Jon Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi (* 2. March 1962 as John Francis Bongiovi Jr., in Perth Amboy , New Jersey ) is an American singer , guitarist and composer of the rock band Bon Jovi . He also works as an actor.
biography
His father is John Bongiovi (born Giovanni Bongiovì ), a hairdresser of Slovak descent from Sciacca in Sicily . His mother, Carol Sharkey Bongiovi, was a former Playboy model and owned a flower shop. The two met while serving in the United States Marines. Until 2006, the mother was the head of the official Bon Jovi fan club Backstage with Jon Bon Jovi (BWJBJ) .
Jon has two younger brothers, Anthony Bongiovi (* 1964), who lives in Los Angeles and produces music videos, and Matthew Bongiovi (* 1974), who was temporarily tour manager for the Bon Jovi group and who now runs a bar in New Jersey.
On April 29, 1989, Jon married his high school sweetheart Dorothea Rose Hurley (born September 29, 1962) while on a New Jersey tour at Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. He has four children with her: Stephanie Rose (born May 31, 1993), Jesse James Louis (born February 19, 1995), Jacob Hurley (born May 7, 2002) and Romeo Jon (born March 29, 2004). He dedicated the song I Got the Girl to his daughter , which was released on the album Crush .
The rock star campaigned for the 2004 US presidential election for the Democratic challenger John Kerry . He also supported the Democratic candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 US election campaign . In the 2000 US presidential election , he and Richie Sambora had already supported Al Gore . In the US presidential election in 2016 , he supported Hillary Clinton .
He was the owner of the Philadelphia Soul's arena football team .
His greatest musical influences are Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes , Bruce Springsteen , Bob Dylan , Thin Lizzy , Alice Cooper and Aerosmith .
In 2015 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Rutgers University for his musical successes and his social commitment. On May 20, 2019, he received an honorary degree in music from the University of Pennsylvania .
Charity
Jon Bon Jovi has worked on behalf of many organizations and institutions. He has worked with the Special Olympics , the American Red Cross , the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation , the Habitat for Humanity , the Covenant House , the Project HOME and the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation , among others .
He was named the first founding ambassador of the Habitat for Humanity Ambassador program, which was part of the advocacy and public relations work of the non-profit organization . The singer has established himself within this non-profit organization since 2005; initially by providing funds that were used to build six houses in Philadelphia . The construction was completed in collaboration with the house owners and numerous members of the Philadelphia Soul Football team . The construction site also served as the location for the music video for Who Says You Can't Go Home . In 2006 he donated $ 1 million to the organization to help fund the construction of 28 homes on the hurricane-hit Louisiana coast. In 2007 he announced a project to redevelop 15 houses in North Philadelphia. During a performance on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2005, the band made a $ 1 million donation to the Angel Network Foundation.
With the establishment of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation in 2006, the singer mainly expressed the intention to fight causes that force families into the financial abyss. By arranging various programs and partnerships in a variety of ways, the facility supports poor families and individuals, most of whom have fallen victim to homelessness. On October 19, 2011, Jon Bon Jovi finally opened the JBJ Soul Kitchen , which gives guests the freedom to choose whether and how much they want to pay for their dishes.
Awards
In July 1991 Jon Bon Jovi received the Golden Globe Award for his song Blaze of Glory from the film Young Guns II . The piece was also nominated for an Oscar and a Grammy Award, and in 1998 received an Echo for best solo artist.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1990 | Blaze of Glory |
DE4 (33 weeks) DE |
AT1  (22 weeks)AT |
CH4th (31 weeks)CH |
UK2  (23 weeks)UK |
US3 × 2
(41 weeks)US |
First published: August 14, 1990
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| 1997 | Destination Anywhere |
DE1 (47 weeks)DE |
AT1 (26 weeks)AT |
CH1 (17 weeks)CH |
UK2 (27 weeks)UK |
US31 (9 weeks) US |
First published: June 16, 1997
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- 1995: Jon Bon Jovi (AT:gold)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE
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AT
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CH
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UK
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US
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| 1990 |
Blaze of Glory Blaze of Glory |
DE16 (19 weeks) DE |
AT2 (18 weeks) AT |
CH5 (23 weeks) CH |
UK13 (8 weeks) UK |
US1 (21 weeks)US |
First published: July 1990
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| Miracle Blaze of Glory |
DE47 (14 weeks) DE |
- |
CH20 (7 weeks) CH |
UK29 (5 weeks) UK |
US12 (16 weeks) US |
First published: October 1990
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| 1994 | Please Come Home for Christmas A Very Special Christmas 2 |
- | - | - |
UK7 (10 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: December 5, 1994
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| 1997 | Midnight in Chelsea Destination Anywhere |
DE9 (9 weeks) DE |
AT8 (10 weeks) AT |
CH5 (16 weeks) CH |
UK4 (10 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: May 26, 1997
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| Queen of New Orleans Destination Anywhere |
DE60 (5 weeks) DE |
- |
CH50 (1 week) CH |
UK10 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 18, 1997
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| Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town Destination Anywhere |
DE38 (9 weeks) DE |
AT40 (1 week) AT |
- |
UK13 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 14, 1997
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| 1998 | Ugly Destination Anywhere |
DE75 (9 weeks) DE |
AT39 (1 week) AT |
CH41 (4 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: April 6, 1998
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more publishments
- 03/1991: Never Say Die
As a guest musician
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE
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AT
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CH
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| 1980 | R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas | - | - | - | - | - |
First published in November 1980 on the album: "Christmas in the Stars - Star Wars Christmas Album"
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| 2010 | Everybody hurts |
DE16 (7 weeks) DE |
AT23 (7 weeks) AT |
CH16 (2 weeks) CH |
UK1 (6 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: February 7, 2010
(with Helping Haiti ) |
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1988: The Return of Bruno
- 1990: Blaze of Glory (Young Guns II)
- 1994: An almost perfect relationship (Mona Must Die) - short appearance
- 1995: Moonlight and Valentino
- 1996: The Leading Man (The Leading Man)
- 1997: Destination Anywhere
- 1997: City of Love (Little City)
- 1998: Homegrown
- 1998: Even more is never enough (No Looking Back)
- 1998: Row Your Boat
- 2000: The principle of happiness (Pay It Forward)
- 2000: U-571
- 2002: John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos (Vampires: Los Muertos)
- 2005: Cry_Wolf
- 2006: National Lampoon's Pucked
- 2011: Happy New Year (New Year's Eve)
TV Shows
- 1988: Full House
- 1999: Sex and the City
- 2002: Ally McBeal
- 2005: Las Vegas
- 2006: The West Wing - In the Center of Power (The West Wing)
- 2010: 30 rock
literature
- Jon Bon Jovi: Bon Jovi - When We Were Beautiful (The Official Book of Jon Bon Jovi) . Hannibal Verlag, Höfen 2010, ISBN 978-3-85445-323-9 (Original edition: Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful ).
swell
- ^ Jon Bon Jovi: How I became a poster boy for marriage. In: independent.ie. November 15, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Interview ( memento from June 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) with Larry King , August 16, 2006
- ↑ Bon Jovi collects donations for Obama
- ↑ Profile ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on bonjovi.com, accessed May 22, 2010
- ↑ Bon Jovi to Restore Rundown Philly Homes . In: PEOPLE.com . ( people.com [accessed September 28, 2018]).
- ↑ Home - JBJ Soul Foundation. Retrieved September 28, 2018 (American English).
- ^ JBJ Soul Kitchen. Retrieved September 28, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Awards: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Release and charts for "Please Come Home for Christmas"
Web links
- Literature by and about Jon Bon Jovi in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jon Bon Jovi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- “Related to Sinatra? I laugh myself dead ” , interview and photo series, one day , November 8, 2016
- Chart history
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bon Jovi, Jon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bongiovi, John Francis Jr. (real name); JBJ |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer, guitarist, composer and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Perth Amboy , New Jersey |