Jon Bon Jovi Parents: Meet Carol And John

May 2024 · 2 minute read

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Jon Bon Jovi Parents: Meet Carol And John: Jon Bon Jovi, officially known as John Francis Bongiovi Jr is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor.

He developed a love for music and has been consistent throughout his career rising through the ranks to become one of the most sought-after musicians.

Bon Jovi began playing music in 1975, at the age of 13, playing piano and guitar with his first band, Raze, and at 16, he met David Bryan and formed a band called Atlantic City Expressway.

Still in his teens, he played in the band John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones, performing in clubs such as the Fast Lane and opening for local acts.

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By 1980, he had formed another band, the Rest, and opened up for New Jersey acts such as Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.

Jon Bon Jovi is best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was formed in 1983.

In the 1990s, he 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.

In 1996, People magazine named him one of the “50 Most Beautiful People in the World” and in 2000, the same magazine awarded him the title “Sexiest Rock Star”.

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As a musician, he has released fifteen studio albums with his band as well as two solo albums and 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

Jon Bon Jovi was a founding member and former majority owner of the Arena Football League team, the Philadelphia Soul.

The award-winning musician and songwriter is also the founder of The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, founded in 2006.

In April 2023, he hit the headlines after it was reported that his son, Jake Bongiovi has engaged British actress and producer, Millie Bobby Brown, her girlfriend of two-and-a-half years.

Millie Bobby Brown seemingly announced her engagement to Jake Bongiovi (Jacob Hurley Bongiovi) early Tuesday, April 11.

Jon Bon Jovi Parents: Meet Carol And John

Jon Bon Jovi was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States to his parents; Carol Sharkey (mother) and John Francis Bongiovi, Sr. (father).

Source: Ghgossip.com

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