Actors who became singers or singers who became actors

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IM trying to think of famour actors or singers who changed direction or put both talents together...

Frank Sinatra, singer turned actor.
 
Norah Jones was in a movie called My Blueberry Nights

Leann Rimes was in the tv movie called Nothern Lights

And there's Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Harry Connick Jr and also Ashlee Simpson who's going to be in Melrose Place 2.0
 
Dean Martin
Sammy Davis Jnr
Elvis Presley
Neil Diamond
Mandy Moore
Shane West
Jack Black
Kyle Glass

The list goes on and on.
 
Adam Faith
Petula Clark
Pat Boone
Mark Wynter
Wendy Richard
James Darren
Leonard Nimoy
William Shatner (sort of)
Telly Savalas
David Soul
Lee Marvin
David Essex
Tracy Ullman
Max Bygraves
Russ Abbott
Bernie Nolan
 
Cliff Richard starred in Summer Holiday and a few other films.
Glen Cambell was in the John Wayne western True Grit.
Roy Rogers the singing cowboy made over 100 movies.
 
David Bowie of course

The Hunger
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Absolute Beginners
Labyrinth
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Linguini Incident
Basquiat
Everybody Loves Sunshine
Mr. Rice's Secret
The Prestige
Arthur and the Invisibles
SpongeBob
 
Not forgetting some soapy ones...

Kylie Minogue
Jason Donovan
Nick Berry
Anita Dobson
Letitia Dean
Martine McCutcheon
Martin Kemp
Samantha Janus
Michelle Gayle
Sophie Lawrence
Sean Maguire
 
It may be an easier question to name some top stars who haven't crossed over.
As some of the posts suggest it's been happening for decades from the rat pack & elvis in the 50s to the soap stars in the 80s, rappers in the 90s and now any young attractive actress.


It seems that these days if you are a rapper you will get a part in a movie. The same with RnB. Beyonce, Lauryn Hill, Queen Latifa, Fergie... the list goes on and on.

Some of the top hollywood stars may do it as a "relaxation" thing away from the movies like Russle Crowe or Woody Allen.


and then you get the young actresses like Love-Hewitt (ok last century :D), Johannsen, Panettiere.
These types of artists seem to do well in Japan. I'm not sure what it is with them. Maybe they are obsessed with celebrity and don't care how it sounRAB or maybe they just like the novely value.

It does seem if you get to the top in either profession then you will get the call to do the other.



and how could you forget Bruce Willis :D
 
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