John Lydon

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-01-31 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

John Lydon

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...

Acting

1983

2000

1980

1983

Copkiller

as Leo Smith

2011

Sons of Norway

as Johnny Rotten

1980

D.O.A.

as Himself

1996

Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan

as Johnny Rotton (Himself)

2022

Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees

as Self (archive footage)

1998

2007

2018

2017

Song to Song

as John Lydon

2001

25 Years of Punk

as Self (archive footage)

2014

1995

Dancing Barefoot

as Self (archive footage)

2022

2009

Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy

as Self (archive footage)

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