- Born
- Birth namePaul David Hewson
- Nicknames
- Bon
- B-Man
- The Mirrorball Man
- Height5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)
- Bono was born Paul David Hewson in Dublin, Ireland on May 10, 1960, to Iris (Rankin) and Brendan Robert Hewson. He has been the lead singer of the rock band U2 since 1976. U2 has won 22 Grammy Awards to date, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. Lauded by fans and critics as an outstanding performer and songwriter, Bono has also been praised by world leaders as an accomplished activist due to his powers of persuasion and knowledge of the issues. He travels extensively to give speeches and lobby politicians. Bono's career as a socially conscious musician has been shaped by childhood experiences in Ireland as well as volunteer work in Africa and South America. He married his childhood sweetheart Ali Hewson in 1982, and actress Eve Hewson is among their children. An accomplished activist in her own right, Ali Hewson once declined an invitation to run for President of Ireland because her husband "would not move to a smaller house". They live in Dublin with their four children: Jordan, Memphis Eve, Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q and John Abraham.
Bono was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for his successful efforts to relieve third world debt and promote AIDS awareness in Africa. He received the rank of Chevalier dans I'Ordre de la Legion d'Honneur (Knight in the Order of the Legion of Honor) from French President Jacques Chirac on February 28, 2003.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpouseAli Hewson(August 21, 1982 - present) (4 children)
- Children
- ParentsIris HewsonBrendan Robert Hewson
- Wears goggle-like sunglasses
- Often wears black clothes
- Religious symbolism in songs
- Often wears a rosary given to him by Pope John Paul II
- Songs about politics
- He is the only person, who has been nominated for an Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe, and for the Nobel Prize.
- Wrote the song "The Sweetest Thing" after missing his wife's birthday. When the song was rerecorded, his wife, Ali Hewson, received all the proceeds of its sale. She gave them, in turn to a charity for victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
- He has written songs either for, or with, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Keith Richards, Luciano Pavarotti, Sinéad O'Connor and Howie B. among several others.
- Godafather of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's children Vivienne and Knox.
- Bono doesn't wear his trademark sunglasses by choice; he is under strict doctor's orders to wear them at all times, even indoors. He was diagnosed with a rare form of glaucoma, in which exposure to bright lights, sudden flashes, or even indirect sunlight would cause permanent blindness within a matter of weeks. He has them specially made with the prescription embedded in the lenses.
- [in 1987] Everyone argues, then we do what I say.
- It costs a fortune to look this trashy.
- Never trust a man who tells you it's from the heart, never trust a man smoking a cigar, never trust a cowboy or a man who wears shades...
- I could go onstage, unzip my pants, and hang my dick out, and people would think it was a statement about something.
- [Hot Press, March 2000] Marriage is this grand madness, and I think if people knew that, they would perhaps take it more seriously. The reason why there's operas and novels and pop tunes written about love is because it's such an extraordinary thing, not because it's commonplace, and yet that's what you're told, you grow up with this idea that it's the norm.
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