Fun Trivia : Singing Actors

Structure Sub-topic of: Celebrity Squares Quizzes Interesting Questions, Facts and Information There are a total of 25 general entries. Special Topics Hit Songs By Celebrities Actors Who Sing I Actors Who Sing III Singers Who Act [1] Singers Who Act [2] Actors Who Think They Can Sing Actors Who Sing II

Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Singing Actors

Jack Wagner, of "General Hospital" fame, had a hit song in 1984. What was the name of the song?

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All I Need. "All I Need" went to number two.



What was the name of Patrick Swayze's song from "Dirty Dancing"?

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She's Like the Wind. Swayze's song went to number three. Two other hit songs from the soundtrack include Eric Carmen's "Hungry Eyes" and "Time of My Life" with Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes.



What NFL team is famous with recording a song?

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Bears . The Chicago team was well-known for 1985's "Super Bowl Shuffle."



Shaquille O'Neal recorded a CD after he won his first NBA Championship in 2000?

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T. In 2001, O'Neal released "Superfriends," the first CD of O'Neal's that had the "Explicit Lyrics" sticker. O'Neal had five previous CDs released, the first in 1993.



What football player recorded music with a CD called "Prime Time"?

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Deion Sanders. Sanders' CD came out in 1995.



What year did Bruce Willis have the hit song "Respect Yourself"?

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1987. "Respect Yourself" went to number five.



What former "Saturday Night Live" player had a 1985 hit with "Party All the Time"?

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Eddie Murphy . "Party All the Time" went to number two.



What was the hit song of Don Johnson of "Miami Vice" fame?

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Heartbeat. "Heartbeat" was recorded in 1986.



What "Blossom" star had a Top 40 song in 1993?

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Joey Lawrence. Lawrence's only song was "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" off his self-titled CD.



Which "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" actor had two R & B songs in 1998?

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Tatyana Ali. Ali had two songs: "Daydreaming" and "Boy You Knock Me Out," (featuring a cameo from Will Smith) on her CD "Kiss the Sky."



Sent to train with pirates because his hard-of-hearing nurse misunderstood pirates for pilots, Frederic grows into a young man and desires to get out of the pirate trade, especially after he meets Mabel (Linda Ronstadt). Which star played Frederic in "The Pirates of Penzance"?

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Rex Smith. Released in 1983, the movie also starred Kevin Kline as the Pirate King, Angela Lansbury and George Rose. Based on Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta, the stage production also starred Smith, Ronstadt and Kline. Linda Ronstadt was nominated for a Best Actress Golden Globe for her role in the movie.



Which of our singing actors was born in Australia?

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Rick Springfield. Rick Springfield was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in August 1949. He played with several bands, including Zoot, before going solo. Rex Smith and Leif Garrett were both born in the U.S.



Which star co-hosted the TV show "Solid Gold"?

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Rex Smith. Airing from 1980-1988, "Solid Gold" had musical guests performing their hits, but mostly it was sort of a live music video with the Solid Gold Dancers interpreting the music. Rex Smith served as co-host from 1982-1983. Other hosts included Rick Dees, Dionne Warwick and Andy Gibb.



Which star played Mike Pusser in the series of "Walking Tall" movies in the 70s?

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Leif Garrett. Sheriff Buford Pusser (Joe Don Baker) takes on corruption in a small Tennessee town after he becomes sheriff in "Walking Tall", from 1973. Sheriff Pusser's children, Mike and Dwana, were played by Leif and real-life sister Dawn Lyn in the original as well as in sequels "Walking Tall Part II" (1975) and "Final Chapter: Walking Tall" (1977). Bo Svenson played Buford Pusser in the two sequels.



Which star won a Grammy award for the song "Jessie's Girl"?

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Rick Springfield. Springfield won the Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. A number one hit in 1981, "Jessie's Girl" is from the album "Working Class Dog". The song has been featured in the movies "Keeping the Faith" and "13 Going on 30".



Which star remade several 50s and 60s hits in the late 70s?

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Leif Garrett. Leif's singing career began with remakes such as "Surfin' U.S.A." (a #3 hit for the Beach Boys in 1963) which peaked at #20 in 1977; "Runaround Sue" (a #1 hit for Dion in 1961) which peaked at #13 in 1978; "The Wanderer" (a #2 hit for Dion 1962) which peaked at #49 in 1978; and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" (a #2 hit for Paul Anka in 1959) which topped the charts at #58 in 1978.



Which star had a #10 hit with "I Was Made For Dancing"?

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Leif Garrett. His highest charting song, "I Was Made For Dancing" spent two weeks in the top ten, and 15 weeks in the top 40. Released in November 1978, the song was from Leif's "Feel the Need" album.



Which star played in the TV series "High Tide"?

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Rick Springfield. Rick Springfield and Yannick Bisson played brothers Mick (a former cop) and Joey Barrett who owned a surf shop and solved crimes. The show aired from 1994-1997.



Which singer made it to #10 on the U.S. pop charts in 1979 with "You Take My Breath Away"?

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Rex Smith. The song spent two weeks in the top ten, and ten weeks in the top 40. It is from the soundtrack of the TV movie "Sooner or Later", which starred Rex Smith. Yes I do have the 45 with the picture of Rex on the cover of the sleeve!



Which star played Bob Sheldon in "The Outsiders"?

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Leif Garrett. "The Outsiders", from 1983, was based on S.E. Hinton's novel about a group of kids from the wrong side of the tracks and their rivalry with an opposing gang made up of rich kids. Not an all-star cast at the time it was made, many of its young stars went on to become well known. The cast included C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Diane Lane, Emilio Estevez and Matt Dillon.



Which star played Darryl Crawford on "As the World Turns"?

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Rex Smith. Smith played Darryl Crawford, who was married to Frannie Hughes, on the CBS soap opera from 1991-1993. In 1992, Rex Smith was nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award for Daytime Outstanding Male Newcomer.



Which star hosted "VH1's 8-Track Flashback" in 1995?

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Leif Garrett. The show featured videos from the 70s introduced by 70s stars Suzanne Somers, David Cassidy and Leif Garrett.



Which star played a pop star (surprise!) in the 1984 movie "Hard to Hold"?

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Rick Springfield. Rick Springfield played James Roberts, a huge singing star who is involved in a car accident with Diana Lawson. While he becomes interested in her romantically, she has never heard of him and doesn't want to get involved. Springfield's number five hit "Love Somebody" is on the soundtrack of "Hard to Hold".



Which star played Dr. Noah Drake on "General Hospital"?

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Rick Springfield. Rick Springfield played the hunky Dr. Drake, who Bobbie Spencer was after, on GH from 1981-1983. During this time his album "Working Class Dog" was released.



Which star made his movie debut in "Sooner or Later"?

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Rex Smith. A cute, romantic, made-for-TV movie shown in 1979, "Sooner or Later" is about 13-year-old Jessie (Denise Miller) who becomes smitten with an aspiring rock star she sees at a local mall. To her surprise, he turns out to be her guitar instructor Michael. Jessie lies to the 17-year-old Michael about her age and the two begin seeing each other. I was 15 when this movie was first shown, and like most other teenage girls watching it, wished I could trade places with Jessie. The movie also starred Barbara Feldon, Judd Hirsch, Morey Amsterdam and Lynn Redgrave.