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Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actor and arranger, whose “retro” style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads. In addition to singing lead and backing vocals, Kravitz often plays all the guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and percussion himself when recording. He is known for his elaborate stage performances and music videos.
He 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 most consecutive wins in one category for a male. 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. On December 1, 2011, Kravitz was made an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He played the role of Cinna in the film The Hunger Games.
Actors: James Marsden (actor), Lenny Kravitz (actor), Lukas Haas (actor), Karl Lagerfeld (actor), Stephen Dorff (actor), Judah Friedlander (actor), Cuba Gooding Jr. (actor), David Duchovny (actor), Will Ferrell (actor), Godfrey (actor), Andy Dick (actor), Lance Bass (actor), David Bowie (actor), Garry Shandling (actor), Patton Oswalt (actor),
Plot: Derek Zoolander is VH1's three time male model of the year, but when Hansel wins the award instead, Zoolander's world becomes upside down. His friends disappear, his father is disappointed in him, and he feels that he's not good as a model anymore. But when evil fashion guru Mugatu hires Zoolander, he thinks his life has turned back round again, that is until he finds out that Mugatu has actually brainwashed him to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Can Zoolander and his new friends find out how to prevent the incident before it's too late?
Keywords: 2000s, absurdism, assassination, assassination-attempt, bare-chested-male, based-on-sketch-comedy, betrayal, black-and-white-scene, blackface, brainwashingActors: Elvis Costello (actor), Joe Cocker (actor), Lance Bass (actor), Dan Aykroyd (actor), J.C. Chasez (actor), Eric Clapton (actor), Michael Bolton (actor), Matthew Broderick (actor), Garth Brooks (actor), Garth Brooks (actor), John Belushi (actor), Chevy Chase (actor), Dana Carvey (actor), Ray Charles (actor), Snoop Dogg (actor),
Plot: This 5 part musical special was produced by VH1 and NBC and aired in the fall of 1999 to mark Saturday Night Live's 25th Anniversary. Each special covered 5 years of SNL's history and featured musical performances and music themed comedy sketches from the respective period. Host - 1975-80 Chevy Chase, Host 1980-85 Martin Short, Host - 1985-90 Al Franken, Host 1990-95 Jay Mohr, Host 1995-99 Cheri Oteri
Keywords: hip-hop, rap, sketch-comedyActors: David Eilenberg (writer), Dave Pullano (writer), Mike J. Nichols (producer), Mike J. Nichols (writer), James M. Huffman (miscellaneous crew), Stefanie Wilder (writer), Tim Hedrick (writer), Felicia Stevens (miscellaneous crew), John Matta (writer), Roger F. Powell (actor), Jason Berlin (writer), Roger F. Powell (actor), Roger F. Powell (actor), Roger F. Powell (actor), Robert E. Cornick (writer),
Plot: MTV's short lived program where they took different celebrity's (Bruce Willis, Ricky Martin, and Joshua Jackson to name a few) heads and put them on little animated bodies. The celebs would then act out little 2 minute skits through by spoofing an incident, movie, or video.
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