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|Gender = Male | |Gender = Male | ||
|Birth = {{birthdate|1960|3|12}} | |Birth = {{birthdate|1960|3|12}} | ||
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|Nationality = American | |Nationality = American | ||
| − | |Claim to Fame = | + | |Claim to Fame = Guitarist<br>Singer-songwriter |
| − | |Character = [[Leon Kompowsky]] | + | |Character = [[Leon Kompowsky]]'s singing voice |
|Appearance = "[[Stark Raving Dad]]" | |Appearance = "[[Stark Raving Dad]]" | ||
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| − | '''Christopher''' "'''Kipp'''" '''Lennon''' (born March 12, 1960) is an American | + | '''Christopher''' "'''Kipp'''" '''Lennon''' (born March 12, 1960) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter |
| − | He voiced [[Leon Kompowsky]] singing "[[Billie Jean]]" | + | 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]]", and "I'm Checking In" featured in the Betty Ford musical in the [[season 9]] episode "[[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]". | |
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Revision as of 06:01, December 26, 2012
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", and "I'm Checking In" featured in the Betty Ford musical in the season 9 episode "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson".
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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 |
