whether their instrument is their very own vocal cords guitar piano maybe even a good old ocarina
musicians often have a profound effect on us emotionally and culturally but for some of them
the studio isn't enough they need to get us going on screen and stage two we get it you're good at
stuff here's 15 of those tryhards coming in hot ludacris was one of the most popular rap artists
of the 2000s these days he's of course known as a member of the family in the fast and furious
franchise first appearing in 2003's too fast too furious but his performances have been praised
in more dramatic films like crash and hustle and flow he also had a highly praised and fan
favorite guest performance on law and order svu as darius parker moving from hotlanta to her majesty
upon boy band england harry styles is next on our list the former one direction heartthrob made his
acting debut only a year after the singing group decided to end things he played a soldier in the
critically acclaimed dunkirk directed by former bat daddy christopher nolan and was praised for
being a blended part of the ensemble and for an overall emotive performance perry is set to have
bigger roles in upcoming films my policeman and don't worry darling in the next year
hope you're keeping your bunch funky because mark wahlberg he's coming in hot
nice while we feel silly not mentioning his impressive performances in the basketball diaries
with leonardo dicaprio and in fear alongside reese witherspoon wahlberg ultimately proved
himself as an actor in 1997 boogie nights a period drama set in the 70s adult entertainment industry
he tried his hand at comedy with things like ted and pain and gain but is primarily known as a
lead man in action wahlberg can be seen we hope very soon in the uncharted film as victor sullivan
one half of dj jazzy jeff and the fresh prince will smith spent the late 80s as a good time
storytelling mc after chance meeting with producer benny medina medina knew will would be perfect for
a show he was developing about his own childhood being flip turned upside down and eventually the
fresh prince of bel air was born smith can carry a fun franchise like men in black and bad boys
i make this look good in 2014 forbes stated that 17 of the 21 films starring will smith had raked
in over 100 million dollars each well worth a champagne glass or two of orange juice settle down
little monsters we would never forget about gaga while she had a bit part as girl who sits by pool
in a 2001 episode of the sopranos gaga's speaking roles didn't happen till years after the success
of her big first single just dance she had side roles in machete kills and since city a deemed to
kill for and fans went gaga over her performance in american horror story but it's the 2018 remake
of a star is born that solidified gaga as an absolute well star along with her writing partners
she won the academy award for best original song for shallow as well as many nominations elsewhere
all i have to say is talented brilliant incredible amazing show stopping back to the squadron
dedicated viewers ludacris is not the first or most important rapper to make the move over to law
and order svu one of the show's longest-running ensemble members at this point only outpaced
by olivia benson herself is detective finn portrayed by ice-t ice-t first turned to music
in an attempt of chronicling a troubled time in his life by exaggerating circumstances within an
invented persona no wonder he took to acting so quickly in 1991's new jack city where he played
a beat cop and within the decade he would land his still ongoing role on svu this was his story
she'll put a spell on you bette midler put herself through theater school singing in gay clubs in nyc
accompanied by barry manilow manilow helped her produce and arrange her first few albums and soon
she moved on to musical theater in 1979 she landed the film the rose portraying a janus joplin-esque
tragic musician and it got her nominated for an academy award in the 80s the film beaches
drove her to new levels of fame and admiration and of course the 90s solidified her as an icon
to everyone with pocus pocus and first wives club while elvis presley taught himself to play guitar
from a young age and loved music he sought to follow in the footsteps of james dean by virtue
of having a great agent and being inherently good looking he was one of the few people in the 50s
to sign a contract with paramount studios that allowed him to film with other studios
love me tender was a successful debut and he started many films up to 1969 miserable over
the waning quality of his films he returned to live performances when his contract expired
elvis passed at only 42 years of age 8 years later never making his dream film though his filmography
is still beloved today funny girl barbara streisand got her start singing in nightclubs
her first acting gig was a stage show so bad it closed after a week her stick-to-itiveness and
sense of humor about it all eventually landed her the role of fanny brice and funny girl on broadway
which would be adapted for film she would tie with catherine hepburn for the best actress oscar
the winner it's a tie the only time in history that that has happened she was in the 1976
version of a star is born and has been on screen in the 2010s in the meet the parents comedy series
tom waits could give ice tea a run for his money in the realm of persona building with his musical
career in establishing himself as a folk punk jazz deviant hobo or something his acting career
started accidentally he composed the score for francis ford coppola's one from the heart
and agreed to small parts in coppola's films but it was hector babenko's ironweed that got weights
acknowledged as an actor in the 90s weights was directed by terry gilliam jack nicholson
coppola and babenko again but didn't see himself as an actor you know what he's doing a terrible
job at not being an actor he went on to join even more cult classics like gilliam's the
imaginarium of dr parnassus and most recently the coen brothers the ballad of buster scruggs
dolly parton is having a little old renaissance at the moment with millennials and gen z discovering
her unfailing generosity and discography absent of odes to sexy tractors and patriotic tricks
dolly saw radio play as early as age 10 and moved to nashville to pursue music at 18.
she stumbled onto acting in her 30s with 9 to 5 followed by best little whorehouse in texas which
received a nomination for best motion picture and garnered dolly herself a nomination for
best actress at the golden globes dolly continues to make television and direct to streaming works
like 2019's anthology series dolly parton's heartstrings by now we all know that jennifer
lopez transitioned from singing to film with the biopic selena but she's actually a triple threat
jlo's first on-screen gig was as a backup dancer for the sketch comedy show in living color she
was a rom-com queen in the 2000s with hits like the wedding planner and made in manhattan in
2019 she starred in the film hustlers which many critics and audiences proclaimed a career best
mandy moore first jumped from teeny bopper jams to acting by voicing a bear cub in dr doolittle 2
and portray top mean girl in the princess diaries but with the screen adaptation of
nicholas sparks a walk to remember many more began getting critical praise for her acting
ability which is about the only thing that was praised about a walk to remember she is now a
notable dramatic actress most celebrated for her role on this is us but was a part of the
cult classic saved and had impactful roles on scrubs and grey's anatomy jennifer hudson
finished seventh in american idol back in 2004 which uh that isn't a clear sign of stardom but a
six octave range can't be denied for long hudson beat hundreds of professional singers including
american idol winner fantasia for the role of effie and dream girls since she is co-starred
in sex in the city and will portray the soul legend aretha franklin in respect later this year
the late great david bowie is one of the best selling musical artists of all time like others
on this list bowie used a persona for his music but bowie was the master revamping his persona
for each album his first film the man who fell to earth earned him the saturn award for best actor
and jareth the goblin king from labyrinth is a staple of many people's coming of age
in his acting career bowie portrayed nicola tesla andy warhol and even played himself a few times
we laughed we cried we got dance magic dance stuck in her head what an impressive group of
people but answer me this superstars can you do the men in black breakdown dance on roller skates
oh that's hot that's hot