15 Celebrities Who Tried Something New, God Bless 'Em

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15 Celebrities Who Tried Something New, God Bless 'Em

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Look, we’re not saying don’t try new things. Of course not. What if you’re playing a wheelchair bound student in a Canadian teen drama, and you become one of the most successful hip hop artists of all time? It has happened! So, other celebrities, please keep trying. There are plenty of successful crossover stories, but we’re just saying, because you’re already well known, your possible flop will definitely be newsworthy.

Successful people don’t want to be pigeonholed. And good on 'em, these lovable sweeties. They gave it a go. They’ve found success in, say, singing or acting, so why wouldn’t they think they could recapture that magic in, say, politics? It could happen. Well, except that in this case, it didn’t. But it totally could! So from politics to fashion to sports, here are 15 celebrities who tried something new (and then went right back to what they knew they were good at.)

Mick Jagger as an actor.

Celebrities who tried something new Mick Jagger's acting received the worst possible review. For his title role in the 1970 film Ned Kelly, director Tony Richardson said Jagger was as good as having a stillborn child. Yeesh. CRACKED

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Check out Scarlett Johansson’s Tom Waits covers.

Celebrities who tried something new Scarlett Johansson released an album (of mostly Tom Waits covers). Johansson released Anywhere I Lay My Head in 2008, and it got some pretty rough reviews. A Pitchfork critic said, The only thing we've learned is that she really, really likes Tom Waits. CRACKED

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’The Hulk’ was not ’The Rock.’

Celebrities who tried something new Hulk Hogan tried music and acting. Hogan movies like Suburban Commando and Mr. Nanny were panned by critics, and some say his 1995 album Hulk Rules is so bad it's good, but it's really just so bad. CRACKED

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50 Cent couldn’t portray 50 Cent.

Celebrities who tried something new 50 Cent tried acting. His acting debut came in his own biopic Get Rich Or Die Tryin', and it indeed died tryin'. Samuel L. Jackson even turned down a role because of 50's acting abilities. CRACKED

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