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John Lydon

1956-01-31 (68 years old) in 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]

Movies

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Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
0 %|Jul 26, 2022
Music, Documentary
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Rebel Dread
0 %|Mar 4, 2022
Documentary, Music
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Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
61 %|Apr 18, 2018
Documentary, Music
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Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
80 %|Apr 29, 2017
Documentary, Music
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The Public Image Is Rotten
73 %|Apr 21, 2017
Documentary, Music
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Song to Song
54.58 %|Mar 17, 2017
Romance, Drama
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Night Flight: Born Again
0 %|Apr 10, 2016
Documentary, Music
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Lennon or McCartney
52 %|Dec 12, 2014
Documentary, Music
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The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
68 %|Aug 22, 2014
TV Movie, Documentary, Music
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More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
0 %|Jul 11, 2014
Music, Documentary
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Super Duper Alice Cooper
71 %|Apr 17, 2014
Documentary, Music
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Beware of Mr. Baker
74 %|Nov 28, 2012
Documentary, Music
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There Is a PiL in Heaven
0 %|Jun 26, 2012
Music
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Punk Britannia at the BBC
0 %|Jun 8, 2012
Music
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Sons of Norway
66 %|Sep 9, 2011
Drama
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Sex Pistols: The Whole Story
70 %|Jan 1, 2011
Music, Documentary
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The Sex Pistols: In their own words
0 %|Sep 12, 2007
Documentary, Music
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Punk's Not Dead
61 %|Jul 27, 2007
Documentary, Music
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The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
0 %|Jan 24, 2006
Music, Documentary, History
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Joy Division - Under Review
48 %|Jan 1, 2006
Documentary
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Leftfield: A Final Hit
80 %|Oct 3, 2005
Music
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End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
76 %|Jan 19, 2003
Documentary, Music
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25 Years of Punk
60 %|Apr 19, 2001
Documentary, Music, TV Movie
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The Independent
56 %|Nov 10, 2000
Comedy
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The Filth and the Fury
70 %|Mar 29, 2000
Documentary, Music
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Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
0 %|Dec 8, 1998
TV Movie, Documentary, Music, Comedy
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Degeneration Punk
80 %|Jun 6, 1997
Documentary, Music
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Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan
65 %|Aug 23, 1996
Music
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Sex Pistols: Live in Winterland
0 %|Jul 29, 1996
Music
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Dancing Barefoot
57 %|Jan 1, 1995
Documentary, Music
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Sex Pistols: Buried Alive
0 %|May 16, 1988
Music, Documentary
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Public Image Ltd. : Videos
0 %|Dec 12, 1986
Music
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Anarchy Movie '85
100 %|Jun 1, 1985
Documentary, Music
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Copkiller
57 %|Mar 15, 1983
Crime, Thriller
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Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
83 %|Jan 1, 1983
Music, Documentary
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D.O.A.
57 %|Sep 12, 1980
Documentary, Music, History
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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
65 %|Sep 11, 1980
Comedy, Documentary, Music
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Punk and Its Aftershocks
65 %|May 10, 1980
Documentary, Music
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The Punk Rock Movie
63 %|Jun 9, 1978
Documentary, Music
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Acceleration Punk
0 %|Jan 1, 1977
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Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
0 %|Invalid Date
Documentary
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The Year Of Punk
0 %|Jan 1, 1978
Documentary
actor
Sex Pistols - Anthems
0 %|Invalid Date

Series

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Piers Morgan Uncensored
28 %|Apr 25, 2022
Talk
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70 Years of Youth Revolt
73 %|Nov 21, 2020
Documentary, War & Politics
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Punk
78 %|Mar 11, 2019
Documentary
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The Masked Singer
79 %|Jan 2, 2019
Reality
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The Masked Singer
79 %|Jan 2, 2019
Reality
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Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
73 %|Jul 20, 2018
Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family
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Punk Britannia
75 %|Jun 1, 2012
Documentary
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Seven Ages of Rock
90 %|May 19, 2007
Documentary
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The One Show
46 %|Aug 14, 2006
Talk
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The One Show
46 %|Aug 14, 2006
Talk
actor
Blood on the Turntable
0 %|Sep 13, 2004
Documentary
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
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I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
59 %|Aug 25, 2002
Comedy, Reality
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V Graham Norton
50 %|May 6, 2002
Comedy, Talk
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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
58 %|Nov 2, 2001
Comedy, Talk
actor
Where Are They Now?
75 %|Jun 7, 1999
Documentary
actor
Fantasy World Cup
50 %|Jun 9, 1998
Comedy, Talk
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Classic Albums
77 %|Apr 14, 1997
Documentary
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The Daily Show
64 %|Jul 22, 1996
News, Comedy
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Question Time
49 %|Sep 25, 1979
News, Talk
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The London Weekend Show
0 %|Invalid Date
Documentary, Talk, News