Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and keyboardist for the indie rock band

Rilo Kiley Rilo Kiley ( ) is an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consists of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel. The group released their debut album '' Take-Offs and Landing ...

. Lewis gained prominence in the 1980s as a child actress, appearing in the films '' Troop Beverly Hills'' (1989) and '' The Wizard'' (1989) and the television series ''

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'' (1991–93). In the mid-1990s, Lewis semi-retired from acting to focus on her musical career, and formed Rilo Kiley in 1998 with fellow former child actor Blake Sennett. Rilo Kiley released four albums before they disbanded in 2014. Lewis has released five solo albums: '' Rabbit Fur Coat'' (2006), ''

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'' (2008), '' The Voyager'' (2014), '' On the Line'' (2019), and '' Joy'All'' (2023). In addition to Rilo Kiley and her solo career, Lewis has been a member of

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, Jenny & Johnny, and Nice as Fuck.

Early life

Lewis was born in

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. Her mother, Linda, was a professional singer, and her father, Eddie Gordon, was a member of the Harmonica Gang. Lewis is of

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Jewish descent.

Acting career

Lewis made her professional debut in a

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commercial. She later appeared in commercials for

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and Baby Skates dolls,

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toy stores, the

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Popcorn Maker, and

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Corn Pops, among others. She was featured in the short-lived 1986

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sitcom '' Life With Lucy'', where she was cast as one of Lucy's grandchildren. She also had small roles on TV shows, such as ''

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''; ''

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'' (1985); ''

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''; ''

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''; ''

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''; '' Just the Ten of Us''; ''

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''; ''

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''; and ''

''. She also appeared on a kids' week episode of the game show ''

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'' on August 6, 1987, at age 11, winning $500, but she did not win her match. Lewis appeared in over a dozen teen movies, such as '' Troop Beverly Hills'' and '' The Wizard'' in 1989. She was featured in the 1996 made-for-TV movie '' Talk to Me'' with Yasmine Bleeth, as well as the films '' Foxfire'', '' Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even'', and '' Pleasantville''. She played the part of Evangeline "Eva" Saint Claire in the 1987 film version of

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's novel ''

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'', and also appeared in the 1988 made-for-TV film '' A Friendship in Vienna'', set in Vienna at the start of the Holocaust. She played Beverly D'Angelo's daughter in the 1996 made-for-TV film ''Sweet Temptation''. She continued acting until 1998, although her final movie – '' Don's Plum'', filmed 1995–96 – went unreleased until 2001. In 2015, she appeared in the

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movie ''

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'' as a waitress and sang a few songs, including "

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" in a duet with

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Music

Rilo Kiley

In 1998, Lewis and friends Pierre De Reeder, Dave Rock, and then-boyfriend Blake Sennett formed the band

. (Rock was eventually replaced by Jason Boesel.) In an interview with

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's '' All Songs Considered'', Lewis remarked that she wanted to name the group Love's Way (after her parents'

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act in Las Vegas), but Sennett "didn't go for it." Originally asked to sing back-up vocals by Sennett, Lewis refused to join the band unless she was able to sing lead vocals. Beginning with a country sound, Rilo Kiley gravitated toward a downbeat

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sound, gaining the attention of

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, who signed the band (via its own imprint, Brute/Beaute Records) for the release of their 2004 album '' More Adventurous,'' which gained the band some success. Critics such as ''

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'' attributed this to the "wise" decision to emphasize Lewis's voice and presence more so than in previous albums. The song " Portions for Foxes" was a hit. Rilo Kiley's 2007 album ''

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'' was released directly by

In 2011, Sennett hinted that Rilo Kiley had disbanded. Lewis confirmed the band's split in 2014. A retrospective of Lewis's career by Jessica Roy in 2016 commented that Lewis was a style icon to a certain type of music-loving young people in the 2000s. Roy commented:

For a particular brand of suburban girl who fancied herself cooler than her peers, Jenny was a fire-haired figure of worship. With her endless supply of cool sunglasses, vintage dresses, and hats ... she was a beacon of hope for introspective teens ... as a microgenerational sad-girl touchstone, many of us have our own Jenny Lewis Anecdote, our lives touched by her magnificent tweeness in different ways.

Solo career

In 2004,

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invited Lewis to record a solo record for record label

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. Described by Lewis as "a kind of soul record", '' Rabbit Fur Coat'' (released January 24, 2006) features contributions from Oberst, M. Ward, and

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guitarist James Valentine. Ben Gibbard of

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guests on a cover of The Traveling Wilburys' " Handle With Care". The Watson Twins provide accompaniment on the album, billed as Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins. Lewis toured with the Watson Twins in support of the album three times in 2006 and appeared with her band on the ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Later with Jools Holland''. They also appeared on a Washington, D.C.–based children's music program called '' Pancake Mountain'', performing the song "See Fernando". The album received positive reviews, with ''

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'' writing, "Consider Lewis the

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of the Silverlake set" and ''

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'' commenting that "her girlishly seductive vocals are more versatile than ever". Posted on February 7, 2006.

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, ''Spin'', and

music critic Meredith Ochs named it among the best albums of the year. In 2008, Lewis released a second solo album, this time without the Watson Twins, titled ''

''. On July 29, 2014, Lewis released '' The Voyager''. The album took five years to complete and is a reflection on Rilo Kiley's break-up and the death of her father. The release of the album was preceded by the single "Just One of the Guys". The music video for "Just One of the Guys" was released on July 15, 2014, through '' GQ'' and stars Lewis,

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, and Tennessee Thomas, former drummer of The Like (now disbanded). Lewis also directed the music video. Jenny Lewis Las Vegas 2007

On July 8, 2014, Lewis began " The Voyager" tour at the Ottawa Bluesfest in Ontario, Canada. She spent July of that year touring the United States. Her tour included performances at

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, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, the

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, the 2014

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in London, two performances at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, and the Life Is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas. On January 23, 2019, Lewis announced the release date of her new album '' On the Line'' would be March 22, 2019. The lead single "Red Bull & Hennessy" garnered positive acclaim. On June 9, 2023, Lewis released a new album, Joy'All. She'd started writing for ''Joy'All'' while on tour to promote her previous album '' On the Line'' (2019), shortly before the start of the

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. Work resumed on the album in early 2021, when Lewis participated in a virtual songwriting workshop hosted by

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. The album was produced by

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, who Lewis met while visiting Lucius at RCA Studio A in

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Other projects and collaborations

In 2002, Lewis was asked to contribute vocals for the band

. Lewis performed in the video for " We Will Become Silhouettes", and toured with the band in 2013 and again in 2023. In 2003, Lewis contributed vocals to several tracks on the

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album ''

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''. In 2005, Lewis contributed to the

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benefit song " Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?", along with Sennett and Jimmy Tamborello. In 2006, Lewis made a cameo in Episode 25, Season 1 of

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's '' Theme Time Radio Hour'', and six of her songs (three with the Watson Twins and three with Rilo Kiley) were featured in various episodes of the show. In 2007, Lewis contributed vocals to various songs on Johnathan Rice's album ''Further North'', and she appeared in the music video for "We're All Stuck Out In The Desert (And We're Gonna Die)". She provided vocals for a track on

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's '' Dumb Luck'' LP. In 2008, Lewis contributed backing vocals to several songs on the Elvis Costello and the Imposters album '' Momofuku''. Later that year, Lewis voiced the role of the assistant director for

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' animated film '' Bolt'' (2008), and she also provided the song "Barking at the Moon". The Postal Service - Jenny Lewis

In March and April 2009, Lewis traveled to Australia for the first time, as an act for the

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, as well as a supporting act for

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and performing one solo

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show. On April 18, 2009, Lewis performed at the

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. On May 5, 2009, Lewis performed on ''

''. Lewis makes an appearance on the track "Hard Enough", taken from the 2010 album ''

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'' by fellow Las Vegan

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. In 2013, Lewis created the music score for Tribeca Film's feature '' Very Good Girls''. She provided original music and also included older music from her previous band,

, such as the song "Go Ahead". In 2014, Lewis contributed an exclusive track to

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's '' Girls'', in collaboration with

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's Rostam Batmanglij titled "Completely Not Me". The song was featured in the Season 3 premiere "Females Only". The song is the second track on ''Girls Volume Two: All Adventurous Women Do''. In 2016, Lewis contributed to She & Him's second Christmas album, '' Christmas Party'', appearing on the track "Winter Wonderland". On June 25, 2019, Lewis performed "Wasted Youth" on ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert''. On October 28, 2019, Lewis is featured on the fifth issue of

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' comic book series '' Jughead's Time Police'', released on October 30. On November 13, 2019, it was announced Lewis would be an opening act for

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on the North American leg of his 2020 Love On Tour. In 2023, Lewis toured to support her new album '' Joy'All''. She also made appearances on dates for

reunion tour.

Other bands

In 2010, Lewis formed the duo Jenny and Johnny with her then-boyfriend, musician Johnathan Rice, and the pair released an album titled '' I'm Having Fun Now'' on

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. In 2015, Rice and Lewis wrote the song "Cold One" for the film '' Ricki and the Flash''. In 2016, the trio Nice as Fuck, comprising Lewis, Erika Forster (of Au Revoir Simone), and Tennessee Thomas (of The Like), debuted at a

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benefit. The group opened on a number of tour dates for M. Ward.

Filmography

Discography

Rilo Kiley

*''

'' (1999) * '' Take-Offs and Landings'' (2001) * '' The Execution of All Things'' (2002) * '' More Adventurous'' (2004) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2013)

Solo

* '' Rabbit Fur Coat'' (2006) (with The Watson Twins) * ''

'' (2008) * '' The Voyager'' (2014) * '' On the Line'' (2019) * '' Joy'All'' (2023)

Jenny & Johnny

* '' I'm Having Fun Now'' (2010) * ''Live at Third Man Records'' (2010)

Nice as Fuck

* '' Nice as Fuck'' (2016)

Other appearances

* Bright Eyes – '' Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground'' (2002, Saddle Creek) *

– ''

'' (2003, Saddle Creek) *

– '' Give Up'' (2003,

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) * The Good Life – '' Album of the Year'' (2004, Saddle Creek) * The Watson Twins – ''Southern Manners'' (2006) *

– '' Dumb Luck'' (2007,

) * Whispertown 2000 – ''Livin' in a Dream'' (2007) * Elvis Costello and the Imposters – '' Momofuku'' (2008,

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) * Whispertown 2000 – ''Swim'' (2009) *

– "Hard Enough" from ''

'' (2010,

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) * Wavves – '' Afraid of Heights'' (2013) * EZTV – ''Calling Out'' (2016) * She & Him – '' Christmas Party'' (2016) *

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– ''Paul Shaffer & The World's Most Dangerous Band'' (2017) *

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– '' The Other'' (2018) *

– "

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" (2019) * The Cactus Blossoms — "Everybody" (2022)

Videography

– " The Frug" (1999, directed by

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) * Rilo Kiley – " Wires and Waves" (filmed 2001/released 2007, directed by Morgan J. Freeman) * Rilo Kiley - " Bulletproof" (2001, directed by Liam Lynch) *

– " The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" (2003) (Backing Vocals) * Rilo Kiley – " Portions for Foxes" (2004, directed by Brian Lazzaro) * Rilo Kiley – " It's a Hit" (2005, directed by Andrew Bruntel, Matt Enlow) * The Postal Service – " We Will Become Silhouettes" (2005, directed by

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) * Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins – " Rise Up with Fists!!" (2006, directed by Autumn de Wilde) * Rilo Kiley – " The Moneymaker" (2007, directed by Autumn de Wilde) * Rilo Kiley – "Silver Lining" (2007, directed by Autumn de Wilde) * Jenny Lewis – "Black Sand" (2009, directed by Justin Mitchell) * Jenny Lewis – "See Fernando" (2009, directed by Alan Tanner) * Jenny Lewis – "Carpetbaggers" (2009, directed by Justin Mitchell) * Jenny and Johnny – " Big Wave" (2011, directed by Autumn de Wilde) * The Postal Service – "A Tattered Line of String" (2013, directed by AB/CD/CD) (Backing Vocals) * Rilo Kiley – " Let Me Back In" (2013, directed by Rilo Kiley) * Rilo Kiley – "

Emotional Emotions are physical and mental states brought on by neurophysiology, neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavior, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or suffering, displeasure. There is ...

" (2013, directed by Austin Nagler) * Jenny Lewis – "

Just One Of The Guys ''Just One of the Guys'' is a 1985 American teen comedy film directed by Lisa Gottlieb and co-written by Dennis Feldman and Jeff Franklin. It is a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Twelfth Night''. The film stars Joyce Hyser, C ...

" (2014, directed by Jenny Lewis) * Jenny Lewis – "She's Not Me" (2015, directed by Jenny Lewis) * Nice as Fuck – "Door" (2016, directed by Jenny Lewis) * Nice as Fuck – "Guns" (2016, directed by Luke Rathborne) * Jenny Lewis – "Red Bull & Hennessy" (2019, directed by Eric Notarnicola) * Jenny Lewis – "Rabbit Hole" (2019, directed by Eric Notarnicola) * Artists for Peace and Justice: Jonathan Wilson, Jenny Lewis, Sanba Zao, and

Jackson Browne Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American rock musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 30 million albums in the United States. Emerging as a teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he had his ...

– "Lapé, Lanmou (Peace and Love)" (2019, directed by APJ) * Artists for Peace and Justice: Jenny Lewis with Habib Koité – "Under the Supermoon" (2020, directed by David Belle) * Jenny Lewis with

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- "Unblu" (2020, directed by Jenny Lewis) * Jenny Lewis with Serengeti - "Vroom Vroom" (2021, directed by Jenny Lewis)

References

External links

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Jenny Lewis at NPR Music

"The Magic of the Moment"
April 2009 interview in ''Submerge Magazine''
Listen: Jenny Lewis' new song "Completely Not Me", from HBO's Girls soundtrack
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