John Lydon

Known for ActingBorn 1956-01-31 (age 70)London, England, UK

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]Read more

Movies & web series

Flip - Sorry

Anarchy Movie '85

Seven Ages of Rock

Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols

Punk Britannia at the BBC

Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style

Leftfield: A Final Hit

Blood on the Turntable

Punk

Degeneration Punk

Sex Pistols: Buried Alive

Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

The Masked Singer

Joy Division

Classic Albums

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

Punk Britannia

The Public Image Is Rotten

Beware of Mr. Baker

Where Are They Now?

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols

70 Years of Youth Revolt

Conan

Super Duper Alice Cooper

Rebel Dread

Sex Pistols: The Whole Story

The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill

25 Years of Punk

Chef Aid: Behind The Menu

Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy

The Filth and the Fury

The Clash: Westway To The World

Sons of Norway

Punk and Its Aftershocks

Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits

Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan

The Daily Show

Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn

The Punk Rock Movie

Dancing Barefoot

Punk's Not Dead

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be an England

Question Time

Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago