John Bon Jovi
- March 2, 1962
- Born John Francis in New Jersey
- He is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor
- He met his future wife Dorothea whilst at school and they married in 1989 at Graceland Wedding Chapel. They have 4 children
- In 1983 he visited a local radio station in New York, to write and sing the jingles for the station, in return they played his single “Runaway”
- He formed the band Bon Jovi when he was 21 but they didn’t have a hit until 3 years later, in 1986 they released Livin’ on a Prayer
- After the success of “Livin’ On A Prayer,” he went on back-to-back tours and suffered complete exhaustion. This led him to contemplate jumping out of a moving vehicle on his way to see his therapist.
- The band achieved widespread success and global recognition with their third album, Slippery When Wet which had sold 28 million copies and went platinum 12 times over.
- He has released 14 studio albums, five compilations and three live albums. They have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the bestselling American rock bands.
- Bon Jovi has performed more than 2,700 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans
- In the 1990s, he 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.
- He once donated half a million dollars to build an apartment complex for homeless veterans.
- He has opened up two of his ‘Soul Kitchen’ restaurants to feed the homeless.
- His hits include “Bad Medicine,” “Livin’ on a Prayer” and “You Give Love a Bad Name,”
