Sitcom stars with a musical side

[Dynomite]

This thread is about sitcom stars who can also sing, perform and/or play musical instruments, if you know what I mean. I'm going to leave it up to all of you to post any list of sitcom stars with a musical side and add the titles of some songs or instrumentals they're known for, so feel free to start posting.

[Brian Damage]

The entire cast of Will & Grace. lol

[Zoneboy]

Andy Griffith plays guitar and has released several recordings

Reba McEntire of course

John Travolta had a few top 40 hits including duets with Olivia Newton-John

Kim Fields has recorded at least 2 singles that I'm aware of

David Soul (non sitcom) hit #1 with Don't Give Up on Us in 1976

[catlover79]

Hal Linden (Barney Miller) has sang and danced on Broadway (as well as play clarinet)

Valerie Harper (MTM, Rhoda) has also sang and danced on Broadway. She also sang "Broadway Baby" and "Nobody Does It Like Me" when she guested on The Muppet Show.

Nancy Dussault (Too Close For Comfort) sang a few times on her show, and recently recorded a CD of show tunes, if I'm not mistaken.

Linda Lavin (Alice) sang almost every week on her show!

Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore did many song and dance routines on the Dick Van Dyke Show.

Florence Henderson (The Brady Bunch) sang many times as Carol Brady, and has also been in many stage and screen musicals. She also sang as a guest on The Muppet Show. Her Brady co-stars Maureen McCormick and Barry Williams have released CDs as adults. Barry has also sang onstage in productions of Pippin and They're Playing My Song, among others. Not to mention the whole Brady Bunch (except for Eve Plumb) starred in the horribly cheesy Brady Bunch Variety Hour.

Gary Sandy (WKRP) also sings in musical productions such as Chicago and Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (I actually saw him in the latter when the show came to Cleveland).

Lisa Whelchel (Facts of Life) recorded a gospel album during her Blair Warner days.

Mark Linn-Baker (Perfect Strangers) sang in the Peter Pan Peanut Butter commercials back in the '80s.

Telma Hopkins (Family Matters) sang as 1/3 of Tony Orlando and Dawn, and sang several times on FM.

Clifton Davis, Jester Hairston and Roz Ryan of Amen were all singers. Davis and Hairston were songwriters as well.

Desi Arnaz was already a famous singer and musician when I Love Lucy hit the airwaves. Of course his act was written into the show. His TV son Keith Thibodeaux (Little Ricky) played drums in a rock band back in the '70s. His real son Desi Jr. (Here's Lucy) was in a band called Dino, Desi and Billy.

Then there is Janet Jackson of Good Times...the rest is history.

[Zoneboy]

Jim Nabors had a successful career as a singer

Carol Burnett has also released a few albums

Rick Springfield although he was singing before he became an actor

Billy Mumy of Lost In Space was half of the duo Barnes & Barnes who were best known for their song Fish Heads, Mumy has also recorded several solo cd's etc.......


John Schneider and Tom Wopat of the Dukes of Hazard have released several country music records and John hit #1 with I've Been Around Enough to Know.

[Yooch]

Jim Nabors had a successful career as a singer

Carol Burnett has also released a few albums

Rick Springfield although he was singing before he became an actor

Billy Mumy of Lost In Space was half of the duo Barnes & Barnes who were best known for their song Fish Heads, Mumy has also recorded several solo cd's etc.......


John Schneider and Tom Wopat of the Dukes of Hazard have released several country music records and John hit #1 with I've Been Around Enough to Know.

For Those who don't know, Billy Mumy is the guy in my Avatar (Will Robinson on Lost in Space).

[Madame X]

Ja'net DuBois (Willona on Good Times)-wrote and sang the Jefferson's theme

John Stamos (Jesse Katsopolis)-drummed with the Beach Boys, sings and I think plays guitar

Joey Lawrence (Joey on Gimme a Break)-sang since childhood

Nell Carter (Nell on Gimme a Break)-accomplished singer, nominated for 2 Golden Globes

John Goodman (Dan Conner on Roseanne)-sings and plays guitar (harmonica?)

Vivian Vance (Ethel Mertz)-sang on Broadway

Will Smith-Fresh Prince stuff

Kelsey Grammer (Frasier)-wrote the Frasier theme song and sings it

Bea Arthur and Betty White sang on the Golden Girls

The Monkees could actually do some real music

What about Joanie and Chachi? Were they real? I forget!

[catlover79]

Anson Williams (Potsie) sang quite often on Happy Days, and I think he also released an album at some point. Who could forget Potsie singing "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" to a teenage Joanie? (This was the "dren" episode.)

[treky]

Bebe Newurth sing and acts on stage

[catlover79]

Bebe Newurth sing and acts on stage
Not to mention her co-star Kelsey Grammer sang the "Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs" song on Frasier. David Hyde Pierce also plays piano and organ, as did his character Niles.

[treky]

Buddy Ebsen used to sing and dance on stage, and so did Irene Ryan. Buddy also danced a few times on "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES" and sang a couple times and Irene sang once or twice.

Jim Nabors was a popular singer, and his singing was written into "GOMER PYLE: U.S.M.C." a few times.

[gidgetgrape]

My Three Sons - Robby, Chip, Ernie, Steve and Uncle Charley had a family band. Katie sang "Downtown" with them in the episode called "Uncle Charley's Aunt."

[freshprinceofLA]

-Will Smith of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air: A grammy winning rap star.

-Queen Latifia of Living Single: Sucessful rap artist.

-Dj Jazzy Jeff of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air: A Dj mainly teamed with Will Smith

-Alan Thicke of Growing Pains: He's wrote a couple of theme songs.

-Alyssa Milano of Who's the boss?: Had a couple of albums. #1 album in Japan.

-Tatyana Ali of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air: Had a couple of albums.

[Zoneboy]

Art Carney recorded Song of the Sewer and a rap sounding version of Twas the Night Before Christmas.

Sheb Wooley (Rawhide) Sang the novelty hit Purple People Eater

Burt Reynolds recorded the song Let's Do Something Cheap and Superficial

James Best (Dukes of Hazard) has released a cd or 2

Lee Majors sang the theme for his series The Fall Guy

[treky]

sometime during the run of THE ODD COUPLE (I don't know what year) Jack Klugman and Tony Randall recorded an album called "THE ODD COUPLE SINGS"

sometime during the run of LAVERNE & SHIRLEY (again; I don't know what year) Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams recorded an album called "LAVERNE & SHIRLEY SING"

[treky]

Jackie Gleason used to compose music, and wrote the theme for "The Honeymooners" and on one episode of "The Jackie Gleason show" he performed a "ballet" with his wife that he wrote the music for. His wife was with the June Taylor Dancers who were regulars on THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW.
I think he also wrote the theme for THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW, too.

[comedyfreak]

Sally Field sang on The Flying Nun.
Elizabeth Montgomery sang on a couple of episodes of Bewitched.
Jim Belushi has been shown as being lead singer in his band.

[Dynomite]

You're all well on top of things and I commend you for that. BTW, for anyone who listens to adult contemporary music, and this especially applies to Happy Days and Wings fans, let's not forget Crystal Bernard's hit duet with former Chicago bassist Peter Cetera from 1995, Forever Tonight. I thought you like to know.

[NotMyNewsChannel3]

Yeah. The band Thibodeaux was in was called David and the Giants. It was a secular band at first but all the members became Christians; so it became a Christian group during the '80s all the way up to the late '90s.

[Dusty's Fan]

On The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, we had:

Ricky Nelson: singer / composer / guitar player (lots of hits)
Ozzie: band leader / musician
Harriet: singer

Don Grady, Robbie from My Three Sons, works as a professional in the music industry.

Meredith MacRae of Petticoat Junction was a singer and released several recordings. She also toured with "The Girls of Petticoat Junction" with her fellow cast members.

I might mention too that Shelley Fabares from The Donna Reed Show had the hit recording "Johnny Angel" in 1962. And Jackie Gleason of The Honeymooners (among his shows) later released several music albums.

[Zoneboy]

I might mention too that Shelley Fabares from The Donna Reed Show had the hit recording "Johnny Angel."

Also Paul Petersen who sang She Can't Find Her Keys.

[Superstar]

Raven-Symone co-wrote the theme song to That's So Raven and she sung in the season 2 episode "The Road To Audition". She has released 3 successful albums and starred in the Disney Channel Musical's "The Cheetah Girls" and "The Cheetah Girls 2".

Melissa Joan Hart sung in the second season of Sabrina the Teenage Witch in "The Band Episode". She sung "One Way Or Another" and it also appeared on the Sabrina The Teenage Witch soundtrack. She also sung on the soundtrack to her earlier show "Clarissa Explains It All"

[AB]

Also from Laverne & Shirley Lenny & Squiggy (Michael Mckean & David Landers) performed several songs on the show and they were pretty good.
Carmine (Eddie Mekka) could sing & dance too.

[Rosslover]

Eric McCormack played on Broadway in the Music Man....from Will and Grace
Megan Mullally (Karen) played in How to Succeed in Business without Trying..with Matthew Broderick also on Bway
Sarah Jessica Parker played Annie on Bway as well
Jason Alexander of Seinfeld .....played in the LA Production of the Producers as well as a TV Version of Bye Bye Birdie...
and even though it was only for the show Curb Your Enthusiasm... David Schwimmer played in a version of the Producers with Larry David

[AB]

Also David Cassidy and Shirley Jones from The Partridge Family were very talented singers.

And Shaun Cassidy from The Hardy Boys could sing too.

[mrs.gingerhinkley]

Golmer Pyle-Jim Nabors
Dukes of Hazzard-Johns Scneider
Dukes of Hazzard-Tom Wopat
Reba-Reba!:lol: -luv all her singing!
Gilligan's Island-Tina Louise- although i don't believe she really had a singing 'career' persay, the times she sang on the island I envied her voice!

[Dusty's Fan]

Absolutely one of my favorite episodes is when Ginger, Mary Ann, and Mrs. Howell perform as The Honeybees ("You need me...") in response to The Mosquitos on the island. (Remember how one of the guys really fell for Ginger?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bq6GIEUyyc

[snl 70s show fan]

conrad janis of mork and mindy was a well known dixieland jazz musican before his stint as mindy;s dad

[Zoneboy]

Jeff Conaway of Taxi released a couple of singles around 1979 and maybe an album but I'm not certain. I have a promo copy of one of his records around here somewhere but can't recall the name of it.

David Naughton sang the theme for his series Makin' It

[mrs.gingerhinkley]

Absolutely one of my favorite episodes is when Ginger, Mary Ann, and Mrs. Howell perform as The Honeybees ("You need me...") in response to The Mosquitos on the island. (Remember how one of the guys really fell for Ginger?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bq6GIEUyyc

GOOD TIMES ON THE ISLAND!:lol:
i luv that song... actually, i go around singing it quite often...:D
or "Hamlet- the musical":lol: :D :lol: :D :lol: :D
unfortuantely for my rep... wait wut rep... i sing those songs to!:D

[waichingliu81]

both lea thompson and malcolm gets are musically talented- both can sing, malcolm is a classically trained pianist and plus he has released a few LPs and sang in a few musical numbers, lea even appeared on celebrity duets last year on tv as well as sang on the soundtrack on a film she starred in. cannot remember the name though

alfonso ribeiro- aka carlton banks on fresh prince of bel air, also sang on celebrity duets, also megan mullally (karen walker of will and grace), david hyde pierce (niles crane of frasier) to name but a few

[AB]

Also Jean Stapleton & Carroll O'Conner (Edith & Archie) singing "Those Were The Days" on All in the Family.

[Classicshowsgurl15]

Desi Arnaz - I Love Lucy played the drums and sang

Keith Partridge - The Partridge Family played the guitar and sang

Joanie and Chachi - Happy Days sang and Chachi played guitar

Jesse Katsopolis - Full House played guitar, piano, sang

[Zoneboy]

Suzi Quatro who played Leather Tuscadero on Happy Days had a 1979 top 5 hit with Stumblin' In (Duet with Chris Norman)

One thing I didn't know was that Suzi Quatro is the Aunt of actress Sherilyn Fenn. :)

[AB]

Don Knotts from The Andy Griffith Show could play the harmonica and sing a bit.

[Heather987]

These probably have been named:

Vickie Lawrence (Mama Harper) - Lights Went Out in Georgia
A few people from Different World - Worked behind the scenes with Lenny Kravitz
Will Smith, Tatiyana (?) Ali
Raven Symone
Angela from Whos the Boss did some Broadway musical a few years ago
Tina Yothers, the little boy on the show (Family Ties) both have/had bands
Kids Inc. - Jennifer Love Hewitt, Martika, Fergie

[mstewart]

One Day At A Time - Bonnie Franklin (sing and dance), IMO she is a far better dancer than singer. MacKenzie Phillips sing.

Dick Van Dyke Show - Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore sing and dance. I love their musical numbers. They look natural together. It was like watching Fred Aistaire and Ginger Rogers in a sitcom.

Alice - Linda Lavin sing and played piano. My favorite time on Alice when she sing was the episode, My Son, the Dropout, when in the juicebar she played for herself on piano and sung It's Wonderful. I stood up in my house and applauded her. Also, in that same episode when Alice, Vera and Belle sung Don't Fence Me In. They looked like they were having fun and the harmony on that song was tight.

Too Close for Comfort - Nancy Dussault sings. What a powerful singer she is. I love the episode in season 2 when she sung Zing! With the Strings of My Heart. I would had loved it if they had given her more opportunities to sing on the show. I would love to see her guest star on Alice and to hear Nancy and Linda Lavin sing together.

Eight Is Enough - Betty Buckley and Grant Goodeve sing. Betty was the far better singer than Grant. She should had sung the theme song instead of Grant. Also Grant Goodeve played guitar.

Gimme A Break - Nell Carter and Telma Hopkins sing. There were some good episodes when Nell sung.

The Cosby Show - Phylicia Rashad sings. When she briefly sung to Cliff What Wonderous Love is This. She sung that.

[venuslove6239]

I am an Antenna TV fan so here are my picks

Three's Company-Well John Ritter plays piano in one episode, Don Knotts play ukele in one episode, Norman Fell plays bugle in two episodes, Audra Lindley sings in several episodes
Too Close For Comfort-Nancy Dussault sang a few times on her show, and recently recorded a CD of show tunes, if I'm not mistaken. she also played two instruments such as a guitar and a trumpet in two musicals
Good Times-In an episode (Entertainment Evans Style) both Janet Jackson and Ralph Carter sang a duet, Ja'net DuBois sang, and Bern Nadette Serins did her dance number
Maude-In an episode called Maude's Musical Bea Arthur was Lady Liberty and evenAdrienne Barbeau was an indian girl, Rue McClanahan as Brunhilda and Esther Rolle (Pre Good Times) as an african lady
The Partrdige Family-The cast know how to sing and play their respective instruments

[treky]

yea, but in "THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY" David Cassidy and I think Shirley Jones were the only ones who actually sang in the scenes of the group performing. All their songs were done by studio musicans.

[EmoJoe]

Jane Krakowski on 30 Rock is a musical theater actress/singer, and her character Jenna is always singing. (And had a top 5 hit in Israel!)

[Chain Gang Member]

the entire main cast of Victorious

[JamesG]

Zooey Deschanel (New Girl)


Hilary Duff (Lizzie McGuire)


Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana)

[mstewart]

Dixie Carter of Designing Women

[Nyan]

John Larroquette in 'How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'.

Love From a Heart of Gold
http://youtu.be/nLuc0GCWV7s

Grand Old Ivy
http://youtu.be/vZPB83_ApqY

He also played sax (for real!) in 'Till Dad Do Us Part' and 'Walter & Henry'.

[-STEFFY-]

Anson Williams (Potsie) sang quite often on Happy Days, and I think he also released an album at some point. Who could forget Potsie singing "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" to a teenage Joanie? (This was the "dren" episode.)
lol....the episode was called "They Call It Potsie Love." :lol: