Entertainment Weekly is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation All Rights Reserved. Birth name Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. After a spiritual experience when he was thirteen, he started attending church, becoming a non-denominational Christian. Birthday Leonard Albert Kravitz 30 essential albums from the last 30 years. You can just imagine him dj’ing! The family moved to California when Lenny was ten. At the wrap party, Jennifer Lawrence, who plays series heroine Katniss Everdeen, delivered a tearful toast in which she told the emotional room “I know it’s weird, but I love everyone of you guys.'”. He is the son of Roxie Roker, an actress known for her character Helen Willis in the 1970s hit television sitcom The Jeffersons, and Sy Kravitz, an NBC television news producer. Kravitz was named after his uncle, Private First Class Leonard M. Kravitz, who was killed in action in the Korean War at the age of 20, while defending against a Chinese attack and saving most of his platoon; he was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross but was denied the Medal of Honor. “From then on it’s funny,” he says. But one gets the honest sense that the cast and crew director Gary Ross assembled on North Carolina set of The Hunger Games last summer honest-to-God enjoyed one another from start to finish. “I remember going up there and all of us sitting around talking and Lenny would put on this incredible music. When actors tell you that everybody on a movie set was delightful, and generous, and just an all-around pleasure to work with, one often assumes they’re lying (or at least leaving out that time the actor called his leading lady crazy and she accused him of being a drunk). For even more, visit our Family Entertainment Guide. 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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 and Hollywood producer Sy Kravitz. Why Lenny Kravitz was the man on the 'Hunger Games' set By Karen Valby Updated March 03, 2012 at 07:26 PM EST BHER (161), ‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals the Identity of Baby Alien: Here’s the Star Under the Mask, ‘The Masked Singer’ season 4 episode 4 recap: Which Group B celeb was unmasked on October 14? Cinna Of course it’s never all work making a movie. Kravitz was born in New York City on May 26, 1964. The Hunger Games film, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Offers may be subject to change without notice. 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May 26, 1964 “We’d work all day and then we’d all end up in my room at night.” The usual group included the likes of Kravitz, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Tucci, Josh Hutcherson, and director Gary Ross. on 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, Fri, Oct 23 Best Music Video by a Feature Filmmaker (Part 2), The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show Starring Katy Perry, The Big Dirty List Show: 50 Years of Sex and Music, Adults Only 20 to 1: Sizzling Supermodels, Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection, Mottoshow #1 - Die größten Hits aller Zeiten, 2004 MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamerica, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers, Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under, Shark Week Aftermath: Landshark Attacks Up 4000%, Lenny Kravitz: Let Love Rule (Justice Remix), Diddy Feat. Lenny Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, producer and actor. Hear Arcade Fire’s ‘Hunger Games’ song — EXCLUSIVE, Why Lenny Kravitz was the man on the 'Hunger Games' set. He portrayed Cinna in The Hunger Games film and in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. 1990-present. He portrayed Cinna in The Hunger Games film[1] and in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. He is best known for his roles in films such as Precious and Zoolander. “Just hanging out,” says Kravitz. Willow Smith and Oprah's All-Time Smartest, Most Talented Kids, Lenny Kravitz: Live from the Riviera Theatre, Happy Birthday Elton!