Jon Bon Jovi joins celebrities who have saved lives

Their on-screen feats are amazing, but sometimes so are their off-screen heroics!

When we talk about music saving us, we may only ever mean it figuratively. But Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi discovered just how serious that statement can be on September 10, 2024.

The Metro Nashville Police reported that Jon Bon Jovi, who was shooting for a video on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge at Cumberland River, along with another person, spotted a woman outside the safety rail of the bridge.

The unnamed individual and Bon Jovi are seen approaching the woman in a video that has since been removed from social media.

The pair spoke to the woman and helped her off the bridge, guiding her safely onto the sidewalk.

This isn’t the first time a celebrity has helped save a life.

Patrick Dempsey

McDreamy has literally saved a life, in real life.AFP

In a reel-life-meets-real-life scenario, the Grey’s Anatomy actor rushed to the aid of a teen in an upturned car near his home in 2012. Dempsey rescued the young driver with a crowbar and fire extinguisher, then called for help, staying by the boy’s side till paramedics arrived.

Meryl Streep and Cher

"I went nuts," Streep said later.AFP

The film and music icons were just getting some ice cream in New York when they witnessed an assault. Streep later recounted, 'Someone else was being abused, and I just went completely nuts' while speaking at the Committee to Protect Journalists awards in 2017.

Ryan Gosling

The Gos: more than just a pretty face.AFP

The streets of New York were thrilled in 2011, when Ryan Gosling broke up a fight between two men, with one trying to run off with a painting by the other. Gosling was reportedly 'embarrassed' by the attention the incident received.

Demi Moore

Moore's quick reactions saved two lives.AFP

In 2009, Moore immediately called the police when she came across a tweet by a woman who intended to commit suicide. A year later, she alerted authorities again when a young man tweeted about his intentions to take his life.

Leonardo DiCaprio

DiCaprio is a hero on and off screen.AFP

While no one could save Jack Dawson in Titanic, the actor who played Dawson did help save a man who had fallen overboard a cruise ship. DiCaprio, who was sailing around St. Barts in early 2020, lent his crew and boat to search for the missing man, who had fallen overboard from a cruise ship and was later found.