Birth name: John Francis Bongiovi
Date of birth: 2 March 1962
Place of birth: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Occupation: musician, composer, singer, actor

Facts about Jon Bon Jovi:

(October 2002) The new album by Bon Jovi is released: Bounce. The first single is "Everyday".

With Enrique Iglesias kick off NFL seasons in Times Square. (July, 2002).

Auditioned for the role of Ashe in The Crow: City of Angels (1996), but was beat out by French actor Vincent Perez.

In 2000 he starred in the war drama U-571, alongside Matthew McConaughey.

Appeared on the Star Wars Christmas album, "Christmas in the Stars". (as Jon Bongiovi).

The song "August 7," off 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.

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.

(November 2000) Given title "Sexiest Rock Star" from People Magazine.

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".

(1996) Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.

Children, with Dorothea Hurley, Stephanie Rose (born in 1993) and Jesse James (born in 1995).

Jon and wife Dorothea welcomed their third child, Jacob Hurley in summer 2002.

Likes driving cars, playing baseball, sleeping, eating junk food, working out at the gym, football, watching cartoons, spending time with his family and playing with his dog Scruffy.

He has sensitive eyes against sunlight and cigarette smoke, that's why he always wears sunglasses. During spring he has allergies and hay fever.

Alec John left after the release of their greatest hits album, Crossroad.

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. He currently drives a Viper.

Likes wearing casual clothes, jeans and shirts.

His mother is a florist.

He has two tattoos: one of Superman.