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Jon Bon Jovi Wiki Biography

John Francis Bongiovi was born on 2 March 1962, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey USA, of Italian (Sicilian) and Slovak (father), and Russian and German (mother) descent. Known to audiences by his stage name Jon Bon Jovi, he is a musician, actor, singer and songwriter, as well as a record producer. Bon Jovi began his singing career in 1982 with the release of his song called “Runaway”, and is best known as the founder and lead singer of the band Bon Jovi.

How rich is Jon Bon Jovi? According to sources, Jon’s net worth is estimated to be $300 million, mostly accumulated  due to the success of his band, and the release of their 12 studio albums that have sold over 130 million copies worldwide.

Jon Bon Jovi went to school in New Jersey, but was far more interested in music than studying, and by his mid-teens was playing with any band who needed him, at least gaining experience. “Runaway” was initially turned down by many record labels, but the song was eventually picked up by rock station WAPP, and released on the station’s compilation album. The song became an instant hit and resulted in Mercury Records offering Bon Jovi a record contract. Later in 1983, Jon Bon Jovi formed the now popular “Bon Jovi” band with David Bryan, Alec John Such, Tico Torres, and Dave Sabo who was later replaced by Richie Sambora. The band released their debut album in 1984 and became an immediate success. Bon Jovi then released their breakthrough album entitled “Slippery When Wet” in 1986, which spent eight weeks at #1 on the Billboard album chart, and included some of their most prominent songs  to date: “Livin’ on a Prayer”, “Wanted Dead or Alive” and “You Give Love a Bad Name”. “Slippery When Wet” is undoubtedly the band’s most commercially successful, best-selling album that has been certified platinum 12 times by the RIAA, and is featured in the musical reference book “1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die”. The band’s fourth album called “New Jersey” was released in 1988 and became as successful as their third studio work.His involvement with the band has brought Jon significant additions to his net worth

Even though Jon Bon Jovi’s success and rise to fame came due to his involvement in the band, Bon Jovi has released two solo albums as well: “Blaze of Glory” and “Destination Anywhere”. Bon Jovi’s no less popular solo works have significantly contributed to his $300 million net worth.

In addition to his signing career, Jon Bon Jovi is known as an actor and has been credited for appearing in such movies as “Homegrown” with Billy Bob Thornton, “No Looking Back” with Lauren Holly, and “Cry Wolf” with Jared Padalecki.

Jon Bon Jovi is considered to be one of the wealthiest US celebrities and has been ranked #50 on the “Power 100” list of “The Most Powerful and Influential People in the Music Industry”. Throughout his career, Bon Jovi has been nominated for and won Grammy Awards, American Music Awards, and Golden Globe Awards among many others, and in 2009 was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

In his personal life, Jon Bon Jovi married Dorothea Hurley in 1989, and the couple has four children. Aside from music, in 2006 Jon Bon Jovi founded “The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation”, which aims to prevent homelessness in the USA. Jon also founded a “Philadelphia Soul” football team, and has an interest in purchasing another American football team, the “Atlanta Falcons”.

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Jon Bon Jovi Trademarks

1. 100 points NBA record by Wilt Chamberlain occurred on his date of birth, Friday, March 2nd, 1962.
2. Songs are usually about someone having a hard time but rising above it (i.e. Livin’ on a Prayer, It’s My Life, Bounce)
3. His unique voice
4. His dancing onstage
5. Sunglasses

Jon Bon Jovi Quotes

• I suppose I am like the Elvis Costello of the movie business and the Tom Cruise of the music business. I got so many good reviews for so many movies but had zero commercial success. And yet with regards to the band’s music the critics have never been very accepting but the masses keep buying our albums
• Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.
• Do you really want to know why I’m doing all this goodwill, and why I’m an ambassador for Habitat for Humanity and why I gave a million to [relief efforts for Hurricane] Katrina? It’s because I feel guilty about the huge hole in the ozone layer my haircuts created. It’s my responsibility to right the wrongs of the Eighties.
• “I was crushed when Bush got re-elected. I was so depressed and am still gravely disappointed with the results of both elections. I think history will verify that the world would have been a much better place if the outcome had not been that way. I’m never going to be invited for tea at the White House. But I’ve never gone on stage – before the elections or since – and slagged off Bush. Not because I agree with him in any way, out of respect for the office of President. It’s too obvious to bash Bush. Everybody knows what I think about his policies. We went to a local bar for a couple of drinks to cheer ourselves up. On the way home we passed a couple who were in their sixties. I could see the recognition in their eyes so I said, ‘How ya doing?’. The old guy replied, ‘I only got one thing to say to you’ – and put his hand in the sign of a ‘W’. I went bananas – and that wasn’t one tenth of how badly my wife reacted. Needless to say, it’s been a difficult last couple of years. It’s heartbreaking many people now view Americans with suspicion. At one time, we were everybody’s best friend. We could go to places perceived as dangerous territories. Now, I’d think twice about asking our road crew to travel there.” (May 2006)
• “Introverted maybe, but incredibly focused to do whatever it is that I want to do. If it’s to go running this morning or to drink tonight, it’s gonna be the whole bottle. I don’t sip.” (about being shy)
• “If people have to tell you how successful they are, they really aren’t that successful. That’s something I learned sweeping floors at this recording studio called the Power Station. Mediocre stars were the biggest pricks, and the big stars were the ones who came in and said, “How’re those demos going?” – Keep pushing.” (success and life)
• “My real friends and my family know that if I’m not working I’m miserable. It’s not for monetary reasons. I already have fame and fortune. Now I want to find the greatness in things – which is why I was attracted to the arts in the first place. Slowly, I have fallen in love with acting. And all the struggle here – the acting lessons, the indie movies – has taught me so much.” (being in the limelight)
• I wrote the album during a time of extreme polarization in America. There was a war happening and it was dividing families. I realized the party that I was working for had lost but that we still had to come forward together as a nation. You can’t be a sore loser. Hence the album title “Have a Nice Day”. What drew me to politics in the first place was the fact that I wanted to have a place to take a stand and use my voice to express what I believed in. But I’ve no longer got any political aspirations. I feel that as a politician, fifty per cent of people would hate you before you even left the house. And I’ve never quite known what motivates politicians. Do they really believe in the cause that strongly or is it just the pursuit of power? I once flew on a plane with Bill Clinton and a reporter asked whose job was better, mine or the President’s? I said that mine was, because I get to keep the plane and the house.
• Some people just court celebrity for the sake of it. People like Tom Cruise. He was always a great actor, but I think the man’s lost it, lost it. You won’t ever catch me jumping up and down on Oprah going on about how I love this woman. And then others start feeding off it. Suddenly, Katie Holmes is on the covers of magazines. These people claim they hate the intrusion that fame brings but then they bring it on themselves by having huge entourages everywhere they go, attracting attention to themselves. It’s a great fallacy. Another one’s Paris Hilton. Famous for being infamous. And the people who should be getting the attention, people like Bob Dylan, aren’t. It’s sad.
• I would love to be able to do both (acting and making music). If I look at someone like Sinatra, who toured until he was 80 and made 60 movies, that would be a great life to have.
• This is the way I look at sex scenes: I have basically been doing them for a living for years. Trying to seduce an audience is the basis of rock ‘n roll, and if I may say so, I’m pretty good at it…Plus, being married and monogamous, it’s the closest thing I can do to having sex without getting in trouble for it…The only thing I like more than my wife is my money, and I’m not about to lose that to her and her lawyers, that’s for damn sure.”–Movieline, February 1998

Jon Bon Jovi Important Facts

• Was originally cast as rock star Dante in the Criminal Minds (2005) episode “Criminal Minds: The Performer (2009)”, but was replaced by Bush front man Gavin Rossdale.
• kicks off the American leg of the Bounce tour. [February 2003]
• One Wild Night Tour with Bon Jovi [April 2001]
• Performed at the Live8 Concert in Philadelphia. Released the single “Have a Nice Day” [July 2005]
• Is a major supporter of the Parker Family Health Clinic on the west side of Red Bank, New Jersey.
• Musician/rock star that has also become an actor.
• Lives in Middletown, New Jersey and New York City, New York.
• His favorite movie is The Godfather (1972).
• He was elected into the 2008 New Jersey Hall of Fame for his services to Arts, Entertainment, and Philanthropy.
• His grandfather was a mortician, he owned Bongiovi funeral home in Raritan, New Jersey.
• His song “Livin’ on a Prayer” is ranked #1 on VH1’s list of “The 100 Greatest Songs of the Eighties”.
• Ranked #13 on VH1’s 100 Sexiest Artists.
• Ranked #76 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists along with Bon Jovi.
• His favorite songs are “Ruby” by The Kaiser Chiefs, “Overnight Sensation” by The Raspberries, “Clocks” by Coldplay, “You’re Beautiful” by James Blunt, “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol, “Tiny Dancer” by Elton John, “Start Me Up” by The Rolling Stones, “Cannonball” by Damien Rice, “When You Were Young” by The Killers and “One” by U2. (Source: BBC Radio 2 “Tracks of My Years”).
• Bon Jovi were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame for their outstanding contribution to British music and integral part of British music culture. [November 2006]
• He graduated from Sayreville War Memorial High School with other alumni such as Marilyn Ghigliotti and Greg Evigan.
• In 2006, his band, Bon Jovi became the first rock band to have a number one hit on the country charts.
• “Have a Nice Day”, his band’s new album, reached #1 in Australia, Holland, Austria, Germany and Canada after just one week after release.
• Campaigned for Al Gore in the 2000 Presidential election, and John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential election.
• He was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, but he grew up in Sayreville, New Jersey.
• Majority owner of the Philadelphia Soul (Arena Football League), which began play in 2004.
• He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Monmouth University in 2001
• Son, Romeo Jon, born on March 29, 2004, and weighed 9 lbs. 7 oz.
• Has worked on behalf of the Special Olympics, the American Red Cross, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and other groups.
• Brother of Anthony M. Bongiovi and Matt Bongiovi.
• Mother is Carol Sharkey, one of the first Playboy bunnies, perhaps she knew Marilyn Monroe. His father is John Frank Bongiovi.
• His paternal grandfather, Louis Bongiovi, was of Italian (Sicilian) descent, and his paternal grandmother, Elizabeth M. Benkovsky, was of Slovak ancestry. His maternal grandfather, Michael R. Sharkey, was of Polish descent, while his maternal grandmother, Martha W. Ludwig, was from a Swiss-German family.
• He started smoking in 1994 during the making of Moonlight and Valentino (1995) but quit again. Picked it back up during the making of The Leading Man (1996) and after the 1996 tour because he “just likes it”.
• He has sensitive eyes against sunlight and cigarette smoke, that’s why he always wears sunglasses. During spring he has allergies and hay fever.
• Likes wearing casual clothes, jeans and shirts
• He has owned a few cars as well, a white Datsun 280Z in 1988, a 1958 Corvette 1988-1992, a Ferrari 328 GTSI 1988-1992; in 1995, Jon owned a Ferrari, Camaro, two Corvettes, some Jeeps, Mustang Shelby and a 1957 Lincoln Premier, some motorcycles, among them a Harley Davidson and a snowmobile. In 1996, he owned a Harley Davidson, black Mercedes and a red 91/92 Corvette. He loves sports cars, especially Porsches.
• Likes watching movies, driving cars, sleeping, eating junk food, working out at the gym, football, spending time with his family and playing with his dog Copper.
• The song “August 7”, from his solo album “Destination Anywhere”, is a tribute to his friend/manager Paul Korzilius’ daughter Katherine. She died at the age of six under mysterious circumstances on August 7, 1996.
• Children, with Dorothea Hurley, Stephanie Rose (b. May 31, 1993), Jesse James Louis (b. February 19, 1995), Jacob Hurley (b. May 7, 2002) and Romeo Jon (b. March 29, 2004).
• Given title “Sexiest Rock Star” by People Magazine. [November 2000]
• The acoustical performance of “Livin’ on a Prayer” and “Wanted Dead or Alive” that Jon and Richie Sambora performed at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards is widely acknowledged as being the genesis/greenlight for MTV’s “Unplugged” series.
• Appeared on the Star Wars Christmas album, “Christmas in the Stars”. (as John Bongiovi)
• Auditioned for the role of Ashe in The Crow: City of Angels (1996), but lost out to French actor Vincent Perez.
• Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world [1996]
• His date of birth, Friday, March 2nd, 1962, is also a sports record history date. Late NBA athlete, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points, as a Philadelphia Warrior against the New York Knicks, on the very same date. Final score of that game: Philadelphia Warriors 169 and New York Knicks 147.

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