While Lady Gaga has been receiving heaps of critical praise and audience love for her dramatic performance in the latest version of "A Star Is Born" which opened in theaters today, she is hardly the first pop singer to venture in to acting. It seems like a natural progression as singers express many complex emotions through song, so it would appear obvious that they should be able to do the same as an actor. And while some musicians have made an easy and impressive transition but for others, it is not necessarily a comfortable fit.
Billboard Magazine has decided to look back on one hundred different musicians throughout history who have moved from the concert stage to the silver screen and ranked them from the least successful to an outstanding achievement. The rules applied to compiling this list was that they had to begin their careers as a musician, they could not be playing themselves and only one performance per artist. This line-up is wide-ranging and features one-time acting appearances (Britney Spears, Erykah Badu, Eminem, Björk) to second careers (LL Cool J, Childish Gambino (a.k.a. Donald Glover), Mandy Moore, Kris Kristofferson) to Oscar winners (Frank Sinatra, Jennifer Hudson, Barbra Streisand, Cher).
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The 100 Best Acting Performances By Musicians
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