10 Musicians That Launched Acting Careers (And Really Shouldn’t Have)

Over the years, many high-profile musicians have attempted to make the transition into acting; for some, this was a regrettable choice. There’s always been a strong connection between movie stardom and music stardom. Both attract natural performers of an artistic disposition. The vast majority of the culture’s most visible celebrities originated in one of these two fields (or even both, in the case of musical theater). As such, it’s natural for artists of either persuasion to try to double their stardom by crossing over to the other medium.