Celebrity Biographies
Actors you didn’t know were musicians
Also there are several actors who have an avidinterest in music. Some of them were involved in music bands before getting their big break in Hollywood, while there are some who have maintained two careers at the same time. For some, it’s a hobby, while others see it as a serious calling. Let me present the list of actors who are also musicians right away.
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Adrian Grenier
Most of you know Adrian Grenier for playing the role of Vincent Chase in the famous HBO original series Entourage. His portrayal of a movie star facing the ups and downs of the privileged life that most stars lead in Hollywood brought him continued success and tremendous fame. During its eight seasons, the show itself was a huge commercial success and received widespread critical acclaim. Grenier is currently working on the upcoming “Entourage” movie.
However, what most of you don’t know is that Grenier is a talented musician who can play guitar, bass and drums with equal skill. Until May 2012, he was a member of two musical bands – Die Honigbrüder and Kinderfreund . He was the lead singer for former ones and the drummer for the later ones. He also founded a recording studio in New York City called Wreck Room Records , which has collaborated with around 50 new artists.
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Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe needs no introduction as an actor. For his superior acting skills, he has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , a BAFTA , and an Academy Award . He was part of several legendary andamazing films. I mean, who can forget his monumental performance in the historical epic “Gladiator”? His portrayal of paranoid schizophrenic John Nash, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in Oscar – winning “A Beautiful Mind,” received critical acclaim. And surprisingly, Crowe is also a good guitarist and singer. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the Australian rock band 30 Odd Foot of Grunts(abbreviated as TOFOG). The band released three studio albums and subsequently performed in London and Los Angeles. The band broke up in 2005 when Crowe merged with Canadian band Big Big Sea . He is currently performing with another band The Ordinary Fear Of God .
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Craig Robinson
Craig Robinson is a man of many talents. He is an established actor, popular comedian and surprisingly good singer. As an actor, he has starred in popular comedies like Pineapple Express, Hot Tub Time Machine, This is the End, and even starred in the TV series The Office.
As a singer and comedian, he has worked on comedian Jerry Minor performing as the musical comedy duo L. The duo has appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher, Comedy Central and Jimmy Kimmel Live. Currently, the 43-year-old works in a band with his brother called The Evil Tasty .
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Frankie Muniz
Despite winning an Emmy Award nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations for his work on the FOX family television sitcom “Malcolm in the Middle”, Frankie Muniz’s career did not take off as expected. After all, he was once considered “one of Hollywood’s wealthiest teenagers.” After acting in a couple of low-budget films and making cameos on the TV shows ‘Arrested Development’ and ‘Don’t Trust the B-in Apartment 23,’ he quit acting for racing car driving. In 2012, he joined Pennsylvania-based band Kingsfoil as a drummer. He has described his latest venture as something he always wanted to do with his life.
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Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie is one of the most versatile actors in show business. He wrote a best-selling book that was half successful Fry and Laurie double act with his friend and comedy partner Stephen Fry was one of the highest paid actors in a television drama and is a decent multi-talent. Yes, you read it right. Laurie plays piano, guitar, drums, harmonica and saxophone and has a great voice. The look-alike Golden Globe Awards winner has received piano lessons from the age of six. Laurie is the lead singer and keyboardist with the charity rock group Los Angeles. Band off TV And has released two blue albums. He also takes part in jazz festivals around the world.
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Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais is another outstanding and versatile name on this list. Remember, the 53-year-old has won seven BAFTA Awards , five British Comedy Awards , three Golden Globe Awards , two Emmy Awards and the 2006 Rose d’Or. Impressed? Wait, there’s more. He was voted the third greatest stand-up comic and earned a spot on the Time 100 list of the world’s most influential people. But long before he found fame with BBC TV series The Office, Gervais was part of new wave pop band Seona Tanzen. After signing with London Records, the band released “More to Lose” and “Bitter Heart”. It didn’t work out as well as Gervais expected, however, and the band broke up two years after their formation.
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Bruce Willis
It’s hard to understand who Bruce Willis is. The legendary action star and one of Hollywood’s most popular hard-cores, he was a blues singer who sang songs like “Swinging on a Star” and “Side by Side.” However, ‘Big Bad Cat’ and ‘Lust for Life’ seem to fit Bruce. Before rising to fame, Willis released three solo albums under the stage name Bruno – The Return of Bruno, If It Don’t Kill You, and It Just Makes You Stronger. Additionally, he has performed with pop-blues band The Accelerator several times. Unfortunately, his musical performances are not of the same quality as his acting.
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Jackson Rathbone
Jackson Rathbone is best known for his role as Jasper Hale in ‘The Twilight Saga’ and for portraying Sokka in ‘The Last Airbender’. He did not appear in more films and TV series as he was more focused on his music career. He performs with the indie rock band 100 Monkeys . He released four studio albums with the band and embarked on a 100-city US tour in 2009. The band has also performed abroad. He has also started a record company, Happy Jack Records . And is an honorary member of a non-profit organization Little Kids Rock, which focuses on restoring music education in underprivileged public schools. Rathbone is adept at playing guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards.
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Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid rose to fame in the 1980s with a pair of big-budget blockbusters like The Rookie, The Day After Tomorrow, and Vantage Point. Then, after a bit of a slump due to substance abuse and an eating disorder, he reignited his career again in the 1990s with hits like Wyatt Earp, The Parent Trap, and Any Given Sunday. Quaid has often said music helped him to overcome the serious drug problem. He has written songs for his films, including “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia”, “Tough Enough” and “The Big Easy”. In his spare time, he now plays classical and musical instruments with his band original songs Dennis Quaid and the Sharks Music is more of a hobby for him, something
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Malin Akerman
Malin Akerman is a beautiful Canadian actress of Swedish descent who first came to attention for her supporting roles in hit commercials such as ’27 Dresses’ and ‘The Proposal’, was also in the role of Silk Specter II in the critically acclaimed superhero film Seeing ‘Watchmen’ in the film she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress . However, before she made her Hollywood breakthrough, she was the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Buds . She gave up music to focus on her acting career, and she has insisted in interviews that her singing skills weren’t that great, which couldn’t be missed. She dated the band’s drummer Roberto Zincone from 2007 to 2013
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Toni Collette
Collette, 42, is known for her string of critically acclaimed roles in several films, TV series and Broadway shows. In her approximately 25-year career, the Australian actress has won Primetime Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on television, Oscar nomination for her role in the film ‘The Sixth Sense’ and Tony Award- Broadway debut nomination for her starring role in the musical The Wild Party. She is also a good singer and songwriter. She has a vocal album called Beautiful Awkward Pictures and has toured Australia with established bands such as Wolfmother, Crowded House, Jack Johnson and Missy Higgins.