JL
John Lydon
Actor
Born January 31, 1956 (68 years)
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]
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
| 2022 | Piers Morgan Uncensored (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Rebel Dread · as Self |
| 2021 | Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché · as Self |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | The Go-Go's · as Self |
| 2019 | Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy · as Self |
| 2019 | Punk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | 27: Gone Too Soon · as Self |
| 2018 | Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist · as Self |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | The Public Image is Rotten · as Himself |
| 2017 | Song to Song · as John Lydon |
| 2017 | The Nightly Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Sad Vacation · as Self - Member Of The Sex Pistols |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | Riffing With (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2015 | Jay Leno's Garage (2015) (TV Series) · as Self - Punk Rock Legend |
| 2015 | The Greg Gutfeld Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Soul Boys of the Western World · as Self |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Super Duper Alice Cooper · as Self (voice) |
| 2012 | Beware of Mr. Baker · as Self |
| 2012 | The British Masters (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | London: The Modern Babylon · as Self |
| 2012 | Punk Britannia at the BBC · as Self |
| 2012 | Urgant Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Daybreak (2010) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | In Confidence (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Kate Garraway’s Life Stories (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2009 | Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy · as Self |
| 2008 | Night Flight: Born Again · as Self |
| 2008 | There'll Always Be an England · as Self |
| 2008 | Derek · as Self |
| 2007 | The Sex Pistols: In their own words · as Himself |
| 2007 | Punk's Not Dead · as Self |
| 2007 | NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell · as Self |
| 2007 | 7 Ages of Rock (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Joy Division: Under Review · as Himself |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Culture Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Bronx Bunny Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Mayor of the Sunset Strip · as Self |
| 2003 | End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2003 | This Week (2003) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | 24 Hour Party People · as Self |
| 2002 | I Love Muppets · as Self |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | 25 Years of Punk · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2000 | L'invité (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Punk Rock Pioneer |
| 2000 | The Filth and the Fury · as Self |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | South Park (Chef: Behind the Menu) · as Self - Host |
| 1998 | Tout le monde en parle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Classic Albums (TV Series) · as Self - Vocals |
| 1996 | Judge Judy (TV Series) · as Self - Plaintiff |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Dancing in the Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Politically Incorrect (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Soccer AM (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | The Word (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | House of Style (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Channel 4 News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Hold Tight! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | D.O.A. · as Himself |
| 1980 | Punk and Its Aftershocks · as Self |
| 1979 | Question Time (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 1978 | The Punk Rock Movie from England · as Self |
| 1977 | Sex Pistols: God Save the Queen · as John Lydon |
| 1974 | Rockpalast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Old Grey Whistle Test (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self - Lead Singer: Public Image Ltd. |
| 1959 | Juke Box Jury (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Self (as Public Image Ltd.) |