# Actors and Athletes who Also Sing-Part 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 12, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312 "2012-08-12T23:30:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Sniveling_Mess)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/1 "2012-08-12T23:30:34Z")
I started a thread many weeks ago called "Famous People who Also Made Songs,"and that thread got a surprising number of replies,so I thought it might be a good idea to re-open the discussion,albeit under a new title. If you can think of such a person,please tell us about it.Any replies would be greatly appreciated,so long as they’re on-topic.Thanks for coming to the thread. (Only restriction:Any celebrity to be mentioned here can’t be a professional singer.It’s fine if they released an album or two,but they only count if singing wasn’t their primary career.) ---
**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/2 "2012-08-13T00:42:35Z")
Dean Stockwell did a mean “In Dreams.” More seriously, my money and my sack are with Ava Gardner. Ditto Rita Hayworth. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/3 "2012-08-13T00:45:44Z")
Pro wrestlers are combination actor/athletes, so I’m counting Freebird Michael Hayes: [Bad Street, USA](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emKxRo1a3cs) [Freebird Forever](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYp4nxMLlzI) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/4 "2012-08-13T01:13:32Z")
Clint Eastwood has sung on Rawhide and for his own films. Even though he does compose music, he’s mainly known as an actor and director. Keith Carradine won an Academy Award and Golden Globe for his song “I’m Easy” for the movie Nashville. This led to him recording two albums for Asylum. ---
**Author:** ![A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Sniveling_Mess)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/5 "2012-08-13T01:30:58Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Clint Eastwood has sung on Rawhide and for his own films. Even though he does compose music, he’s mainly known as an actor and director. Wow.Mayor,actor,director,_and_ singer;I guess that guy does everything.🙂 Very interesting! ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/6 "2012-08-13T02:07:58Z")
The 1985 Chicago Bears. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/7 "2012-08-13T12:20:30Z")
**Bronson Arroyo** , pitcher of the Cincinnati Reds and formerly of the Red Sox, is a singer who has put out an album of covers. \*\*Bernie Williams \*\* formerly of the Yankees is a respected guitarist; **Wayman Tisdale** , who was an NBA player and died a few years ago, was an accomplished jazz bassist… ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/8 "2012-08-13T12:33:46Z")
**Keanu Reeves** had a band called Dogstar for a while. He was the bassist. ---
**Author:** ![A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Sniveling_Mess)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/9 "2012-08-14T00:55:59Z")
[quote=“WordMan, post:7, topic:631312”] **Bronson Arroyo** , pitcher of the Cincinnati Reds and formerly of the Red Sox, is a singer who has put out an album of covers./QUOTE] What kind of music does he sing? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/10 "2012-08-14T01:00:37Z")
Did Shaq O’Neal record some Rap songs? ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/11 "2012-08-14T01:04:21Z")
Jay Cutler sang a [stirring rendition](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFSzzRYn4qg) of Take Me Out to the Ball Game ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/12 "2012-08-14T01:17:25Z")
> [@A\_Sniveling\_Mess](#): > > What kind of music does he sing? From the sounds of it, mostly rock standards. Among the ones he does are [Plush](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwudczx8AFs) by the Stone Temple Pilots and the Standells’ [Dirty Water](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ihEp437pL8). ---
**Author:** ![dinahmoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dinahmoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinahmoe)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/13 "2012-08-14T01:49:42Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > From the sounds of it, mostly rock standards. Among the ones he does are [Plush](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwudczx8AFs) by the Stone Temple Pilots and the Standells’ [Dirty Water](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ihEp437pL8). I have this album. He does a decent cover of Pearl Jam’s “Black”, which is not an easy song to sing. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/14 "2012-08-14T02:00:48Z")
Patrick Swayze had a song on the _Dirty Dancing_ soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Sniveling_Mess)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/15 "2012-08-14T14:35:47Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Did Shaq O’Neal record some Rap songs? Yes.I don’t know if his rapping is very good or not(I haven’t heard it yet),but several of his songs became pretty popular. ---
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/16 "2012-08-14T17:38:17Z")
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy both released albums. Bruce Willis did “The Return of Bruno” where he covered “Under the Boardwalk” [Joe Pesci released as album as Vincent Laguardia Gambini](http://www.amazon.com/Vincent-LaGuardia-Gambini-Sings-Explicit/dp/B00138F4HM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1344965282&sr=8-2&keywords=joe+pesci+album) Michael K Williams recorded a song rapping as Omar Little (don’t know if it was released, but it was played on the radio during an interview) Hugh Laurie has an album called “Let Them Talk” ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/17 "2012-08-15T15:51:19Z")
[George Maharis](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfcT7W3KBTA) of _Route 66._ [Jerry Lewis Just Sings.](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://thursdaysrecords.com/pic/lewis2457.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.vinyl45s.com/Lewis-Jerry--Jerry-Lewis-Just-Sings-part-3-Birth-Of-The-BluesBye-Bye-BabyBack-In-Your-Own-BackyardSometimes-Im-Happy-vinyl-EP-record-with-picture-cover--EX8VG7--45-rpm_p_134637.html&h=400&w=417&sz=15&tbnid=SSaTos7cHsULnM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=103&zoom=1&usg=__HXh1VrKDhXMBxTW7D25VmWMS2R0=&docid=t0O5Nhv1tZGhEM&itg=1&sa=X&ei=-cQrUJbHE8P26AHj8YEY&ved=0CFQQ9QEwBg&dur=439) [Robert Mitchum.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdwUpxkfSJw) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/18 "2012-08-15T18:26:42Z")
The late Brittany Murphy (who probably was most famous for playing the character LuAnne on “King of the Hill”) was an awesome singer. She sang a couple of songs for the soundtrack of “Happy Feet”. [Boogie Wonderland](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fqMluAD4A) [Somebody To Love](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXtSIKxwpRM) ---
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Donald Glover, who plays Troy on the TV show _Community_ is also a rapper going by the name Childish Gambino ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/20 "2012-08-15T20:09:54Z")
Then there was [“Heartbeat”](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbeat_%28Don_Johnson_song%29) by Don Johnson. And [“More, More, More”](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More,_More,_More) by the Andrea True Connection. Some people may forget that [Richard Harris](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Harris) was most famous for being an actor… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312.md?page=2)