- Named after his father's 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.
- Lenny's father was of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage (from a family from Eastern Europe, either Russia or Ukraine). Lenny's mother was of Afro-Bahamian and African-American ancestry.
- Says his father, in the military, was a "hard-core" Green Beret (Special Forces) veteran.
- His mother died at five minutes after midnight on December 2, 1995, only a day after his daughter, Zoë Kravitz's 7th birthday. There was some concern that she would die on her birthday and the family did not want to celebrate the death of Zoë's grandmother on the same day as her birthday.
- Godmother of his daughter, Zoë Kravitz, is Marisa Tomei.
- Distant cousin of Al Roker, Leila Roker, Nicolas Albert Roker, and Courtney Roker.
- Attended high school with guitarist Slash from Guns N' Roses.
- Engaged to Brazilian model Adriana Lima. (May 2002)
- Does a wide variety of musical styles; hard rock, soft rock, pop, funk, soul, and Motown-flavored R&B.
- 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.
- Lives on Sunset Island in Miami.
- Ranked #93 on VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists.
- Used to perform under name Romeo Blue early in his career.
- Once known for the long dreadlocks he'd had since he was a teenager, Kravitz cut them off prior to the release of his album "Five" in 1998.
- 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.".
- Godson of Cicely Tyson.
- Graduated Beverly Hills High School in 1982.
- Ranked #14 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.
- His 1993 music video "Believe" was based on "2001: A space odyssey".
- Lenny and friend Trace Devai formed the teen rock group WAVE.
- Winner of the 1994 Brit Award for International Male.
- Voted Hollywood's Biggest Heartbreaker by readers of In Touch magazine (2004).
- Went to the same high school as Profiler (1996) star Jamie Luner.
- Nephew of Renny Roker.
- Musician.
- Attending his Balcan tour which includes August 3rd-Ohrid, MAcedonia; August 4th-Budva, Montenegro. (August 2008)
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