Carol (née Sharkey; 1940-2024), also a former Marine, was a florist and Playboy Bunny. [4] [5] His father was of Italian and Slovak ancestry; the name Bongiovi comes from Sciacca, Sicily. His mother was of German and Russian descent. [6] [7]

Bon Jovi was raised Catholic. [8] He attended St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, New Jersey, during his freshman and sophomore years. [9] He later transferred to Sayreville War Memorial High School in Parlin, New Jersey. [10]


Musical career

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Bon Jovi (right) with Jonathan King in 1987

Beginnings

Bon Jovi began playing music in 1974, when he formed his first band Raze and took part in a talent contest at his school. [11] [12] At 16, he formed a band called Atlantic City Expressway and was joined by David Bryan, who would later become a member of the Bon Jovi band. [11] [13] Still in his teens, Bon Jovi played in the band John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones, performing in clubs such as the Fast Lane and opening for local acts. [13] [14] By 1980, he had formed his first original band, the Rest; the band opened for New Jersey acts such as Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. [13] [15] [16]

At the time, Bon Jovi ran errands between gigs at the Power Station recording studio owned by his cousin Tony Bongiovi. One day, he was sweeping the floor as Disco producer Meco was in the studio recording Christmas in the Stars: The Star Wars Christmas Album. Meco suggested that Bon Jovi sing "R2-D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas", which became his first professional recording (credited as John Bongiovi). [17] [18]

Bon Jovi

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Bon Jovi performing on the Lost Highway Tour in November 2007

In March 1983, Bon Jovi called bassist Alec John Such and Such called experienced drummer Tico Torres and guitarist Richie Sambora. [19] Bon Jovi, Sambora, Such, Bryan, and Torres became the founding members of the band Bon Jovi. [20] In 1984 and 1985, Bon Jovi released its first two albums. [21]

In 1986, the band achieved widespread success and global recognition with its third album, Slippery When Wet , [21] [22] which had sold 28 million copies worldwide as of 2011. [17] Slippery When Wet included three Top 10 singles, two of which--"You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer"--reached number one. [23]

The song "Next 100 years" from the album Crush, written by him and Sambora, is a self cover. The Japanese version, with lyrics by B'z's Koshi Inaba, was recorded first in 1999 by Johnny & Associates's special unit called J-Friends as part of the relief efforts for the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake. The live version of the song was also included in a DVD released in April 2003, "J-FRIENDS Never Ending Spirit 1997-2003". It included performances from several of the agency's groups, as well as by the special unit. [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]

As of 2019, Bon Jovi has released 15 studio albums, five compilations and three live albums. The band has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making it one of the bestselling American rock bands. [31] Bon Jovi has performed more than 2,700 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans. [32] [33] Bon Jovi was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and into the U.S. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. [34]

Solo career

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Bon Jovi performing in 2013

In 1990, Jon Bon Jovi recorded a soundtrack to the movie Young Guns II . The soundtrack is commonly known as Blaze of Glory . Having been originally approached by his friend Emilio Estevez to lend "Wanted Dead or Alive" as the theme song for his upcoming Billy the Kid sequel, Bon Jovi ended up composing an all-new theme song for the film's soundtrack and delivering his first solo album. The album featured guests such as Elton John, Little Richard and Jeff Beck. The title track, "Blaze of Glory", peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1991, "Blaze of Glory" won an award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single at the American Music Awards [35] and won a Golden Globe as well. The song also earned Jon Bon Jovi an Academy Award nomination and a Grammy Award nomination. [36]

In 1991, Jon Bon Jovi started his own label, Jambco Records, and produced Aldo Nova's album Blood on the Bricks [37] and Billy Falcon's album Pretty Blue World. [38] [ better source needed ]

Bon Jovi's second solo album was 1997's Destination Anywhere . A short movie of the same name was based entirely on the songs from the record; it starred Jon Bon Jovi, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon and Whoopi Goldberg. The film debuted in 1997 [39] on both MTV and VH1.

In 2012, Jon Bon Jovi recorded a soundtrack to the movie Stand Up Guys . The soundtrack is commonly known as Not Running Anymore. On December 13, 2012, it was announced that "Not Running Anymore" would be nominated for a Golden Globe Award. [40] [ better source needed ]

In 2020, Jon Bon Jovi released a Christmas single called A Jon Bon Jovi Christmas, with three new holiday songs. [41] [ better source needed ]

Other ventures

Acting career

Jon Bon Jovi is a credited actor in the films Moonlight and Valentino , The Leading Man , Destination Anywhere , Homegrown , Little City , No Looking Back , Row Your Boat , Vampires Los Muertos , U-571 , Cry Wolf , National Lampoon's Pucked , and New Year's Eve . [42] He also had a supporting role in the movie Pay It Forward , where he played Helen Hunt's abusive ex-husband. [43] His TV series appearances include Sex and the City , 30 Rock , Las Vegas , The West Wing , and an extended stint on Ally McBeal as a plumber who was Ally's boyfriend for a short period of time. [44] He also had a brief, uncredited role in the 1990 film Young Guns II . [45] On January 24, 2011, it was confirmed that Bon Jovi would be cast in the film New Year's Eve , released later that year, as a successful rock star who is connected with Katherine Heigl's character. [46]

Sports franchises

In 2004, Bon Jovi became founder and primary owner of the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League. He appeared in several television commercials for the league, typically with John Elway, Hall of Fame quarterback for the Denver Broncos and co-owner of the AFL's Colorado Crush. Bon Jovi is no longer part owner of the Soul. [47] In 2011, Bon Jovi expressed interest in purchasing 15% of the Atlanta Falcons for $150 million. [48]

In 2014, a group of investors including Bon Jovi made it to the final round of bidding to acquire the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League, but the team was sold to Terry Pegula, the owner of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. [49]

JBJ's Nashville

On June 8, 2024, [50] Jon Bon Jovi opened a rooftop restaurant and bar in Nashville, Tennessee, located at 405 Broadway. [51] JBJ's is a Bon Jovi and rock music themed restaurant and bar. [52] It hosts live music daily. The restaurant is multi-leveled, with each level having a balcony looking down upon the stage in the center of the venue. [53] [54] The grand opening included a performance by Bon Jovi and the rest of the band, which was their first full band live performance since the end of the 2022 tour. [55] The grand opening was attended by Vince Neil of Mötley Crue, Jeremy and Ajay Popoff from Lit, Big Kenny, Jelly Roll, and Jamie O'Neal, amongst others. [52]

JBJ's also features the first ever permanent installation of a Proto hologram machine in a music venue, which can show Jon Bon Jovi and his band's holograms and "beam in" special guests. [56]

Philanthropy

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Bon Jovi in April 2009

During an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2005, Bon Jovi (the band, not the individual) donated $1 million to the Angel Network foundation. [57]

In July 2007, Jon Bon Jovi announced a project that would rehabilitate a block of 15 homes in North Philadelphia. [58] [59]

The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation (formerly the Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation) was founded in 2006. It supports community efforts to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. [60] [61] On October 19, 2011, it opened the JBJ Soul Kitchen, a community restaurant in Red Bank, New Jersey, where patrons pay what they can afford for their meals, either with money or by volunteering work. [62] As of 2023, three additional locations have been opened—one in Toms River, another at the Newark campus of Rutgers University, [63] and a third one inside the Gilligan Student Union at New Jersey City University. [64]

Jon Bon Jovi is one of 21 artists singing on "Everybody Hurts", a charity single organized by Simon Cowell aiding victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. [65]

Political activism

Although Bon Jovi's voter registration indicates that he is unaffiliated, [66] he has supported many Democratic politicians. [67] During the 2004 presidential campaign, he toured extensively on behalf of presidential candidate John Kerry, appearing at and playing acoustic sets with Richie Sambora at rallies for the Kerry-Edwards ticket throughout the U.S. [68] In 2009, he played at a Manhattan fundraiser for former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton to lessen some of her $6.3 million 2008 presidential campaign debt. On January 18, 2009, Bon Jovi performed a duet at Barack Obama's inauguration concert, performing the Sam Cooke song "A Change is Gonna Come" with Bettye LaVette. [69] On June 4, 2009, Bon Jovi performed an acoustic benefit show for Democratic New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine at the NJPAC in Newark, New Jersey. [70]

On June 24, 2009, Bon Jovi, Sambora and Andy Madadian recorded a musical message of worldwide solidarity with the people of Iran. The handwritten Persian sign in the video translates to "we are one". [71]

On December 15, 2010, Bon Jovi was appointed by then U.S. president Barack Obama to the White House Council for Community Solutions. [72]

In 2017, Bon Jovi raised money for Jim Renacci, a Republican representative from Ohio's 16th congressional district and then a potential candidate for Ohio governor with whom he had had common business interests several years prior. [73]

In the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Bon Jovi endorsed fellow New Jersey resident Cory Booker for President of the United States. [74]

On October 24, 2020, Bon Jovi performed at a drive-in event for Joe Biden at Dallas High School in Dallas, Pennsylvania. [75] [76]

On January 20, 2021, Bon Jovi and the Kings of Suburbia performed a cover of the Beatles' song "Here Comes the Sun" as part of the "Celebrating America" Inauguration of Joe Biden event. [77]

Personal life

During a stop in Los Angeles on the New Jersey Syndicate Tour in 1989, Bon Jovi secretly took a trip to Las Vegas, where he married his high school sweetheart, Dorothea Hurley, on April 29 at the Graceland Wedding Chapel. The couple have four children: a daughter, Stephanie, born in 1993; and three sons, Jesse, Jake, and Romeo, born in 1995, 2002, and 2004, respectively. [78] [79] The British actress Millie Bobby Brown is his daughter-in-law; she married his son Jake in May 2024. [80]

A former resident of Rumson, New Jersey, Bon Jovi established his Sanctuary Sound recording studio in the basement of his home there. [81] [82]

Bon Jovi has described himself as a recovering Catholic. [8]

Bon Jovi is a close friend of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and former head coach Bill Belichick. He owns two Super Bowl rings from the Patriots and has performed several times at the Patriots' home field, Gillette Stadium. [83]

In 2019, Bon Jovi received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from University of Pennsylvania [84] and a second honorary doctorate from Princeton University in 2021, recognizing his contributions in music and social welfare. [85]

In October 2021, Bon Jovi tested positive for COVID-19 at a fan event in Florida. [86] He was reported as fully vaccinated and "feeling great". [87] He had recovered from the disease by November 12, 2021. [88] In April 2022, Bon Jovi spoke of how much his COVID-19 experience had affected him, including in his songwriting, saying about COVID-19 that it made him realize "how volatile we are and how fragile life is. It didn't matter if you were young or old, American or Egyptian, no matter who you were or where you were from, the COVID-19 pandemic affected you. I was aware of that when I was writing the record." [89]

On September 11, 2024, Bon Jovi helped prevent a woman from jumping off the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge in Nashville. [90]

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRole
1990 Young Guns II Prison scene bandit (uncredited) [91] [92] [93]
1995 Moonlight and Valentino The Painter
1996 The Leading Man Robin Grange
1997 Little City Kevin
Destination Anywhere: The Film Jon
1998 No Looking Back Michael
Homegrown Danny
Row Your Boat Jamey Meadows
2000 U-571 Lieutenant Pete Emmett
Pay It Forward Ricky McKinney
2002 Vampires: Los Muertos Derek Bliss
2005 Cry Wolf Rich Walker
2006 National Lampoon's Pucked Frank Hopper
2011 New Year's Eve Daniel Jensen

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Malhação [94] HimselfSeason 3; 3 Episodes
1999 Sex and the City SethEpisode: "Games People Play"
2002 Ally McBeal Victor Morrison10 episodes
2005 Las Vegas HimselfEpisode: "Centennial"
2006 The West Wing HimselfEpisode: "Welcome to Wherever You Are"
2010 30 Rock HimselfEpisode: "Anna Howard Shaw Day"

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