Lenny Kravitz was born in Brooklyn on May 26th 1964, to an interracial couple - father Sy Kravitz, a TV news producer, and mother Roxie Roker, actress who starred on the hit television comedy series The Jeffersons.

Facts about Lenny Kravitz:

Has a daughter, Zoe with Lisa Bonet.

Son of Roxie Roker.

Musician, songwriter and singer.

Attended high school with actress Gina Gershon. She starred in one of his videos.

Is of African-American and Russian heritage.

Dated Australian singer/actress Natalie Imbruglia.

Dated French actress, singer and model Vanessa Paradis in the 1990s, before she met current boyfriend Johnny Depp.

Is a vegetarian.

(May 2002) Engaged to Brazilian model Adriana Lima

 

Personal quotes:

"I identify with women more than men. I guess I have a strong feminine side."

"Kravitz courts artistic disaster by continually evoking his betters, but what saves him is a tried-and-true rock and roll virtue: [he] can ignite a groove."
- critic Anthony DeCurtis