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Usher Raymond was in "She's All That," 1999.

Alicia Keys was in "The Nanny Diaries" and "The Secret Life of Bees."

Grammy winner Janet Jackson was in "Poetic Justice," "Why Did I Get Married" and "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps."

Tyrese Gibson is in the "Transformers" movies.

Prince starred as The Kid in "Purple Rain." 1984

Another N'Sync member to break into acting is Joey Fatone. He was in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," 2003.

Donnie Wahlberg from New Kids on the Block had a series called "Boomtown" and also starred in the "Saw" movies.

Joey McIntyre from New Kids on the Block was on "Boston Public" in 2003.

Whitney Houston was in "The Bodyguard," 1992.

Cher received an Oscar-nomination for her performance in "Silkwood," and won one for "Moonstruck."

Rapper Ice Cube made his film debut in "Boyz n the Hood," 1991.

Barbara Streisand won a Best Actress Oscar for her debut in "Funny Girl," 1968.

Jennifer Hudson went from "American Idol" to her film debut in "Dreamgirls" (2006). She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Bette Midler has appeared in numerous screen comedies.

LL Cool J branched out with roles in TV and film. One of his best known roles was in the 1998 thriller "Halloween H2O."

Jessica Simpson put down the mic and put on her daisy dukes for her role in "Dukes of Hazzard," 2005.

J.Lo showed the world her versatility in both acting and singing in the hit movie "Selena," 1997.

Jamie Foxx began his music career in 1994 but gained greater fame in acting. He won an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for "Ray," 2004.

Britney Spears' biggest onscreen role was in "Crossroads," 2002.

Mega-superstar Will Smith has had success in both music and acting.

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