Joan Jett was born on Joan Marie Larkin, September 22,1958 and is an American singer, guitarist, record producer and actress.
54 Facts About Joan Jett
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Joan Jett has three albums that have been certified platinum or gold.
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Joan Jett has been described as "the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".
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Joan Jett Marie Larkin was born on September 22,1958, to James and Dorothy Larkin, at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia.
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Joan Jett's father was an insurance salesman and her mother was a secretary.
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Joan Jett's family was Protestant, attended church, and went to Sunday school, but were not strict in their religious beliefs.
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Joan Jett took some guitar lessons, but soon quit because the instructor kept trying to teach her folk songs.
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At age 16, Joan Jett became a founding member of the Runaways with drummer Sandy West.
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In 2010, The Runaways, a movie about Joan Jett's band, was released, starring Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett and Dakota Fanning as Currie.
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In 1979, Joan Jett was in England pursuing a solo career.
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The plug was pulled on the project halfway through shooting after Joan Jett fell ill, but in 1984, after she became famous, producers looked for a way to use the footage from the incomplete film.
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Parts of the original footage of Joan Jett were eventually used in another project, an underground film called Du-beat-eo, which was produced by Alan Sacks, but not commercially released.
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Joan Jett mentioned a local bass player, Gary Ryan, who had recently been crashing on his couch.
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Joan Jett had been a fan of the Runaways and Jett for years.
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Joan Jett released Album and Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth.
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Joan Jett was among the first English-speaking rock acts to appear in Panama and the Dominican Republic.
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Later that year, Joan Jett released Good Music, which featured appearances by the Beach Boys, the Sugarhill Gang, and singer Darlene Love.
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Joan Jett produced several bands prior to releasing her debut, and her label Blackheart Records released recordings from varied artists such as thrash metal band Metal Church and rapper Big Daddy Kane.
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Joan Jett has been described as the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll.
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Joan Jett returned to producing for the band Circus Lupus in 1992 and again, in 1994, for Bikini Kill.
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In 1997, Joan Jett was featured on the We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop Tribute album.
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Joan Jett performed a cover of the Johnny O'Keefe song "Wild One".
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Joan Jett is a guest vocalist on Peaches' album Impeach My Bush on the tracks "Boys Wanna Be Her" and "You Love It".
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Joan Jett guested on the track "Destroy" and made a cameo appearance in its music video.
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Joan Jett hosted a four-hour show titled Joan Jett's Radio Revolution, broadcast every Saturday and Sunday.
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In June 2006, Joan Jett released her album Sinner, on Blackheart Records.
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Joan Jett sang a duet with Chase Noles on "Tearstained Letters", a song on the Heart Attacks' 2006 album, Hellbound and Heartless.
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Joan Jett was an executive producer for the film The Runaways, which chronicled the Runaways' career.
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Joan Jett starred in and was the executive producer of the film Undateable John, which was released in 2014.
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Joan Jett joined the band again later that night for its surprise concert at Saint Vitus.
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On October 29,2014, Joan Jett sang the US national anthem at the New York Knicks vs the Chicago Bulls basketball game.
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In September 2018, Joan Jett signed a music distribution deal with Sony Music's Legacy Recordings, making her catalogue officially available for streaming.
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Joan Jett announced that she will embark on a North American tour in the fall of 2021.
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Joan Jett has long supported animal rights activism and organizations such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
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Joan Jett is a sports fan and has remained actively involved in the sports world.
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Joan Jett's cover of "Love Is All Around" was used by the NCAA to promote the Women's Final Four, as well as the song "Unfinished Business", which was never commercially released.
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Joan Jett supplied theme songs for the ESPN X Games premiere and has contributed music to all their games since.
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Joan Jett sang the national anthem at the final game played at Memorial Stadium.
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Joan Jett often explains that while she doesn't like war, she loves the military.
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Joan Jett's name appears in the lyrics of the Le Tigre song "Hot Topic", released in 1999.
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Joan Jett made her acting debut in 1987, co-starring with Gena Rowlands and Michael J Fox in the Paul Schrader film Light of Day.
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Joan Jett has appeared in independent films, including The Sweet Life and Boogie Boy.
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In 2000, Joan Jett appeared in the Broadway production of The Rocky Horror Show in the role of Columbia.
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That same year, Joan Jett appeared on Walker, Texas Ranger as an ex-CIA agent turned assassin hired to kill Walker and Alex.
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In 2002, Joan Jett appeared in the film By Hook or by Crook in the role of News Interviewee.
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From 2000 to 2003, Joan Jett hosted a showcase of new film and video shorts, Independent Eye, for Maryland Public Television.
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In 2004, Joan Jett narrated a short film, Godly Boyish, about two teenagers who share suicidal fantasies.
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Joan Jett provided the voice for the character Sunshine Justice in an episode of Steven Universe.
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Joan Jett was the subject of a documentary, Bad Reputation, which was released in theaters and streaming on September 28,2018.
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Joan Jett's signature guitar is a white Gibson Melody Maker, which she has played on all her hits since 1977.
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Joan Jett bought her first Melody Maker from Eric Carmen, following the breakup of the Raspberries.
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In June 2019, Gibson announced and released a third signature guitar for Joan Jett, which is a wine-colored ES-339.
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Joan Jett has been a vegetarian since the late 1980s and supports animal rights.
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Joan Jett had, for years, refused to either confirm or deny rumors that she is lesbian or bisexual.