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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 31, 1956
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Johnny Rotten
- Sex Pistols
John Lydon
0.5 Popularity
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]
Known For
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
2022
2.3
Self
Piers Morgan Uncensored
2022
7.0
Self
Rebel Dread
2022
7.2
Self (archive footage)
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020
7.8
Self
Punk
2019
7.7
Self
The Masked Singer
2019
7.7
Jester
The Masked Singer
2019
7.3
Meat Sweats (voice)
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2018
0.0
The Public Image Is Rotten: Songs From The Heart
2018
6.1
Self (archive footage)
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
2018
Credits
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
as Self (archive footage)
2022
0.0
Piers Morgan Uncensored
as Self
2022
2.3
Rebel Dread
as Self
2022
7.0
70 Years of Youth Revolt
as Self (archive footage)
2020
7.2
Punk
as Self
2019
7.8
The Masked Singer
as Self
2019
7.7
The Masked Singer
as Jester
2019
7.7
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Meat Sweats (voice)
2018
7.3
The Public Image Is Rotten: Songs From The Heart
2018
0.0
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
as Self (archive footage)
2018
6.1
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
as Self
2017
5.6
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
as Self
2017
7.7
The Public Image Is Rotten
as Himself
2017
7.4
Song to Song
as John Lydon
2017
5.5
Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy
2016
6.8
Night Flight: Born Again
as Self
2016
0.0
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
2014
5.2
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
as Self
2014
6.8
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
as Self - Performer
2014
0.0
Super Duper Alice Cooper
as Self (voice)
2014
7.1
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
as John Lydon
2013
8.0
Public Image Ltd: Live at Enmore Theatre in Sydney
2013
0.0
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols
as Self - Vocals
2013
0.0
Public Image Limited – Live At Rockpalast 1983
as Vocals
2012
0.0
Beware of Mr. Baker
as Self
2012
7.4
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
as Self
2012
0.0
There Is a PiL in Heaven
2012
0.0
Punk Britannia at the BBC
as Self
2012
0.0
Punk Britannia
2012
7.5
Sons of Norway
as Johnny Rotten
2011
6.6
Sex Pistols: The Whole Story
as Self
2011
7.0
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
as Self
2009
0.0
Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy
as Self (archive footage)
2009
4.0
Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be an England
as Self
2008
6.0
The Sex Pistols: In their own words
as Self
2007
0.0
Punk's Not Dead
as Self
2007
6.1
Seven Ages of Rock
as Self
2007
9.0
The One Show
as Self - Guest
2006
4.4
The One Show
as Self
2006
4.4
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
as Self
2006
0.0
Joy Division - Under Review
as Himself
2006
4.8
Leftfield: A Final Hit
2005
8.0
🎬
The Sex Pistols: Music Video Box Documentary
2005
0.0
🎬
Blood on the Turntable
2004
0.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
as Self (archive footage)
2003
7.6
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
as Self - Vocals
2002
7.1
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
as Self
2002
6.1
V Graham Norton
as Self
2002
5.0
Flip - Sorry
2002
10.0
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
2001
6.0
25 Years of Punk
as Self (archive footage)
2001
6.0
The Independent
as Baruce
2000
5.4
The Filth and the Fury
as Self
2000
6.9
The Clash: Westway To The World
1999
6.8
Where Are They Now?
as Self
1999
7.5
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
as Self - Host
1998
0.0
🎬
Fantasy World Cup
as Self
1998
5.0
Degeneration Punk
1997
8.0
Classic Albums
as Self - Vocals
1997
7.7
Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan
as Johnny Rotton
1996
6.5
Sex Pistols: Live in Winterland
as Self - Vocals
1996
0.0
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
Sex Pistols: The Filthy Lucre Tour - Live in Japan
as Self - Vocals
1996
0.0
🎬
Dancing Barefoot
as Self (archive footage)
1995
5.7
Sex Pistols: Decade... A Look Back (Unlimited Supply)
as Self
1989
0.0
Sex Pistols: Buried Alive
as Self
1988
0.0
Public Image Ltd. : Videos
1986
0.0
Anarchy Movie '85
as Self
1985
10.0
Public Image Ltd. : Live in Japan '83
as Himself
1983
0.0
Copkiller
as Leo Smith
1983
5.8
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
as Self (archive footage)
1983
8.3
D.O.A.
as Self
1980
5.6
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
as The Collaborator
1980
6.2
Punk and Its Aftershocks
as Self
1980
6.5
Question Time
as Self - Panellist
1979
5.5
The Punk Rock Movie
as Self
1978
6.3
Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn
as Self
1978
6.5
🎬
Berlin Wall and the Sex Pistols
1978
0.0
The Year Of Punk
1978
0.0
Acceleration Punk
as Self
1977
0.0
🎬
Sex Pistols Live - Phoenix Festival
N/A
0.0
The London Weekend Show
as Self
N/A
0.0
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
as Self
N/A
0.0
🎬
Sex Pistols - The Long Lost Videos
N/A
0.0
🎬
Sex Pistols - Anthems
N/A
0.0
🎬
Johnny Rotten's Tour of London
N/A
0.0
Malcolm McLaren: Artful Dodger
as Self
N/A
0.0