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Jon Bon Jovi

March 2, 2012 by · Comments Off on Jon Bon Jovi 

Jon Bon Jovi, Jon Bon Jovi hits a half century as he celebrates his 50th birthday on Friday. Born John Francis Bongiovi, Jr in New Jersey in 1962, the singer/songwriter has become a rock icon thanks to his hit-making supergroup Bon Jovi, Contactmusic reported.

He has acted in films like The Leading Man, Pay It Forward, New Year’s Eve, and is also a top humanitarian.

As he touches 50, US radio station WENN trawled through the archives to find 10 fascinating facts about the rocker.

Jon Bon Jovi was a majority owner of the Philadelphia Soul, a US Arena Football League team.

He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Monmouth University in 2001.

He claims to be a blood relative of Frank Sinatra.

His band Bon Jovi won a Golden Globe for the song Blaze of Glory, and was also nominated for Oscar.

He has four children, aged seven to 19.

In 2006, Bon Jovi made a 1-million-dollar donation to build homes in Louisiana, a year after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the state.

In December 2010, Bon Jovi was appointed to the new White House Council for Community Solutions by President Barack Obama. As a member of the council, he will oversee the enlistment of leaders in the non-profit, private, and philanthropic sectors to make progress on key policy goals. He will also honour and highlight those making a significant impact in their own communities.

He suffers from sensitive eyes and struggles in bright sunlight and smoky atmospheres. That’s why he often wears sunglasses. During the spring he suffers allergies and hay fever.

Jon Bon Jovi

December 20, 2011 by · Comments Off on Jon Bon Jovi 

Jon Bon JoviJon Bon Jovi, Although rumours swirled today that he had met his untimely end, Jon Bon Jovi wants his fans to know that he’s alive and very well.  The 49-year-old Livin’ On A Prayer tweeted a humorous photograph today in response to Internet rumours suggesting he had died.

In the picture, Jon is standing in front of a Christmas tree wearing one of his standard black muscle T-shirts. He wears a huge grin on his face as he holds up a sign reading: ‘Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey – jbj.’
One of his handlers announced the happy news via Jon’s own personal Twitter account mere hours ago. ‘Rest assured that Jon is fine! This photo was just taken’, the Bon Jovi personnel stated.

Indeed, Jon’s sign is emblazoned with the date and a time stamp: December 19 at six in the evening.  If the sign isn’t sufficient enough evidence, his rep also confirms to TMZ.com that he’s still rocking.

One report claimed he went into cardiac arrest at the Empress Hotel in his his home state of New Jersey and died later in the evening.  The information did not come from a reliable source, however, but a random WordPress blog. Jon can also be seen this holiday season in the romantic comedy New Year’s Eve.

He plays a musician (go figure) named Jensen in Garry Marshall’s follow-up to 2010’s Valentine’s Day.

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