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Making it in the entertainment industry takes a lot of talent, practice, and hope. It isn't enough to know how to act, which is likely why so many actors either produce music or were once in groups.
Just to name a few artists that have transitioned to films and vice versa, we have Madonna, Lady Gaga, and Will Smith.
There are countless others, though, who sing and act. Do you recognize any of these names? Click through the slideshow for 10 band members and artists who are actually movie and TV stars.
For this slideshow, 24/7 Tempo consulted entertainment sources like IMDb.
Zooey Deschanel
- Band/Artist Name: If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies and She & Him
- Songs: "Silver Bells" and "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
- Films/Shows: "Elf," "New Girl," and "500 Days of Summer"
Harry Styles
- Band/Artist Name: Harry Styles and One Direction
- Songs: "C'mon, C'mon," "As It Was," and "What Makes You Beautiful"
- Films/Shows: "Dunkirk" and "Eternals"
Ryan Gosling
- Band/Artist Name: Dead Man's Bones
- Songs: "In the Room Where You Sleep" and "My Body's a Zombie for You"
- Films/Shows: "The Notebook," "La La Land," and "Barbie"
Jared Leto
- Band/Artist Name: Thirty Seconds to Mars
- Songs: "The Kill," "This Is War," and "Hurricane"
- Films/Shows: "My So-Called Life," "Fight Club," "Suicide Squad," and "Morbius"
Penn Badgley
- Band/Artist Name: MOTHXR
- Songs: "Wild ride," "She Can't Tell," and "Stranger"
- Films/Shows: "Gossip Girl," "Easy A," and "You"
Justin Timberlake
- Band/Artist Name: NSYNC and Justin Timberlake
- Songs: "I Want You Back," "For the Girl Who Has Everything," and "Bye Bye Bye"
- Films/Shows: "The Love Guru," "The Social Network," and "Runner Runner"
Ice Cube
- Band/Artist Name: C.I.A, N.W.A, and Ice Cube
- Songs: "Wicked," "You Know How We Do It," and "Express Yourself"
- Films/Shows: "Friday," "Are We There Yet?," and "Barbershop"
Jason Schwartzman
- Band/Artist Name: Phantom Planet and Jason Schwartzman
- Songs: "Microphone," "California," and "Lonely Day"
- Films/Shows: "Marie Antoinette," "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," and "Golden Exits"
Ice-T
- Band/Artist Name: Body Count and Uncle Jamm's Army
- Songs: "There Goes the Neighborhood," "Carnivore," and "Comfortably Numb"
- Films/Shows: "Below Utopia," "Players," and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Cher
- Band/Artist Name: Sonny & Cher and Cher
- Songs: "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)," "Dark Lady," and "Just Like Jesse James"
- Films/Shows: "If These Walls Could Talk" and "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again"
