John Lydon
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]
Acting
Movie
Song to Song
as John Lydon
2017
TV
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
TV
Conan
as Self - Guest
2010
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
2003
TV
The Masked Singer
as Self
2019
TV
The Masked Singer
as Jester
2019
TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self - Musical Guest
1992
Movie
The Filth and the Fury
as Self
2000
TV
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Meat Sweats (voice)
2018
Movie
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Movie
Beware of Mr. Baker
as Self
2012
Movie
Joy Division
2009
Movie
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
as The Collaborator
1980
TV
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
as Self
2002
Movie
Sons of Norway
as Johnny Rotten
2011
Movie
Super Duper Alice Cooper
as Self (voice)
2014
TV
The One Show
as Self - Guest
2006
TV
The One Show
as Self
2006
Movie
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
2014
TV
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
2001
Movie
Punk's Not Dead
as Self
2007
Movie
Copkiller
as Leo Smith
1983
Movie
D.O.A.
as Self
1981
