Kipp Lennon
Kipp Lennon
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Christopher "Kipp" Lennon (born March 12, 1960) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter
He voiced Leon Kompowsky's singing voice, performing the songs "Billie Jean" and "Happy Birthday, Lisa" in the season 3 episode "Stark Raving Dad", although Michael Jackson, credited as "John Jay Smith", performed the speaking part of Leon Kompowsky, a character who thought he was Michael Jackson, Kipp Lennon sung the songs because Michael Jackson was only contracted to speak, not sing.
He also performed the song "Flaming Moe's", a spoof of the theme song from the television series Cheers, also in the season 3 episode "Flaming Moe's", "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" in the season 4 episode "Duffless", "The Sound of Grampa" in the season 5 episode "Lady Bouvier's Lover", "I'm Checking In" featured in the Betty Ford musical in the season 9 episode "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson" and "Small Bang Hypothesis" in the season 28 episode "Looking for Mr. Goodbart". He performed a parody of Infatuation by Rod Stewart in the season 29 episode "Springfield Splendor".
He voiced Leon Kompowsky again in the season 29 episode "Mr. Lisa's Opus".
He also appeared in The Simpsons Take the Bowl where he sang "Happy Birthday, Lisa".
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Guest stars in season 3
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| Michael Jackson • Neil Patrick Harris • Joe Mantegna • Chick Hearn • Magic Johnson • Jackie Mason • Aerosmith (Steven Tyler • Joe Perry • Brad Whitford • Tom Hamilton • Joey Kramer) • Sting • Phil Hartman • Jon Lovitz • Don Mattingly • Roger Clemens • Steve Sax • Ken Griffey, Jr. • Darryl Strawberry • Wade Boggs • Mike Scioscia • José Canseco • Ozzie Smith • Terry Cashman • Steve Allen • Beverly D'Angelo • Kelsey Grammer • Spinal Tap (Christopher Guest • Michael McKean • Harry Shearer) • Kimmy Robertson • Danny DeVito • Joe Frazier |
Guest stars in season 29
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| Billy Boyd • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau • Alison Bechdel • Rachel Bloom • Roz Chast • Dan Harmon • Marjane Satrapi • Martin Short • Nick Fascitelli • Valerie Harper • Joe Mantegna • Mario Batali • Ben Daniels • William Friedkin • Neil Gaiman • Kat Dennings • Norman Lear • Kipp Lennon • Jon Lovitz • Kelsey Grammer • Shaquille O'Neal • John F. Kennedy* • Ed Sheeran • Maurice LaMarche • Bill Hader • Cecily Strong • John Baldessari • Kevin Pollak • J. K. Simmons • Andy Daly • Damian Kulash • Jackie Mason • Timothy Nordwind • Daniel Radcliffe • Jimmy O. Yang • Ray Liotta • Debi Mazar • Jonathan Schmock • Trombone Shorty • Glenn Close • Sidse Babett Knudsen |
