Top 14 Surprising Cameos From Musicians In Movies

Fans always love to see their favorite musicians and singers appear on the big screen, so cameos are a good idea to draw more of them to the cinema. Many famous musicians starred as guests in well-known movies. Some fancy to show up in plenty of features. On the other hand, some are barely known to have been cast.

Cameos are like surprising gifts for audiences. It is exciting to see similar faces that are not Hollywood actors playing random roles in the movies. The best thing about movie cameos is that a few stars in the music industry could even become cinematically legendary thanks to several seconds on set. Nobody expected them to be such a surprise.

Whether those cameos are seriously fitted the plot, for a couple of minutes of a song, or for a laugh, we believe they are worth checking out. Here we go!

#1. Michael Jackson in Men in Black II, 2002

Source: Columbia Pictures

According to Men in Black director Barry Sonnenfeld, Michael Jackson loved the first MIB movie so much that he asked to be in the sequel. In the King of Pop‘s cameo, Jackson is an alien who pleads with MIB leader Zed (Rip Torn) to be made into an official MIB agent.

#2. David Bowie in “Zoolander,” 2001

Source: Paramount Pictures

While there are plenty of cameos including Victoria Beckham, Fred Durst, Mark Ronson, and Paris Hilton throughout the film, David Bowie’s iconic appearance as the judge of the pre-runway party walk-off is perhaps the most memorable.

#3. Rihanna, Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006)

Source: Universal Pictures

The singer made her first cameo on the big screen as herself in the third installment of “Bring It On” and performed her song “Pon de Replay”. Also, she has participated in 8 other movies and TV shows.

#4. Gwen Stefani in “Aviator,” 2004

Source: Miramax Films

Gwen Stefani appears on the arm of aviation pioneer and billionaire film producer Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio) in this epic biographical drama. Her part? The blonde bombshell and Hollywood actress, Jean Harlow.

#5. Fergie in Poseidon, 2006

Source: Warner Bros.

Black Eyed Peas singer Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson tackled the role of Gloria, a singer on the luxury liner during its New Year’s Eve festivities, her first major film role in “Poseidon,” a remake of 1972’s “The Poseidon Adventure”.

#6. Phil Collins in Hook (1991)

Source: TriStar Pictures

Genesis drummer and acclaimed solo artist Phil Collins appears as Inspector Good – the British detective charged with trying to find adult Peter’s two children when they’re taken by Captain Hook.

#7. Celine Dion in Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

Source: Disney

Celine Dion made her cinematic debut in Muppets Most Wanted. The diva serves as a mentor figure to Miss Piggy, who needs some friendly words of advice on the night before her wedding to Kermit the Frog. Dion and Miss Piggy sing the song “Something So Right” together.

#8. Chester Bennington in Saw 3D: The Final Chapter (2010)

Source: Lionsgate

A victim of Saw franchise villain and antagonist Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), racist skinhead Evan – played by late Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington – wakes up superglued to a car seat in his cameo during the seventh film.

#9. Billy Ray Cyrus in Mulholland Drive (2001)

Source: Universal Pictures

The singer dons a wife-beater vest to appear briefly in David Lynch’s neo-noir mystery film as an adulterer, caught having an affair with the wife of film director Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux).

#10. Ian Brown in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Source: Warner Bros.

British musician Ian Brown, best known as the lead singer of the rock band The Stone Roses as well as a successful solo career, appears in the third film adaption, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, as the wizard sitting in the Leaky Cauldron reading A Brief History of Time.

#11. Avril Lavigne in Fast Food Nation 2006

Source: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Canadian princess Avril Lavigne made her acting debut in a film about the evils of the fast food industry. She donned as Alice, one of the young activists rebelling against the industry.

#12. Mariah Carey In ‘You Don’t Mess With The Zohan’

Source: Columbia Pictures

The 2008 Adam Sandler film You Don’t Mess With the Zohan featured Mariah Carey in wardrobe appearances. The cameo scene was short but it was shocking to audiences.

#13. Taylor Swift, Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)

Source: Disney

Taylor Swift had a little cameo appearance in the Hannah Montana movie. She performed the song Crazier in this scene.

#14. Usher in Hustler

Source: STXfilms

In the 2019 Jennifer Lopez movie Hustlers, Usher plays himself visiting a strip club. It’s a wink-wink to the pop star’s strip club days. In the scene, Usher places a few $100 bills in J. Lo’s G-string.

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