Many movie stars play musical instruments, some good enough to be professional muscians. And a few would be better off playing music than acting--Willie Nelson comes to mind.
Here are a few:
Willie, of course, who plays guitar about as well as he acts: not a very good picker or singer IMHO but one hell of a song writer. On the other hand, Andy Griffith can really play.
Charlie Chaplin and Jimmy Stewart played accordians.
Steve Martin and George Segal are damn good banjo players. Martin at one point was even recording a CD of banjo tunes.
Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, and Bruce Willis play harmonica. Never heard Willis, but Cooper and Brennan played a duet of the William Tell Overture in Meet John Doe. Brennan also played the ocorina (his insturment in John Doe), or what is commonly called the "sweet potato" due to its shape.
Woody Allen has performed publicly on clarinet with a few Dixieland bands.
Dudley Moore was a talented jazz musician on piano. Other piano players include Clint Eastwood, Dustin Hoffman, and Jamie Foxx.
Streep plays violin.
Although a great singer, Sinatra played no musical instruments, although he gave a great performance of a strung-out drummer playing badly in The Man With the Golden Arm.
De Niro learned to play saxophone for his role in New York, New York.
Can you name some more?
Here are a few:
Willie, of course, who plays guitar about as well as he acts: not a very good picker or singer IMHO but one hell of a song writer. On the other hand, Andy Griffith can really play.
Charlie Chaplin and Jimmy Stewart played accordians.
Steve Martin and George Segal are damn good banjo players. Martin at one point was even recording a CD of banjo tunes.
Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, and Bruce Willis play harmonica. Never heard Willis, but Cooper and Brennan played a duet of the William Tell Overture in Meet John Doe. Brennan also played the ocorina (his insturment in John Doe), or what is commonly called the "sweet potato" due to its shape.
Woody Allen has performed publicly on clarinet with a few Dixieland bands.
Dudley Moore was a talented jazz musician on piano. Other piano players include Clint Eastwood, Dustin Hoffman, and Jamie Foxx.
Streep plays violin.
Although a great singer, Sinatra played no musical instruments, although he gave a great performance of a strung-out drummer playing badly in The Man With the Golden Arm.
De Niro learned to play saxophone for his role in New York, New York.
Can you name some more?
Last edited by rufnek; 06-01-09 at 08:08 PM.