Keanu Reeves started a band in the early 90s with a fellow actor, called Dogstar. The band may still be together, but Keanu had to leave due to tight working schedules.
Kevin Costner and Modern West are touring in 2012 - there is a billboard I seen here in London that they will be performing at the Caesar's Windsor casino in Windsor, ON.
Jared Leto has a band called 30-second to Mars, which their last album hit #36 on the U.S. charts.
Eddie Murphy had a hit "Party all the time" back in 1985, written and produced by Rick James and Kevin Johnston. He also had a song called "Put your Mouth on me", "Boogie in your Butt" and "No more tears, (Enough is Enough)", a parody of a Diana Ross song. He also did music for 48 hrs movie and Delirious stand-up, doing back up vocals for the Busboys on 48 hrs with "The Boys are Back in Town".
Billy Bob Thornton played frontman for a band called Les Hombres. The bands first album was called Private Radio, and he also released a number of solo albums.
Jack Black has a band called Tenacious D. They rock!!
Kevin Bacon and his brother Michael have a band called the Bacon brothers.
Bill Paxton - Martini Ranch
Bruce Willis and the Accelerators Blues band
Jason Schwartman Phantom Planet/Coconut Records
Will Smith - songs Getting Jiggy with it, Switch, Miami, Wild Wild West, Fresh prince of Bel-Air, Bad Boys song. feat. Bob Marley
Jada Pinkett-Smith - Wicked Wisdom
Dan Akroyd and the late John Belushi formed a band The Blues brothers while in characters on SNL, Elwood Blues (Akroyd) and Jake (Belushi) Blues; the band took on a life of its own and went off screen to become a real band; Elwood Blues and Zee Blues(Jim Belushi, John's brother) perform with other band members, with past members including Paul Shaffer.
Dan Akroyd, who graduated from the same university I went to - Carleton U. in Ottawa! hosts a show on an Ottawa radio station, Chez 106.1, called The House of Blues.
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Thank you for sharing this list. Very interesting.
Nice list of actors in bands
Interesting list of actors who have been in bands.
select one here...