Everyone wants to be a multi-hyphenate. No one wants to be pigeonholed. and so basketball players try to be rappers and rappers try to be basketball players. Jessica Simpson sells shoes and Jennifer Lopez sells perfume.
But while actors often try to be singers — Eddie Murphy’s “Party All the Time,’’ anyone? — singers also frequently venture into acting. Sometimes they carve out impressive second careers for themselves; sometimes, they’re Britney Spears in “Crossroads.’’
This week, we see several musicians who’ve made the transition from the recording studio to the big screen. Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton co-star in the gospel comedy “Joyful Noise,’’ while mark Wahlberg plays a master smuggler in “Contraband.’’ so here’s a look at five great music stars who became great actors. For sake of argument, performers like Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli and even the aforementioned J.Lo, who had their roots in both art forms simultaneously, don’t count. We’re talking about people who were primarily known as singers (or rappers, etc.) and made the leap:
5 music stars who became movie stars
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