28 Musicians Who Dipped Their Toe Into Television, to Varying Degrees of Success

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28 Musicians Who Dipped Their Toe Into Television, to Varying Degrees of Success
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Some were good. Some were bad. And some were the pure genius of David Bowie tearing Ricky Gervais a new one on Extras. Well, one was. There weren’t multiple instances of that sadly, so we’ll just have to keep rewatching it over and over again. 

Did you think Prince on New Girl was better? Possibly. Snoop Dogg on One Life to Live? Probably not. We’ll stop giving them all away now and let you get to it. We just get so excited!

Adele

America Ferrera made the world safe for ADELE UGLY BETTY CRACKED.COM We made Adele famous, joked Ferrera after the singer's appearance on Ugly Betty. Adele had already won the Grammy for Best New Artist by the time she made her cameo, so check yourself, America.

Alice Cooper

Eric feared Donna would dump him for ALICE COOPER THAT 70S SHOW CRACKED.COM It wasn't completely out of the question, but she would have had to find a way to get past the snake.

Avril Lavigne

No one can dance to AVRIL LAVIGNE WB SABRINA THE TEENAGED WITCH - CRACKED.COM Avril and her punk-ish band thrash around on stage while the teen witch and her friends sit at cocktail tables and politely bob their heads. Shouldn't somebody be throwing a chair through a window or something? Rock and roll is dead.

J-Lo

Oh no, you di-int, JENNIFER LOPEZ WILL AND GRACE CRACKED.COM What's more improbable? 1. Jennifer Lopez performing at Karen's wedding? 2. Jack getting a gig as JLo's back-up dancer? 3. Lopez making a return engagement playing two characters during the show's revival? (Hint: All three happened.)

Lady Gaga

Changing the lyrics? No prob for LADY GAGA GOSSIP GIRL CRACKED.COM Gagaloo penned a few Gossip Girl-specific verses of Bad Romance for her cameo in a synagogue-turned-performance- space. Let's see, what rhymes with Leighton Meester ...

Demi Lovato

This isn't the Disney Channel, DEMI LOVATO GREY'S ANATOMY GRACKED.COM If you ever wanted to see the former tween star stab herself in the heart with a hypodermic needle, have we got the episode for you! Spoiler alert: She's not crazy, she just has a hole in her ear.

Dave Grohl

Animal had a score to settle with DAVE GROHL THE MUPPETS CRACKED.COM Grohl: I've been waiting for this for years. Animal: Now we see who best. The epic percussion battle ends with both drum kits reduced to wreckage. Defeated, both Grohl and Animal sigh, you win.

Ed Sheeran

Hodor hated cameo stars, especially ED SHEERAN GAME OF THRONES CRACKED.COM I was like: 'Why is Ed Sheeran here? asks Kristian (Hodor) Nairn. He's a great guy, great musician, but why is he in Game Of Thrones? I think it's stupid. I don't mind going on the record on that. I just think it takes you right out of the world.

One Direction

Carly's water bottle sickened ONE DIRECTION ICARLY CRACKED.COM The fellas perform You Don't Know You're Beautiful before Harry pretends to get Jungle Worms from Carly's thermos. It's all a ruse to get Carly to take care of him (and the same trick he used to date Olivia Wilde.)

Justin Bieber

You had it coming, JUSTIN BIEBER CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION CRACKED.COM Bieber played troubled teen Jason McCann, and was shot in the chest in the show's climax. I shouldn't be saying this but he was kind of a brat, says Marg Helgenberger. Не locked one of the producers in a closet and he put his fist through a cake on the cast's table.

Snoop Dogg

No one loves the Llanview ladies like snoop DOGG ONE LIFE TO LIVE CRACKED.COM Snoop has made multiple appearances on the soap. I've been a fan of One Life to Live since I was a baby because my momma always had it on. It's cool to come back and hang with the people in Llanview and rock out with them.

Bob Dylan

Dharma auditioned to drum for BOB DYLAN PG L DHARMA AND GREG CRACKED.COM One of the shows writers was pals with the Voice of a Generation, leading to the unlikely cameo. Did Dharma get the gig as Dylan's new percussionist? The answer, my friends, is no way in hell, no matter which way the wind blew.

Boy George

Does the A-Team really want to hurt BOY GEORGE THE A TEAM CRACKED.COM Just another day in the life for the Culture Club as they perform for a crowd of testy oil workers. Boy George's crooning wins over the blue-collar crowd before they leave to kill the A-Team, who have been framed for killing the sheriff. Another plot ripped right out of Shakespeare.

Gene Simmons

GENE SIMMONS is even creepier without demon make-up MIAMI VICE CRACKED.COM Simmons played Newton Windsor Blade, affectionately known as the Sears and Roebuck of controlled substances. Resplendent in an all-white silk kimono, bad-guy Blade actually helps Crockett and Tubb nail Columbian drug smugglers.

New Kids on the Block

It's the Kimmy Gibler phase of career for NEW KIDS FULLER HOUSE CRACKED.COM After Kimmy buys counterfeit concert tix for her best pal's birthday, NKOTB show up at the house to serenade DJ instead. Added comedy: The birthday girl is whacked out on dentist pain meds. Hard to blame Donnie Wahlberg for sitting this one out.

David Bowie

Always meet your heroes when they're DAVID BOWIE EXTRAS CRACKED.COM Gervais wrote the Extras scene about meeting your hero and him not being what you thought. And then he did the show and gave us exactly what Bowie was. Later he was doing a benefit in New York and he started in with, 'Chubby little loser... Please welcome Ricky Gervais.

Ariana Grande

ARIANNA GRANDE MARCH 12, 2016 CRACKED.COM Grande flubbed a line during her monologue and punctuated the goof with an unscripted Oh sh--! Or was that when she realized she was dating Pete Davidson?

Britney Spears

Oops, she cameoed again BRITNEY SPEARS HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER CRACKED.COM As receptionist Abby, she fell in love with a clueless Ted. She ends up spending the night with Barney, who never calls her back. Brit then makes it her mission to warn women about Barney the womanizer. The guest gig went so well that HIMYM brought Spears back for an encore.

Fear

FEAR OCTOBER 31, 1981 CRACKED.COM John Belushi not only convinced SNL to book his favorite band but to allow a mosh pit as well. A chaotic set led to $200,000 in damages, a destroyed green room, one busted camera, and a lifetime ban. Said one NBC tech: It's amazing no one was killed.

Sonic Youth

Gossip Girl had an NYC connection with SONIC YOUTH GOSSIP GIRL CRACKED.COM Showrunner Stephanie Savage saw an online clip of a Sonic Youth show ... and Gossip Girl was playing in the background. And I was like, 'I hope they're not making fun of us!' And it turned out that it was tongue in cheek, but definitely with love, and that they were fans of the show.

Kanye

KANYE WEST AMERICA EAGAIN SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 CRACKED.COM Decked out in a MAGA hat, Kanye ended the season premiere with a pro-Trump rant that never made it to air. The ramble received boos from the studio audience and a hushed my god from Chris Rock on Instagram.

Eminem

Vinnie was asking to get his ass kicked by EMINEM ENTOURAGE CRACKED.COM Vinnie is drunk at Eminem's private hotel party, itching for a fight. When the rapper's security goes to throw him out, Vinnie shouts, What, are you too mainstream now to fight your own fights, Marshall? Let the ass whupping commence!

The Replacements

THE REPLACEMENTS JANUARY 18, 1986 SATURDAY NIGHT CRACKED. COM They were literally Replacements (for the Pointer Sisters), performing drunk, on drugs, and out of tune. Blame pre-show boozing with host Harry Dean Stanton.

Prince

Did U happen 2 с the 1 with PRINCE NEW GIRL CRACKED.COM I got a cold email from his manager, says Zoe Deschanel. Hello, I am manager to legendary artist Prince. Не is loving the show New Girl. Не would like 2 В on the show.' I'm like, this has to be a prank! Cast and crew weren't sure His Royal Badness would actually show up, but he was awesome.

Nirvana

NIRVANA JANUARY 11, 1992 CRACKED.COM During good-nights, the members of Nirvana started making out to piss off the rednecks and homophobes. The French kissing isn't shown on the reruns.

Stevie Wonder

The kids were jammin' on the one with STEVIE WONDER THE COSBY SHOW GRAGKED.COM This episode is the single most influential moment in the history of hip-hop, says Questlove. It was the first time that 99 percent of us who went on to be hip-hop producers saw what a sampler was. It's not an exaggeration to say that this was the incident that truly sucked me into hip-hop.

Sinead O’Connor

SINEAD O'CONNOR SEPTEMBER 29, 1990 CRACKED.COM O'Connor rehearsed a protest song with a photo of an orphan, then swapped it for Pope John Paul II. Fight the real enemy, she spat as she ripped the picture in half. The Catholic Church was not pleased.

Anthrax

Behold the hard-core comedy of ANTHRAX MARRIED WITH CHILDREN CRACKED.COM The band got David Faustino in trouble by keeping him out all night at a Metallica concert. The trashed actor wasn't in great shape for filming the next day. It was one of the greatest weeks of my life, says drummer Charlie Benante.

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