Lenny Kravitz

Surrounded by musicians as a child due to his parents' friendships with such jazz legends as Count Basie, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Short and Sarah Vaughan. Family moved from New York to L.A. when he was 10.  Sang with the California Boys Choir as a youth. Beverly Hills High School classmates included guitarist Slash and singer Maria McKee.  Cowrote and produced Madonna's No. 1 hit "Justify My Love" in 1990; has also written songs for Vanessa Paradis and collaborated with Aerosmith and Mick Jagger. Founded Kravitz Design, an interior-design firm, in 2003. ~ Rovi