American actor, disc jockey, film producer and playwright
Leon Isaac Kennedy
Born
(1949-01-01) January 1, 1949 (age 75)[1][2][3]
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality
American
Occupations
Actor
film producer
playwright
disk jockey
Years active
1970–1996
Known for
Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone – Penitentiary, Penitentiary II, Penitentiary III Leon "The Lover" Johnson – Body and Soul
Spouses
Jayne Harrison
(m. 1971; div. 1982)
[4][5]
Lolita Armbrister
(m. 1995)
Maureen LaVette
(m. 2005)
Website
leonisaackennedy.com
Leon Isaac Kennedy (born January 1, 1949[3][2][1]) is a retired American actor, disc jockey, film producer and playwright. Kennedy's acting roles include Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone in Jamaa Fanaka's Penitentiary (1979), Penitentiary II (1982), Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) and Penitentiary III (1987),[6] and Leon "The Lover" Johnson in the 1981 film Body and Soul alongside his then-wife Jayne Kennedy.
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