John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and actor. He is best known as the founder and frontman of the Grammy Award-winning 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.
instruments played
Guitar
Vocals
Associated Acts
Bon Jovi Scandal
Children
4
Education
St. Joseph High School Sayreville War Memorial High School
Genres
Rock hard rock glam metal arena rock pop rock country rock heavy metal
Labels
Island Mercury
Occupation
Singer-songwriter record producer philanthropist actor
Relatives
Tony Bongiovi (cousin) Robert Hegyes (cousin)
Spouses
Dorothea Hurley (m. 1989)
Website
Years Active
1975 present
Name
Jon Bon Jovi
Nationality
United States of America