Music Trivia -> Singers Who Act -> M
All too often, a performer gets it into their head that now they've reach some margin of fame in a band, they can also act! Some make the leap ok like Will Smith, others like Vanilla Ice are best left forgotten.
Name | Notable Song Credits | Comments & Submittor Name | ||
| Mack 10 | Cutthroat Alley, Random Acts Of Violence, Thicker Than Water | - Michael Prymula | ||
| Madonna | Desperatly Seeking Susan, Who's That Girl, Shanghai Surprise, Dick Tracy, Evita, The Next Best Thing, Swept Away | She wasn't too bad in "Desperately Seeking Susan", "Dick Tracy", and "Evita". The rest, however (including ones I didn't mention), are nowadays only known for, if anything, being big flops. - christie | ||
| Mandy Moore | Because I Said So, Saved, A Walk To Remember, License to Wed | A Walk To Remember launched her into prominence in terms of acting, but she had "Cry" and her cover of "Only Hope" in the movie. The songs didn't make it commercially. Her focus shifted from singing to acting. - Rocky Mak | ||
| Mandy Moore | Because I Said So, Saved | At least she chooses her roles better than Mariah Carey. - shepop | ||
| Mariah Carey | Glitter | Not well received by critics. - shepop | ||
| Marie Serneholt | Robots and Herbie: Fully Loaded (Swedish Version) | She was feature in the Swedish Verison of the two mention films. One of the characters, Piper from Robots, was done by Amanda Bynes. They both did a pretty good job. - Margaret | ||
| Marilyn Manson | The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things | "You ain't right, kid." He also directed a 30 minute backstage concert video that comes with The Golden Age of Grotesque. :) - tictacs941 | ||
| Master P | Hot Boyz, No Tomorrow, Lockdown, I'm Bout It, I Got The Hook Up, Dark Blue, Hollywood Homocide,Toxic, Repos, | - Michael Prymula | ||
| McFly | Just My Luck | Yes, the whole band, as you know, got a role in the film...though their acting as a whole barely scrapes believable, each individual person managed to get away with being convincing at certain points - Cait Sith | ||
| Meat Loaf | Fight Club | His name is Robert Paulson! His name is Robert Paulson! - Brian Kelly | ||
| Meat Loaf ( Marvin Aday ) | The Rocky Horror Picture Show ; Roadie ; Blacktop : Waynes World | Most people think he is a singer who acts sometimes, but he's acted in a lot more movies & TV shows than he has had hit songs. - Michael E Cormier | ||
| Method Man | Soul Plane, Garden State, How High, Belly, One-Eight-Seven, Cop Land, My Baby's Daddy, Venom, The Wackness, The Wire, Meet The Spartans, | - Michael Prymula | ||
| Michael Jackson | The Wiz, Thriller, Bad, Captain EO, Men in Black II | - helena | ||
| Mick Jagger | Freejack | - Tim Hall | ||
| Mick Jagger | The Man From Elysian Fields | great, understated, nuanced performance! - Belly | ||
| Mick Jagger | Performance; Freejack; 'The Knights of Prosperity' TV series | - stoned | ||
| Mike Patton | Firecracker | - Redd | ||
| Miley Cyrus | Hannah Montana, Hannah Montana Movie | I my opinion, she isn't good at singing or acting. - Travis | ||
| Miley Cyrus | Hannah Montana, Big Fish | - betty kaye | ||
| Mos Def | Brown Sugar and 16 Blocks | Great acting, especially playing a handicap witness in 16 Blocks - Naisha D | ||
| Mos Def (Dante Terrell Smith) | Monster's Ball, The Italian Job, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | - ayane | ||
| Mya (Harrison) | Chicago | The R&B diva of "Case of the Ex" and "Lady Marmalade" fame appears as one of the Merry Murderesses in the "Cell Block Tango" segment of the movie version of "Chicago." "I guess you could say we broke up because of artistic differences... he saw himself as alive..." (simulates strangling her lover) "...and I saw him DEAD!" Her character wasn't on for very long but she still did a good job. - Chris | ||
| Mystikal | 13 Dead Men, Makin Baby, Hot Boyz | Let's hope he acts better once he gets out of prison - Michael Prymula |
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