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John Francis Bongiovi

   
He briefly dated actress Diane Lane in the 80’s.

He keeps it in the family; his brother Matthew is his personal security guard on tour, his brother Tony is his video director on tour and his mother used to run his fanclub!

Jon co-wrote the song "We All Sleep Alone" for Cher.

Jon sang on Christmas in the Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album in 1980 for extra cash.

Jon received an honourary doctorate from Monmouth University in 2001.

Bill Belicheck, coach of the New England Patriots, is one of Jon’s best friends.

The acoustic performance of "Livin' on a Prayer" and "Wanted Dead or Alive" that Jon and Richie Sambora gave at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards is widely acknowledged as being the genesis for MTV's Unplugged series.

Robert Hegyes is Jon Bon Jovi's cousin. Hegyes [who died on January 26 of this year] is best known for his role as Epstein on Welcome Back, Kotter.    

The only Bon Jovi song that a band member didn’t have a hand in writing was "She Don’t Know Me" off their second album.

Jon has written a few songs about his wife Dorothea – "Bed of Roses," "Wildflower" and "Janie, Don’t Take Your Love to Town.

Jon was a majority owner of Philadelphia Soul, an arena football league.

. President O *bama named Jon to the White House Council for community solutions.

Jon has homes in New Jersey, New York City, the Hamptons and Las Vegas.

Jon filmed his role as the sexy painter in Moonlight and Valentino in Ontario.

Jon and his wife eloped to Las Vegas in 1989 at were married at the Graceland Wedding Chapel.

Jon has had acting roles in 14 feature films.

Jon was nominated for an Oscar in 1991 for "Blaze of Glory."

Jon’s family owns a pasta sauce company called Bongiovi brand.

Jon has his own action figure from McFarlane Toys.

Jon only performs with a white microphone stand live on tour.

. Jon scratched the letters AP 95 in his black Takamine guitar to represent the loss of Al Parinello, his first guitar teacher who died in 1995.

Jon’s parents Carol and John met in the marines.

His favorite movie is "The Godfather."

For his 1997 solo release of Destination Anywhere, he created a short film starring Kevin Bacon and Demi Moore.

Jon has 4 chidren –Stephanie Rose, Jesse James, Jacob Hurley and Romeo Jon.

Jon has a recording studio beside his home in New Jersey where he records his albums.

Jon loves sushi and often requests it backstage after shows.

Jon often tweets from the @BonJovi twitter account.

Jon says he is 5’10 in height.

Jon sports 3 tattoos – one on each shoulder and one around his ankle.

Jon gives diamond Superman pendants to all his crew that have been with him for 5 years.

Jon appeared in an Advil commercial.

Jon is the only band member signed to the ‘Bon Jovi’ record deal.

Jon keeps a guitar signed by Johnny Cash in his office. It was a present from Richie Sambora.

The documentary about Bon Jovi When We Were beautiful premiered at the Tribeca film festival.

Jon admits he can’t dance well.

Bon Jovi has sold more than 130 Million albums to date

He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of fame in 2009.

He has a fully functioning pub in his home in New Jersey.

He claims to be a blood relative of Frank Sinatra.

Jon owns a private jet which the band uses for touring.

Though he has been nominated nine times, Jon has only won one Grammy award, for Best country collaboration with Sugarland.

Jon has toured in 50+ countries over the years, playing more than 2500 shows.

Jon cut his hair in 1992 and it made international news.

There is a Golf Volkswagon named after Bon Jovi.

Bon Jovi held a 20 show residency at London’s 02 arena.

Jon had already sung on stage with Bruce Springsteen by the time he was 16.

Jon and his family all volunteer at the ‘pay-what-you-can’ eatery founded by his JBJ Soul Foundation.

Jon has been inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

Jon underwent knee surgery in 2011.

And there you have it!

Happy 50th birthday Jon Bon Jovi: 'not old, just older'