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He acted in the movies “Moonlight and Valentino,” “Homegrown,” “No Looking Back,” and “Row Your Boat,” amongst others. Bon Jovi’s acting career was also blooming by this time. His second solo studio album, “Destination Anywhere,” was released in 1997. In 1991, a song from the album won a Golden Globe and the American Music Award for ‘Favorite Pop/Rock Single.’ It also earned him an Academy Award nomination and a Grammy nomination.

Their first single, ‘Runway,’ which later reached the top 40, was released the following year.īon Jovi delivered his first solo album, “Blaze of Glory,” on August 7, 1990. Bon Jovi and his pal David Bryan contacted Alec John Such, Tico Torres, and Richie Sambora to form the band Bon Jovi in March 1983. In his teenage years, he started two other bands, John Bongiovi, and the Wild Ones and The Rest. With his first band Raze, he started playing the keyboard and guitar at 13. Bon Jovi is of Italian, Slovak, German, and Russian descent and was raised as a Catholic. His parents, both former Marines, welcomed him into the world on March 2, 1962, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. John Francis Bongiovi Jr., professionally known as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American actor, songwriter, and producer.