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'''Christopher "Kipp" Lennon''' (born [[12 March]] [[1960]]) is a singer who has appeared in several episodes of ''The Simpsons''. Lennon sings lead vocals, plays guitar and writes songs for the band [[Wikipedia:Venice (band)|Venice]], with whom he has released 13 albums/CDs and other works since 1986. Lennon has released one solo Album.
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|name= Kipp Lennon
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|image= [[File:Kipp Lennon.jpg|200px]]
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|gender= {{Male cast}}
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|job= Voice actor<br>Singer
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|birthdate= {{birthdate|1960|3|12}}
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|deathdate=
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|status= Inactive
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|Character = [[Leon Kompowsky]] (singing voice)
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|seasons= [[Season 3]], [[Season 4|4]], [[Season 28|28]], [[Season 29|29]]
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|first episode= "[[Stark Raving Dad]]"
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|latest episode= "[[Mr. Lisa's Opus]]"
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In the episode "[[Stark Raving Dad]]", although [[Michael Jackson]] (credited as "John Jay Smith") performed the speaking part of Leon Kompowski, a character who thought he was Michael Jackson, Lennon sung the songs because Jackson was only contracted to speak, not sing. He sang Jackson's songs "[[Ben (song)|Ben]]" and "[[Billie Jean]]" as well as the original song "Lisa, It's Your Birthday," written by Jackson.
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'''Christopher "Kipp" Lennon''' (born March 12, 1960) is an American musician and singer.
  
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Lennon also sang the songs "Flaming Moe's" (a spoof of the theme song from the TV series "[[Cheers]]") in the episode "[[Flaming Moe's]]", "The Sound of Grandpa" from "[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]" and "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" from "[[Duffless]]". He sang the original song "I'm Checking In" featured in the [[Betty Ford Center|Betty Ford]] musical in "[[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]".
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In the [[season 3]] episode "[[Stark Raving Dad]]", Lennon provided the singing voice for [[Leon Kompowsky]], a character who thought he was [[Michael Jackson]], performing the songs "[[Billie Jean]]" and "[[Happy Birthday, Lisa]]". Jackson himself, credited as "John Jay Smith", provided Kompowsky's speaking voice; Lennon sung the songs as Jackson was contracted only to speak and not sing. Lennon voiced Kompowsky again in the [[season 29]] episode "[[Mr. Lisa's Opus]]".
  
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Other than his voice acting roles, Lennon has sung various songs for the show.
  
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==External links==
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He also appeared in ''[[The Simpsons Take the Bowl]]'' where he sang "[[Happy Birthday, Lisa]]".
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*{{imdb name|0502054}}
 
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*[http://www.myspace.com/venicecentralspace Venice's MySpace page]
 
  
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== Credits ==
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=== Also starring ===
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*{{ep|Stark Raving Dad}}
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=== Vocal performance by ===
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*{{ep|Duffless|("{{W|Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head}}")}}
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=== Starring ===
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*{{spec|The Simpsons Take the Bowl}}
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=== Performed by ===
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*{{ep|Springfield Splendor|("[[Infatuation parody]]")}}
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=== Special guest voice ===
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*{{ep|Mr. Lisa's Opus}}
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*{{ep|The Many Saints of Springfield}}
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=== Singer ===
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*{{alb|Songs in the Key of Springfield}}
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=== Uncredited performances ===
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*{{ep|Flaming Moe's|("{{ap|Flaming Moe's|song}}")}}
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*{{ep|Looking for Mr. Goodbart|("[[Small Bang Hypothesis]]")}}
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== External links ==
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*{{IMDb|name/nm0502054/}}
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*{{Wikipedialink}}
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{{Simpsons Cast|one time=yes}}
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{{Season 29 Guest Stars}}
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{{Season 34 Guest Stars}}
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{{The Simpsons Take the Bowl performers}}
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{{Music crew|singers=yes}}
 
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Revision as of 17:27, March 3, 2023

Kipp Lennon
Kipp Lennon.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Voice actor
Singer
Birth date: March 12, 1960 (1960-03-12) (age 64)
Status:
Inactive
Character(s): Leon Kompowsky (singing voice)
Seasons active: Season 3, 4, 28, 29
First episode: "Stark Raving Dad"
Most recent episode: "Mr. Lisa's Opus"


Christopher "Kipp" Lennon (born March 12, 1960) is an American musician and singer.

In the season 3 episode "Stark Raving Dad", Lennon provided the singing voice for Leon Kompowsky, a character who thought he was Michael Jackson, performing the songs "Billie Jean" and "Happy Birthday, Lisa". Jackson himself, credited as "John Jay Smith", provided Kompowsky's speaking voice; Lennon sung the songs as Jackson was contracted only to speak and not sing. Lennon voiced Kompowsky again in the season 29 episode "Mr. Lisa's Opus".

Other than his voice acting roles, Lennon has sung various songs for the show.

He also appeared in The Simpsons Take the Bowl where he sang "Happy Birthday, Lisa".

Credits

Also starring

Vocal performance by

Starring

Performed by

Special guest voice

Singer

Uncredited performances

External links


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