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Post by billcs on Apr 26, 2021 21:01:45 GMT -5
In honour of Idris Elba reaching #1 on my chart this week, I was wondering if there have been any #1's on your charts by people mainly or first known as actors. That being said, I don't mean singers who have become actors like Justin Timberlake or Lady Gaga.
The only other two who arguably fit into this category on my chart are:
Ricky Martin - he was actually in Menudo in the 80's but then became a TV heartthrob on General Hospital, and maintains an acting career in parallel to his music career. He reached #1 on my chart in 1999 with "Livin' La Vida Loca" and "The Cup of Life", and in 2001 with the album track "Loaded".
Tyler Hilton - he seemed to arrive on One Tree Hill and in some movies at the same time as his album The Tracks Of was released in late 2004. He reached #1 with "The Letter Song" in 2005 from that album. I've seen him twice in concert, in 2007 and 2013, and got to meet him and have my CD sleeve for The Tracks Of signed in 2007.
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Apr 27, 2021 1:17:11 GMT -5
While I have charted actors such as Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kiefer Sutherland and Katherine McNamara, among others, there have been a few that have hit #1. Taron Egerton hit #1 alongside the inspiration for his role, Elton John, in "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" and more recently, Laura Marano hit #1 with "Something To Believe In". Also, both of your examples count for me too And while Kate Voegele did get her start on "One Tree Hill", she's always considered herself a singer first and foremost so I don't count her for this.
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Post by Vic on Apr 27, 2021 9:46:53 GMT -5
At first glance without doing some deep research, lol: 1984 - Tracey Ullman 1986 - Gloria Loring (Days of Our Lives) 1986 - Janet Jackson (started in acting) 1999 - Ricky Martin (...what Bill Said 1999 - Jennifer Lopez (started in acting) 1999 - Lisa Hartman-Black (Knots landing) 2009 - Glee Cast ( ) 2011 - Matthew Morrison (see Glee Cast) 2014 - Lea Michele (see Glee Cast) 2015 - Chloe Lattanzi (starred in movies with her mom ) 2016 - Hugh Jackman (duet with Barbra Streisand) 2017 - Ryan Gosling/Emma Stone (City of Stars) 2018 - Bradley Cooper (duet with Lady Gaga)
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Post by billcs on Sept 20, 2023 17:44:55 GMT -5
I just realized that Rose McGowan reached #1 as featured on BT's album track "Superfabulous" in 2003!
EDIT: Add Jesse McCartney to the list, whose album track "Relapse" from Departure reached #1 in 2008.
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Post by Unkie on Sept 20, 2023 20:10:15 GMT -5
Only one artist who was an actor before a musician has hit #1 for me, Donald Glover, who makes music as Childish Gambino. "Redbone" spent 2 weeks at #1 for me at the end of 2016.
Artists who made my top 10 who were actors first include Elle King, Mary Elizabeth Winstead (featured on a Portugal. The Man song), Brian Posehn, Taylor Momsen (The Pretty Reckless) and Olivia Rodrigo, and if YouTubers count, add Poppy. Probably the most famous actor to make my chart is Keanu Reeves, who charted as the bassist of Dogstar ("Everything Turns Around" recently peaked at #20 for me).
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Post by Courage on Sept 21, 2023 13:21:35 GMT -5
From what I've found so far
Jesse McCartney has multiple #1s for me. He started out as an actor before joining Dream Street and acted in Summerland before releasing his solo album.
Jennifer Lopez (I'm Real, Original Version) Zac Efron (Bet On It, Can I Have This Dance) Vanessa Hudgens (Come Back to Me, Can I Have This Dance) Miley Cyrus (The Climb) Simon Curtis (On the Wings of a Dream) Victoria Justice (On the Wings of a Dream) The Glee cast hit #1 a couple of times. Anna Kendrick (Cups) Selena Gomez (Wolves)
If Broadway actors count, Idina Menzel (Defying Gravity [Pop Version])
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Post by billcs on Sept 21, 2023 15:02:22 GMT -5
From what I've found so far Jesse McCartney has multiple #1s for me. He started out as an actor before joining Dream Street and acted in Summerland before releasing his solo album. Simon Curtis (On the Wings of a Dream) I forgot about Jesse, I will add him to my post Simon however I feel was recording before acting. He released an EP called Alter Boy in 2006 which later disappeared when he changed direction in his pop style (I have a copy ) and didn't release new material till 2009.
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