Jon Bon Jovi

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 U571 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 magazines 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