It is a common misconception that celebrities are only good at one thing, be it singing, acting, modeling, or something else. But every now and then a multi-talented celeb shows up to remind us that they too can have many talents, not just one. And just like some musicians can be surprisingly good at acting, it very often happens that actors turn out to be very good musicians too.
In today's list, we take a look at some actors who are also really talented musicians. From Reese Witherspoon to Matthew McConaughey, keep on scrolling to find out just which actors ended up on our list!
10 Reese Witherspoon In "Walk the Line"
When it comes to Reese Witherspoon, we can say with certainty that she rose to the challenge when it comes to singing. In the 2005 musical drama Walk the Line, Witherspoon portrayed a country singer June Carter.
The Legally Blonde actress took six months of singing lessons and ended up giving us a very good vocal performance. Witherspoon also voiced starred as Rosita the Pig in Sing — a 2016 animated musical that required the actress to once again show off her great vocals.
9 Johnny Depp In "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Next on our list of actors who can sing really well is Johnny Depp. Thanks to his great vocal capabilities, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor won roles in the movie musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. In addition to singing, Depp is also pretty good at playing the guitar. According to Classic FM, Depp was featured as a guitarist on the soundtracks for Once Upon a Time in Mexico and Chocolat.
8 Scarlett Johansson In "Sing"
What many people don't know about Scarlett Johansson is that, apart from being an actress, she also has a music career. In 2008 she released her debut album, Anywhere I Lay My Head. The following year Johansson released a collaborative album Break Up with singer Pete Yorn. Oh and she's a member of a girl band called The Singles. The Avengers actress is not a stranger to singing in movies either — she had to sing in the 2016 animated musical Sing, where she voice starred as Ash the porcupine.
7 Robert Pattinson In "Twilight"
Another celebrity of many talents is Robert Pattinson. Acting, writing songs, playing piano, and the guitar — when it comes to music, the Twilight actor goes all in. He is not a stranger to appearing on soundtrack albums either — he sang on two tracks for the Twilight soundtrack and three tracks for his 2008 movie How to Be.
In an old interview with the Los Angeles Times, when he was asked whether he would consider doing more music apart from movie soundtracks, the actor said: "Music is my backup plan if acting fails. I don’t want to put all my eggs in one basket.”
6 Emma Stone In "La La Land"
While we only caught a glimpse of Emma Stone's singing talent in Easy A, it wasn't until La La Land when we all realized how talented of a singer she actually is. When she was asked if she was nervous about singing in La La Land, in an interview with W, the famous actress said: "I was nervous about it, but I also felt more prepared than I probably ever would have felt before, because I had been doing Cabaret eight times a week."
5 Bradley Cooper In "A Star Is Born"
Another actor who proved he could work as a musician is Bradley Cooper. In 2017, Bradley directed and starred alongside Lady Gaga in a musical drama A Star Is Born. All the music was recorded live for the movie, which was something Gaga really wanted. In an interview with Vulture, Cooper said: "[Lady Gaga] said right from the beginning: ‘I’m going to rely on you to get a performance that’s honest out of me […] and I’m going to make sure that you’re going to turn into a musician. Because we’re going to sing everything live.’ And I went, ‘Wait, what?’"
4 Zooey Deschanel In "Yes Man"
Having singing scenes in movies like Yes Man, The New Guy, or Elf is not the highlight of Zoey Deschanel's music career. Many don't know that Deschanel is a part of a musical duo "She & Him". The duo's debut album was released back in 2008.
3 Matthew McConaughey In "Sing"
Another actor who waited until the movie Sing was out to show off his vocal abilities is Matthew McConaughey. He voice-starred as Buster Moon in Sing, where he performed Carly Rae Jepsen's record-breaking song "Call Me Maybe". The actor revealed that his character didn't sing initially and that he had asked the studio to come up with a singing part for him.
2 Catherine Zeta-Jones In "Chicago"
If you've seen the 2002 musical Chicago, then you know that Catherina Zeta-Jones is starring and singing in it. The song "I Move On" from the Chicago soundtrack, performed by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renée Zellweger, even received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song. What many people don't know about Zeta-Jones is that she studied musical theater when she was younger and started off her career playing in West End musicals.
1 Tom Cruise In "Rock of Ages"
Wrapping the list up is is none other than Tom Cruise. The Mission Impossible actor had to sing in his 2012 musical movie Rock of Ages. When he was asked whether he knew he could sing that well, in an interview with Playboy, the actor said: "I knew I could hold a note. I sang in a glee club when I was 14 years old and in a high school musical. But I never had a singing lesson. No one ever taught me how to use my voice."