Jon Bon Jovi

Jovi got married to his high school sweetheart, Dorothea Hurley, in 1989, at the Graceland Wedding Chapel. The couple has four children together: Stephanie Rose, Jesse James Louis, Jacob Hurley and Romeo Jon.

Jon Bon Jovi was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to Carol and John Francis Bongiovi, Sr. His father was a hairdresser and his mother was a former Playboy Bunny who later became a florist. He has two brothers.

He attended St. Joseph High School, New Jersey. He used to take little interest in studies and spent most of his adolescence dreaming about becoming a big rock star. He started playing at The Power Station, a recording studio owned by his cousin Tony.

He soon started playing and singing at the clubs and collaborated with the keyboardist David Bryan and bands like: ‘The Rest’ and ‘The Lechers and John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones’. After leaving school, he worked as a Janitor for some time.

While sweeping the floors at The Power Station, Jovi got the opportunity to record his demos with famous musicians. One of his demos ‘Runaway’ caught New Jersey radio station’s attention and he was signed on by Mercury/Polygram in 1983.

Jovi collaborated with a bunch of musicians and the band was named ‘Bon Jovi’. Along with him, the band included David Bryan on the keyboard, Alec John Such as bassist and Tico Torres as the drummer. Their first album ‘Bon Jovi’ was released in 1984.

In 1985, ‘Bon Jovi’s’ second album titled ‘7800 Fahrenheit’ was released. The album was a huge success and was certified gold. But Jovi still thought that they were still not getting the kind of fame they deserved.

Around the same time, Jovi’s cousin Tony, the owner of The Power House, sued the band, claiming that he had been responsible for the band’s success. The case was settled out of court in 1986.

In 1986, their third album ‘Slippery When Wet’ was released and professional songwriter Desmond Child was hired to work on the lyrics of the album. The band became an international phenomenon and sold 9 million copies in the US alone.

Jovi is a founder and owner of the ‘Philadelphia Soul’, a professional arena football team.

He got married to his wife on a secret trip to Las Vegas.

When Jovi got a haircut for his album ‘Keep the Faith’, it made headlines on CNN.