Musicians that have made a successful transition to acting?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Remmie said:

 

Was Jack Black a musician or actor first? 

First? 

[Guest]

Ricky Gervais

[Remmie]

Vic and Bob? 

[Remmie]

Damon Albarn 

[Guest]

Matt or Luke Goss.

The American Idol winner.

[bossy]

Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. 
 

Cliff Richard AND The Shadows, Summer Holiday. Oscar winners surely.

[bossy]

Adam Faith.

 

David Essex

 

Ringo

[polymerpunkah]

Cher has to be near the top of the list, I'd say. Academy Award and a long successful career.

 

Though Bing Crosby did the same, and was probably a bigger star in his day.

 

Others I can think of:

 

Frankie Avalon

Jewel (Kilcher)

Anyone mention Daltry?

 

 

 

 

[Lee909]

Just been listening to a podcast on the history of rock music and one episode was on Anthony Newley

 

Anthony Newley (24 September 1931 – 14 April 1999)was an English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker. A "latter-day British Al Jolson", he achieved widespread success in song, and on stage and screen."One of Broadway's greatest leading men", from 1959 to 1962 he scored a dozen entries on the UK Top 40 chart, including two number one hits. Newley won the 1963 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "What Kind of Fool Am I", sung by Sammy Davis Jr.,and wrote "Feeling Good", which became a signature hit for Nina Simone. His songs have been sung by a wide variety of singers including Fiona Apple, Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Michael Bublé and Mariah Carey.

[Evelyn Tentions]

Billy Connolly

Ricky Tomlinson ( both banjo players in bands)

Jimmy Nail

John Lennon was in "Oh what a beautiful war" but I don't know if you'd call it a successful  career.

Christopher Walken was trained as a dancer before he took up acting.

Fred Astaire was a hoofer/singer but transitioned to straight acting roles.

 

[Evelyn Tentions]

3 hours ago, bossy said:

Adam Faith.

 

David Essex

 

Ringo

Repped for being old enough to remember Adam Faith.

Also add John Leyton from the 60s.

[Remmie]

8 hours ago, Shooter in the Motor said:

First? 

As opposed to second. 

[TheHowieLama]

Jerry Reed

[littletedwest]

16 hours ago, Remmie said:

Lady Gaga

She was in an episode of the sopranos as a friend of AJs

Frankie Valli was good in the sopranos, the mayor of munchkinland 

[Jairzinho]

23 hours ago, Elite said:

Snoop Dogg had a nice little cameo in Training Day. Dr Dre's cameo in the same film was a bit wooden.

 

Was in Trailer Park Boys as well.

[Elite]

21 hours ago, Tony Moanero said:

I saw Training Day at the pictures, and have watched it a few times since, but didn’t know either of them were in it. Snoop

Dogg played Huggy Bear in Starsky & Hutch but wasn’t a patch on Antonio Fargas.

He was the drug dealer in the Wheel Chair.

[Tony Moanero]

1 minute ago, Elite said:

He was the drug dealer in the Wheel Chair.

Was he? I thought he played Huggy Bear. That said, I saw it at the pictures but have never rewatched it, and can barely remember anything about it.

[manwiththestick]

Jon Bon Jovi.

[TheHowieLama]

1 hour ago, Tony Moanero said:

Was he? I thought he played Huggy Bear. 

He did.

[Pidge]

On 22/09/2023 at 10:52, ZonkoVille77 said:

Flea

 

 

 

Been at for almost as long as the music.

 

[stringvest]

what about that Haim sister?  And Marky 'skid' Mark?

[Pidge]

 

Both of them.

[stringvest]

I think Hugh Laurie was a musician before he became an actor.  Not sure about Steve Martin, though I am sure about Dean Martin.

 

 

[Pidge]

Yeah think Steve Martin started off as a banjo player with some patter in his act. 

 

Speaking of which, Billy Connolly.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

22 hours ago, Remmie said:

 

Was Jack Black a musician?