Jon Bon Jovi first met his wife, Dorothea Hurley, way back in 1980, when the pair were just teenagers in high school. The rocker recalled to People in 2020 that he first fell for Hurley after she let him copy her work during a history exam. They have been together ever since.
In 1989, the couple eloped to Las Vegas where they tied the knot. At the time Bon Jovi as a band was at its commercial peak and sat atop both the album and single charts, with a packed itinerary of headline shows. Jon Bon Jovi told the Mirror that marriage shocked his management, who wanted the frontman to remain single on paper to maintain the interest of the many fans who had the hots for him.
Since then, the couple have had four children together: Stephanie, Jesse, Jacob, and Romeo, all born between 1993 and 2004. Though the pair have made frequent public appearances together, Bon Jovi told People they reject many of the trappings that come with fame. In 2006, they set up a charity, the JBJ Soul Foundation, a nonprofit focusing on developing affordable housing in Philadelphia. The foundation also runs three restaurants in the state where those on low income can eat for free.
