6 Musician Actors Who Are Good At Both

Don't be mad at (or more specifically jealous of) these 6 musician-actors who are good at what they do. These multi-tasking thespians have provided creative contributions that collectively span the 1960s all the way to this date. They took on the responsibility that comes with double dipping in the pool of genius. Therefore, these musician-actors earned the right to be successful in the recording studio and the silver screen.

Will Smith

  The Social Network."

Mos Def

Dexter" and hit the Broadway stage in "Topdog/Underdog." Quality film performances in "The Italian Job" and "The Woodsman" help make this musician-actor someone who refuses to hit his peak.

Bette Midler

Being a musician-actor must be nothing short of second-nature when you win four Grammy awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and also one Tony Award. Even Academy Award ceremonies have been unable to ignore Bette Midler with her two Academy Award nominations for "The Rose" and "For the Boys." Bette Midler is confident in comedy and drama with successful roles in "Beaches." "The First Wives Club." and "Down and Out in Beverly Hills."

Jamie Foxx

Along with stand-up comedy on his employment history, Jamie Foxx was a cast member of the groundbreaking sketch comedy television series "In Living Color" that also helped launch the careers of Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans. After Bing Crosby, Jamie Foxx became the second musician-actor to win an Academy Award and have a No. 1 Billboard single. This incredible feat was made possible thanks to his impeccable role as Ray Charles in "Ray" and his catchy collaboration with Kanye West for the song "Gold Digger."

 Cher

The timeless talent and beauty of Cherilyn Sarkisian was first introduced to the world as one half of the husband and wife singing duo Sonny and Cher. Their 1965 hit "I Got You Babe" was later followed by a humor-fueled television series called "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour." Even after their divorce Cher had hit songs including "Half Breed" and "Song For the Lonely." This musician/actor/diva radiated across the Broadway stage in "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean" in 1982. Then soon the Academy Award judges took notice with a nomination for "Silkwood" and a win for "Moonstruck."