Music Trivia -> Singers Who Act -> D
All too often, a performer gets it into their head that now they've reach some margin of fame in a band, they can also act! Some make the leap ok like Will Smith, others like Vanilla Ice are best left forgotten.
Name | Notable Song Credits | Comments & Submittor Name | ||
| Davey Havok | Live Freaky, Die Freaky | He was the gay hairdresser. - Suzu | ||
| David Bowie | Labyrinth, The Hunger, The Prestige, Zoolander, Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars, The Man Who Fell To Earth | Wow. This guy was so good in Labyrinth. - Shark | ||
| David Bowie | The Man Who Fell To Earth, The Hunger,Basquiat,The Prestige,Zoolander | Bowie received excellent reviews for all the films listed.When he portrayed Andy Warhol in "Basquiat" you forget that it's him under that crooked wig. For a man that radiates his persona, this shows amazing talent.His Broadway performance as John Merrick in "The Elephant Man" earned him great reviews despite the Broadway critic's penchant for tearing apart those who usually work in a "lower" art form. Ed Note: Don't forget Labrynth, one of the best movies ever! - Michael Pace | ||
| David Essex | That'll Be The Day; Stardust | Mostly famous for his one-hit (at least in America), "Rock-On", he played the lead role in the 1974 movie "That'll Be The Day" and its sequel. - British Bullcrap | ||
| David Hasselhoff | Knight Rider, The Spongebob movie | - Michael | ||
| Dean Martin | Some Came Running, Rio Bravo, Ocean's Eleven, The Sons of Katie Elder, The Silencers | Why did Jerry Lewis ever become popular? - Mook | ||
| Diana Ross | Lady Sings the Blues, Mahogany, The Wiz | The only thing that critics had about The Wiz was that Diana Ross was too old for the role of Dorthy. - Paul Warren | ||
| Doris Day | Calamity Jane, Love Me or Leave Me, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Pajama Game, Pillow Talk, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, That Touch of Mink | "que sera sera".... - Mook | ||
| Dwight Yoakam | Wedding Crashers, Sling Blade, Panic Room | In the music world, I don't think anybody knew that he was balding until he started taking off his hat for acting roles. - Michael E Cormier |
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