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