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Jon Bon Jovi (born March 2, 1962) is an American singer, composer, musician (Guitar, Piano, Harmonica, Keyboard) of the rock band Bon Jovi, and Hollywood actor.

He was born John Francis Bongiovi, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. His mother, Carol Sharkley, was a former playboy bunny and his father, John Bongiovi, a coifeur of half Italian ancestry. He attended high school in Sayreville, and later adopted the stage name Jon Bon Jovi at the behest of the record company that Bon Jovi signed with. His early career was assisted by his cousin, Tony Bongiovi, a notable record producer who owned the Power Station recording studio. Jon worked as a janitor at the studio, and in periods of studio downtime recorded his own material, helped by his uncle. An album of these early recordings John Bongiovi: The Power Station Years was released in 1999.

Bon Jovi married Dorothea Hurley on April 29, 1989 in the Graceland Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He fathered one daughter, Stephanie Rose Bongiovi (May 31, 1993), and three sons, Jesse James Louis Bongiovi (February 19, 1995) Jacob Hurley Bongiovi (May 7, 2002) and Romeo Jon Bongiovi (March 29, 2004).

Jon Bon Jovi is a credited actor in the movies Moonlight and Valentino, The Leading Man, Destination Anywhere, Homegrown, Little City, No Looking Back, Row Your Boat, Vampires Los Muertos, U-571 and Cry Wolf. He also had a supporting role in the movie Pay It Forward, where he played Helen Hunt's abusive ex-husband. TV series appearances include Sex and the City and an extended stint on Ally McBeal.

Bon Jovi's first appearance in any musical production was in the 1980 Star Wars album, Christmas in the Stars. He was the lead in singing the song, "R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas."

Jon Bon Jovi has recorded two solo albums: Blaze of glory (1990) and Destination anywhere (1997) and sold over 100 million albums with the band Bon Jovi.

Jon Bon Jovi has worked on behalf of the Special Olympics, the American Red Cross, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and other groups.

On June 15, 2001, Jon Bon Jovi addressed the prestigious Oxford Union debate society.

An American football fan all of his life, in 2003 he became founder and owner of the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League. He appeared in several television commercials for the league.

On September 21, 2005, during an appearance on her show, the Bon Jovi band donated $1,000,000 to Oprah Winfrey for her Angel Network foundation.

His cousin is Robert Hegyes, who played Epstein on the popular 1970s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter.

He currently lives in a wealthy part of Middletown, New Jersey along with Geraldo Rivera.

Awards

• 1989: American Music Award: Best Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group; award shared with his band
• 1990: Golden Globe: Best Song, Blaze of Glory (from Young Guns II soundtrack)
• 1991: MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award; shared with his band
• 2001: Humanitarian of the Year by The Food Bank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties for his charitable work on behalf of the people of New Jersey
• 2001: Honorary Doctorate in Humanities degree from Monmouth University in New Jersey, for his success as an entertainer and his humanitarian work
• 2004 He and his band get the Award of merit at the American music awards for their long career
• 2005 He and his band get the Diamond award at the Worlds music awards for selling 100 million albums

External links

• Streaming interview from 1987 (15 minutes)

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