Joan Jett

Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin on September 22, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American rock and roll guitarist, singer, and actress best known for her hit "I Love Rock N' Roll," which was #1 on the Billboard charts from March 20th to May 8th, 1982.

Film and television appearances, personal life

Joan Jett's first appearance on film is in the 1981 live concert film Urgh!, subtitled A Music War, performing with her band The Blackhearts. Her first acting role came in 1987, co-starring with Gena Rowlands and Michael J. Fox in the Paul Schrader film Light Of Day. She has also appeared in some independent films, including Du-beat-E-O which was originally entitled We're All Crazy Now and was to have been about The Runaways. Production difficulties necessitated changes and the film was rewritten to focus around Jett and released in 1984.

Related Topics:
Urgh! - 1987 - Gena Rowlands - Michael J. Fox - Paul Schrader - Light Of Day - Du-beat-E-O

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In 1997, Joan appeared in the independent film, Boogie Boy, directed by Craig Hamann and most recently has appeared in the Broadway production of The Rocky Horror Show in the role of "Columbia".

Related Topics:
Boogie Boy - Broadway - The Rocky Horror Show

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During the 1990s, she appeared on the Ellen show, performing the title song. She also appeared on the television show ' and covered the theme song to The Mary Tyler Moore Show of the 1970s. Her song "Bad Reputation" was used as the theme song for the cult tv show Freaks and Geeks.

Related Topics:
Ellen - The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Freaks and Geeks

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