Actors Who Should Leave Singing to the Pros
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Actors Who Should Leave Singing to the Pros

Actors love crossing-over into the music realm, but not every endeavor has proven successful. Which of these actors should stay away from the mic?

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1 Paris Hilton
On the plus side, Paris' singing career (which gave us "Stars," with its ridiculously bad video of Paris frolicking on the beach) keeps her away from movie sets. 46 90
2 Russell Crowe
Crowe borrowed his band's name - 30 Odd Foot Grunts -- from a sound dubbing term he learned while working on Virtuosity. Which is the only thing interesting about this band no one has heard of. 30 74
3 Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob sings country rock with his band, The Boxmasters, and thinks he's a lot like Tom Waits. Too bad no one else does. 24 72
4 Bruce Willis
Willis had a hit with his 1987 cover "Respect Yourself," but that doesn't mean he should keep pulling out his harmonica. 19 81
5 Eddie Murphy
what other actor can claim to have performed with both Rick James and Michael Jackson? Unfortunately, Murphy's strenghs lie in novelty tunes like "Boogie in the Butt." 10 80
6 Joaquin Phoenix
Hoax or not, so far his attempts at hip-hop have consisted of a couple of disastrous club dates and a monosyllabic appearance on Letterman. 8 78
7 Scarlett Johansson
That Johansson released an album of Tom Waits covers, and has a new project in the works, is just proof we allow the super-hot to get away with too much. 7 71
8 Jada Pinkett Smith
Pinkett Smith's heavy-metal band Wicked Wisdom is so bad, Ozzfest fans petitioned for them not to play the music festival in 2005. 3 67
9 Juliette Lewis
The good news is her rock band, Juliette and the Licks, broke up earlier this year. The bad news? She's going solo. -5 67