Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor. Born in New York City to TV news producer Sy Kravitz and actress Roxie Roker, Kravitz was exposed to the entertainment industry at a young age. As a child, Lenny showed a keen interest in music, and by his teenage years, he began embarking on a music career with his style mixing rock, funk, reggae, hard rock, soul, and R&B. Kravitz’s has had numerous hit singles over his career 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 numerous awards throughout his career, 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. He has been nominated for and won several other awards, including American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Radio Music Awards, Brit Awards, and Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. Kravitz has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Kravitz was ranked at No. 93 on VH1’s “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock”.Apart from his music career, Kravitz has ventured into acting, with appearances in several films including Precious (2009) and The Hunger Games film series (2012–2013).
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