Jon Bon Jovi
Acting • Born 1962-03-02
Biography
John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is best known as the founder and frontman of the 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.
Filmography
139 credits
Vampires: Los Muertos
Movie • 2002
Derek Bliss
Cry_Wolf
Movie • 2005
Rich
U-571
Movie • 2000
Lt. Pete Emmett
Bon Jovi | When We Were Beautiful
Movie • 2009
Self
Bon Jovi: In Performance
Movie • 2006
Self
Bon Jovi: Music In Review
Movie • 2007
Self
Live Earth Concert Wembley
Movie • 2007
Self
Bon Jovi | The Crush Tour
Movie • 2000
Self
Bon Jovi | One Last Wild Night
Movie • 2001
Self
Pucked
Movie • 2006
Frank Hopper
The Leading Man
Movie • 1996
Robin Grange
Row Your Boat
Movie • 1999
Jamey Meadows
Homegrown
Movie • 1998
Danny
Bon Jovi - This Left Feels Right Live
Movie • 2004
No Looking Back
Movie • 1998
Michael
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
Movie • 1996
Self
Free to Be... a Family
Movie • 1988
Self - Host
Bon Jovi | No End in Sight
Movie • 2022
Self
Destination Anywhere
Movie • 1997
Jon
Off the Record: The 9/11 Election
Movie • 2003
Self
Frontmen: Jon Bon Jovi
Movie • 2022
Self
Bon Jovi | Because We Can Tour - Live From Cleveland
Movie • 2013
Self
Moscow Music Peace Festival
Movie • 1989
Self [Bon Jovi]
Young Guns II
Movie • 1990
Inmate (uncredited)
Bon Jovi: Slippery When Wet - The Videos
Movie • 1987
Self
Bon Jovi | The Unreleased First Night
Movie • 1995
Bon Jovi | Unplugged On VH1
Movie • 2007
Self - Vocals
Christmas at Graceland
Movie • 2023
Self
Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits - The Ultimate Video Collection
Movie • 2010
Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Moonlight and Valentino
Movie • 1995
The Painter
Pay It Forward
Movie • 2000
Ricky McKinney
Bon Jovi | Inside Out
Movie • 2012
Self - Vocals
New Year's Eve
Movie • 2011
Daniel Jensen
Bon Jovi - The Circle Tour Live From New Jersey
Movie • 2010
Self
Two: The Story of Roman & Nyro
Movie • 2013
Self
Live 8
Movie • 2005
Self
The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994
Movie • 1994
Self
Bon Jovi | In Concert - BBC Radio 2
Movie • 2013
Self
Bon Jovi | Live at Madison Square Garden
Movie • 2009
Self
Michael Strahan x Jon Bon Jovi: Halfway There
Movie • 2024
Self
Bon Jovi at the BBC
Movie • 2024
Bon Jovi - An Intimate Tour
Movie • 2016
Self - Vocals
Songs & Visions
Movie • 1997
Self
Bon Jovi - Live from London
Movie • 1995
Self
The Genius of Gianni Versace Alive
Movie • 2023
Self
Bon Jovi | Live In Lisbon 2011
Movie • 2011
Self
Bon Jovi: Live at MetLife Stadium 2013
Movie
Self
Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi
Movie • 1993
Self - Vocals
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Movie • 2014
Self
Little City
Movie • 1997
Kevin
Bon Jovi: Rock In Rio 2013
Movie • 2013
Self - Vocals
The Return of Bruno
Movie • 1987
Jon Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi Secret Acoustic Show
Movie • 2001
Self
Bon Jovi | Cross Road
Movie • 1994
Self
Bon Jovi | Bounce (The Videos)
Movie • 2003
Self
Bon Jovi | Italian Roses
Movie • 1993
Self
Bon Jovi | Live at Nokia Theatre
Movie • 2005
Self
Bon Jovi | Live Rarities
Movie
Self
Bon Jovi | Live at Yokohama Stadium
Movie • 1996
Self
Bon Jovi: New Jersey - The Videos
Movie • 1989
Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie • 2017
Self
Bon Jovi: Rock in Rio 2017
Movie • 2017
Self - Vocals
Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2018
Self [Bon Jovi]
The Concert for New York City
Movie • 2001
Self
Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
Movie • 2008
Self
Bon Jovi: Breakout - The Videos
Movie • 1985
Self
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
Movie • 1998
Self
Bon Jovi | Live at Tokyo Dome
Movie • 2008
Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Movie • 2001
Self - Performer
Bon Jovi: Lost Highway The Concert
Movie • 2007
Self
Jersey Guys
Movie • 2015
Narrator
The Pool Cleaner
Movie
Self (archive footage)
LT: The Life & Times
Movie • 2013
Narrator
Bon Jovi | Tokyo Road - Live in Japan '85
Movie • 1985
Self
Bon Jovi live in Tokyo 1988
Movie • 1989
Self
Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey
Movie • 1990
Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie • 2012
Self
Bon Jovi | Live at Giants Stadium, 2001
Movie • 2001
Self
On A Night Like This - Bon Jovi 2020
Movie • 2020
Self - Vocals
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
Movie • 1992
Self
Celebrating America
Movie • 2021
Self
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Movie • 2009
Self
Bon Jovi | Live - iHeartRadio Music Festival
Movie • 2012
Bon Jovi: Encore Nights Drive-In
Movie • 2021
The Surge at Mount Sinai
Movie • 2021
Narrator
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2003
Self
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Lost in America
Movie • 2019
Self
Bon Jovi Keep The Faith (The Videos)
Movie • 1994
Himself
Bon Jovi: Final Countdown
Movie • 1990
Lead Vocals
Christmas with Delta 2025
Movie
When Metal Ruled The World
Movie
Himself (archive footage)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Ally McBeal
TV • 1997
Victor Morrison
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Las Vegas
TV • 2003
Jon Bon Jovi
TFI Friday
TV • 1996
Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV • 1979
Self
American Idol
TV • 2002
Self - Guest Performer
30 Rock
TV • 2006
Jon Bon Jovi
60 Minutes
TV • 1968
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Top of the Pops
TV • 1964
American Music Awards
TV • 1974
Self - Musical Guest
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Jon Bon Jovi
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Self
Sex and the City
TV • 1998
Seth
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Rove
TV • 1999
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Skavlan
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Leute heute
TV • 1997
Self
Thank You, Goodnight - The Bon Jovi Story
TV • 2024
Self
World Music Awards
TV • 1993
Self - Host
The Dynasty: New England Patriots
TV • 2024
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
Bambi
TV • 1948
Self
CMT Crossroads
TV • 2002
Self
Geld oder Liebe
TV • 1989
Self
ECHO-Verleihung
TV • 1992
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
TV total
TV • 1999
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Reel Stories
TV • 2018
Self - Guest Star
Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure
TV • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Menschen
TV • 1982
Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
TV
Self
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
Self
The Music Biz
TV • 1995
Self
When Metal Ruled The World
TV • 2004
Himself (archive footage)
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
TV • 1988
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
TV • 2009
Self - Musical Guest
The BRIT Awards
TV • 1977
Self