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Full Name:
John Francis Bongiovi, Jr.
Birthplace: Perth Amboy, NJ but grew up in
Sayerville, NJ.
Birthday:
March 2, 1962
Hair/Eyes:
Dark Blond / Blue
Height/Weight:
5'10" / approx. 160
Family: Mom-Carol (an original Playboy Playmate),
Dad-John, Sr. (Hairdresser), brothers-Anthony and Matt
Maritial Status: Eloped with high school
sweetheart, Dorothea Hurley, April 28, 1989.
Children: Daughter, Stephanie Rose born May 31,
1993, sons Jesse James Louis born February 19, 1995, Jacob Hurley born
May 7, 2002 and Romeo Jon born March 29, 2004.
Instruments:
Guitar, Piano, Harmonica, Keyboard
Education:
Sayreville War Memorial High School, Sayreville,
New Jersey, Studied acting with Harold Guskin
Previous Bands:
Raze, Atlantic City Expressway,
The Rest, John Bongiovi and The Wild Ones.
Jon's Business: Jon
co-owns the Philadelphia Soul, an expansion team of the Arena Football
League
Jon's Hobbies:
football, (avid NY Giants fan), movies, cars (owns several), baseball,
cartoons.
Jon's Likes: Cartoons
(especially Superman), wearing casual clothes (jeans and shirts),
junk food (especially greasy burgers, Italian, Mexican and Sushi), vacation
place anywhere warm (Caribbean, Cayman Islands), Favorite Drink: MUFF
DIVE - 1oz Vodka, 1oz Peach Schnapps, Cranberry Juice or Orange Juice to
taste.
Tatoos: A Superman tatoo on his upper left arm
(circa July 1987), a Steer's head tatoo on his upper right arm, a Dragon
tattoo on the front of his ankle.
AWARDS
& NOMINATIONS
Personal Quotes:
"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)
Facts:
His eyes
are sensitive to sunlight and cigarette
smoke, that's why he always wears
sunglasses. During spring he has allergies
and hay fever.
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".
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.
He's
owned a few cars as well, a white Datsun
280Z in 1988, a '58 Corvette 1988-1992, a
Ferrari 328 GTSI 1988-1992; in 1995 Jon
owned a Ferrari, Camaro, 2 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.
Highlights:
1989:
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.
1996: Chosen by
People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world
November 2000:
Given title "Sexiest Rock Star" from People Magazine.
2001:
He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Mammouth University.
Jon's Movies/TV
2006: West Wing, The (as himself)
2006: Pucked
2005: Trouble With Frank, The (aka National Lampoon's
The Trouble with Frank) (Post Production)
2004: Cry Wolf
2001: Vampires: Los Muertos
2000: Pay It Forward
2000: U-571
1998: Row Your Boat
1998: Homegrown
1998: No Looking Back
1998: Little City
1997: Destination Anywhere
1996: Leading Man, The
1995: Moonlight and Valentino
1990: Young Guns II (uncredited--plays one of the
captives in pit that dies in the first few minutes)
1988: Return of Bruno, The
Jon's TV experiences
2006: West Wing, The
2002: Ally McBeal (recurring role)
2001: Concert for New York City
2001: America: A Tribute to Heroes
2001: MTV Video Music Awards 2001
2001: Saturday Night Live
2000: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
2000: Rove Live
1998: Sex and the City
1998: Unsolved Mysteries playing Himself
1996: TFI Friday
1995: Saturday Night Live
1992: Late Show, The
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