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Lenny Kravitz

Acting

Born May 26, 1964 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Also known as لنی کراویتز · لنی کراویتس

Biography

Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor. Kravitz released his debut album Let Love Rule in 1989. This marked the beginning of a music career characterized by a blend of rock, funk, reggae, hard rock, soul, and R&B. Kravitz has had hit singles, including "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" (1991) and "Again" (2000), each of which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Top 100 chart; other hits include "Let Love Rule" (1989), "Always on the Run" (1991), "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (1993), "Fly Away" (1998), and "American Woman" (1999), each of which reached the top 10 on the Alternative Airplay chart. Kravitz has won several awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, which he received four years in a row from 1999 to 2002, breaking the record for most wins in that category, and setting the record for most consecutive wins in one category by a male performer. Kravitz has sold over 40 million albums worldwide and was ranked 93 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". Aside from his music career, Kravitz has acted in films including Precious (2009) and the first two installments of The Hunger Games film series (2012–13). He also set up Kravitz Design Inc. He was previously married to Lisa Bonet, with whom he has a daughter, Zoë Kravitz. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lenny Kravitz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 2024
  • Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres · 2011
  • Amadeus Austrian Music Awards
  • Officer of Arts and Letters
  • Premios Oye!

Filmography35 titles

Star

2016as Roland Crane

The Simpsons

1989as Lenny Kravitz (voice)

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

2007as Himself

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

2013as Cinna

Entourage

2004as Self

Sidney

2022as Self

The Butler

2013as James Holloway

Precious

2009as Nurse John

Better Things

2016as Mel Trueblood

The Hunger Games

2012as Cinna

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Hendrix: Band of Gypsys

1999as Self

Hot Ones

2015as Self

MTV Unplugged

1989as Self

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Musical Guest

Blink Twice

2024as Man at the Gym (uncredited)

American Symphony

2023as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Always at The Carlyle

2018as Self

Rustin

2023Songs

The Daily Show

1996as Self

Shotgun Wedding

2022as Sean Hawkins

Zoolander

2001as Lenny Kravitz

The Rugrats Movie

1998as Newborn Baby (singing voice)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self - Musical Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self

Opus

2025as Moretti Superfan #1 (uncredited)

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self - Musical Guest

Holy Ghost

2014as Himself

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009as Self - Guest

Zoolander 2

2016as Lenny Kravitz (uncredited)

Norman's Rare Guitars Documentary

2024as Self

Sherri

2022as Self - Guest