Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1956-01-31 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also known As
Johnny Rotten
Sex Pistols
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...
2008
1980
as Self
2000
as Self
1983
as Self (archive footage)
2000
as Baruce
1980
as The Collaborator
1983
as Leo Smith
2011
as Johnny Rotten
2006
as Himself
1980
as Himself
1978
as Himself
1978
as Self
1996
as Self - Vocals
1996
as Johnny Rotton (Himself)
2016
as Self
2022
as Self (archive footage)
1998
as Self - Host
2014
2007
as Self
2018
as Self (archive footage)
1977
as Self
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2014
as Self
1978
2017
as Himself
1988
as Himself
1996
as Himself - Vocals
1989
2003
as Self (archive footage)
2017
as John Lydon
2017
2011
as Himself
2013
2012
as Self
2001
as Self (archive footage)
2014
as Self - Performer
2012
as Self
2014
as Self (voice)
1995
as Self (archive footage)
2022
as Self
2002
2012
2007
as Himself
1983
as Himself
1985
as Self
2009
as Self (archive footage)
2009
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