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{{Infobox character
|name = Lenny
|image = Lenny Profile.jpg
|films = ''[[Shark Tale]]''
|games = ''[[Shark Tale (video game)|Shark Tale]]''
|shorts = ''[[Club Oscar]]''
|voice = [[Jack Black]] (film, short)<br>[[Sean Bishop]] (video game)
|gender = Male
|status = Active
|quote = "Curse you, [[Oscar|Sharkslayer]]!"<br>"Hey, [[Angie]]! Sorry [[Don Lino|Pop]] and I are late, but we brought some new customers."<br>"THIS IS ALL MY FAULT! I'm so sorry [[Frankie]]! How am I ever going to explain this to pop?! Oh no!"
|fullname = Leonard Lino
|alias = Lenny<br>Sebastian the Whale-Washing Dolphin <small>(disguise)</small><br>Veggie Boy<br>Pet Shark
|abilities=Strength<br>Durability<br>Speed<br>Intelligence<br>Herbivorism<br>Sharp teeth
|occupation=Member of the Sharks
|affiliations=Shark Mafia
|home=The Titanic
}}
{{Quote|So your son likes kelp, so his best friend is a fish, so he likes to dress like a dolphin! So what?! Everybody loves him, just the way he is.|[[Oscar]] to [[Don Lino]].|Shark Tale}}
'''Leonard "Lenny" Lino''' is the deuteragonist in the DreamWorks film, ''[[Shark Tale]]''. He is the second-born son of [[Don Lino]] and younger brother of [[Frankie]]. 

==Background==
He is usually a friendly and outgoing vegetarian great white shark. Lenny isn't an aggressive meat-eating carnivore like his older brother or father, but a vegetarian. Lenny has a heart of gold and he quickly becomes close friends with [[Oscar]].

Together, he and Oscar faked at the hands of the "Sharkslayer", and after that, Lenny disguised himself as "Sebastian the Whale Washin' Dolphin". He later helped Oscar save Angie, during which Lino grew to think that Lenny had turned against the sharks. Eventually, Lenny made up with his father after Oscar admitted that an anchor had killed Frankie.

===Personality===
Unlike most sharks, Lenny is friendly, compassionate, and a vegetarian. He deeply respected all life in the sea and refused to kill fish or anything else, which exasperated his dad, [[Don Lino|Lino]] and [[Frankie]]. Even though his relationship with his family was strained, Lenny was devastated when Frankie was killed by an anchor. He loved his father but was afraid of disappointing him, so he decided to run away and never return.

However, Lenny did return in order to help [[Oscar]] save [[Angie]], which made Lino think he was working with the enemy. Eventually, Lenny and his father reconnected after Oscar revealed that Frankie's death had been an accident. Lenny quickly became close friends with Oscar and also took a liking to Angie. He has also shown to be able to come up with good ideas, such as when he came up with the idea of faking a fight with Oscar to make it look like he met his demise. This was foreshadowed when Lino said that Lenny had brains.

==Role in [[Shark Tale|the film]]==
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In the first scene, the worm thought the shadow of the shark was going to get him, but the shark revealed to be Don Lino's youngest son and Frankie's younger brother: Lenny. The worm looked at Lenny and it fainted and Lenny said, "Oh! Little buddy, did I scare ya? I'm sorry." He unties the worm and joins Frankie.

==Trivia==
*Lenny is played by [[Jack Black]], who later voiced [[Po]] in the [[Kung Fu Panda (franchise)|''Kung Fu Panda'' movies]].
*Since Lenny was perceived as gay, many people and gay rights groups were angered about his subplot and how mean-spirited and shallow it was.
*He is probably the most likable character in the movie.
*[[Tobey Maguire]] {{WikipediaLink|Keanu Reeves}}, {{WikipediaLink|Leonardo DiCaprio}}, {{WikipediaLink|Jim Carrey}}, {{WikipediaLink|Michael J. Fox}}, {{WikipediaLink|George Clooney}}, {{WikipediaLink|Albert Brooks}}, [[John Goodman]], {{WikipediaLink|Cheech Marin}}, {{WikipediaLink|Scott Bakula}}, [[Brad Pitt]], {{WikipediaLink|John Corbett}}, {{WikipediaLink|Peter Weller}}, {{WikipediaLink|Steven Seagal}}, {{WikipediaLink|John Leguizamo}}, {{WikipediaLink|Dave Foley}}, {{WikipediaLink|Timothy Hutton}}, {{WikipediaLink|Ardal O' Hanlon}}, {{WikipediaLink|Jason Flemyng}}, {{WikipediaLink|Josh Hartnett}}, {{WikipediaLink|Ewan McGregor}}, {{WikipediaLink|Tom Guiry}}, {{WikipediaLink|Ioan Gruffudd}}, {{WikipediaLink|Adam Sandler}}, {{WikipediaLink|Cary Elwes}}, {{WikipediaLink|Zach Braff}}, [[Mike Myers]], [[Will Ferrell]], [[Jerry Seinfeld]], {{WikipediaLink|Ray Romano}}, {{WikipediaLink|Billy Crystal}}, {{WikipediaLink|Pierce Brosnan}}, {{WikipediaLink|Sylvester Stallone}}, {{WikipediaLink|Hank Azaria}}, {{WikipediaLink|Kevin Costner}}, {{WikipediaLink|Vincent D'Onofrio}}, {{WikipediaLink|Owen Wilson}}, [[Nicolas Cage]], {{WikipediaLink|Kevin Kline}}, {{WikipediaLink|David Duchovny}}, {{WikipediaLink|Steve Burton}}, {{WikipediaLink|Casper Van Dien}}, {{WikipediaLink|Dan Shor}}, {{WikipediaLink|Christian Slater}}, {{WikipediaLink|Jay Mohr}}, {{WikipediaLink|Michael Dudikoff}}, and {{WikipediaLink|Nathan Lane}} were all considered for the role of Lenny before [[Jack Black]] was cast.
*Lenny is similar to Princess Merida from ''Brave''. Both of which their parents forced them to act like which is their obligation, regardless whether they want it or not (Don Lino forced Lenny to act like a predator, Queen Elinor forced Merida to act like a princess).
*Lenny is also similar to Casper the Friendly Ghost. Both are friendly, but his dad and his uncles forced them to scare people or eat fish (Don Lino forced Lenny to eat fish, the Ghostly Trio forced Casper to scare people).
*Lenny is also similar to Bruce, Anchor, and Chum from the 2003 Disney/Pixar film Finding Nemo, in being vegetarian sharks, and refusing to eat fish.
*Unlike his father and brother, Lenny is a vegetarian Shark. He didn't like eating meat after he ate Angie, he spews her out.
*Lenny was originally named Roger according to character designer Tony Siruno.

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