best performance by non-actor (ie singer, athlete, etc.)

[docholiday_13]

Hey y'all

What person has surprised you with a rockin performance?
1) Dwight Yoakum in Sling Blade.
2) Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights.
3) Marc Anthony in Bringing out the Dead.

[The Other]

Dolly Parton was EXCELLENT in STEEL MAGNOLIAS (10/10). I love this movie and she gave such a wonderful comedic performance.

Donnie Wahlberg (of New Kids On the Block Fame) gave a good, if brief, performance as Vincent Grey in THE SIXTH SENSE (10/10).

[Dorian]

I got a kick out of Eddie Vedder's performance in Singles.

And speaking of Dolly Parton, I thought she was pretty good in 9 to 5.

[Benny]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Airplane. http://www.joblo.com/ubb/smile.gif

[urbanlegend23]

Aaliyah was great as the "Queen of the Damned" and Marc Anthony's performance in "Bringing Out the Dead" was fantastic.

[Professor Falk]

Umm...Tom Cruise in Rain Man.

[Dorian]

Ok, who are we forgetting...oh, O.J. Simpson! I thought he was pretty good in Naked Gun. I was looking at his filmography at IMDb, and it said:

The Trial of O.J. Simpson, 1995 - O.J. stars as himself.

The fact that they even included that in his filmography seems so asinine it cracks me up!



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[Professor Falk]

They include people like Hitler and Stalin when they appear in archival footage, sometimes even if it's on a TV in the background in a scene in a movie. Y'know...there's thorough, and then there's nuts.

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[mitty]

Ray Allen in he got game did a great job for a first timer.

[Kurtz' Killer]

Bjork DESTROYS Julia Roberts. That Oscar belongs to Selma.

[Dorian]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Professor Falk:
They include people like Hitler and Stalin when they appear in archival footage, sometimes even if it's on a TV in the background in a scene in a movie. Y'know...there's thorough, and then there's nuts.</font>

I wouldn't even have thought of looking up Hitler or Stalin at IMDb, but since you mentioned it I looked, and there they are. And Hitler has the longest "filmography" of anyone I have ever looked up on that site. Sheeeshhhh



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[AngelinaJolieLover]

The first 4 to pop out of my head are:

Courtney Love - The People Vs. Larry Flynt
Bjork - Dancer in the Dark
Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
Madonna - Evita

[AngelinaJolieLover]

CANT BELIEVE I FORGOT THIS .. ONE OF THE BEST

Judy Garland - A Star is Born

[A.J. Hakari]

Cher in MOONSTRUCK

Am I the only one who thinks she did a friggin' fantastic job in that wonderful film? So what if the screenwriter went on to do THE JANUARY MAN?

[Dorian]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Adam J. Hakari:
Cher in MOONSTRUCK

Am I the only one who thinks she did a friggin' fantastic job in that wonderful film? </font>


Nope, I loved her in that movie as well. And the movie itself is one of my favorites. http://www.joblo.com/ubb/smile.gif



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[Stop Making Sense]

Bjork's performance in 'Dancer in the Dark'.

[XCoRyX]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by The Other:
Dolly Parton was EXCELLENT in STEEL MAGNOLIAS (10/10). I love this movie and she gave such a wonderful comedic performance.

Donnie Wahlberg (of New Kids On the Block Fame) gave a good, if brief, performance as Vincent Grey in THE SIXTH SENSE (10/10).</font>

actually,donnie wahlbergs a pretty good actor,i like him....all the movies i see of him im pretty happy with his work.

[BadCoverVersion]

*Meat Loaf Aday as Robert "Bob" Paulson (Fight Club)

*Steve Coogan as Tony "Wanker" Wilson (24 Hour Party People)

[Romero&Juliet]

Electronica singer Bjork did such an incredible job in Dancer In The Dark

[Dorian]

Meatloaf in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.