# Actors and Athletes who Also Sing-Part 2

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312>\
**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:** 5\
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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/21 "2012-08-15T20:19:39Z")

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I have Mae West’s vinyl Christmas album, “Mae in December.”

And then there’s [Brent Spiner](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFj4xVckjjY).

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**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/22 "2012-08-15T20:28:02Z")

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Carl Lewis sang the national anthem a few times, if I recall correctly. I think it was somewhat better than Roseanne’s version, and considerably worse than Whitney Houston’s.

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**Author:** ![Suil\_Dubh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Suil\_Dubh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suil_Dubh)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/23 "2012-08-16T11:28:15Z")

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I had a cassette tape of **Jackie Chan** singing Chinese pop songs. I gave it away to a friend years ago, so I can’t remember what the music was like, or how well Chan sang.

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I just checked Wikipedia to see if I could find the name of the album. It turns out he’s released around ten! I can’t recognize which album I had though.

> **[Jackie Chan discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Chan_discography)**
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> Jackie Chan is a prolific singer who started producing records in the early 80s. He started singing the theme songs over the closing credits of his films in 1980, when the film The Young Master was produced. Chan sang its theme song, titled "Kung Fu Fighting Man" entirely in English. Since then he has produced over 20 different albums, singing over 100 songs in over five languages, and has teamed up with singers such as Emil Chau and the late Anita Mui. His personal achievements also inc Chan has...

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/24 "2012-08-16T15:54:53Z")

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Oh yeah, boxer **Manny Pacquiao** has had a hit or two singing in the Phillippines…

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**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-athletes-who-also-sing-part-2/631312/25 "2012-08-16T18:03:49Z")

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[John Travolta](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H4NRyqEwyY). This song got to #10 on the Billboard charts.

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