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- Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Bongiovi Meet
- April 29, 1989: Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Bongiovi Get Married
- May 31, 1993: Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Bongiovi Welcome Daughter Stephanie
- February 19, 1995: Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Bongiovi Welcome Son Jesse
- May 7, 2002: Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Bongiovi Welcome Son Jacob
- March 29, 2004: Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Bongiovi Welcome Son Romeo
- Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Bongiovi Launch The JBJ Soul Foundation
- October 5, 2010: Jon Bon Jovi Opens Up About Marriage to Dorothea Bongiovi
- November 3, 2016: Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Bongiovi Say They "Grew Equally"
- September 29, 2021: Jon Bon Jovi Celebrates Dorothea Bongiovi's Birthday
Bon Jovi and Dorothea met when they were high school students. "She let me cheat off her in history," he told PEOPLE in 2020. "I was immediately drawn to her from the minute I saw her and that never changed."
While Bon Jovi and Dorothea quickly hit it off in high school, they did not get married until nine years later. In 1985, they briefly broke up, and Bon Jovi dated actress Diane Lane for five months, as Lane later recalled on Watch What Happens Live. Eventually, he and Dorothea reconciled. The couple got married in 1989 in Las Vegas while his band w...
On May 31, 1993, Bon Jovi and Dorothea welcomed their first child, Stephanie Rose, in Red Bank, New Jersey. The couple are very protective of their children and have strived to keep them out of the spotlight. However, when she was 7 years old, Stephanie joined her dad on stageto perform "I've Got The Girl," and she did so again in 2017 at one of hi...
The couple welcomed their son, Jesse James Louis, to the family on Feb. 19, 1995. Jesse would later play football at the University of Notre Dame and launch his own wine label, Hampton Water, alongside his dad in 2018.
Bon Jovi and Dorothea welcomed their second son, Jacob "Jake" Hurley, on May 7, 2002. However, the "Livin' on a Prayer" singer nearly missed the birth. On May 6, Bon Jovi played a show in New Orleans, and fans discovered how to reach the rocker's hotel phone. He turned off the phone, but when Dorothea called in the middle of the night to tell him h...
Romeo Jon, the couple's fourth child, was born on March 29, 2004, in New Jersey. Two years earlier, Bon Jovi opened up to PEOPLE about being a father. "You think you're in love when you're a kid and you meet your wife and get married, but you know you're in love after you have a child," he said.
In 2006, Bon Jovi and Dorothea founded the JBJ Soul Foundation, an organization that works "to break the cycle of hunger, poverty and homelessness." The nonprofit kicked things off by renovating 15 housesin Philadelphia, but eventually began working across the U.S. building and renovating homes in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. Since its fo...
During an interview with Men's Health, Bon Jovi spoke about why his and Dorothea's long-lasting marriage works, crediting his wife for her compassion and support. "I'm not a saint, and I have not been a saint," he told the outlet. "I missed tons of birthdays and school plays. ... [Dorothea has] been in it the whole game. She understands what it mea...
Bon Jovi and Dorothea are often asked about the secret to being in a long-term relationship. In November 2016, Dorothea told PEOPLE, "Somehow it works. I think because we grow at the same rate. We grew equallyand not in opposite directions." Bon Jovi added, "She's the glue ... I'm the crazy visionary with all kinds of things flying, and the seams a...
Bon Jovi wished Dorothea a happy birthday on Instagramin September 2021. He shared two photos: one of the couple embracing and another photo of their family on the red carpet. "Happy happy birthday to THE LOVE OF MY LIFE," he wrote in the caption.
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Apr 11, 2023 · 11 April 2023, 12:36. Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea have been married since 1989. Picture: Getty. By Tom Eames. Jon Bon Jovi is known for his rock anthems and power ballads (and big hair at times), but he's also half one of showbiz's greatest romance stories. Listen to this article. Loading audio...
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Apr 17, 2024 · Apr 17, 2024. Jon Bon Jovi is a world-famous rock star, but when it comes to his personal life, he’s always stayed down to earth. The Bon Jovi frontman has been married to his high school...
May 4, 2024 · Vinnie Zuffante // Getty Images. Jon and Dorothea attend the Rockers ’85 awards ceremony in Los Angeles, California, on March 1985. The two met as high school students at Sayreville War Memorial...
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