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Harry Connick Jr. anyone?

I like the three D's.

ANYWAY, is this list in order? Because if so, I completely disagree with the vast majority of it. If not, I'm pretty much fine with it, except you totally forgot Mariah Carey and Jessica Simpson...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (etc.)

Actually, Miss Janet isn't that bad of an actress, maybe she should be on here.

BTW, Fear for Mark Wahlberg? What about The Departed?

I don't think Justin Timberlake is an overly skillful actor. Just my opinion.

Will Smith should be at the top, I think. He's just really GOOD, plus he's box office gold. He's also done more than most of the people on here.

(The real) 1. Tom Waits
Standout Movie: Mystery Men

Snoop!
Is there no justice!?

Or even better... Fergie's scooped-out head in Planet Terror. She's got chops, yo.

Is Streisand a singer-turned-actress or an actress-turned-singer. Because either way I'm glad she's nowhere near this list.

What was wrong with Black Snake Moan?

This thing cannot be in order. NO WAY should fucking Cher be that high up. And I love Tupac, but #2? Seriously? And Queen Latifah and David Bowie (though I love them) should not be so high either. Also, I have major beef with Mark Wahlberg being so far down on the list.

ARG, the whole thing is fucked up.

I'm assuming there is no particular order.

WILL SMITH for #1!!!

Tom Waits? Really?

Try some Dean Martin on for size and see how it fits, bitches.

Iggy Pop has been in over 20 movies and some TV.
Meat Loaf also.
Gene Simones is in a flick or 2.
Or you can even go way back to
Glenn Campbell......Or Rickie Nelson who was a TV star first.
Then You have Frank S.and Dean Martin. Who were Music Stars first, And Dean Martin at one time had a Movie out a TV show and LPs on shelves in every Record store. He was the Man. Will Smith is up there with him I'd have to say,

Damn Prisco, half-ass it, why dontcha.
I heard a story from Scott Adsit (Pete from 30 Rock) that a guy wanted to do a traditional family sitcom with Iggy Pop playing the 12-year old boy. All the same plotlines and stories that you recognize, except the boy's lines are read by Iggy Pop. I don't even think they made a pilot but the idea sounds so glorious.

Agreed, FourKings, Timberlake was pretty good in Black Snake Moan (which I liked overall).

Also agree that Will Smith has to be way up there.

What about Elvis and Madonna? Not that I think either is a great actor, but how many of these are?

Shouldn't Sting's standout movie be Dune?

And lets not forget the great work of Cyndi Lauper in "Life with Mikey."

On the flipside, Vanilla Ice and Madonna should be shot upon arrival at LAX.

L.L. Cool J should beat some of these out as well.

"Standout movie: Crash"

...er...

well, since you've already turned in your Pajiba card over Tom Waits, I'll give you a pass on that ludacris statement.

"I'll give you a pass on that ludacris statement."

Meaux - I saw what you did there, and I liked it.

The real) 1. Tom Waits
Standout Movie: Mystery Men

Hell yeah. Will Smith couldn't carry Dr. Heller's jock. But...the right wing really likes him?

Hmm. Factoid!

Dean Martin "Rio Bravo" could take out a few of those people, I'd say. Are you gonna make me sing "My Rifle, My Pony and Me" through this screen at you? My slow croon penetrates the shield.

I know I'm minority in liking both the movie as a whole and Mos Def as Ford Prefect, but oh well. And while it's definitely not standout as a movie, I like David Bowie in "The Linguine Incident" a lot too. "My god, you look extra nice in the cold! Almost Ukrainian!"

Mystery Men may be the most underrated non-lethal movie ever.

Ice-T is number 13? Clearly you need to watch more L&O:SVU marathons. Ice T is the muthafucking shit. Seriously, every time he says a line, just imagine him saying 'bitch' right after it - "You have a right to remain silent, bitch!" or "You're a dead match for one of the rapists, bitch!" Best game ever.

TK! TK! Gridlock'd was one of my faaaavorite movies in college! and boys would ask me what my favorite movie was, and I'd be all like, "Definitely Gridlock'd" and they'd be like, "Eeeer, Not Ever After?" and I'd be like "eeer, no." and they'd be like, "Well, what's it about....?" and I would explain. And I would cite my favorite scene about them stabbing each other with tiny pocket knives. I didn't get a lot of dates, ya'll.

But I really think my love of that movie was driven mostly by my crush on Tim Roth, which was based mostly on his silly R's when trying to do an American accent in Reservoir dogs. I even once sat all. the. way. through Little Odessa. *sigh* whatever happened to Tim Roth, anyway?

*sigh*

I've never seen "Cry Baby" and I didn't even know Iggy was in it.

You're right, you're right, I know you're right.

My best friend remains offended that I've never watched "Pecker" either, being a frustrated "art photographer" and all that. My to-watch list is embarrassing, well and truly. I'm kinda sad that "Coffee & Cigarettes" doesn't really count for Jack, Iggy and Tom per Prisco's rules (and I decided that the two old guys at the end are basically the halves of my brain. Almost eerie, it is) (shoutout to Iggy in "Pete and Pete" too).

I might also put Bowie's Tesla or Warhol up there, but I've never been a giant fan of "Labyrinth". Not dislike, just not my favorite, but "Underground" is certainly as good as "Cat People" (hmmmm....are there karaoke versions of those?)

And I would cite my favorite scene about them stabbing each other with tiny pocket knives.

I have two Swiss Army knives (they can do different things you see, and even though I blew off graduating to the Boy Scouts I live by "Be Prepared" to a sometimes ridiculous extent) and I sometimes yearn for the day I'll be able to stab someone with the little one through a wool coat and scream "YOU SONOFABITCH!" I had no idea Tim Roth was English when I first saw "Reservoir Dogs" and thought, like you do, "what the hell was that pronunciation of 'lost boys'?". Yes, of course I made sure to buy the special Mr. Orange package of the 2003 edition. I've told you about orange and I, so he's got points with me for life.

So "Little Odessa" wasn't that great then?

Hey, I sat through "With Honors", buddy.

Well, it wasn't because she was in it, though that was nice. I just wanted to state that I did not leave the $1.50 theater. And if we had I would've missed "You are NOT a DOG!"

No, I didn't watch "The Cutting Edge". The only skating I want is Orser and Boitano!

I'm too lazy to look up whether Lyle Lovett was in anything besides "Short Cuts," but even if he wasn't he's still a better actorperson than Teeth Roberts.

Uhhh... #0. Tom Waits in Mystery Men? That is all.

Lyle Lovett was in The Player, and I believe the Opposite of Sex as well, although I could be wrong about that.

Oh man, I had forgotten Mandy Moore was a singer first. When she first came out with the cover of Rihanna's "Umbrella," I was all "What? Why is Mandy Moore singing?"

That cover is awesome, btdubs. I'm not even ashamed to say that.

Jon Bon Jovi for #1!

Jason Schwartzman!

Jareth the Goblin King: FUCK YEAH!

I spent HOURS as a kid terrified by his evil goblinliness, and mesmerised by his package. Legend.

I've sat through Four Rooms multiple times to satisfy my Tim Roth crush. Too bad he was kinda boring in The Hulk. :(

And yes, Meat Loaf should be on here... LOVED Mandy Moore in Saved...

What no Kemp brothers? Oh the injustice!

Man, I'd swap the Yoakam movie for Panic Room - he was flat-out evil in that flick...

Um yeah, have you seen Sling Blade? Doyle Hargraves is one mean mutha. A fucking snake in the grass. He's the real deal, one of the most realistic villains in film. A dark-sided, nasty ass drunkard redneck.

"Hey is this the kind of retard that drools and rubs shit in his hair and all that, 'cause I'm gonna have a hard time eatin' 'round that kind of thing now. Just like I am with antique furniture and midgets. You know that, I can't so much as drink a damn glass of water around a midget or a piece of antique furniture."

And yeah, Sting totally rocks the futuristic briefs and nuclear orange hair in Dune. That's a standout role. Re-ow.

What about Bowie in The Hunger?

I have to disagree about the level of Will Smith's acting chops. He seems to always play a facet of himself. I find him terribly entertaining in most of his roles, not necessarily because he's a great actor but because he's so naturally charismatic.

Um, Ice T's standout role was in Tank Girl, as an ex-cop turned kangaroo/ninja thing.

Geez. Yall got no culture.

I made my own list before peeking -- a few differences that I'm not bothered about, but the C&W contingent is sorely lacking.

To wit:

Willie Nelson "Honeysuckle Rose"

Dolly Parton "Nine to Five"

and the most glaring omission...

Kris Kristofferson "More Good Movies Than Two Thirds Of Your List Put Together"

I know it doesn't qualify, but I still have to mention Neil Diamond in "The Jazz Singer". It may be his only movie role, but WHAT a role.

How ya gonna top it anyway? Hell, even Olivier couldn't.

Don't leave me hangin here, Jen! Did I spot the line?

Man, I'd swap the Yoakam movie for Panic Room - he was flat-out evil in that flick...

Posted by: Skitz at November 18, 2008 5:02 PM

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Seconded. I honestly really like Dwight Yoakam.

Really? Justin Timberlake? What about Mos Def?

David Bowie in Extras

Mos Def in Hitchhiker's Guide

Harry Connick Jr. was the only good thing in Hope Floats

Sting in Dune, although he was hot in The Bride (another terrible movie)

Also, Sammy Davis Jr. in Cannonball Run cracked me up.

excellent concept thou, kudos to that,granola bars, and,even,pb max.ooh i just thought of Dead maN with iggy; and i saw alphadog the other nite, some great moments actually, who knew,(not too mention the way before (unrelated) aforementioned tao of steve-Strong stufF)i didnt know that was jack white cold mountain, he may have been my favorite part of that historical glibbity glob aside from scrunchy face finally playin a role fit for such a worthless...@#$!!@%;yokam good Three burials of mequiedles essquirdores not too mention almighty levon helm, reminds me of my perfectly bald, degenerate @$!

All of you can kiss my ass. If Jerry Reed ain't on the list, it ain't a list worth havin'. He was the SNOWMAN for Christ's sake. And he also was in that cinematic Tour de Force, Hot Stuff. And if you want to see Shakespeare as it was meant to be portrayed on the silver screen, look no further than his role as Bama McCall in Gator.

You left Mel Tillis off the list as well.....

You all depress and disgust me.

Kenny Rogers, for Six Pack and The Gambler.

Kudos to whoever said Jerry Reed, who was also great as the coach in The Waterboy.

And what about Reba McEntire? Her role in Tremors was fucking genius, and she's been pretty solid in other things.

JACK FUCKING WHITE?

He has only done Cold Mountain really, check his imdb. He sang and played guitar in that, then in Walk Hard: Dewey Cox Story he played Elvis.

So your rule on "roles where people played musicians, cameos, or variations on themselves" has been ignored.

oh and freakin shortcuts - tom waits was in shortcuts -the best movie ever to encourage my constant state of hungover depression

Willy fucking Nelson.

400 hundred crappy stoner movies to his name

Mark Wahlberg: Boogie Nights

You guys are so young... Many of you don't seem aware that there were musicians before 1985 (Sinatra excepted)... Also calling Mark Wahlberg a musician is a stretch... I think he's turning out to be a pretty good actor, though.

I'd add:

Paul Simon (Annie Hall, One Trick Pony)
Art Garfunkle (Catch 22, Carnal Knowledge)
Dean Martin
Bobby Darin (Oscar-nominated!)
Hoyt Axton (Gremlins)
Levon Helm of The Band (Coal Miner's Daughter, The Right Stuff)
Ringo Starr (Caveman, Son of Dracula)
Lena Horne
Mick Jagger (Ned Kelly, Freejack)
Bing Crosby

grace jones-view to a kill

So... most of those "standout movies" were jokes, right?

I get it. I get jokes.

Sinatra - not "From Here To Eternity"?
Wahlberg - not "Boogie Nights"?
Cher - not "Silkwood"?
Dwight Yoakam - not "This List Does Not Feature Dwight Yoakam, Sincerely, Pajiba"?

This is a pretty impressive list, certainly way, way more musicians became decent to good actors than actors who tried to became musicians (Billy Bob, Bruce Willis, any number of "Golden Throats" honorees).

I wonder why that is? Could it be that musicians, besides learning their instruments and how to sing, have already learned to be comfortable in front of an audience? Are they already playing a role? Is songwriting just another form of scriptwriting, and singing another form of acting?

Then why doesn't it work in reverse?

Or is it that acting just isn't nearly as hard as actors would like us to believe, and that any mook smart enough to learn three chords on a guitar can do it?

re: Marky Mark - yes, Boogie Nights, and I also think he was hilarious in I Heart Huckabee's.

Mos was good in Be Kind Rewind too. I wish he would go back to making music but at least he's not totally emabarassing as an actor.

How about people you wish had STAYED actors instead of trying to become musicians? Jared Leto anyone???

bucdaddy-
I'm convinced that acting isn't as difficult as actors want you to believe, except probably comic acting but maybe not even that. I firmly believe that comfort in front of an audience/camera and charm are keys of the acting trade and I don't particularly consider either a skill.

I think Will Smith should stick to acting, he's a little better at that then his musical career. But just a tad, I find him kind of irritating overall. Bowie was also in the Hunger and VERY appropriately played a vampire! AWESOME!