Feel it!

11. Eminem, 8 Mile (2002)

This fails both qualifiers, actor and musician.

OldScotch: Feel it!

Came for the vibrations... over in one.

No Dolly Parton?

FAIL - Mos Def best performance is in the HBO movie Something the Lord Made, not that one star comedy Be Kind Rewind.

Mos Def was freaking terrific in Something the Lord Made

stuhayes2010: FAIL - Mos Def best performance is in the HBO movie Something the Lord Made, not that one star comedy Be Kind Rewind.

Beaten to the punch. That's what I get for checking the title.

stuhayes2010

FAIL - Mos Def best performance is in the HBO movie Something the Lord Made, not that one star comedy Be Kind Rewind.

To say nothing of his...performance...in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

What instrument did Sinatra play? (asking because i don't ever recall hearing about him or seeing him play an instrument)

Does not play an instrument = !Musician

Singers are not musicians unless they... play an instrument.

Never considered Frank to be all that great of an actor.

Interesting bit of trivia. Dirty Harry was originally pitched to him but he had injured his hand (pimp hand?) and had to pull out. Then it was pitched to John Wayne who said he didn't want Frank's leftovers. At some point I think Paul Newman said Clint Eastwood would be good for it.

Then again Von Ryan's Express is a guilty pleasure of mine.

God damn Tom Waits was excellent in Dracula. Mystery Men as well.

Also, I believe the author misspelled Freejack.

The English Major: stuhayes2010

FAIL - Mos Def best performance is in the HBO movie Something the Lord Made, not that one star comedy Be Kind Rewind.

To say nothing of his...performance...in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

That one's actually grown on me. Although I think it would've been better if Rockwell and Def switched roles.

The Rose/ Beaches



His name is...Meatloaf

What about Donnie Wahlberg? I've liked him in most of his roles in films, especially Band of Brothers. Does that count?

halfof33: Mos Def was freaking terrific in Something the Lord Made

I thought his best performance was as General Cornrow Wallace of the River Terrace Crew.

apeiron242: What instrument did Sinatra play? (asking because i don't ever recall hearing about him or seeing him play an instrument)

Does not play an instrument = !Musician

Singers are not musicians unless they... play an instrument.

Vocal chords are an instrument. Sorry, buddy.

What? No Sting?! Inconceivable.

Someone recommended 'Wristcutters: A Love Story' to me the other day strictly on the basis of Tom Waits being in it. Good call.

apeiron242: Singers are not musicians unless they... play an instrument.

Actually King Creole is a damn good movie.

Best. Actor. Evar.

apeiron242: What instrument did Sinatra play? (asking because i don't ever recall hearing about him or seeing him play an instrument)

Does not play an instrument = !Musician

Singers are not musicians unless they... play an instrument.

So very, very wrong. Singers - real singers, which Frank Sinatra most certainly was - are very much musicians. Their instrument just happens to be a part of their body. They have just as much need for technical competence, practice, and talent as any other musician.

Sure, there are a lot of barely-competent "singers" out there who are 95% entertainer and 5% musician...but that's true for a lot of instrumentalists, too.

apeiron242: What instrument did Sinatra play? (asking because i don't ever recall hearing about him or seeing him play an instrument)

Does not play an instrument = !Musician

Singers are not musicians unless they... play an instrument.

Musician == someone who makes music. If you make music with your voice, you are a musician.

phoenixdan: What about Donnie Wahlberg? I've liked him in most of his roles in films, especially Band of Brothers. Does that count?

It counts for me. He's awesome in BoB. Also good in his small bit in Sixth Sense.

Shame he's fallen back into the NKOTB.

umm...I hate Hip hop and R&B but i'm going to have to say that Justin Timberlake should have made the list.

The kid has a great music career. Its not really my taste but I'll fully admit he has boatloads of talent. He has also been doing very well acting. You may remember him from such films as Black snake moan and The Love Guru (in which he was the only entertaining part of the movie)

JT - IMDB

Tsar_Bomba1: Never considered Frank to be all that great of an actor.

Interesting bit of trivia.

Also... Frank Sinatra was the first John McClane!

Die Hard was based on a book called Nothing Lasts Forever, NLF was a sequel to a book called The Detective. In the movie version of TD the protagonist (Joe Leland in the books) is played by ... Frank Sinatra.

Lee's_Austin: God damn Tom Waits was excellent in Dracula. Mystery Men as well.

Also Fisher King, and Down By Law in which he actually played a lead role.

Ice Cube and Mos Def............ but no Will Smith. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.


Also, dis Marky Mark, but the other musical cousin Donnie Wahlberg is not dissed for his acting chops.

apeiron242: What instrument did Sinatra play? (asking because i don't ever recall hearing about him or seeing him play an instrument)

Does not play an instrument = !Musician

Singers are not musicians unless they... play an instrument.

The above statement is incorrect.

The English Major: stuhayes2010

FAIL - Mos Def best performance is in the HBO movie Something the Lord Made, not that one star comedy Be Kind Rewind.

To say nothing of his...performance...in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

I loved him in 'The Hitchhiker's Guide' LOL I read the books afterward, and found Mos Def's protrayal more personable than the book's.

As for 'Something the Lord Made' .. that's like leaving off Puff Daddy for just about every movie he's been in. That's not the type of movie the site would sit down and watch, right?

How about actors who are accomplished musicians? Alan Arkin wrote the "Banana Boat Song" which is kinda weird.



/Little Miss Sunshine, Catch-22, Glengarry...to name a few of his awesomeness

I question the self-esteem of whoever wrote the 8-mile review. I imagine it's hard to look at oneself in the mirror after coming up with that bullhockey.

Tom Waits was great in "Cold Feet," "Ironweed," and "The Two Jakes." Hell, he does everything perfectly, as far as I'm concerned.

bin_smokin: umm...I hate Hip hop and R&B but i'm going to have to say that Justin Timberlake should have made the list.

The kid has a great music career. Its not really my taste but I'll fully admit he has boatloads of talent. He has also been doing very well acting. You may remember him from such films as Black snake moan and The Love Guru (in which he was the only entertaining part of the movie)

JT - IMDB
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He also gave us this gem

Ton Loc acted circles around Pacino in Heat.

Hey subby, say hi to your mother for me...

blueyedevil: Ton Loc acted circles around Pacino in Heat.

So did Henry Rollins.

/so does anybody
//Pacino has been phoning it in since "Scent of a Woman"

phoenixdan: What about Donnie Wahlberg? I've liked him in most of his roles in films, especially Band of Brothers. Does that count?

I think not. It would appear that those on the list are primarily musicians who dabble in acting, while both Wahlberg brothers actually abandoned music for acting.

I was hoping to see Nick Cave in that list. He's done precious little acting, and his roles are tiny, but he leaves an impression.

Didn't RTFA (filtered) but it's a giant fail without LL Cool J in "Deep Blue Sea"

Ant: apeiron242: What instrument did Sinatra play? (asking because i don't ever recall hearing about him or seeing him play an instrument)

Does not play an instrument = !Musician

Singers are not musicians unless they... play an instrument.

Musician == someone who makes music. If you make music with your voice, you are a musician.

OK.

i think that definition dilutes the word a bit. Since anyone with working pipes can sing (pleasantly or otherwise). i sing in my car, poorly i suppose, but it seems odd to call me and Sinatra both musicians. Or to call Liszt and Sinatra musicians. That's not a comment on how "good" either is, but on the meaningfulness of the term.

One uses their voice to sing. Is singing (in and of itself) music then? Hrm.

Sound engineers and producers (could) make music w/o being able to play a note on anything (vocal or otherwise). So they would be musicians as well. Seems like an empty term if it is that broad.

GungFu:



She reminds me of my mother. I HATE MY MOTHER!

I don't care what you say about his music career. he is one heck of an actor.

Lee's_Austin: God damn Tom Waits was excellent in Dracula. Mystery Men as well.

Why would anyone want to rent a chicken?

Psumek: blueyedevil: Ton Loc acted circles around Pacino in Heat.

So did Henry Rollins.

/so does anybody
//Pacino has been phoning it in since "Scent of a Woman"

Heat (1995)
City Hall (1996)
Donny Brasco (1997)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
The Merchant of Venice (2004)

He has been in some duds for sure but these are some pretty good flicks.

apeiron242: One uses their voice to sing. Is singing (in and of itself) music then? Hrm.

Sound engineers and producers (could) make music w/o being able to play a note on anything (vocal or otherwise). So they would be musicians as well. Seems like an empty term if it is that broad.

Some people are entertainers. Some entertainers are also musicians.

You seem to be grasping at straws.

I can play the radio, does that make me a musician?

Ncoded: I can play the radio, does that make me a musician?

I have nipples, can you milk me?

apeiron242: i sing in my car, poorly i suppose, but it seems odd to call me and Sinatra both musicians.

nobody is. you are not a musician. sinatra, on the other hand, was one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century.