My Take
I'll be honest — Davy Jones was one of those rare guys who could walk into a room and instantly make it brighter, and you felt that even through a TV screen. A Manchester lad who somehow became the face of American bubblegum pop with The Monkees, he had this disarming charm that made teenage girls lose their minds in the late '60s and made the rest of us just genuinely like him. What I find fascinating is that he was already a seasoned stage actor — he'd been on Broadway in Oliver! — before the Monkees even existed, so there was real craft underneath all that teen-idol shimmer. He passed on February 29, 2012, a leap day, which feels almost too poetic for a man whose whole life had a theatrical flair to it. Gone too soon, but the smile and the charm? Those stick around.
Overview
David Thomas Jones (30 December 1945 – 29 February 2012) was an English musician and actor. Best known as a member of the American pop rock band the Monkees and a co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966–1968), Jones was considered a teen idol.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Davy Jones
- Name (Japanese)
- デイビー・ジョーンズ
- Reading
- でいびー・じょーんず
- Born
- December 30, 1945 – February 29, 2012
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rooster
- Origin
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Dance Gypsy Dance | — |
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.