Born: November 16, 1967, San Francisco, California
Claim to Fame:
She is best known for portraying the character Denise Huxtable on 'The Cosby
Show' and its spinoff 'A Different World'.
Family Life: Lenny Kravitz (November 1987 - April 1993) (divorced) 1
child Daughter, Zöe Kravitz , born 1 December 1988 .
Two children in all. One with Kravitz. The other, daughter, Lola Iolani Momoa,
with boyfriend Jason Momoa of 'Stargate Atlantis.'
Ex-daughter-in-law (from marriage to Lenny Kravitz) to the late Roxie Roker (The
Jeffersons).
Info: Lisa began taking acting lessons at age 13 and guest-starred in
an episode of "St. Elsewhere". She soon landed a recurring role on the CBS
sitcom "The Two of Us" which led
to her casting as Denise Huxtable.
Trivia: Lisa shed her 'Girl next Door' image with the role of Epiphany
Proudfoot in the movie Angel Heart opposite Mickey Rourke, directed by Alan
Parker. Her appearance caused controversy and some scenes had to be cut to avoid
an X rating. The backlash from making the movie is rumored to have prompted
Lisa's exit from "The Cosby Show". But with Bill Cosby's help, Lisa landed on
another comedy series, "A Different World"
Followed 'Angel Heart' up image by posing suggestively on the May 19, 1988 issue
of "Rolling Stone" magazine.
Lisa is the child of a Jewish mother and a black father
Is a vegetarian.
1991 Directed music video, "Whatever It Takes" for Gardner Cole
Had her name legally changed to Lilakoi Moon in 1995.
Met Lenny Kravitz at a New Edition concert in Los Angeles. At the time, Lenny
was a struggling, unknown musician who went by the name Romeo Blue.
A hip-hop album dedicated to Lisa Bonet called Felt, Vol. 2: Tribute to Lisa
Bonet was created by Slug (from Atmosphere) and MURS and produced by Ant (also
from Atmosphere) and was
released on July 12, 2005
Where
is She Now: Lisa has said that she has deliberately cut back on acting
so that she could spend more time with her family. However, she did make a brief
return to the spotlight in 1998 by co-starring with Will Smith in the big-budget
hit movie 'Enemy Of The State (1993), and had an important role in High Fidelity
(2000).
Lisa has since become friends with her ex-husband Lenny again.
In 2003 her film appearance in 'Biker Boyz' reunited her with former co-star
Kadeem Hardison of 'A Different World'.
In August 2006, Bonet appeared in a week-long 'A Different World' reunion
special that aired on Nick at Nite, along with fellow co-stars Hardison, Jasmine
Guy, Cree Summer, Dawnn Lewis, Darryl M. Bell, and Sinbad. Bonet co-starred in
the 2006 film 'Whitepaddy', alongside Sherilyn Fenn, Hill Harper, Debra Wilson,
Karen Black, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Next up Lisa is in negotiations to appear in the 2009 Coen brothers film
'Gambit', also starring Jennifer Aniston, Colin Firth, and Ben Kingsley
Lisa currently lives in the Los Angeles area with her children.
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