# Actors who should branch out

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 23, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-should-branch-out/953063 "2021-10-23T14:21:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-should-branch-out/953063/41 "2021-10-28T18:20:58Z")

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> [@solost](#):
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> There’ve been several actors over the years who played a role where they had to appear to be a skilled musician though they weren’t, and pulled it off so well there was “they should be a musician fer realz!” buzz.

Dare I say Bradley Cooper in “A Star is Born”? I mean, I heard that duet that he did with Lady Gaga before I even knew it was from the movie, or even him singing, and thought it was pretty good, and not at all out of place on the radio.

Is it just me, or is there a common thread of comic actors branching out into drama with success? Or is it more that being a good comic actor is interchangeable with being a good actor? It seems like actors that go either way are generally VERY good at either.

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