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Joe Pesci
Joseph Frank Pesci is an American actor and singer. He is best known for portraying tough, volatile characters in a variety of genres and for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro in the films Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), and The Irishman (2019).
Jane Wyman
American actress (1917–2007)
Tony Bennett
American singer (1926–2023)
Tracy Chapman
American singer-songwriter
Tori Amos
American singer-songwriter and pianist
Paula Abdul
American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality
Janet Leigh
American actress (1927–2004)
Shirley Booth
American actress (1898–1992)
Meat Loaf
American singer and actor (1947–2022)
Cyd Charisse
American dancer and actress (1921–2008)
Fats Domino
American pianist and singer (1928–2017)
Muddy Waters
American blues musician (1913–1983)
Celia Cruz
Cuban singer (1925–2003)
Paul Anka
Paul Albert Anka is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, and actor. His songs include "Diana", "You Are My Destiny", "Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", "(You're) Having My Baby" and "My Way".
John Lee Hooker
American blues musician (1912 or 1917–2001)
Faith Hill
American country singer
Sam Cooke
American singer and songwriter (1931–1964)
Natalie Cole
American singer (1950–2015)
Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire novelty songs.
CeeLo Green
American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and record producer
Michael Jeter
American actor (1952–2003)
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Hawaiian singer (1959–1998)
Isaac Hayes
American musician and actor (1942-2008)
Lauryn Hill
American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer (born 1975)
Lena Horne
American singer, actress, dancer and activist (1917–2010)
Eddie Vedder
American singer and guitarist
Bessie Smith
American blues singer (1892–1937)
Marc Anthony
American singer (born 1968)
Chet Baker
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
Mahalia Jackson
American gospel singer (1911–1972)
Laura Branigan
American singer and actress (1952–2004)
Lea Michele
American actress and singer
Brandy Norwood
American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1979)
Ethel Merman
American actress and singer (1908-1984)
Rosalind Russell
American actress (1907–1976)
Don Ameche
American actor (1908–1993)
Toni Braxton
American singer
Barry White
American soul singer (1944–2003)
Lee Remick
American actress (1935-1991)
Paul Robeson
American singer, actor, and political activist (1898–1976)
Shirley Jones
American singer and actress
Bill Haley
American rock and roll music pioneer (1925–1981)
Bea Arthur
American actress and comedienne (1922–2009)
Roberta Flack
American singer (1937–2025)
Mary J. Blige
American singer (born 1971)
Irene Dunne
American actress and singer (1898–1990)
June Allyson
American actress (1917–2006)
Tyrese Gibson
American singer and actor
Karen Carpenter
American singer and drummer (1950–1983)
Ben E. King
American singer (1938–2015)
Peggy Lee
American singer (1920–2002)
Dionne Warwick
American singer (born 1940)
Thomas Mitchell
American actor, playwright and screenwriter (1892-1962)
Gregory Hines
American actor and dancer (1946–2003)
Jack White
John Anthony White is an American musician and record producer who was the guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock duo the White Stripes. He was a key artist of the 2000s indie and garage rock movements, noted for his distinctive musical techniques, eccentricity, and utilization of analog technology. After the White Stripes split up in 2011, he found success with his solo career and business ventures.
Perry Como
American singer, actor, television personality (1912-2001)
Julie Newmar
American actress (b. 1933)
Telly Savalas
American film and television actor and singer (1922–1994)
Laurie Anderson
American artist and musician (born 1947)
Dick Van Dyke
Richard Wayne Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, singer, dancer and writer. His work spans screen and stage, and his awards include six Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993, and then the Television Hall of Fame in 1995. He was recognized as a Disney Legend in 1998. He has been honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2020.