John Francis Bongiovi Jr founded Bon Jovi in 1983. He has been recording and broadcasting on local radio stations helping make jingles. His first professional recording was on a Star Wars Christmas album with the song “R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas”. Before they were Bon Jovi, the band was going to call themselves Johnny Electric. However, a friend suggested that Bon Jovi follow in Van Halen’s footsteps and use their lead singer’s last name. It was good advice, they have sold over 130m records since. Jon has also acted in several movies, including Young Guns II, Moonlight And Valentino, Little City, Homegrown, and Pay It Forward. He’s appeared on several TV shows like Ally McBeal and 30 Rock. In 1996, People magazine named him as one of the “50 Most Beautiful People In The World”.