Double threats: Musicians who act
Published On: Mar 13 2013 03:36:47 PM PDT
Updated On: Mar 17 2013 11:00:00 PM PDT
As Beyonce lends her voice to "Epic," take a look at other singers who have also acted.
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Before her film debut in "Poetic Justice," Janet Jackson was already a veteran child actor, appearing in the 1970s sitcom "Good Times" as well as "Diff'rent Strokes" and "Fame." It would be seven years between "Poetic Justice" and second film, 2000's "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps," but she has since become a favorite of director Tyler Perry, appearing in his "Why Did I Get Married?" and its sequel as well as his 2010 movie "For Colored Girls."
