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John Lydon

Singer-songwriter / Television Presenter / Actor / Lyricist / Record Producer | * 01/31/1956 (68) | London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
John Joseph Lydon (born 31 January 1956), also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is a British singer. He was the lead vocalist of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols, which was active from 1975 to 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s. He is also the lead vocalist of post-punk band Public Image Ltd (PiL), which he founded and fronted from 1978 until 1993, and again since 2009. Lydon's outspoken personality, rebellious image and fashion style convinced Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren to invite Lydon to join the group as its lead vocalist. With the Sex Pistols, he penned singles including "Anarchy in the U.K.", "God Save the Queen", and "Holidays in the Sun", the content of which precipitated what one commentator described as the "last and greatest outbreak of pop-based moral pandemonium" in Britain. The band scandalised much of the media, and Lydon was seen as a figurehead of the burgeoning punk movement. Due to their controversial lyrics and disrepute at the time, they are regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of popular music. After the Sex Pistols disbanded in 1978, Lydon founded his own band, Public Image Ltd, which was far more experimental in nature and described in a 2005 review by NME as "arguably the first ... ()
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John Joseph Lydon (born 31 January 1956), also known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead singer of the late-1970s British punk band the Sex Pistols, which lasted from 1975 until 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s. He is also the lead singer of post-punk band Public Image Ltd (PiL), which he founded and fronted from 1978 until 1993, and again since 2009.Lydon's outspoken persona, rebellious image and fashion style led to his being asked to become the singer of the Sex Pistols by their manager, Malcolm McLaren. With the Sex Pistols, he penned singles including "Anarchy in the U.K.," "God Save the Queen", "Pretty Vacant" and "Holidays in the Sun", the content of which precipitated what one commentator described as the "last and greatest outbreak of pop-based moral pandemonium" in Britain. The band scandalised much of the media, and Lydon was seen as a figurehead of the burgeoning punk movement. Because of their controversial lyrics and disrepute at the time, they are regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of popular music. [source: Wikipedia].

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Music | Comedies

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Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use ...

Hackers

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1995 | 3.2/5 | 1h 47min
Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama
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A group of Iraq War veterans goes on the run from U.S. military forces while they try to clear their names after being framed for a crime they didn't commit. Along the way, Col. Hannibal Smith, Capt. ...

The A-Team

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2010 | 3.2/5 | 1h 57min
Thriller, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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When an engineer learns of a mysterious, impenetrable fortress hidden under The Bank of Spain, he joins a crew of master thieves who plan to steal the legendary lost treasure locked inside while the w ...

The Vault

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2021 | 3.4/5 | 1h 58min
Action
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In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could ...

Point Break

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1991 | 3.6/5 | 2h 2min
Action, Thriller, Crime
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Movies with John Lydon as Actor(27)

as himself2023 Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
as himself2022 Rebel Dread
as himself2017 The Public Image Is Rotten
as himself2017 Song to Song
as himself2017 Who the Fuck is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
as himself2017 Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
as himself2014 The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
as himself2014 Lennon or McCartney
as himself2014 Super Duper Alice Cooper
as himself2012 Beware of Mr. Baker
as Johnny Rotten2011 Sons of Norway
as himself2008 Sex Pistols - There'll Always Be an England
as himself2007 Punk's Not Dead
as himself2006 Joy Division - Under Review
2003 End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
as Self - Vocals2002 Classic Albums : Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
as Himself (archive footage)2001 25 Years of Punk
as Himself (as Johnny Rotten)2000 The Filth and the Fury
1997 Degeneration Punk
as Himself (archive footage)1995 Dancing Barefoot
as himself1988 Sex Pistols: Buried Alive
1983 Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
as Leo Smith1983 Copkiller
as The Collaborator1980 The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
as himself1980 D.O.A.
as himself1980 Punk and Its Aftershocks
as himself1978 The Punk Rock Movie

TV Shows/Series with John Lydon as Actor(16)

as himself2022 Piers Morgan Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)2020 70 Years of Youth Revolt
as himself2019 Punk
as Meat Sweats (voice)2018 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012 Punk Britannia
as Self - Guest2006 The One Show
as himself2006 The One Show
2004 Blood on the Turntable
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as himself2002 V Graham Norton
as himself2002 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
as himself2001 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as himself1999 Where Are They Now?
as Self - Vocals1997 Classic Albums
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as Self - Panellist1979 Question Time

Additional Information

Full Name: John Joseph Lydon
Born: Tuesday, 01/31 1956 (January) in London, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 68 years + 86 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Westminster Kingsway College
Member of: Sex Pistols, Public Image Ltd.
Spouses (current/former): Nora Forster
Influenced by/Role models: Alice Cooper
Other names for John Lydon (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Johnny Rotten" (Pseudonym)
"The Sex Pistols"
"John Joseph Lydon"
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:202669, Added: 07/21/2018, Last updated: 04/19/2024