6 for elementary school, and spending weekends at his grandmother Bessie's house in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Kravitz grew up spending weekdays on the Upper East Side of Manhattan with his parents, attending P.S. After a spiritual experience when he was 13, he started attending church and later became a non-denominational Christian. ĭuring his early years, Kravitz did not grow up in a religious environment. Kravitz, a private first class who was killed in action in the Korean War at the age of 20, while single-handedly holding off a Chinese attack, enabling most of his platoon to escape. Through his mother, Kravitz is a second cousin of television weather presenter Al Roker as their grandfathers were brothers. Kravitz's father was of Russian Jewish ancestry. His mother came from a Christian family which was of African-American and Bahamian descent. Leonard Albert Kravitz was born in New York City, the only child of NBC television news producer Sy Kravitz (1924–2005) and actress Roxie Roker (1929–1995). 3.1 Photography and collaboration with Leica.2.6 2012–present: The Hunger Games films, Super Bowl performance, and further albums.2.5 2009–2011: U2 tour and Black and White America.
2.4 2006–2009: Live Earth, charity work, and It Is Time for a Love Revolution.2.1 1985–1990: Virgin Records and career debut.He is the son of actress Roxie Roker, the cousin of television anchor Al Roker, and the father of actress Zöe Kravitz. In his career, Kravitz has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. He was made an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011, and has played Cinna in the Hunger Games film series. 93 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". Kravitz's hit singles include " 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. He has been nominated for and won other awards, including American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Radio Music Awards, Brit Awards, and Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance 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. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop and folk. Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and actor.
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