John Lydon
Acting
1956-01-31 · 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]
Filmography
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
2022 · Movie
Piers Morgan Uncensored
2022 · Series
Rebel Dread
2022 · Movie
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020 · Series
Punk
2019 · Series
The Masked Singer
2019 · Series
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2018 · Series
The Public Image Is Rotten: Songs From The Heart
2018 · Movie
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
2018 · Movie
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
2017 · Movie
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
2017 · Movie
The Public Image Is Rotten
2017 · Movie
Song to Song
2017 · Movie
Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy
2016 · Movie
Night Flight: Born Again
2016 · Movie
Lennon or McCartney
2014 · Movie
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
2014 · Movie
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
2014 · Movie
Super Duper Alice Cooper
2014 · Movie
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
2013 · Movie
Public Image Ltd: Live at Enmore Theatre in Sydney
2013 · Movie
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols
2013 · Movie
Beware of Mr. Baker
2012 · Movie
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
2012 · Movie
There Is a PiL in Heaven
2012 · Movie
Punk Britannia at the BBC
2012 · Movie
Punk Britannia
2012 · Series
Sons of Norway
2011 · Movie
Sex Pistols: The Whole Story
2011 · Movie
Conan
2010 · Series
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
2009 · Movie
Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy
2009 · Movie
Joy Division
2009 · Movie
Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be an England
2008 · Movie
The Sex Pistols: In their own words
2007 · Movie
Punk's Not Dead
2007 · Movie
Seven Ages of Rock
2007 · Series
The One Show
2006 · Series
1976: Summer of... Heat
2006 · Movie
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
2006 · Movie
Joy Division - Under Review
2006 · Movie
Leftfield: A Final Hit
2005 · Movie
The Sex Pistols: Music Video Box Documentary
2005 · Movie
Blood on the Turntable
2004 · Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
2003 · Movie
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
2002 · Movie
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2002 · Series
V Graham Norton
2002 · Series
Flip - Sorry
2002 · Movie
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Series
25 Years of Punk
2001 · Movie
The Independent
2000 · Movie
The Filth and the Fury
2000 · Movie
The Clash: Westway To The World
1999 · Movie
Where Are They Now?
1999 · Series
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
1998 · Movie
Fantasy World Cup
1998 · Series
Degeneration Punk
1997 · Movie
Classic Albums
1997 · Series
Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan
1996 · Movie
Sex Pistols: Live in Winterland
1996 · Movie
The Daily Show
1996 · Series
Sex Pistols: The Filthy Lucre Tour - Live in Japan
1996 · Movie
Dancing Barefoot
1995 · Movie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Series
The Word
1990 · Series
Sex Pistols: Decade... A Look Back (Unlimited Supply)
1989 · Movie
Sex Pistols: Buried Alive
1988 · Movie
Public Image Ltd. : Videos
1986 · Movie
Anarchy Movie '85
1985 · Movie
Public Image Ltd. : Live in Japan '83
1983 · Movie
Copkiller
1983 · Movie
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
1983 · Movie
D.O.A.
1981 · Movie
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
1980 · Movie
Punk and Its Aftershocks
1980 · Movie
Question Time
1979 · Series
The Punk Rock Movie
1978 · Movie
Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn
1978 · Movie
The Year Of Punk
1978 · Movie
Berlin Wall and the Sex Pistols
1978 · Movie
Acceleration Punk
1977 · Movie
The London Weekend Show
Series
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
Movie
Malcolm McLaren: Artful Dodger
Movie
Sex Pistols - Anthems
Movie
Sex Pistols - The Long Lost Videos
Movie
Sex Pistols Live - Phoenix Festival
Movie
Johnny Rotten's Tour of London
Movie