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Jenny Lewis        

Singer, Songwriter & Actress

Jennifer Diane Lewis is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley.

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 Brooklyn Bridge (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.[2] Lewis has released four solo albums: Rabbit Fur Coat (2006), Acid Tongue (2008), The Voyager (2014) and On the Line (2019). In addition to Rilo Kiley and her solo career, Lewis has been a member of The Postal Service, Jenny & Johnny and Nice As Fuck.

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Jenny Lewis Recruits Fred Armisen, Feist For Hilarious Video
Years before reinventing herself as one of indie-rock's most respected songwriters, Jenny Lewis was a child actress – appearing in a number of films (Pleasantville) and TV shows (Roseanne). In a playful nod to her cinematic past, the musician has directed a video for her soulful single "She's Not Me," recruiting friends like Fred Armisen and Feist to parody the highlights of her IMDB page.

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