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Sep 30, 2020 · Jon Bon Jovi and wife Dorothea Bongiovi give love a good name. In this week's cover story, the rock star and his high school sweetheart — who still finish each other's sentences —...
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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 · Who is Jon Bon Jovi's wife and when did they first meet? Jon and Dorothea. Picture: Getty Dorthea Hurley was born in New Jersey to her parents Donald and Dorothy. She got her name after her parents mixed her mother’s name with a close family friend who had died of cancer before Dorothea's birth.
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1 day ago · How old is Jon Bon Jovi’s wife? Born on Sept. 29, 1962, Dorothea Bongiovi is 61 as of April 2024. Her husband was born on March 2 of the same year, making him nearly seven months older than her.
The legendary rock star has been with his wife Dorothea for 40 years and he's not keeping the secrets to a long and happy marriage a secret. Jon and the mother of his four children opened up to...
May 4, 2023 · Jon Bon Jovi 's wife Dorothea is opening up about the early days of their romance as they celebrate their 34th year as a married couple. The high-school sweethearts made a surprise...
