Biography
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]
Filmography
all 76
Movies 56
self 54
TV Shows 20
Voice 1
A Very British Cult (2023)
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees (2022)
Piers Morgan Uncensored (2022)
Rebel Dread (2022)
70 Years of Youth Revolt (2020)
Punk (2019)
The Masked Singer (2019)
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018)
The Public Image Is Rotten: Songs From The Heart (2018)
Dead On Arrival: The Punk Documentary That Almost Never Was (2017)
Who the Fuck is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago (2017)
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers (2017)
The Public Image Is Rotten (2017)
Song to Song (2017)
Night Flight: Born Again (2016)
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill (2014)
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On (2014)
Super Duper Alice Cooper (2014)
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols (2013)
Public Image Ltd: Live at Enmore Theatre in Sydney (2013)
Beware of Mr. Baker (2012)
This is Public Image Limited (2012)
Punk Britannia at the BBC (2012)
Punk Britannia (2012)
Sons of Norway (2011)
Sex Pistols: The Whole Story (2011)
Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be an England (2008)
Derek (2008)
Punk's Not Dead (2007)
Seven Ages of Rock (2007)
The One Show (2006)
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave (2006)
Joy Division - Under Review (2006)
Leftfield: A Final Hit (2005)
The Sex Pistols: Music Video Box Documentary (2005)
Blood on the Turntable (2004)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)
Classic Albums : Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (2002)
Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music (2002)
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2002)
V Graham Norton (2002)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
25 Years of Punk (2001)
If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story (2001)
The Independent (2000)
The Filth and the Fury (2000)
Where Are They Now? (1999)
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu (1998)
Fantasy World Cup (1998)
Degeneration Punk (1997)
Classic Albums (1997)
Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Sex Pistols: The Filthy Lucre Tour - Live in Japan (1996)
Punk and the Pistols (1995)
Dancing Barefoot (1995)
Sex Pistols: Decade... A Look Back (Unlimited Supply) (1989)
Sex Pistols: Buried Alive (1988)
Copkiller (1983)
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style (1983)
D.O.A. (1980)
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Punk and Its Aftershocks (1980)
Question Time (1979)
The Punk Rock Movie (1978)
Sex Pistols: Live at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco (1978)
Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn (1978)
Berlin Wall and the Sex Pistols (1978)
In Confidence
Sex Pistols Live - Phoenix Festival
Sex Pistols - The Long Lost Videos
Sex Pistols - Anthems
Johnny Rotten's Tour of London
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1956-01-31 (68 years old)
Birth NameJohn Joseph Lydon
Birth PlaceHolloway, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsRepublic of Ireland
ResidencesLondon, United Kingdom
Also Known AsJohnny Rotten, Sex Pistols
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