Followers had been surprised after discovering out why Lenny Kravitz’s well-known mom is.
And his followers had been fast to make feedback like, ‘I by no means knew!’; ‘Wow, I see the resemblance now’; and, ‘His mother was an icon.’Â
Within the new People cowl story, the singer talked about his mom, who was a well known TV star.
She was Roxie Roker who starred as Helen Willis on the hit Seventies and Nineteen Eighties TV collection The Jeffersons. His dad was TV producer Sly Kravitz.
‘She’s nonetheless the whole lot to me,’ the 59-year-old Shotgun Wedding ceremony actor advised the journal.
‘I most likely really feel her extra since she’s left the planet,’ mentioned Kravitz, whose ex-wife is Lisa Bonet with whom he shares actress daughter Zoe Kravitz.
His mom died of breast most cancers in 1995 on the age of 66. His father died in 2005 at 80 years outdated.
Followers had been surprised after discovering out why Lenny Kravitz’s well-known mom is; seen on Friday
 Within the new Folks cowl story, the singer talked about his mom, who was a well known TV star. Seen on Thursday
Roker first married Kravitz’s father, Sly, in 1962 earlier than giving start to the musician on Might 26, 1964.Â
‘I am very lucky that she was on tv as a result of once I have to, I am going to activate The Jeffersons and watch her, and it does a lot for me,’ he shared.
She performed Helen Willis for 11 seasons. The collection was on the air from 1975 till 1985.
‘I’m so grateful that God selected her to be my mom,’ mentioned Lenny.
‘I nonetheless really feel her simply as a lot — she’s simply not right here bodily – spiritually, I really feel her deeply.’
He added, ‘She was probably the most distinctive human being I’ve ever skilled. She was so nonjudgmental.’Â
He additionally mentioned she was a ‘mama’s boy.’
In his memoir he mentioned his his mom was his ‘coronary heart.’
The singer added, ‘Roxie Roker was a gifted actress, mom and empath who understood methods to mix all three roles.’
She was Roxie Roker who starred as Helen Willis on the hit TV collection The Jeffersons. His dad was TV producer Sly Kravitz
She performed Helen Willis for 11 seasons. The collection was on the air from 1975 till 1985
The present starred Isabel Sanford as Louise Jefferson, Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson, Franklin Cowl as Thomas Willis, Roxie as Helen Willis, Marla Gibbs as Florence Johnston, Mike Evans as Lionel Jefferson, Berlinda Tolbert as Jenny Willis and Jefferson Zara as Cully Olivia Jefferson
‘She’s nonetheless the whole lot to me,’ the 59-year-old Shotgun Wedding ceremony actor advised the journal. ‘I most likely really feel her extra since she’s left the planet,’ mentioned Kravitz; seen in 1993
‘She was a girl who by no means spoke badly about anyone, even when they deserved it,’ he shared.
‘At her funeral, late actor Brock Peters mentioned, “If Roxie met the satan himself, she’d say to him, ‘What a beautiful purple swimsuit.'”
‘The entire place burst out laughing as a result of that was my mom. She’s going to seek out the constructive factor that she will say or do in any state of affairs,’ the musician shared.
He thinks of her ‘each day.’ He added, ‘I do know that I would not be right here if it weren’t for her and all those that got here earlier than me.’
Roker studied drama at Howard College.
His mom died of breast most cancers in 1995 on the age of 66 (seen in 1993). His father died in 2005 at 80 years outdated.
She started her skilled profession with the Negro Ensemble Firm and have become a profitable stage actress.Â
She was a reporter on WNEW-TV in New York within the Seventies.
Roker portrayed Helen Willis on The Jeffersons, and her character stood out as a result of she was married to a Caucasian.
She additionally appeared Stone within the River, Punky Brewster, Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, A Completely different World, Homicide, She Wrote, The Love Boat, $weepstake$, 227, Beat the Clock, Fantasy Island, and ABC Afterschool Specials.Â
She had roles within the tv miniseries Roots and within the film Claudine.
His ex-wife is Lisa Bonet with whom he shares actress daughter Zoe Kravitz. Seen in 2016