Television Roles
Lennon has contributed to several episodes of The Simpsons: in the episode "Stark Raving Dad", although Michael Jackson (credited as "John Jay Smith") performed the speaking part of Leon Kompowski, a character who pretended he was Michael Jackson, Lennon sang the songs because Jackson wanted to play a joke on his brothers and fool them into thinking the impersonator was him. Most notably he sang the song "Lisa, It's Your Birthday," written by Jackson within the episode. He also provides Jackson's singing voice in The Jacksons: An American Dream.
Lennon also sang the songs "Flaming Moe's" (a spoof of the theme song from the TV series Cheers) in the episode "Flaming Moe's", "The Sound of Grandpa" from "Lady Bouvier's Lover", and "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" from "Duffless". He sang the original song "I'm Checking In" featured in the Betty Ford musical in "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson".
In addition to The Simpsons, Lennon voiced Michael Jackstone on The Flintstone Kids' Just Say No Special, and various roles in The Story of Santa Claus, The Fall Guy, Eight Is Enough, and the TV series of Herbie the Love Bug.
Lennon also sang the theme songs to C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. and the theatrical pilot of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
Lennon sang "Secret Agent Man" in the movie Can't Buy Me Love.
He also sang for the actor John Scott Clough in the Sidney Poitier-directed dance/musical film Fast Forward.
Starting September 2010, Lennon toured singing backup vocals in Roger Waters' The Wall.
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