Before They Were Oscar Nominees!

February 25, 2007

Tonight the Oscar Nominees will look really glamorous but their path to the top has been long and hard. I just wanted to remind you of some of their funniest musical moments from their past. Enjoy Love Muffins!

Will Smith
Before he was starring in blockbusters or giving Oscar-worthy performances, Will Smith was on a little show called The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. This is one of my favorite episodes when he gives his best Effie impression and performs the Dreamgirls anthem “And I Am Telling You”. Hilarious!

Ryan Gosling
He may be getting accolades now for his Best Actor nominated performance in Half Nelson, but once upon a time Ryan Gosling was on the Mickey Mouse Club with Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Christina Aguilera, and Britney Spears. Here is a great clip of he and the rest of the guys doing Jodeci’s “Cry For You”. Who knew the boy could sing, and sound better than JT. (P.S. Why does Justin sound the same!)

Mark Wahlberg
He’ll always be Marky Mark to me. Now he’s one of the hottest actors and nominated for his performance in The Departed, but in 1991 he was one of the worst rappers ever. But that didn’t stop him from becoming a one hit wonder with “Good Vibrations”. He might be a good actor but he’ll never live this one down!

Eddie Murphey
Eddie Murphy and Rick James did a song together. Folks I can’t make this s#!t up! “Party All The Time” went to #2 on Billboard in 1985 and people laughed at him! Twenty years later he sings again and gets an Oscar nomination. Forget Dreamgirls, this was the start of his musical career.