Elvis Voted 2nd Best Ever Acting Performance By A Musician

Frank Sinatra's acting in 'From Here To Eternity' has been named the 'Best Ever Acting Performance By A Musician'. The music legend's turn in the 1953 movie was labelled the greatest ever acting role by a musician in a poll carried out for getcloser.com. Following Sinatra was Elvis Presley's performance in 'Jailhouse Rock,' reports Contactmusic. Eminem came third for performance in '8 Mile' while Ice Cube's 'Boyz N The Hood' stood fourth. Rounding off the top five was Queen of Pop Madonna's turn in 'Desperately Seeking Susan'.


The top ten 'Acting Performance By Musicians' are:

1 From Here To Eternity - Frank Sinatra
2 Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
3 8 Mile - Eminem
4 Boyz N The Hood - Ice Cube
5 Desperately Seeking Susan - Madonna
6 Dancer In the Dark - Bjork
7 Performance - Mick Jagger
8 The Man Who Fell To Earth - David Bowie
9 Purple Rain - Prince
10 Alpha Dog - Justin Timberlake (ANI)

Posted:  3rd. August 2008 

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