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| Birth name | Leonard Albert Kravitz |
| Also known as | Lenny Kravitz, The Krav, Romeo Blue (former) |
| Born | May 26, 1964 (1964-05-26) (age 44) New York City, New York, USA |
| Origin | United States |
| Genre(s) | Rock, hard rock, funk rock, neo-psychedelia, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, lyricist, record producer, arranger, actor, interior designer, clothing designer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums, harmonica, keyboards, percussion, sitar, piano |
| Years active | 1989 "present |
| Label(s) | Virgin Records America |
| Associated acts | Karl Denson, Dan Dyer, Vanessa Paradis, Madonna, Slash, Aerosmith, Mick Jagger, Guns N' Roses, Baha Men, Michael Kamen, Angie Stone, Cree Summer, Lionel Richie, Zoro, Velvet Revolver, Craig Ross, |
| Website | www.lennykravitz.com |
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| Guitars: Gibson Flying V Gibson Les Paul | |
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Early Life
Kravitz was born in New York City, New York, the son of Roxie Roker, an actress known for her character Helen Willis in the 1970s hit television sitcom The Jeffersons, and Sy Kravitz, an NBC television news producer. Kravitz's father was of Ukrainian Jewish descent and his mother was of Bahamian descent. Though biracial, Kravitz identifies more with his Bahamian heritage and is widely recognized Read more...
1990s, Early Career
In 1990, Kravitz co-wrote with Ingrid Chavez and produced the song "Justify My Love" for Madonna. The song, which appeared on her greatest hits album The Immaculate Collection and created controversy because of its explicit video, went to #1. Kravitz separated from Lisa Bonet in 1991, amid rumors of an affair between him and Madonna. Kravitz has denied any infidelity. Kravitz and Bonet divorced Read more...
2000-2005
His cover version of The Guess Who's hit "American Woman" won him another Grammy at the Grammy Awards of 2000 and helped The Guess Who's song reach a new audience. Kravitz's version of the song originally came from the soundtrack of Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and was added to 5 as a bonus track in 1999.
Lenny worked on two songs for Michael Jackson's Invincible album released in Read more...
