17 Celebrities With Albums You Never Knew Existed

Later this summer , Kiefer Sutherland will release an album of country song , proving there is nothing CTU agent Jack Bauer ca n’t do . The man once got hook to heroin to keep his cover in a Mexican drug cartel , so I ’m sure he can toy pedal - steel , wear his hat fromYoung Guns , and whistle in a deep Merle Haggard baritone . He ’s a real American hero , and what do our most epic fame do ? They unloosen goddamn dressing table project masquerade as album .

Whether it ’s a comedian with a love for the banjo ( Steve Martin ) , an jock with a notebook full of verse ( both Kobe and Shaq ) , or a grunge religious mystic in action - hero garb ( Keanu Reeves ' Dogstar ) , there ’s nothing more invigorating than a completely inexplicable celebrity album . Moving beyond the obvious amber standards – shout - out to David Hasselhoff , 30 Seconds to Mars , andthe Lt . Dan Band– we ’ve pick out 17 celebrity album that you ’ve plausibly never even learn of . But that does n’t signify they ’re not each beautiful in their own ill-conceived way .

Joe Pesci,Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You(1998)

Remember that part inJersey Boyswhere Joe Pesci shows up ? As the motion-picture show and the musical suggest , Pesci was instrumental in the constitution of the Four Seasons , but he was also a talented musician himself , play guitar for Jersey soda water grouping Joey Dee and the Starliters and releasing a covers album calledLittle Joe Sure Can Sing!under the name Joe Ritchie in 1968 . So , it ’s not surprising that post - Goodfellasthe former lounge vocalizer dipped his toe back in the music game for this construct album where he play hisMy Cousin Vinniecharacter – I call back ? There ’s alsoa rap birdsong . Please mind to it .

Randy “Macho Man” Savage,Be a Man(2003)

After years of asking you to lose it into a Slim Jim , the elbow - drop wrestler necessitate that you snap into his rap album , a solicitation of problematical - talking anthems , Hulk Hogan diss tracks , and asurprisingly poignant ( and absurd ) tributeto his belated friend Curt Hennig . Savage had a voice made for screaming grappling promos , and his gravely flow is n’t helped by roast - off Ruff Ryders beats he jumps on , but I ’d still listen to this before I ’d give John Cena ’s album a spin any day .

Leonard Nimoy,Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy(1968)

Spock had jams ! While the melodic effort of William Shatner tends to get more ink , especially after his queer team - up with Ben Folds on 2003’sHas Been , Nimoy was the real melodic Einstein of the twoTrekleads . While his first album was a full Benjamin Spock track record and his later records ditched the sci - fi gimmick for country book binding and original penning , this LP , which features ' 60s kitsch classic"The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins,“finds Nimoy exploring both his alien side and his human persona . retrieve of it as Spock’sI am … Sasha Fierce .

Steven Seagal,Songs from the Crystal Cave(2005)

There ’s so much going on with this cover : that mistily Tolkien - ish title , the little beaded bracelets , the big blue pinky ring , his " Hey girl , I was inThe Glimmer Man " eyes , and the way the guitar is angled like he might break it in one-half at any minute and jab you with it . But the most silly affair about this record album ? Stevie Wonder play harmonica on it ! Apparently , they’re bros . What a beautiful world full of infinite possibilities !

Scarlett Johansson,Anywhere I Lay My Head(2008)

Before she had risible - Word of God eccentric person cred , Johansson had indie cred . TheGhost Worldfavorite - turned - bootleg Widow blockbuster wiz teamed up for a aggregation of Tom Waits covers make by TV on the Radio ’s Dave Sitek – andthey’re not sorry ! If you did n’t know it was the voice of theHerrobot vocalizing to you , you might assume the artist has a career of play former AM set at major music festivals ahead of her . But , as prissy as it is to have your record played at Urban Outfitters , she ’s believably happy to have that Marvel money now .

Seth MacFarlane,No One Ever Tells You(2015)

From the many show - melody parodies onFamily Guyto his irritating stint as an Oscars legion , it ’s percipient that Seth MacFarlane envision himself an onetime - fashioned Song dynasty - and - dance man draw to know in the consistence of a multimillionaire comic . " We assume Peter Griffin plausibly should n’t be capable to sing all that well , so you may keep it loose and you do n’t have to call back too much about it , " hetold NPR back in 2011 . " It ’s much more work to babble straight . " This record , his third full - length , was put forward for a Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Grammy , so maybe it ’s excellent . But I sawTed , so , like , I ’m upright dawg .

Mr. T,Mr. T’s Commandments(1984)

I feel for the fool who has never checked out this children ’s novelty EP . Mr. T is the pure mohawk - sporting character model here , doling out of the essence sprightliness lessons on tracks like"Don’t verbalise to Strangers,““No Dope No Drugs,“and"You Got to Go Through It . “After listening to it , you ’ll never do any uncollectible thing again – I affirm . The only thing that would make this thing better ? A song aboutapple pick . Get this guy back in the booth !

Robert Downey Jr.,The Futurist(2004)

Before he was Iron Man , Robert Downey Jr. took a shot at being the piano piece . With grownup - contemporary ballad like"Man Like Me"and some jazzy fanfare , the album from the multi - gifted actor capture decent reviews – " call up Bruce Springsteen doing a cabaret night , " wroteAllMusic– but this was in theKiss Kiss Bang BangandZodiacdays , before he became RDJ Inc. , a enfranchisement - spawn box - office behemoth with little metre for cause indie films or compose vocal with titles like"Little Clownz . “I ca n’t imagine the modern Downey sign up for something so odd now . It ’s unsurprising that his music career has take a backseat to saving the world .

Bruce Willis,The Return of Bruno(1987)

Bruno is a great name for a hound or a Sacha Baron Cohen movie – but as the R&B alter - ego ofMoonlightingstar Bruce Willis ? It ’s a bit of a reaching . That did n’t stop Willis from put out this compiling of cover –“Respect Yourself,““Under the Boardwalk,“and"Secret Agent Man"all make appearances – and a smattering of originals . Bruno has a decent articulation and he put out another album in 1989 , but both will probably go away you saying yippie - kay - meh .

Kevin Costner & Modern West,Untold Truths(2008)

When you see Kevin Costner ’s sandy hair , leathery beach - god pelt , understated swagger , andlarge - nab button - up shirt , you just think one word : pop . You wanna play catch with him . You want him to let you take a sip of his beer and say , " Do n’t enjoin your mom , title-holder ! " You want him to watchWaterworldwith you . If the real - animation beginner of seven was n’t in a dad - rock band , the regime would have to issue him one , force them to rehearse , and offer a generic name like Modern West . Luckily , Costner did all that on his own – just like a responsible for daddy should .

Clint Eastwood,Rawhide’s Clint Eastwood Sings Cowboy Favorites(1963)

The image of Clint Eastwood ’s Man with No Name staring off into the length with a cigar between his teeth , a hat on his head , and two guns in his holsters come with a soundtrack : the iconic spaghetti - Western wails of Ennio Morricone . But before he became the bigwig of Italian desert epics , Eastwood was the genius of CBS’Rawhide , theNCISof the early ' LX , and he got his own record to go with it . Eastwood still now and again writes music for the flick he directs , but I think we can all agree none of his music work stacks up againstthis banger fromGran Torino .

Burt Reynolds,Ask Me What I Am(1973)

It make sense that Burt Reynolds had an album , ripe ? In the ' 70s theSmokey and the Banditstar was a bronzed god , starring inDeliverance , baffle bare inCosmopolitan , and generally resembling a human eau de cologne ad , so this record of country Sung does n’t exactly feel surprising . judge fromthe sub - Kristofferson deed of conveyance raceway , it ’s easy to see why he did n’t drive his orangeCannonball Runambulance down this route ever again . If you see Burt pal up around Florida and postulate him what he is , as the record album title requests , he likely wo n’t say singer - songwriter .

Anthony Hopkins,Composer(2012)

In 2012 , Hannibal Lecter himself released an record album of compositions perform by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra . It turns out it was a lifelong dreaming for the Oscar - win actor . " I ’ve been compose medicine all my life and if I ’d been canny enough at school day I would like to have croak to medicine college , " hetoldThe Guardian . " As it was I had to settle for being an actor . " That ’s the self - deprecating spirit , Sir Hopkins !

Muhammad Ali,Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay(1976)

The later boxing caption was n’t only a unnerving opponent in the mob ; he was a terror on the mic . On this tike - well-disposed bangle record , whichRolling Stonerecently took a close look at after his death , he spits bar like , " I ’m so unfit , I eat for breakfast railway line spike / Yesterday I murdered a rock , injured a stone , hospitalized a brick / I’m so mean , I make medicine sick . " Did you register that correctly ? The manmurdereda rock . Damn . That ’s cold .

Pope John Paul II,Abbà Pater(1999)

Oh , so you opine Pope Francis was the only pope cool enough todrop an LP of red-hot fervency ? Well , you were misguided , my holy friend . It turn out both of these Catholic leaders wanted to craft records they could bump to make the bole of the Pope Mobile rale . Pope John Paul II spent dark in the studio apartment with his boy cooking up some hot tracks like"Cercate il Suo Volto"and"Vieni , Santo Spirito . “As the saying goes : popein ' ai n’t soft .

David Faustino,Balistyx(1992)

Bud Bundy was a veridical rose hip - hop head . As thisLA Weeklystorychronicles , theMarried … with Childrenactor threw a party send for Balistyx that was attended by Leonardo DiCaprio , Tobey Maguire , Eazy - E , Xzibit , and fellowMC and actor Scott Caan . He even helped set in motion will.i.am ’s calling ! Sadly , when Faustino unloosen an album with the same name as his popular party , he never strive the Super Bowl - do tallness of his Black Eyed Pea - ed friend . But he still write songs under the name Lil ' Gweed . Never give up , Bud !

Carice van Houten,See You On the Ice(2012)

Yes , you have sex her as the Jon Snow - reviving , ghost - birthing , on the QT very , very old Red Woman , but did you also know theGame of Thronesactress is an indie - pop singer - songwriter ? Well , now you do . Tracks like"Emily"off her recordSee You on the Icereveal the actress to be a Feisty performer capable of conjuring those droll Lana Del Rey - like atmospherics that are especially en vogue now . It ’s the pure music to gaze into space and call into question the universe of the Lord of Light to .

Bruce Willis, The Return of Bruno