I thought this would be neat to do.


Jeff Bridges

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TV host Regis Philbin did a couple of cover albums

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Lisa Whelchel (The Facts of Life) recorded one album back in 1984

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John Barrowman (Doctor Who) is an accomplished singer

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Hugh Laurie (House) is a jazz musician

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David Faustino (Married... with Children) went under the name "D’ Lil"

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Michael Chiklis (The Shield, Gotham)

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Jon Huertas (This Is Us, Castle)

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Alyssa Milano (Charmed) released 4 albums between 1989-1992

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Steven Seagal released 2 albums between 2005 and 2006

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Beverley Mitchell (7th Heaven) released a country album in 2007

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Besides singing on "The Brady Bunch" related things, Maureen McCormick released a country album in 1995

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^^^ I have Beverley Mitchell's album. She should've kept going, especially when she had a hand in writing seven of the songs.

God bless you and Beverley always!!!

Holly

P.S. This is my most favorite album. I just wish that the singer was still here.

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Robert Downey Jr. is also a singer who released an album and it's called The Futurist and I never knew Robert was a singer because I don't know how Robert Downey Jr. could release an album and this album seems to be the only album he released. Another actor who does Broadway tunes but has never released a solo album is Jake Gyllenhaal and I never knew Jake was a singer too but he is full of humor when he sings

"Supernatural's" Jensen Ackles released an album in 2019 with bandmate Steve Carlson
A song from the album was featured on a "Supernatural" episode

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=246474&stc=1&d=1571797861





Carmen Electra (Baywatch) released an album in 1993

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Amy Jo Johnson, the Original Pink Ranger, also does music
Her last full album came out in 2013

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Marla Sokoloff (The Practice) released an album in 2006

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Actress E.G. Daily (Peewee's Big Adventure) recorded a number of albums in the 80s/90s and had a hit with Mind Over Matter in 1987:

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Miami Vice, Nash Bridges star Don Johnson recorded an album in the late-80s featuring the Top 40 single Heartbeat:

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And let's not forget Die Hard superstar Bruce Willis' foray into pop music with his 1987 album The Return of Bruno featuring the Top 40 hit Respect Yourself...

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Actress E.G. Daily (Peewee's Big Adventure) recorded a number of albums in the 80s/90s and had a hit with Mind Over Matter in 1987:

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Miami Vice, Nash Bridges star Don Johnson recorded an album in the late-80s featuring the Top 40 single Heartbeat:

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And let's not forget Die Hard superstar Bruce Willis' foray into pop music with his 1987 album The Return of Bruno featuring the Top 40 hit Respect Yourself...

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That's the album of Bruce Willis my mom and I were listening to on Apple Music and it made us giggle and the song my mom liked was his cover of Under The Boardwalk and Bruce sounded so funny singing it

Roselyn Sánchez (Devious Maids, Fantasy Island) released an album in 2003


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Chiaki Kuriyama (Battle Royale, Kill Bill: Vol. 1) released an album in 2011

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Jeff Goldblum does jazz

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Jamie-Lynn Sigler (The Sopranos, Big Sky) released an album in 2001

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Let's not forget a certain star who is on Mayor Of Kingstown who just recently released his third album Love And Titanium and is a knight in shining armor to a certain Sitcoms Online member. And if you guessed Jeremy Renner you are correct. I only wish I could buy a copy of Love And Titanium for myself but haven't seen it in stores lately. Another actress that also sings is Maria Conchita Alonso who in addition to acting was a big singer in the 80's and sold hit albums in the Spanish language market and Maria sings wonderful in Spanish and I wonder why Maria Conchita Alonso never crossed over to the English language market?

Kylie Minogue began her career as an actress on the Australian soap opera Neighbours before recording her debut album in 1988 & becoming an international superstar singer:

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Michael Damian starred on the soap The Young & The Restless as rock star Danny Romalotti before recording his own album and scoring a hit with a remake of David Essex's Rock On in 1989:

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And, of course, who could forget William Shatner's album The Transformed Man with a bizarre novelty recording of The Beatles Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds:

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That's the album of Bruce Willis my mom and I were listening to on Apple Music and it made us giggle and the song my mom liked was his cover of Under The Boardwalk and Bruce sounded so funny singing it

I have never heard any of the other songs from the album except Respect Yourself. Don't think I want to hear any more! :lol:

Some other Star Trek cast members who have released music:


Leonard Nimoy

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Nichelle Nichols

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Brent Spiner

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Avery Brooks

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Tim Russ

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British actress Minnie Driver has released one album of folk music and the album sold well and the title of the album was Everything In My Pocket "I think". Titanic actress Kate Winslet also released a Christmas single called What If? that was from an animated movie made by Warner Bros called A Christmas Carol The Movie and that single was Kate's only single to date. And finally who can remember Joey Lawrence's debut album? I never knew he could sing but Joey was cute when this album debuted

Jason Donovan was on the Aussie soap Neighbours along with Kylie Minogue and would score the Number One hit duet in Australia & the UK Especially for You with her as well as several other Top 10 hits in the late 1980s/early90s:


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Jamie Walters was an actor on the televison series The Heights and would score a hit in 1992 with the theme song from the series How Do You Talk to an Angel:


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Jesse McCartney was a child actor on the soap opera All My Children and would later join the boy band Dream Street before recording a successful solo album Beautiful Soul, featuring a Top 10 hit of the same name in 2004:

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis recorded a cover of Cruisin for the Duets (2000) film

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Lindsay Lohan released 2 albums between 2005-2006

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Scarlett Johansson released 2 albums between 2008-2009 and released EP's and other singles

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Baywatch, Knight Rider actor David Hasselhoff has recorded a number of albums over the years and was quite successful in Japan & Europe, especially in Germany, where his cover of Hooked on a Feeling was a big hit in the 1990s:

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Socialite Paris Hilton, aside from appearing in reality shows and the odd acting job in movies and television, has also recorded a number of surprisingly successful dance albums over the years:

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The Donna Reed Show, Coach actress Shelley Fabares scored a Number One hit on the Billboard Charts with Johnny Angel in 1962:

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Jennifer Love Hewitt made her singing debut with the album Let's Go Bang in 1995 and it was her first American album. Prior to Let's Go Bang she released her actual debut album Love Songs in 1992 in Japan and her cover of ABBA's Dancing Queen was the only single released from that album

A Different World actress Jasmine Guy released her self-titled debut album in 1990 featuring the single Try Me:

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The Young & The Restless actors Joshua Morrow & Eddie Cibrian were in the boyband 3Deep, which scored several successful singles across Europe & Asia in the late 1990s:

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Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence recorded the song The Hanging Tree for the soundtrack of the film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay:

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David Duchovny (The X-Files, Californication) currently has 3 albums out. His most recent, Gestureland, came out in 2021

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Voice actor Troy Baker (The Last of Us, Uncharted 4) fronts an alt. rock band and released a solo album in 2014

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Peter Stormare (Armageddon, Prison Break) released a couple of albums in his native Sweden in the early 2000s

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Jada Pinkett Smith, under the name Jada Koren, formed the nu metal group Wicked Wisdom in 2002

They released two albums

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Joey Lawrence (Gimme A Break, Blossom, Melissa & Joey)

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Patrick Swayze

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Michael Damian

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Jeremy Jordan (had a song "The Right Kind of Love" on the soundtrack to "Beverly Hills, 90210" acted in movies including 1999 romantic teen comedy starring Drew Barrymore "Never Been Kissed")

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Eddie Murphy

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Hilary Duff ("Lizzie McGuire", "A Cinderella Story", released several albums)

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Mandy Moore ("A Walk to Remember", "The Princess Diaries" etc. also a singer/actress.

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Toni Basil was an actress, dancer & choreographer, appearing in a number of films and on television in the 1960s/70s before recording the global Number One hit Mickey in 1981:

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Tina Louise of Gilligan's Island also made recordings, releasing an album It's Time for Tina in 1957:

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The New Girl star Zooey Deschanel recorded a number of songs on the 500 Days of Summer soundtrack:

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The New Girl star Zooey Deschanel recorded a number of songs on the 500 Days of Summer soundtrack:


She's also half of a duo called She & Him that have released seven albums.

John Travolta, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Cheryl Ladd, Fred Berry, Donny Most, Scott Baio, Tisha Campbell, Jenna Von Oy, Brian Austin Green and Joaquin Phoenix have all released albums. I'm sure that I'm forgetting some others that I can't think of at the moment.

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Gomer Pyle actor Jim Nabors recorded many gospel, pop & holiday albums over the years:

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And two more actors from Australian soap Neighbours who have gone on to have successful singing careers:

Natalie Imbruglia:

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Delta Goodrem:

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Leslie Jordan released a gospel album, Company's Comin', in April 2021

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Comedian Craig Robinson is a keyboard player and sometimes plays during his stand-up acts as well as on his Late Night talk show appearances

He has performed on The Office and sang on some of his movie soundtracks, such as The Hot Tub Time Machine

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Mr. T has released some (cringe) children's rap songs

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Joey Lawrence (Gimme A Break, Blossom, Melissa & Joey)

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Patrick Swayze

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Michael Damian

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Jeremy Jordan (had a song "The Right Kind of Love" on the soundtrack to "Beverly Hills, 90210" acted in movies including 1999 romantic teen comedy starring Drew Barrymore "Never Been Kissed")

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Jeremy Jordan released the album Try My Love in 1992 and The Right Kind Of Love was the first single from that album. Other songs on Try My Love are Wanna Girl and My Name Is JJ and he does sound awesome and not to mention looks cute on the album cover. But I never knew he was on Never Been Kissed because that's my mom's favorite movie

Actor Nigel Planer who portrayed Neil on the BritCom The Young Ones had a Top 10 hit in the UK with a remake of the Traffic song Hole in My Shoe in 1984:


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Film, stage & television star Ann Sothern also recorded a number of albums throughout her long career:


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Teen idol movie star Tab Hunter cashed in on his popularity with swooning teens by recording a number of highly successful albums in the late-50s/early 60s:


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James Patrick Stuart (Andy Richter Controls the Universe, General Hospital) sings and plays piano

He occasionally plays the piano on General Hospital

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Arden Cho (Teen Wolf)

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Jasmin Savoy Brown (Yellowjackets, Scream) released a couple of singles

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Forrest Gump actor Gary Sinise founded the Lt. Dan Band and performs benefit concerts for veterans across the country:


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Footloose star Kevin Bacon performs with the rock band The Bacon Brothers along with brother Michael:


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Mark Wahlberg scored a Number One hit in 1991 with Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch's song Good Vibrations. Mark, of course, is the brother of New Kids on the Block founding member Donnie Wahlberg, who is also an actor now:


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Comedian/Host Wayne Brady did an R&B album in 2008 and a children's album in 2011

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John Stamos released an indie album in 1994, has guested on other artists' albums, done Broadway and appeared live with the Beach Boys for many shows

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LaLaine tried launching a music career after leaving Lizzie McGuire

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Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead) is also a singer-songwriter and I believe a song or two of hers were on its soundtrack

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(chart data based on the Billboard pop singles chart)

Joey Heatherton released an LP that had a top 40 hit in 1972; she also recorded several non-album singles in the 60s and 70s.

Lisa Hartman recorded at least four LPs in the late 70s to 80s- later on she also sang on a top 40 duet with husband Clint Black.

This might have been already mentioned, but Cheryl Ladd had at least 2 LPs and one top 40 hit in the late 70s.

Dorothy Provine recorded at least one LP, probably more, probably in the 60s.

Hayley Mills had two top 40 hits (one made the top 10) in the early 60s.

Patty Duke had two top 40 hits (one made the top 10) in the middle 60s.

Connie Stevens had two top 10 hits (one a duet with fellow actor Edd "Kookie" Byrnes) in the early 60s.

Annette Funicello had a few top 40 hits in the late 50s/early 60s.

Frankie Avalon and James Darren both had a few top 40 hits and some top 10s in the late 50s/early 60s (Avalon's "Venus" hit #1).

Shelley Fabares who had the #1 "Johnny Angel" was already mentioned; her co-star Paul Petersen also had a few top 40 (and at least one top 10) in the early 60s.

I think Audrey Landers recorded a few LPs in the 1980s.

(edit to remove Hasselhoff, who was already mentioned)

At least three of the waitresses from "It's A Living" recorded solo LPs or CDs: Ann Jillian(n), Crystal Bernard, and Sheryl Lee Ralph.

George Burns recorded some LPs in the 1960s to 1980s era.

Jerry Lewis had a top 10 hit in the middle 50s.

I think Barbara Eden recorded an LP or two in the 60s to 80s era.

I think Judy Holliday recorded an LP in the late 50s.

I believe there was a Jayne Mansfield LP the the late 50s or early 60s.

Marilyn Monroe recorded several songs, which have been made into Monroe CD compilations.

Julie London recorded several LPs in the 50s and 60s.

Brigette Bardot recorded quite a few songs back in her movie heyday- most songs were in French, but some were in English.

Mackenzie Phillips has done some album work

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And of course Kaptain Kool himself, Michael Lembeck

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Michelle Pfeiffer sang songs on both the Grease 2 and The Fabulous Baker Boys soundtracks.

I have Jasmine Guy's debut album and I liked it and I believe there were three singles from it that were released and I think Try Me was the first single but the most popular song from that album was Just Want To Hold You and Another Like My Lover was the third single and I was shocked at Jasmine Guy's singing talent and wonder why she never got another chance at a second album?

And of course Kaptain Kool himself, Michael Lembeck

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My mom has that same album on record and she bought it a long long long time ago at a Goodwill and my uncle had given my mom and me his Decca record player that he was supposed to take with him when my aunt and my cousins were going home after visiting us but the record player was too big to fit in their car so my uncle let us keep it and that Kaptain Kool And The Kongs record was the first record we listened to in that record player and I was surprised at how well Kaptain Kool And The Kongs sounded but I never realized that Michael Lembeck did sing. That must be really cool and Bonniegirl would LOVE that album

Patsy Kensit was a child actress (Absolute Beginners) before joining the Stock-Aitken-Waterman produced pop band Eighth Wonder, who were quite successful throughout Europe in the late-80s/early 90s:


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Gerardo Mejia appeared in movies (Can't Buy Me Love) & television shows before recording the Latin fusion rap album Mo' Ritmo (as Gerardo) featuring the Top 10 hit Rico Suave in 1991:


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Academy-Award winner Russell Crowe was the lead singer of Aussie rock band 30 Odd Foot of Grunts:


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I think Audrey Landers recorded a few LPs in the 1980s.

She also recorded LPs with her actress sister Judy Landers as pop outfit Rock Candy:

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Clint Eastwood is a huge music fan and composed many of the scores for his directed movies.

He released "Rawhide's Clint Eastwood Sings Cowboy Favorites" in 1963

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Anthony Perkins (Psycho) released 4 albums between 1957-1964.

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Bethany Joy Lenz was part of a duo, Everly, from 2008–2012. She performed her own songs on "One Tree Hill", which she starred on at the time.

She's also released her own solo albums and singles.

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Crispen Hellion Glover - The Big Problem ≠ The Solution. The Solution = Let It Be Which includes his cover of These Boots Are Made For Walking

Drag performer Divine (Pink Flamingos, Hairspray) recorded an LP featuring the novelty song Walk Like a Man, 1985:


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Ryan Gosling sang as a child on The All New Mickey Mouse Club, and would go on to perform songs for the movie La La Land and as Ken in the recent Barbie film:


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Dramatic actor Jeff Chandler made a number of popular recordings in the mid-to-late-1950s:


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(all data bases on Billboard's pop singles chart)

Raquel Welch put out a single in the late 80s.

Goldie Hawn put out an LP in 1972.

Sometimes actress Twiggy put out at least one single in the 60s or 70s.

Late 70s/early 80s actress Terri Nunn became the lead singer of rock group Berlin, who had two top 40 hits in the mid-80s, including the #1 "Take My Breath Away"- I guess she became better known for singing rather than acting.

Actress Cynthia Rhodes was the lead singer on Animotion's final top 10 hit "Room To Move" in the 80s.

Walter Brennan had a few top 40 hits in the early 60s.

Sal Mineo had a top 10 hit in the late 50s or early 60s.

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Longtime Days Of Our Lives actor Bill Hayes, who recently died at age 98, had a #1 with "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" in the 50s.

Paul Nicholas, best known for the top 10 hit "Heaven On The Seventh Floor" in the US, appeared in several British movies.

Michelle Pfeiffer sang songs on both the Grease 2 and The Fabulous Baker Boys soundtracks.

As did actor Maxwell Caulfield who appeared in Grease 2 and Electric Dreams as well as on TV's The Colbys. He has been married to actress Juliet Mills for 44 years.

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William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy both released LPs in the Star Trek TOS years.

Louise Robey (Friday the 13th: The Series) released several dance albums in the 80s/90s (as Robey), recording a remake of Murray Head's One Night in Bangkok:

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Of course, Ricky Nelson starred on his family's beloved sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet as a child, before going on to great acclaim as a singer/performer with a string of Number One hits in the late-1950s/early 60s. His twin sons Matthew & Gunnar would later form rock band Nelson:


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Tobin Bell (mostly known as Jigsaw from SAW) also sings

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Shawnee Smith & Missi Pyle were in the duo Smith & Pyle from 2007-2011

They released an album in 2010

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Juliette Lewis fronts her band, Juliette Lewis and the Licks, and has also done solo albums

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The Leto brothers, Jared and Shannon, formed 30 Seconds to Mars in 1998

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A number of Saturday Night Live cast members have made recordings other than Eddie Murphy (already mentioned):

Steve Martin got his first big break on the show as a guest host and had a hit with his novelty song King Tut:

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Adam Sandler has made numerous recordings, with his Hannukah Song being his most successful and performed songs for The Wedding Singer soundtrack:

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Joe Piscopo famously impersonated Frank Sinatra on the show and also released several albums:

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We mustn't forget John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd as The Blues Brothers! :bluesbros

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Tatyana Ali ("The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air")

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Brandy Norwood ("Moesha") singer/actress

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Usher Raymond (he has acted in a few shows and movies, so it counts.)

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Meryl Streep sang along with Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan etc. On the soundtrack for Mamma Mia!

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Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor ("Moulin Rouge!")

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Anna Kendrick ("Pitch Perfect")

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John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Michelle Phiffer, James Marsden, Zac Efron etc. ("Hairspray").

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Roselyn Sánchez (Devious Maids, Fantasy Island) released an album in 2003


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Chiaki Kuriyama (Battle Royale, Kill Bill: Vol. 1) released an album in 2011

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Jeff Goldblum does jazz

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Jamie-Lynn Sigler (The Sopranos, Big Sky) released an album in 2001

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Do you remember when I had an obsession with that very same Jeff Goldblum album James? I have it and still play it today. Jeff Goldblum also released a new jazz album called Plays Well With Others and that Jeff Goldblum album pictured is his first live album and his actual first album is I'm Not Telling You This and it's a cool debut. I bet you remember what my favorite Jeff Goldblum song I liked from that album that is pictured too as well James?

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper recorded songs for the A Star is Born (2018) soundtrack

'Shallow' received many accolades


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Molly Ringwald recorded a jazz standard album:

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Eileen Fulton, who played Lisa on As the World Turns for 50 years, had a successful career as a cabaret singer and recorded a number of albums:


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Days of Our Lives star Gloria Loring had a Top 10 hit in 1986 with the duet Friends & Lovers with Carl Anderson:


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Jenny Lewis (she was the little girl "Daisy" on the episode of "The Golden Girls" that stole Rose's Teddy bear also acted in "Troop Beverly Hills" etc.)

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Tina Yothers ("Family Ties")

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Kim Fields (besides Lisa Whelchel, Kim released some albums)

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Vicki Lawrence

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Tracey Ullman

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I have a Tracey Ullman album and I thought her songs were cute and my mother loves Tracey Ullman's version of They Don't Know and Tracey should've made more albums because her songs were so wonderful

(again, all data from Billboard pop singles chart)

1950s movie star Jane Powell had a top 10 duet with Bing Crosby in the 50s.

Debbie Reynolds had the #1 hit "Tammy" in 1957.

There was an LP called "Laverne And Shirley Sing" in the 70s- it was not well received.

Sara Ramirez (Grey's Anatomy, And Just Like That...) released an EP in 2011

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Alicia Witt is a singer-songwriter-pianist and has released 17 EPs to date and has performed on "Nashville" and for her Hallmark Christmas movies

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Jamie Foxx also has released four albums and had a hit with the song Blame It but his first ever hit was a ballad titled Light A Candle from the album Peep This and he was very talented in the 90's but few people didn't know about Peep This when it debuted in 1994

Actress/Model Kari Wuhrer released an album in 1999

She's known for her bizarre appearance on Conan O'Brien when she was promoting it

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Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl, Single Parents) released an album in 2014 and also did a few singles

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Lucy Hale (Privileged, Pretty Little Liars, Katy Keene) released an album in 2014 and has also done songs for her Film/TV soundtracks

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Val Kilmer released an indie album in 2007 that he sold mainly through his website. I remember I met him at a convention during Summer 2008 and he tried selling me it, but I refused.

He also performed for The Doors (1991).

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Lance Reddick (Fringe, John Wick series) released an album in 2007

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Dylan Minnette (13 Reasons Why) and Braeden Lemasters (Men of a Certain Age, A Christmas Story 2) are in their own alt. rock band Wallows

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Before starring on Sister Sister as the character Roger actor Marques Houston was part of the 90's R&B group Immature and went on to have a solo career. I adored Immature growing up and didn't realize Marques Houston was also an actor

There's also some XXX stars who have done music:


DJ Polo and Ron Jeremy in 'Freak of the Week'

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Sasha Grey formed the industrial band aTelecine, is a DJ, and appeared in music videos for Eminem, Smashing Pumpkins and The Roots

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Ginger Lynn's song 'Fantasy World'

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Sir Anthony Hopkins has said that he has always loved music and began composing pieces in his youth before he decided to dedicate his main career to acting.

He released the single 'Distant Star' in 1986 which peaked at No. 75 in the UK Singles Chart.

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He released the album 'Composer' in 2011 which featured his original compositions performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

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Some Degrassi alums do music:


Perhaps the most successful is Drake (Aubrey Graham)

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Cassie Steele has released 2 Albums and 2 EPs

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Mike Lobel co-founded the group Future Peers which were active 2014-19

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Jennifer Lopez started her singing career with a song on the Music Of The Heart soundtrack which led her to the album On The 6 "which refers to her childhood subway number" and is still a successful singer today

Another "XXX" star who made records was Andrea True, who had 2 Billboard top 40 hits in the 70s as lead singer of the Andrea True Connection; one of the songs, "More More More," hit the top 10.

Andy Griffith put out some comedy records in the 50s, and also an album of gospel music about 15 or 20 years ago.

Adam "Batman" West put out a single "Miranda," probably in the 60s.

Hailee Steinfeld is also a pop/R&B singer who has released singles and made her debut on the Bumblebee soundtrack

Chris Burke (Life Goes On) released an album in 1994

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Telly Savalas also made records! :D

Keifer Sutherland (24, Designated Survivor) currently has 3 albums out

Megan Hilty of Smash fame has released an album called It Happens All The Time and I was surprised at Megan's voice and I had wanted the album but never got it. Megan Hilty also released a Christmas album too as well

Beverley Mitchell

Janine Turner

Kristin Chenoweth of Pushing Daisies and Kristin has released albums of various genres of music and she is wonderful

One of my most favorite singers, Trace Adkins that is, was in a film back in 2010 named Lifted. One of the lead actors is a young man who does a lot of singing in the film named Uriah Shelton. Go here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3_YU9dPwsQ&t=16s) to watch the whole film.

God bless you and him and Trace always!!!

Holly (a day one fan of Trace)

P.S. Two years later Uriah did a few more songs and by then, his voice had gone through its inevitable change, but to me, his singing was still good.

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Katey Sagal was with a rock band in the 1970s before she became famous as an actress. They were called - I am not making this up - The Group With No Name. Never heard of The Group With No Name? That's because they were the group with no hits! :lol:

Katey Sagal was with a rock band in the 1970s before she became famous as an actress. They were called - I am not making this up - The Group With No Name. Never heard of The Group With No Name? That's because they were the group with no hits! :lol:

She's also guested / done backing vocals on other artists' albums.

She worked on Gene Simmons' 1978 solo.

This one's kind of obscure. There's an actress named Louise Robey, she was one of the main cast members on the horror TV series Friday The 13th: The Series. I don't know if she released a whole album, but I found out last week she released at least one single, but she released it under just her last name Robey. For some reason she covered Murray Head's One Night In Bangkok, and I actually think it's somewhat better than the original but her video for it's kind of strange and creepy. Not that I particularly like the song anyways (sorry overall I just think it's a dumb song).

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This one's kind of obscure. There's an actress named Louise Robey, she was one of the main cast members on the horror TV series Friday The 13th: The Series. I don't know if she released a whole album, but I found out last week she released at least one single, but she released it under just her last name Robey. For some reason she covered Murray Head's One Night In Bangkok, and I actually think it's somewhat better than the original but her video for it's kind of strange and creepy. Not that I particularly like the song anyways (sorry overall I just think it's a dumb song).

Ed.

This one's kind of obscure. There's an actress named Louise Robey, she was one of the main cast members on the horror TV series Friday The 13th: The Series. I don't know if she released a whole album, but I found out last week she released at least one single, but she released it under just her last name Robey. For some reason she covered Murray Head's One Night In Bangkok, and I actually think it's somewhat better than the original but her video for it's kind of strange and creepy. Not that I particularly like the song anyways (sorry overall I just think it's a dumb song).

Ed.


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Video game character Lara Croft from Tomb Raider released two albums in the late 1990s.

The actual singer was British actress Rhona Mitra, who was Croft's live-action model for the early games, and they were produced by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics.

Saturday Night Live alum Andrea Martin released her only album titled The Best Of Me but sadly it was never released in the 2000's but Andrea Martin is also a songwriter who has written songs for Faith Evans Usher R. Kelly and many other R&B singers

Saturday Night Live alum Andrea Martin released her only album titled The Best Of Me but sadly it was never released in the 2000's but Andrea Martin is also a songwriter who has written songs for Faith Evans Usher R. Kelly and many other R&B singers

Those are two different people.

Andrea Martin, the comedian, is from SCTV and not SNL.

The singer-songwriter died a few years ago.

Those are two different people.

Andrea Martin, the comedian, is from SCTV and not SNL.

The singer-songwriter died a few years ago.

So there was another Andrea Martin that was a singer? I remember seeing her single in Walmart and back when Walmart had listening stations I listened to Andrea Martin's single The Best Of Me and thought she sounded nice. I didn't know she died because the last time I saw this other Andrea Martin she had written the song Jealous for Faith Evans and that was the last I heard of her. What did this other Andrea Martin pass away from? Because the music stories didn't mention anything about her death?

So there was another Andrea Martin that was a singer? I remember seeing her single in Walmart and back when Walmart had listening stations I listened to Andrea Martin's single The Best Of Me and thought she sounded nice. I didn't know she died because the last time I saw this other Andrea Martin she had written the song Jealous for Faith Evans and that was the last I heard of her. What did this other Andrea Martin pass away from? Because the music stories didn't mention anything about her death?

Her cause of death was not disclosed. They only revealed she died in an NYC hospital at 49 years old back in 2021.

Director David Lynch also does music and has released 3 studio albums and other collaborative albums.

His most recent album is Cellophane Memories (Aug 2024) where he worked w/ Chrystabell. She appeared on "Twin Peaks: The Return".


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Soap opera star Bobbie Eakes has released albums of country songs and covers and is still singing today now as a jazz singer. Another soap star who sings is Ronn Moss of The Bold And The Beautiful and has released an album as well. But perhaps the most famous soap opera star with a famous music career was Jack Wagner who was a teen idol who had a hit with All I Need which is his famous 80's hit

But perhaps the most famous soap opera star with a famous music career was Jack Wagner who was a teen idol who had a hit with All I Need which is his famous 80's hit


Umm, ever hear of a chap named Rick Springfield? Dr. Drake on "General Hospital"?

Broadway musical actor Joel Grey is a singer as well, so maybe this doesn't count. But actors who sing show tunes are the last people you'd expect to cover the Beatles, Peter Yarrow, Donovan, Joni Mitchell, Simon and Garfunkel, Harry Nilsson, Tim Hardin, and, yes, a Cream song like "White Room," as the Theater District and Greenwich Village, a couple of miles apart from each other in Manhattan (though right next to each other at the New York New York casino hotel in Las Vegas), are in fact three thousand miles apart in spirit. And yet Grey covered all of these folks on his 1969 album Black Sheep Boy. :rofl:

British actor Jim Sturgess is also a singer who released several singles and became famous in the UK as a singer before starring in the film Across The Universe where he also sings in the movie too. I thought Jim Sturgess was really cute as a singer and he really is awesome when he sings

John Kassir released a few singles in character as The Crypt Keeper.


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The parody Christmas album 'Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas' was released in 1994.

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In addition to being on The Andy Griffith Show Andy Griffith also was a gospel singer and released many gospel albums. I didn't know Andy Griffith sang gospel music until I was listening to Apple Music and was surprised at how great Andy sang gospel music

I never knew Goldie Hawn could sing so well until I found that she released an album in the 70's titled Goldie and when I listened to it I found out that Goldie Hawn does country so well and the album is such a cute album. I wonder why she never ever got the chance to record a second album?

Jessica Lowndes (90210) performed her own songs on the show and released a few singles.

Her full-length album, Elemental, was released in 2022.

Toni Collette had a short-lived band, Toni Collette & The Finish, that she fronted in 2006-07. Her husband, Dave Galafassi, was the band's drummer.

They released one album - Beautiful Awkward Pictures.

Jamie Foxx began his singing career with releasing the album Peep This in 1993 with his very first single Light A Candle and then went on to release more R&B albums too. Also way before becoming a game show star Steve Harvey released an album titled Sign Of Things To Come

Stacey Q has made guest appearances on TV shows & movies over the years (playing Cinnamon on The Facts of Life) & scored a Top 10 hit in 1986 with Two of Hearts:

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Traci Lords caused a scandal by performing in adult films as a minor in the 1980s, but would go on to appear in mainstream movies and television shows, & recorded a number of dance/pop albums over the years:

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227 & Sister, Sister actress Jackée Harry has also recorded an album:

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Several of the cast members of The Facts Of Life have.

Lisa Whelchel (who played Blair) released several contemporary Christian albums and has a good singing voice, I have a cassette copy of one, Because Of You. That particular album was released while The Facts Of Life was still on the air in the 80s.

Kim Fields (who played Tootie) released one album that I'm aware of in the 80s also while The Facts Of Life was at the height of popularity. But I only know of it because I happened to see the episode of American Bandstand where she was the musical guest that week and they were promoting the album. She performed two songs (lip-synced) on the show. The one I don't remember but the other one was titled Dear Michael, and yes it was about her having a crush on Michael Jackson. :rolleyes::thumbsdowpuke:

And finally Charlotte Rae (who played Edna Garrett). You might know she sang The Facts Of Life's theme song. But she also released one song as a single in the late 50s (I can't remember the name of it) but it didn't do well and she never released a single or an album again.

Ed.

Action movie star Jackie Chan has recorded over 20 albums in Cantonese, Mandarin & even English & has recorded several songs featured in the closing credits to his films!

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Arrested Development actor Michael Cera is a member of indie-rock band The Long Goodbye:

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Spider-Man: Far from Home and Euphoria actress Zendaya has recorded several albums and released successful pop singles:

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A few actresses who are not singers as their main profession were trained to sing for their Disney roles.

I know of Stephanie Beatriz from Encanto (2021) and Melissa McCarthy from The Little Mermaid (2023).

The Golden Girls and Maude actress Bea Arthur recorded an album of the songs from her one-woman show Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends:

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I didn't know that Eight Is Enough star Betty Buckley sang until I heard her sing on one of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades I watch on Youtube and her version of Blue Skies is wonderful and I was shocked to find that Betty Buckley has released lots of albums and is still singing today

Actress Awkwafina from the Comedy Central series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens has released a number of rap albums & singles:

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Academy-Award winning actress Brie Larson recorded a pop album as a teenager:

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Emmy Rossum of the television series Shameless has also recorded several albums:

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David Carradine released 'Grasshopper' in 1975 and often played bamboo flutes for his roles.

Ross Lynch starred in the Disney Channel sitcom Austin & Ally as a teen before forming the pop band R5 with his siblings. He now performs in the rock band The Driver Era with his brother Rocky:

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Port Chuck was a cover band consisting of GH actors/friends Steve Burton, Bradford Anderson, Scott Reeves, and Brandon Barash. They went touring and have a few albums out.

Steve Burton announced in 2020 that Port Chuck was no more.

^^^ My mom is crazy about the guy on the right. She loves the one on the left too. :) :) :)

God bless you and my mom and all four guys always!!!

Holly

Actress & model Shari Belafonte (daughter of legendary performer Harry Belafonte) recorded a number of pop/soul/dance albums throughout the 1980s & 90s:

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Actor Michael Peña was in the indie rock group Nico Vega from 2005-07. He left to devote his main career to acting.

Peña rejoined the group in December 2023 and their most recent EP, Make It Out Alive, was released in November 2024.

Home Alone & Goodfellas actor Joe Pesci has, interestingly enough, recorded & released a number of albums over the years under the name Little Joe & as Vincent LaGuardia Gambini, his character from the film My Cousin Vinny:

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Jessica Pimentel, mostly known from "Orange is the New Black", is the lead singer of the metal band Alekhine's Gun and backing vocalist for Brujeria.

She was the bassist for New York hardcore band Desolate from 2010-14 before her role on "Orange" took off.

Carmen Ejogo has collaborated with various artists and has appeared in several music videos.

She also sang for the 2012 musical film Sparkle.

I guess she counts as an actress since she has guested on various shows and did a season of "American Horror Story" ...

Kim Kardashian released the single Jam (Turn It Up) back in 2011.


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Holly Valance is another actress from the Australian soap Neighbours who went on to success in the music industry, achieving popularity in her native country as well as across the UK, Europe & Asia with several pop/dance hit songs & albums:

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Nick Kamen was a model & commercial and music video actor before recording an album after meeting Madonna in 1985. She produced the record and sang background vocals on his hit song Each Time You Break My Heart, co-writing several songs from the album.

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A couple of more who performed for their film soundtracks:

Timothée Chalamet for A Complete Unknown (2024)
Naomi Scott for Smile 2 (2024)

Soap actress Anne Sward, who played nurse-by-day, cabaret singer by night Lyla Peretti on the soap As the World Turns for over 13 years, also had a side hustle as a recording artist in real life:

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French actor Gérard Depardieu has made several recordings over the years as a singer and also as a pianist:

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen released their first album when they were six. True, their material was meant for kids to listen to, but to me, they should've kept going because in my opinion, their voices only got better as they got older. :) :) :)

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God bless you and the girls always!!!

Holly (a day one fan of them)

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen released their first album when they were six. True, their material was meant for kids to listen to, but to me, they should've kept going because in my opinion, their voices only got better as they got older. :) :) :)

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God bless you and the girls always!!!

Holly (a day one fan of them)

Was that album called Brother For Sale? I remember being obsessed with that album when I was seven and that album was so cute and the Brother For Sale music video is also funny and cute as well. Mary-Kate And Ashley Olsen also released their second album I Am The Cute One which they released their first companion video titled Our First Video and that album is also cute and they do a funny cover of The Coasters hit Yakety Yak really cute as well

Fast Times at Ridgemont High star Phoebe Cates recorded songs for the soundtrack of her 1982 film Paradise and scored a number of hit songs in Europe during this time:

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Was that album called Brother For Sale? I remember being obsessed with that album when I was seven and that album was so cute and the Brother For Sale music video is also funny and cute as well. Mary-Kate And Ashley Olsen also released their second album I Am The Cute One which they released their first companion video titled Our First Video and that album is also cute and they do a funny cover of The Coasters hit Yakety Yak really cute as well
Yeah, Brother For Sale was their first album.

God bless you and the girls always!!!

Holly (a day one fan of them)

P.S. Their album named Give Us A Mystery, to me, is their best. :) :) :)

Martine McCutcheon was a child actress before being cast as a teen on the popular UK soap opera EastEnders in 1994. She would later record a successful album, scoring a Number One hit on the UK pop charts in 1999, with several other singles charting in the Top 20:

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Cobie Smulders sang the songs as "How I Met Your Mother's" 'Robin Sparkles' for the show's soundtrack.

Port Chuck was a cover band consisting of GH actors/friends Steve Burton, Bradford Anderson, Scott Reeves, and Brandon Barash. They went touring and have a few albums out.

Steve Burton announced in 2020 that Port Chuck was no more.

I didn't know that. But I do know that Scott Reeves was also one half of a country style duo (If I remember it was the late 90s) named Blue County that released an album or two and even scored one top 40 hit.

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^^^ Blue County's first song named "Good Little Girls" was a top ten song. :) :) :)

God bless you and Scott and Aaron always!!!

Holly

TJ Hooker actor Adrian Zmed recorded albums in the 1980s as well as singing on the soundtrack of the film Grease II:

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One Day at a Time actor Glenn Scarpelli recorded an album as a teenager:

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^^^ Blue County's first song named "Good Little Girls" was a top ten song. :) :) :)

God bless you and Scott and Aaron always!!!

Holly

Yeah that was it, I thought it was a pretty good song.

Ed.

I found out recently that actress Shari Belafonte (daughter of legendary actor and singer Harry Belafonte) released several albums and singles in the 80s and 90s. I checked out some of her stuff on YouTube and she's got a really good singing voice. Unfortunately, unlike her father it doesn't seem like any of her albums or songs ever charted. Which is a shame because I think she's got a great voice.

Ed.

^^^ I love John's song named "I've Been Around Enough To Know" and my official introduction to Tom was his appearance on the Home Improvement show during season seven. He did two episodes and to me, he couldn't have look better during the first one. To me, he should've kept the beard. :) :) :)

God bless you and him and John always!!!

Holly

Both John Schneider and Tom Wopat, who played brothers Bo & Luke Duke on the television series The Dukes of Hazzard, have had long, successful careers as country music artists. The duo even recorded a Christmas album together:

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I have to correct you. Bo Duke and Luke Duke were first cousins, and NOT brothers. And as long as we're on the subject of The Dukes Of Hazzard, I'll add that their costar Catherine Bach who played their other cousin Daisy Duke, also recorded and released a couple of albums. But unfortunately unlike John Schneider and Tom Wopat, Catherine Bach's recording career wasn't successful. It's too bad because I thought she had a good singing voice.

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Christian Kane (Angel, The Librarians, Leverage) leads a self-named group, Kane, and has released EPs and singles.

He has also contributed to the soundtracks of shows he has appeared on.

Joaquin Phoenix has performed for some films he has starred in:


- Walk the Line (2005) as Johnny Cash

Also, Reese Witherspoon sang as June Carter Cash



- I'm Still Here (2010)

Mockumentary that was about him quitting acting in order to become a hip-hop artist. He did the songs for the film.



- Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) with Lady Gaga

Tyler Perry's House Of Payne actress Demetria McKinney released the album Officially Yours in 2017 and had a hit with her first single Easy

Zoe Saldaña sang for the 2016 film Nina as Nina Simone.

More recently, she sang for the 2024 movie-musical Emilia Pérez.

Taral Hicks (A Bronx Tale, Just Cause, Belly) released This Time in 1997.

Her song 'Ooh, Ooh Baby' featured a pre-fame Missy Elliot.

"Dallas" actress Deborah Tranelli released a jazz album, A Lot of Livin', in 2004.

A Different World actress Jasmine Guy released her self-titled debut album in 1990 featuring the single Try Me:

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The Young & The Restless actors Joshua Morrow & Eddie Cibrian were in the boyband 3Deep, which scored several successful singles across Europe & Asia in the late 1990s:

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Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence recorded the song The Hanging Tree for the soundtrack of the film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay:

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I do remember Jasmine Guy's debut album because I bought it at a Goodwill and her first single was actually Just Want To Hold You and then she released another single titled Another Like My Lover which was the very first time I heard Jasmine Guy sing. And the album is real good and I think they were marketing her to be like Paula Abdul and it's a shame Jasmine Guy never released another album again because she really does have a good voice

Actor Rex Smith was a singer in the 70's and released several albums and is still singing today. When Rex Smith was a singer he was somewhat of a teen idol second to Donny Osmond. And Sylvester Stallone even got the chance to sing in the movie Rhinestone with Dolly Parton. Perhaps you remember hearing Sylvester Stallone singing when you saw Rhinestone?

Supermodel/Actress Naomi Campbell has also done music, releasing her only full album Baby Woman in 1994.

She has also appeared on other artists' albums, such as Vanilla Ice and Miley Cyrus, and also music videos for Culture Club, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, and Beyoncé.

Madonna has made albums,her best I think being TRUE BLUE (1986)

Emma Fitzpatrick (The Social Network, The Collection) has a few singles and EPs out and has also appeared on other artists' albums.


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Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad, Jessica Jones) had an indie rock duo, Ex Vivian, w/ her childhood friend William Thomas Burnett.

Their self-titled album came out in 2012.

Erin Moriarty sang Never Truly Vanish for The Boys' soundtrack.

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Michael Cera (Arrested Development) released an album, True That, in 2014.

He also contributed to the soundtrack of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010).

Terrence Howard released an album, Shine Through It, in 2008.

Comedian/Actress Amanda Seales was formerly VJ Amanda Diva during the early 2000s and released 3 EPs between 2007-11.

Jeremy Allen White did the soundtrack for Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

Elle Fanning did the soundtrack for the 2018 film Teen Spirit.

Under the name Rusty Blades, Tom Jane released an EP in 2012.

Milla Jovovich released two studio albums (1994, 1998), released singles, and sang on other artists' records.

Shannyn Sossamon was with the indie rock group Warpaint from 2004-07.

She appeared on their debut EP Exquisite Corpse released in 2008.

Model/Actress Tyra Banks has released a few singles.

She did 'Be a Star' for the 2000 Disney film Life Size (as well as Be a Star 2 for the sequel).



She released 'Santa SMiZE, Santa SMiZE' in 2025.

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Billy Burke also does music and a few songs of his were featured on Fire Country.

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Burlesque Performer / Model / Actress Dita Von Teese released an eponymous studio album in 2018.

Songs were written by Sébastien Tellier.

Jimmy Nail's released some some songs and here's one of them:

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Top 27 Actors Who Tried and FAILED to Become Pop Stars

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Tyra Banks
Vanessa Hudgens
Tori Spelling
Ashley Tisdale
Paris Hilton
Vin Diesel
Ansel Elgort
Tom Hardy
Steven Seagal
Russell Crowe
Jada Pinkett Smith
Bruce Willis
Leighton Meester
Corey Feldman
Clint Eastwood
Brie Larson
Eddie Murphy
Alyssa Milano
Lindsay Lohan
Leonard Nimoy
Scarlett Johansson
Joe Pesci
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Don Johnson
Gwyneth Paltrow
William Shatner
Robert Downey Jr.