GangstaFam said:

cozy-co-bjork. i can't believe i didn't think of her sooner for this. she was great in 'dancer in the dark'.

EskomoKisses said:

Dont forget Roadie, the greatest Rock-n-Roll movie of all time!

Anthony Keidis in Point Break "nah we are just gonna fuck you up!" classic


But i gotta go with Vinny Jones better with each performance

George Carlin. He's more into stand-up comedy than acting, although Kevin Smith has given him a few parts here and there.

Mos Def, most definitely. Bjork was great too..

retina said:

Mos Def is very good. He is getting killer reviews for the new Bruce Willis movie he is in.

Stax said:

Mos Def was acting before he was known for rapping though.

bjork.

cborgman said:

great minds...

CarrieMpls said:

i like mos def
the difference here is that i think he actually appreciates the craft
he's not just another rapper in it for publicity... he's talented in both realms anyway...

SammiJ said:

Um, Mos Def was an actor before he was a rapper.

(Maybe I need to post this as my sig? )

ChristopherTracyParade said:

um, sorry?
i didnt know that..

SammiJ said:

No problem.

Kid N Play (I loved all the movies they made)
Ice Cube
Queen Latifah
Angie Martinez
Stevie Harvey
DL Hughley
Dave Chapelle

If we're including stand up comics then there are ONLY 2 people that can make this list: Tom Hanks and Jamie Foxx - Oscar winners.

ChristopherTracyParade said:

tom hanks was a stand-up? i know he did a movie with sally field about being a stand-up comic, but at most i thought he just did some improv before he got into tv and movies.

though if we're including stand up comics, i gotta include sandra bernhard. her performance in 'king of comedy' is classic.

Anx said:

Tom Hanks started off as a stand-up comedian before he got "Bosom Buddies."

Anx said:

i wanna be black..i wanna be tina turner..

sosgemini said:

i can't help it - every frame of that movie in which she appears makes me giggle uncontrollably.

anemone said:

I thought he was very good in both The Woodsman and Something The Lord Made even though the roles were vastly different.

ChristopherTracyParade said:

When exactly do you consider he started acting? I believe he had some bit TV parts in the late 80's. His first official record was Urban Thermo Dynamics in 94, but he was blowing up on mix tapes from Brooklyn YEARS before that. He started rhyming when he was, like, 10.
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Posthumous said:

she was awesome in that. it's also the only time i ever like jerry lewis

jerseykrs said:

Started rhyming means what? Nothing really. Anyone can start rhyming, but when were you KNOWN for rhyming? And blowing-up to whose standards? Locally or Nationally? He was known for his acting before he was known for his rapping. His acting debut was 1988 in "God Bless The Child"...I'm PRETTY sure his rapping wasn't going strong at that point. And I'm also pretty sure he didn't get KNOWN for his music until the mid 90s.

Local stuff doesn't count...stuff like "He was in my cousin's basement rapping 4th of July in 85"...That can be said for just about ANY artist...the thing is, when did they get KNOWN for their craft?

Mos Def

ChristopherTracyParade said:

EASY SON, jesus christ! I was just making a statement. Get a grip!

jerseykrs said:

Easy? LOL! You think I went off on you? LMAO! Wow, get some gonads, kid...it ain't that deep. I set the matter straight and YOU think I was going off on you? Grow up, kid.

ChristopherTracyParade said:

get some balls? grow up?

dude, why are you being a dick? I don't even know you and never even got shitty with you. I was merely posting on an internet thread. You're the one that posted three times to prove that you knew he was an actor before anything. Congratulations, you know so much more than us. Unfortunately this is nothing more than a website, so I'll let you get your kicks by acting tough "kid" Sorry for the temporary thread jacking people. Carry on

yeah.....


what he said!