Musical celebrities are always
expected to hit the screen once they become popular or well known. It is something of a challenge for them and
the movies is one media that they hope to expand their popularity with. Some of the most successful musical
performers who invaded movies were Frank Sinatra who eventually won best
supporting actor award in the 1950’s and Diana Ross who received an acting
nomination in the movie “Lady Sings the Blues.”
But there more who were not successful
and some of them landed in the all-time list of worst actors or movie
performers. Here are the top seven on
the list.
Madonna
She sold millions of records and she
set record breaking tours but her magic with music did not extend to movies. She has starred in quite a number of
critically panned movies like “Swept Away” and “Body of Evidence.” Critics were in unison saying she just don’t
know how to act. The only best acting
moments she can be proud is when she is portraying a character similar
to herself like in “Evita,” “Desperately Seeking Susan,” and “A League of their
Own.”
Mariah Carey
She survived a nervous breakdown
following her infamous take on the movie “Glitter.” While she may have recovered her lost glory
in the movie “Precious,” it never erased the stigma of acting in a bad
movie.
Prince
He wanted to exploit his sex symbol
status when he played one of the characters who scammed money from rich women
in the movie “Under the Cherry Moon.”
Prince is a classic case that sex in music is really different with sex
in the movies. He did not possess the
right facial characteristics to be credible with the character he portrayed in
the movie.
Chris Isaak
After the hit song “Blue Hotel,” the
singer is neither here nor there. The
same goes with the roles that he played in movies. Think of him as the stupid clown in “Married
to the Mob,” Uncle Bob in “The Thing That You Do,” and as a Swat Commander in
“The Silence of the Lambs.” Yep, you
hardly remember him with such dead performances.
Britney Spears
She tried to be a Madonna in the movie
“Crossroads” but she did not pull it well.
It was good that she did not make any other attempt acting in
movies. Her videos are badly acted
already and she should improve these first before attempting to be part of movies.
Elvis Presley
The pretty face just could not show
the right kind emotion. He was badly
beaten and bruised in “King Creole” yet we could see a smirk or was that a
smile on his face? Just like Madonna,
the King of Rock and Roll ruled the music world but cannot spell the same magic
with movies.
Clearly, you cannot rule two worlds at
the same time. Sometimes it simply doesn't work. These singers have shown that they are better
off showing their musical talents than their acting skills, if they have any.
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