Five Great Actors And Actresses That Also Saw Success As Musicians

One of the things that I have noticed as a common theme in all facets of the entertainment industry and there are several examples of this in the world of sports as well, and that is the fact that there seems to be a lot of people that generally seem to gravitate toward doing movies and TV shows...

Well you know what, I got to thinking about those actors & actresses that saw commercial success as musicians, and there are many, but here are five great actors and actresses that also saw success as musicians!

At number 5: David Hasselhoff (Starcrash).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="470"] David Hasselhoff in, 'Knight Rider'![/caption]

Today we all know Mr. Hasselhoff for his drunken antics that made it to Youtube... It is sad because the man is a great actor having torn up the small screen in the 90s with such shows as, 'Baywatch', but his career (at least on the international stage) has been a major sensation since the at least the 1970s!

For more information on David Hasselhoff please enjoy this trailer for one of his better movies, Starcrash (1979).

http://youtu.be/pzfuNSpP0RA

And please enjoy this song that he did in Germany in the 70s!

http://youtu.be/SebarSe6u4c

At number 4: Juliette Lewis (From Dusk Till Dawn).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Juliette Lewis in a scene from, 'From Dusk Til Dawn' (1996)![/caption]

Now this actress has seen immense commercial success in both Movie and TV, but in the last bunch of years she has seriously begun to see some major success touring with her band, 'Juliette & The Licks'!

For more information on Juliette Lewis, please enjoy this trailer for, From Dusk Till Dawn (1996):

http://youtu.be/-bBay_1dKK8

And also please check out this song from, 'Juliette & The Licks':

http://youtu.be/E9mRYCK--cI

At number 3: Steve Martin (Little Shop Of Horrors).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Steve Martin in a scene from, 'Little Shop Of Horrors'![/caption]

We all know who this guy is, I mean the antics that he has done both on TV and in Movies for the past decades.... That's right, I said decades, is truly legendary! But recently I have come to discover that Steven Martin has been heading in to the world of music with some success!

For more information on Steve Martin, please enjoy this trailer for, Little Shop Of Horrors (1986):

http://youtu.be/nWu1Q16AV5U

Also please enjoy this song from the master himself!

http://youtu.be/5bcO1svqh_Q

At number 2: Kevin Bacon (Friday The 13th).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Kevin Bacon is having a bad day in, 'Friday The 13th' (1980).[/caption]

Kevin Bacon has been a staple in the world of movies for decades, both as a horror icons, and in the more mainstream world of movies... But he also has a band with his brother, 'Michael' called, 'The Bacon Brothers'

For more information on Kevin Bacon, please enjoy this trailer for, Friday The 13th (1980):

http://youtu.be/2S8YFTcEDME

Also please enjoy this song from, 'The Bacon Brothers':

http://youtu.be/W8xXmeyVenI

At number 1: Will Smith (Men In Black)

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="271"] Will Smith in, 'Men In Black' (1997):[/caption]

Will Smith is another one of those Hollywood staples that frequently has a movie that is in some level of production, but one of the things that he is lesser known for is the fact that Mr. Smith has also periodically had a pretty successful music career, including having done some of the music for one of his biggest hits, Men In Black (1997)!

For more information on Will Smith, please enjoy this trailer for, Men In Black (1997):

http://youtu.be/uCJHn-ZFH54

Also please enjoy this song from the hit 1997 movie as well!

http://youtu.be/KSRF3slguhI

Starcrash (1978) - Movie Review

[caption id="attachment_325" align="alignright" width="263"] Official Score = 3 Devils[/caption]

What is a B Movie? Well originally the intention when labeling a movie a, 'B Movie' is a way of identifying a movie as being, 'Bad'... As a matter of fact their is a whole system, that not only includes labeling a, 'B' movie as, 'Bad' but if the Director him or herself don't like the film then they usually mark it as, 'Alan Smithee' having made it!

But in the last few decades or so their has been this growing wave of people who have turned what initially had been considered to be, 'Bad' movies in to icons of pop culture films, or, 'Cult' films, and I have to admit that I am a huge fan of B Movies!

The reasons for this are innumerable, but first of all, yes it is true that the special effects are oft times incredibly cheesy (But not always), the costume design is often times campy as hell (But again not always), and oft times the scripts are written in what a lot of the critics would say is pretty pedestrian...
You know what? All that I mentioned from above is part of the reason why these movies are so often so great!

You see despite the truly ultra low budget nature of these movies, they oft times have some amazing talent, with a Director that can usually turn the limited resources that he or she has to use, and turn it in to something that most of the time is truly an amazing, fun time! And all of this is true in the case of, Starcrash (1978)!

Written by: Luigi Cozzi (Hercules), Nat Wachsberger (They Came To Rob Las Vegas) & Directed by: Luigi Cozzi. Starring: Caroline Munro (Maniac), Marjoe Gortner (Earthquake), Christopher Plummer (A Beautiful Mind), David Hasselhoff (Baywatch), Robert Tessier (The Deep), Nadia Cassini (The Nurse In The Military Madhouse), Judd Hamilton (The Last Horror Film) & Joe Spinell (Maniac).

[caption id="attachment_1468" align="aligncenter" width="600"] 'Stella Star' (Caroline Munro) and, 'Akton' (Marjoe Gortner) after the are arrested...[/caption]

Starcrash is the amusing story of 2 outlaws by the name of Akton (Gortner) and Stella Star (Munro), you see these two star smugglers have been being chased by the Imperial Police Force all over the Universe literally for years!

During the most recent chase by their nemesis, Elle (Hamilton) and Thor (Tessier) they end up coming across an Imperial launch that was completely powered down and mostly empty...

While this is all going down Elle and Thor do manage to catch up with them and due to the fact that they have an unwanted vistor, Akton and Stella Star decide that it would probably be best if they just let themselves be captured (so that they're guest can get the medical treatment that he needs.)

Ultimately this gives both of them harsh prison sentences... That is until their 2 pursuers end up finally catching up to them and setting them both free (they both got sentenced to different penal colonies on separate planets!

You see due to their deft piloting skills and teamwork, the Emperor (Plummer) has asked that they journey in to the territory of Count Zarth Arn (Spinell) and see about locating a major base on a secret planet with in his territory and destroy it, as well as try and locate his son, 'Simon' (Hasselhoff) and rescue him if they can.

[caption id="attachment_1469" align="aligncenter" width="573"] I don't think the rescue effort is going to well, do you?[/caption]

So off they go on their mission to save the Empire, save lives, an adventure that will change the course of galactic events all over the universe... Because if they fail, they're maybe no hope for the forces of good in the fight against the forces of Darkness!

In the end this movie truly is an awesome piece of B Movie mastery, and if you get a chance to see it, and you are a fan of these types of movies, then you might find the same results as well!

http://youtu.be/pzfuNSpP0RA