Okay so in this day and age if you "make it big" as an actor or singer, it is a big deal. You get the VIP treatment. Heck, you get the VIP lifestyle.

So the ultimate for any "celebrity" would be to have 2 areas of "income."

With all the above in mind, who do you guys think is the best singer/actor or actress?

Anyone from Will Smith to Jennifer Lopez. Anyone from Madonna to Eve.

What do YOU think?

My vote goes for:

Mr. "Men In Black" Will Smith.

None. I honestly don't think anyone today does both well enough to qualify. You used to do both because you had the talent, now you do both because you can sell.

Latifah

CinisterCee said:

She's alright, I guess. The thing is, people like Will & Latifah, they play themselves on screen. Even in Chicago, she was playing a variant of her image.

VoicesCarry said:

You're really right. I just can't think of someone who can top her.

Babs.

JackieBlue said:

Yeah, I'd probably go with her, too. I watched What's Up, Doc? again the other night - what a great performance.

Whitney was a proficient actress in Waiting To Exhale.

VoicesCarry said:

I agree

Diana Ross

I'm shocked nobody has said..you know who..

I think Cher is the one who has had the most success as a singer-turned-actress


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Jamie Foxx

Mos Def

namepeace said:

Considered them.

jasonstar said:

you call his shit "acting"? his singing, yes...his acting, hell to the naw.

Cher, Bette Midler

the late Gregory Hines.

I also Harrick Connick, Jr. to some degree

Vanessa Williams is a favorite of mine

namepeace said:

Yeah, I was gonna roll wit' MD, especially after "Something The Lord Made."

Damn , NO ONE mentioned Pac? Pac was about to be HUGE as an actor until that fateful Las Vegas night.

Though less successful, I think Tom Waits is gifted at both acting & singing/songwriting.

Icicle said:

I'd agree, but many here would beg to differ. Current stars? I dunno. Hard to pick one. I'm not fond of Jamie Foxx as a singer or actor, but that's just me.




Best portrait of Judy I've seen.

ChristopherTracyParade said:

Maybe cuz he wasn't a singer?

Bowie?

RipHer2Shreds said:

Neither was Latifah until recent, but she made the list. Or Mos Def. AND Will Smith.
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Cher and Dolly Parton.

Icicle said:

RipHer2Shreds said:

Yeah, i think that`s always been an obstacle for her, yet she is one of the few recording artists who has won an oscar.
It seems like people just can`t take her seriously.

Quick fact: "In a recent poll, A&E's Biography Magazine ranked her as people's Number 3 favorite actress of all time
behind her two Hollywood idols, Katharine Hepburn and Audrey Hepburn"

MichaelsLight said:

Too bad she hasn't done the right kind of por... I mean movie yet.

co-Cher.

andyman91 said:

Well, she`s done musicals, miniseries, christmas movies and commercials, so who knows what`s next...