Actor/Musician

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:23 am

This week I've found myself talking a lot about the connection between acting and music and how there always those who try to do both. I want to compile a list of actor/musicians (no matter how bad). Here's what I quickly thought of off the top of my head:

David Bowie
Movies: Labyrinth, Last Temptation of Christ
Music: Countless hits.

Keanu Reeves
Movies: Matrix trilogy, Speed
Music: Basssit of Dogstar

Jared Leto
Movies: Panic Room, Alexander
Music: lead singer- 30 Seconds To Mars

Jason Schwartzman
Movies: Rushmore, I <3 Huckabees
Music: drummer- Phantom Planet

Paris Hilton
Movies: House of Wax, Zoolander
Music: Pop trash like "Stars Are Blind"

David Hasselhoff
TV: Knight Rider, Baywatch
Music: He's God in Germany

Kevin Bacon
Movies: Stir of Echoes, Tremors
Music: One half of the Bacon Brothers

Juliette Lewis
Movies: Natural Born Killers, Kalifornia
Music: lead singer of The Licks

Brittney Murphy
Movies: Clueless, 8 Mile
Music: "Faster Kill Pussycat" with Paul Oakenfeld

Taryn Manning
Movies: Crazy/Beautiful, 8 Mile
Music: half of Boomkat

Scarlett Johansen
Movies: Lost in Translation, The Perfect Score
Music: An album of Tom Waits covers

Prince
Movies: Purple Rain
Music: Does it need saying

Mick Jagger
Movies: Freejack, Ned Kelly
Music: See Prince

Beyonce
Movies: The Pink Panther, Goldmember
Music: Destiny's Child

Jada Pinkett Smith
Movies: Scream 2, The Matrix Reloaded
Music: Lead singer of metal band Wicked Wisdom

Wil Smith
Movies: Bad Boys, Men In Black
Music: He was the Fresh Prince

Michael Pitt
Movies: The Dreamers, Murder by Numbers
Music: Frontman of the band Pagoda

Russell Crowe
Movies: A Beautiful mind, Gladiator
Music: Thirty Odd Foot of Grunt

Meatloaf
Movies: Rocky Horror, Fight Club
Music: "...but I won't do that. No! I won't do that!"

Can you think of others, I know I have left off a bunch.

jimtyrrell · Post by **jimtyrrell** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:50 am

Crispin Glover
Don Johnson
Rick Springfield
Jack Black
Bette Midler
Cher
Sting
Iggy Pop
Tom Waits
Mandy Patinkin

WeaselSlayer · Post by **WeaselSlayer** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:52 am

Nick Cave wrote The Proposition (not acting, I know) and acted in Johnny Suede/Ghosts of the Civil Dead. And Joe Strummer was in Mystery Train and one of my favorites: Straight to Hell (named for the Clash song). Also, Jello Biafra's been in some stuff (along with a bunch of other cool people in Tapeheads).

Speaking of Mystery Train, fucking Screamin' Jay Hawkins is in that. Jarmusch and Alex Cox both love using musicians. Jarmusch used John Lurie (from the Lounge Lizards/himself) in Down by Law and Stranger Than Paradise, for example. Alex Cox used like everybody in Straight to Hell: Courtney Love, Joe Strummer, the Pogues, and Elvis Costello (and actually used Jarmusch, interestingly enough). David Lynch has also used Marilyn Manson/Twiggy and John Lurie as well.

(I'm a big nerd)

jimtyrrell · Post by **jimtyrrell** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:45 am

Oh, Straight To Hell. I remember that movie. I'd like to see that again.

Also, I forgot Henry Rollins. He's done a few movies.

Justincombustion · Post by **Justincombustion** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:50 am

Harry Dean Stanton is in a country band.

WeaselSlayer · Post by **WeaselSlayer** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:56 am

Harry Dean Stanton is God.

Post by jb » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:00 am

Bruce Willis
Patrick Swayze
Britney Spears
Madonna
Olivia Newton-John
Frank Sinatra
Elvis Presley
Leonard Nemoy

jimtyrrell · Post by **jimtyrrell** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:16 am

Lindsay Lohan
Jim Nabors
Ruben Blades
Denis Leary
Courtney Love
Ice-T

Paco Del Stinko · Post by **Paco Del Stinko** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:16 am

Aimee Mann has a line in "Big Lebowski" - she's the girl without a toe. How about Frankie and Annette?

Erwin Cloibhofer · Post by **Erwin Cloibhofer** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:20 am

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Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:37 am

jb wrote: Leonard Nemoy

What. No Will Shatner?

jimtyrrell · Post by **jimtyrrell** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:50 am

No, you need to be an actor. ZING!

Post by jb » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:54 am

Ice Cube

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:01 pm

Ice-T
Michael Damian
Christian Kane
Tatiana M. Ali
Hillary Duff
John Stamos (how the hell did he end up touring drummer for the Beach Boys?!)
Jamie Foxx

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:16 pm

David Bowie - The Hunger!!!!!

Nick Cave - Breakfast on Pluto
- The Young Ones (TV)

Post by jb » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:41 pm

Rick Springfield
Huey Lewis was in Altman's "Shortcuts"
Lots of musicians acted in both Blues Brothers movies.
Susannah Hoffs
I saw Robby Benson sing a song on American Bandstand
Kris Kristofferson
Eddie Murphy released an album

deshead · Post by **deshead** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:57 pm

jb wrote:Huey Lewis was in Altman's "Shortcuts"

And Back To The Future.

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:59 pm

Minnie Driver (I actually saw her perform live)
Mila Jovovich
Johnny Depp (member of P, with Gibby Haynes)

Bjam · Post by **Bjam** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:13 pm

Bjam.

(What? I've done professional theatre, and as professional music as you can get on SongFight.)

Denyer · Post by **Denyer** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:16 pm

q-tip.
biz markie was in men in black ii.
and hulk hogan was in a bunch of shitty films and did the Hulk Rules album.

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:27 pm

Bill Cosby (had a few songs, and of course several TV shows)
-bill

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:31 pm

roymond wrote:David Bowie - The Hunger!!!!!

Nick Cave - Breakfast on Pluto
- The Young Ones (TV)

Are you sure Nick Cave was on The Young Ones? I don't remember that!

Kylie Minoge was in Streetfighter: The Movie and Moulin Rouge. And Neighbours

The the 3rd Harry Potter movie had the bloke from the Stone Roses in it. And a bloke from Radiohead and Jarvis Cocker as part of the band