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Davy Jones

デイビー・ジョーンズ / でいびー・じょーんず

American singer

December 30, 1945 – February 29, 2012 ・ Manchester, United Kingdom

  • singer
  • stage actor
  • film actor

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

CategoryTitleRoleYear
Notable workDance Gypsy Dance

7. About this entry

Tags

  • singer
  • stage actor
  • film actor
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.