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Rockers Who Ended up on the Silver Screen

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It’s hard to find a rocker that wouldn’t walk away from the road to do a Lifetime movie special. Hey, all singers want to be Hollywood actors. Here’s more of our list of rockers that ended up on the silver screen.

Alanis Morissette was in the really weird dark movie ‘Dogma,’ and Marshall Crenshaw appeared in the movie ‘La Bamba’ as Buddy Holly and the likeness is scary.

Who could forget Meat Loaf as the transgender character in the ‘Fight Club’ movie with Ed Norton?

Sting had a major role in the movie ‘Dune.’ This Sci-Fi was a good fit for Sting in that no one could understand the movie, while Gordon (birth first name) is often misunderstood.

Michael Jackson stared in ‘The Wiz’ with Diana Ross and a cast of other talented performers. The 1978 movie was a dream comes true for Michael, as he credits Diana for giving the Jackson 5 their first big break before signing with Motown.


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Written by: Vipology Staff Writer

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