The Singers Who Stared in the 80s Miami Vice

The Michael Mann ‘Miami Vice’ television show in the mid-80s is considered one of the greatest projects ever to it the small screen. The concept of adding a real cops and robbers script with popular music was brilliant. The clothes are worn by the actors, the colors used on sets, and the weaving of contemporary music stars and 80s music made the show ‘must watch’ during its brief run.

Check out the list of music notables during the show… KISS Gene Simmons, Phil Collins, the Godfather of Soul James Brown, Frankie Valli, Leonard Cohen, Willie Nelson, Isaac Hayes, Sheena Easton, Ted Nugent, the eclectic Frank Zappa, icon Little Richard, and the Eagles Glenn Frey all played characters on the show.

Miami Vice also became a springboard for up and coming actors, often times opening doors for that actors’ big break. Bruce Willis, Julia Roberts, Stanley Tucci, Ed O’Neill, Nathan Lane, John Leguizamo, Lawrence Fishburne, Dennis Farina, the late Bill Paxton, Ving Rhames, Ben Stiller, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Liam Neeson all leveraged a guest spot on the show to bigger roles.

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