Musicians Who Tried Acting Trivia Quiz

Answer: Harry Connick, Jr.

Pianist and singer Connick plays B-17 tail gunner Staff Sgt. Clay Busby. He does sing and play piano at a party in the movie. This was his first acting role.

Answer: Will Smith

Smith played Agent J, defending Earth from alien criminals. Smith was in the hip hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. He also starred in the TV series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air".

Answer: Barbra Streisand

Streisand played Fanny Brice. In this role she won the Best Actress Oscar achieving a tie with Katharine Hepburn of "A Lion in Winter".

Answer: Frank Sinatra

With his portrayal of Private Angelo Maggio, Frank won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Sinatra got into the business of singing in 1935. He sang with bands led by Harry James and Tommy Dorsey before making it on his own. Frank had over 50 other movie acting roles.

Answer: Dwight Yoakam

Dwight plays Doyle Hargraves, an abusive alcoholic. He gets the sharp edge of the blade late in the film. Dwight is an American country music singer. He also wrote, directed and starred in the film "South of Heaven, West of Hell", released in 2000.

Answer: Dolly Parton

Dolly played Doralee Rhodes. Dolly, Lilly Tomlin and Jane Fonda get revenge on their sexist boss, played by Dabney Coleman.

Answer: David Bowie

Bowie played Jareth, the Goblin King. This film was directed by Jim Henson of "Muppets" fame. It was produced by "Star Wars" creator George Lucas. Most of the characters are puppets. Exceptions are Jareth, and Sarah Williams, the protagonist, played by a young Jennifer Connelly.

Answer: Bette Midler

Bette had several albums released before playing the role of Mary Rose Foster in "The Rose". For this role she won Golden Globes for Best Actress Musical or Comedy and New Star of the Year. She also got an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.

Answer: Rick Springfield

Australian Rick Springfield had recognition for his music in the band "Zoot" and solo work before this pilot movie for the TV series "Battlestar Galactica". This was a theatrical release in Canada before the series debut. It was also in American, Australian, and some European theatres after the series debut. Springfield played Zac, son of Commander Adama (Lorne Green). Between 1981 and 1984, he hit the music charts with four consecutive platinum (U.S.) albums.

He also played Dr. Noah Drake on the U.S. soap opera "General Hospital".

Answer: Cher

Cher won the Oscar for Best Actress playing Loretta Castorini. Cher was of course half of the Sonny and Cher duo from 1964-1977. She also performed as a solo artist.