Celebrity Musicians

The comedic actor has won four Grammys, two of those were Best Comedy Album awards in the late 1970s. The other two were earned by Martin for his banjo picking skills.  (Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images)

Well-known as a director and for his scandalous marriage to his stepdaughter, Woody Allen is also an accomplished jazz clarinetist.  (Rafa Rivas/Getty Images)

Tony Danza, known for his role in “Who’s the Boss?”, released his debut album, “The House I Live In,” in 2002. On it, he channels 1950s crooners.  (David Livingston/Getty Images)

Two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Costner founded Kevin Costner & Modern West, a country rock band, in 2007.  (David Wolff-Patrick/Getty Images)

While Captain James T. Kirk was exploring the final frontier in the Starship Enterprise, William Shatner was releasing music that some would say came from another planet. In 1968, Shatner released “The Transformed Man,” a spoken word album that includes a rather bizarre interpretation of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man.”  (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Everyone’s favorite wide-eyed girl next door, Zooey Deschanel, seems to do it all. She stars in movies, television shows and is the ‘she’ of She & Him with fellow musician M. Ward.  (Charley Gallay/Getty Images)

Juliette Lewis has starred opposite Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. These days, she prefers a different kind of stage, fronting her self-titled band Juliette Lewis. She sang lead vocals in Juliette and the Licks before they disbanded in 2009.  (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

As if the ladies needed yet another reason to swoon over Gosling, he’s added singer and guitarist of Dead Man’s Bones to his resume.  (Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)

Jordan Catalano is all grown up. Jared Leto now advocates the use of eyeliner for men while fronting 30 Seconds to Mars.  (Phil McCarten/Reuters)

Wife of Will Smith and mother of singer Willow Smith and Jaden Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith formed the metal band Wicked Wisdom in 2002 under the stage name Jada Koren. Pinkett Smith performs lead vocals with the group.  (Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)

Joaquin Phoenix briefly retired from acting in 2008 to pursue a rap career. He later claimed that it was a hoax set up for the mockumentary “I’m Still Here”, filmed by Casey Affleck.  (Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)

Steven Seagal - action star, martial artist, musician? In 2005, his debut album “Songs from the Crystal Cave” was released. “Mojo Priest”, Seagal’s follow-up, was released in 2006.  (Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)

Recording under the moniker “Russ le Roq”, Russell Crowe recorded “I Want to Be Like Marlon Brando” in the 1980s.  (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

In “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure”, Rufus, played by George Carlin, travels back to 1988 to ensure that Bill and Ted are able to form the band they are destined to create, “Wyld Stallyns”. In a case of life imitating art, Keanu Reeves played bass in the grunge band “Dogstar” in the 1990s, later joining “Becky” in the 2000s.  (Sukree Sukplang/Reuters)

Jamie Foxx is best known as an actor, but has had a successful career in music as well. His first album, “Peep This”, was released in 1994. Foxx’s featured vocals on tracks by artists Kanye West, Twista and Ludacris propelled his popularity in music. His sophomore album, “Unpredictable” (2005), has sold over one million copies in the U.S. alone.  (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Jennifer Love Hewitt became a pop star in Japan at age twelve with her debut album “Love Songs”, which was released exclusively in Japan. Shortly after joining the cast of “Party of Five”, her sophomore album “Let’s Go Bang” was released and completely bombed, prompting Hewitt’s label to drop her.  (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Bruce Willis, best known for his roles in action flicks such as the 1988 film “Die Hard”, released two albums early in his career. “Return of Bruno”, released in 1987, consists of a number of R&B covers including “Respect Yourself”, which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. His sophomore album “If It Don’t Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger” was released in 1989 to minimal critical attention.  (STR New/Reuters)

The Rock provided guest vocals on Wyclef Jean’s “It Doesn’t Matter” from his 2000 release “The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book”. Lyrics include: “Yo this is the Rock kicking it with the Refugee camp/ And you’re bout to smell what the Rock is cookin’” - proof that the upcoming Charley Pride biopic starring The Rock should be eagerly anticipated.  (Robyn Beck/Getty Images)

New York Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher stepped off the baseball diamond momentarily to record a children’s album. That’s right, a children’s album. The album, titled “Believe It”, was recorded to benefit Swish’s Wishes, Swisher’s charity devoted to aiding ailing children.  (Andy Kropa/Getty Images)

Stephen King is a member of Rock Bottom Remainders, a rock and roll cover band consisting of writers including Maya Angelou, Mitch Albom, Amy Tan and Matt Groening. Member Dave Barry is quoted as saying, “”We play music as well as Metallica writes novels.” That about sums it up.  (Evan Agostini/Getty Images)