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Music Trivia -> Singers Who Act -> J
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.
Entries Beginning with J
Name | Notable Song Credits | Comments & Submittor Name | ||
| Ja Rule | Half Past Dead, Turn It Up, The Cookout, Scary Movie 3, Fast And The Furious, Assault On Prencinct 13, Furnace | Not too bad actually. - Michael Prymula | ||
| Jack Black | Tenacious D In the Pick Of Destiny,School Of Rock,and Saving Silverman | - Yoni | ||
| Jack White | Cold Mountain, Walk Hard, coffee and Cigarettes | - Charly | ||
| Jackie Clarke | The Jaquie Brown Diaries | OK, Jaquie Brown is a hot-shot reporter who wants to be famous, but since people kept confusing her with Jackie Clarke, the well-respected singer and NZ Idol judge, things got ugly. Since the show is based on reality, and the people are real, hardly any acting is needed. But this episode is funny, yet sad at the same time. Don't think Brady Quinn wants to be 'the other' Brady (if Tom Brady were still healthy)? - Rocky Mak | ||
| Jackie Evancho | The Company You Keep | Besides being well-known as a classical crossover singer, Evancho also moonlighted as an actress, first appearing in a theatre production of High School Musical with Pittsburgh Musical Theater in 2007, and also in the political thriller "The Company You Keep" in 2012, playing the role of a daughter of a former Weather Underground militant. - Felicity Merriman | ||
| Jadakiss | Ride Or Die, The Roaches | - Michael Prymula | ||
| James Hetfield | Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile; Skylanders Academy | The Metallica vocalist appeared as Officer Bob Hayward in the 2019 Ted Bundy Netflix biopic, and also voiced a recurring character in the Skylanders animated series among other roles. - Maryellen Larkin | ||
| James Taylor | Two-Lane Blacktop | - oldsongs | ||
| Janet Jackson | Poetic Justice, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | She was great in Poetic Justice, and Nutty Professor II was hilarious! - redsimba | ||
| Janet Jackson | Penny on Good Times | I saw the Janet Jackson entry and thought I would add to it. She played this role on the show's last season - Tim Hall | ||
| Jared Leto | Chapter 27, Lonely Hearts, Lord Of War, Alexander, Panic Room, Highway, Sol Goode, Sunset Strip, Requiem For A Dream, American Psycho, and 13 more | 13 other movies - gSREDzy | ||
| Jason Bonham | Rock Star | Dumb movie, but I'm sure many people liked it. Jason of course is the SON of the late great John Bonzo Bonham of Led Zeppelin. Jason plays a drummer in this movie, which in real life he is a drummer and taught by the best! His DAD. He will be drumming for the upcoming Led Zeppelin Reunion Gig at the O2 Arena in London. Dec. 10th, 2007. It's actually a Charity Event, but Jimmy Page himself stated in Guitar World/Player...recently. He'd like to perform a few more shows, otherwise why let the genie out of the bottle at all. AND THAT is NOT his exact words. My apologies. I don't have the article handy. - ZepFan | ||
| Jay-Z | State Property, Streets Is Watching | - Michael Prymula | ||
| Jennifer Hudson | Dreamgirls | She WON Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Sreamgirls (the movie version of the musical). So much for Simon Cowell saying she won't mount to much. TAKE THAT! - Rocky Mak | ||
| Jennifer Lopez | Home | She plays the role of Tips MyMom - Adam | ||
| Jennifer Lopez | Wedding Planner, Angel Eyes, Enough | and some others I can't think of right now... AWESOME actress! - flipside | ||
| Jesse McCartney | Keith, Hanna Montana, Summerland | Well, his acting roles are mostly to appeal the teens (especially as a love interest of Hanna Montana) , but most of the roles in recent years are voice-overs for cartoons or animations. - Rocky Mak | ||
| Jessica Simpson | The Dukes of Hazard, Employee Of The Month | Her acting makes her singing look good. - stefan | ||
| Jewel | Ride With The Devil | - Michael Prymula | ||
| Jill Scott | Seemore's Playhouse | Seemore's Playhouse was a short-lived puppet show that aired on PBS Kids during the early 2000's. Jill Scott was one of a few actresses who made a guest appearance in the "Knock-Knock" segment where the puppets would tell knock-knock jokes to the audience. - Secret | ||
| Jimmie Dale Gilmore | The Big Lebowski | He's great in his one scene as a bowler who pisses off John Goodman - Sutch | ||
| Jimmy Page | Blow Up | Jimmy Page as himself with The Yardbirds. The movie is circa 1966. Neither good or bad. Who am I to judge? - ZepFan | ||
| Joan Jett | Light Of Day | She starred with Michael J. Fox. Not bad, but she hasn't been in a movie since. - Sherock | ||
| Joe Walsh | Starred as himself in Duckman | He even reworked the lyrics to Life's Been Good with Duckman's brand of raunchy lyrics. - Celeste | ||
| John Lennon | How I Won the War | This film also starred Roy Kinnear who co-starred in the Beatles movie Help! - Paul Warren | ||
| John Mellencamp | Falling From Grace | He played the lead role, a burned-out country singer, and also directed. - Indy | ||
| John Schneider | The Dukes of Hazzard, The Haves and the Have Nots, other movies | Country Singer - Heather | ||
| JoJo | Aquamarine, RV | Both movies very family-oriented, mostly for children and teens. - TBuck | ||
| Jon Bon Jovi | U-571 | - joeking | ||
| Jon Bon Jovi | Pay It Forward | Didn't know 'til after the credits rolled. - starr | ||
| Jon Lee (S Club (7)) | Les Miserables, Love Shack | He was Marius in Les Miserables, then was in Loveshack. - Rocky Mak | ||
| Jonas Brothers | Camp Rock | - Jessica | ||
| Josh Groban | Muppets Most Wanted, The Office | He is perhaps best known for his easy listening/crossover classical performances e.g. "The Prayer" with Andrea Bocceli. - Maryellen Larkin | ||
| Joss Stone | Eragon, The Tudors (TV series) | - Michael Prymula | ||
| Judy Garland | The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St. Louis, Easter Parade, A Star Is Born | - Mook | ||
| Julie Andrews | The Princess Diaries, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Besides "Mary Poppins", Andrews appeared in "The Princess Diaries" and "Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" as Queen Clarisse (grandmother of a young princess whose name is Amelia "Mia" Thermopolis, portrayed by Anne Hathaway). - Brandon Reina | ||
| Julie Andrews | Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady | I love one of the Julie Andrews' movies, "Mary Poppins" the Disney classic. - Mickey D. | ||
| Justin Timberlake | The Social Network | That movie about Facebook - JeReMy | ||
| Justin Timberlake | Shrek The Third | - Temari | ||
| Justin Timberlake | Alpha Dog | Didn't personally care for his acting in this particular movie - Naisha D |
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