On This Day, April 29, 1989: Jon Bon Jovi married high school sweetheart, Dorothea Hurley

By Jill Lances

April 29, 2024 at 6:00 am CDT

On This Day, April 29, 1989…

Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi married his high school sweetheart, Dorothea Hurley.

Bon Jovi was in Los Angeles for their tour in support of their album New Jersey when the couple decided to head to Las Vegas, secretly tying the knot at the Graceland Wedding Chapel.

The couple went on to have four children together: one daughter, Stephanie, and three sons, Jesse, Jake and Romeo. Jake is currently engaged to actress Millie Bobby Brown.

Bon Jovi is the subject of a new four-part docuseries, Thank You, Good Night: The Bon Jovi Story, that's currently airing on Hulu. They will release a new album, Forever, on June 7.

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