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Jon Bon Jovi

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Born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on

March 2, 1962, John Bongiovi wasraised in Sayreville, New Jersey.

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As a teenager,

John idolized BruceSpringsteen. While

playing in a garage

band, he met pianist

David Bryan. Thetwo of them formed

the band Atlantic

City Expressway.

Bruce Springsteen

David Bryan

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In 1980, he

made a song

Runaway andsuccess was

launched

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Jon formed a band with

David, Tico Torres,

Alec Such and RichieSambora.

Derek Schulman, a record

executive, signed them to

PolyGram in 1983.

Shulman was the one to suggest

changing the bands name to Bon

Jovi.

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The self-titled debut wasout in January of 1984. The

record went gold, and the band

toured with the Scorpions, Kiss

and Judas Priest. The third

album, Slippery When Wet,

went gold and platinum six

weeks after its release.

Fourteen million copies were

sold.

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The group continues to record and

release albums. Jon also started anacting career in the 1990s. He has

starred in Moonlight and Valentino

(1995), Pay it Forward (2000) and

U-571 (2000).

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Jon marriedDorothea Hurley,

who

is a karate instructor.

They have fourchildren: Stephanie,

Jesse, Jacob and

Romeo Jo.

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In 2011 he visited

Zagreb as a part

of The Circle

Tour. I was at

this great concert.