Four time Grammy Award-winner Leonard Albert Kravitz was born on May 26, 1964 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, the only child of actress 'Roxie Roker' .
Has a daughter, Zo Kravitz , with Lisa Bonet.
Son of Roxie Roker and Sy Kravitz.
Musician
Lennys father was of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage (from a family from Eastern Europe, either Russia or Ukraine). Lennys mother was of Afro-Bahamian and African-American ancestry.
Is a vegetarian.
(May 2002) Engaged to Brazilian model Adriana Lima
Once known for the long dreadlocks hed had since he was a teenager, Kravitz cut them off prior to the release of his album "Five" in 1998.
An only child.
Named after his fathers younger brother, Pfc. Leonard Kravitz, who was killed in action in Korea on 7 March 1951 while suppressing a Chinese attack and saving most of his platoon. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Lenny has joined the fight to get his uncle the Medal of Honor. Supporters believe the Medal of Honor was denied to Private Karvitz because he was Jewish.
Graduated Beverly Hills High School in 1982.
Attended Beverly Hills High School, the same school as as Angelina Jolie , Michael Klesic , Nicolas Cage , David Schwimmer , Jonathan Silverman , Gina Gershon , Rhonda Fleming , Jackie Cooper , Rob Reiner , Antonio Sabato Jr. , Pauly Shore , Elizabeth Daily , Corbin Bernsen , Michael Tolkin , Betty White , Crispin Glover and Albert Brooks.
Used to perform under name Romeo Blue early in his career.
Voted Hollywoods Biggest Heartbreaker by readers of In Touch magazine .
Attended high school with guitarist Slash from Guns N Roses.
His mother died at five minutes after midnight on December 2, 1995 only a day after his daughter, Zo Kravitz s birthday. There was some concern that she would die on her birthday and the family did not want to celebrate the death of Zoes grandmother on the same day as her birthday.
Distant cousin of Al Roker.
Lives on Sunset Island in Miami
Winner of the 1994 Brit Award for International Male.
Does a wide variety of musical styles; hard rock, soft rock, pop, funk, soul, and Motown-flavored R&B.
Ranked #14 on VH1s 100 Sexiest Artists.
Ranked #93 on VH1s 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists.
Went to the same high school as "Profiler" star Jamie Luner.
Loves Brazil and travels there often.
Godmother of his daughter, Zo Kravitz , is Marisa Tomei.
Lenny and friend Trace Devai formed the teen rock group WAVE.
(August 2008) Attending his Balcan tour which includes August 3rd-Ohrid, MAcedonia; August 4th-Budva, Montenegro.
Says his nickname growing up in Bed-Sty neighborhood of Brooklyn was Eddie because his neighbors, with deep "country" Southern accents, always misheard his name "Lenny" for"Eddie.".
Says his father, in the military, was a "hard-core" Green Beret (Special Forces) veteran.
[on his Christian faith] I really do use Christ as my example and try to,live this life and not just bulls--t with it.
It was that kind of scene.
Music is my life, it is a reflection of what I go through.
I just need to know that I did the very best I could and that I was true to myself.
It was amazing to me that, all of a sudden, I was hearing my music on the radio and coming out of cars.
A dramatic thing, the first time you stand up to your dad. .
