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Music is My (Second) Life

Test your knowledge of celebrities who dabble in music

By Sean Monkman
The world of music is a multi-textured landscape that accommodates many different sounds and personalities. But when celebrities from another field dip their toes into the recording industry, there's almost always a critical backlash. The thinking goes: if they're so talented in one area, then they must be delving into music purely for vanity's sake. While it's true some celebs get into music simply as a hobby, there are others who attempt to forge a serious second career. While waiting for Paris Hilton's album, Paris, to arrive on Aug. 22, see if any other musical celebs have made an impression on you. 

1. What Canadian played bass guitar in the post-grunge band Dogstar?
Allan Fotheringham
Eric Lindros
Ben Mulroney
Keanu Reeves
Jim Carrey
2. What was the name of the band that Russell Crowe fronted from 1992 to 2005?
A Dozen (Give Or Take) Ogres
20-ish Unpleasant Tyrants
30 Odd Foot Of Grunts
40-some Impish Trolls
50 Or So Surly Aussies
3. What Saturday Night Live alumnus hit the charts in 1985 with the Rick James-produced dance cut Party All The Time?
Dan Aykroyd
Eddie Murphy
Joe Piscopo
Billy Crystal
Bill Murray
4. What is the name of the band that actor Kevin Bacon plays in with his brother, Michael?
Six Degrees
A Side of Bacon
Footloose
Two Sizzling Strips of Bacon
The Bacon Brothers
5. What actress/celebrity has a five-album record deal in the U.S. but was recently dropped by her U.K. label for not travelling there to do interviews for her 2005 single Over?
Bai Ling
Lindsay Lohan
Eva Longoria
Nicole Richie
Tara Reid
6. What star of the mid-'90s teen drama My So-Called Life currently fronts the up-and-coming rock band 30 Seconds to Mars?
Claire "Angela" Danes
A.J. "Rayanne" Langer
Wilson "Rickie" Cruz
Devon "Brian" Gummersall
Jared "Jordan" Leto
7. Which of the following is a false statement about the punk band Juliette and the Licks?
The frontwoman, Oscar-nominated actress Juliette Lewis, has wanted to be in a band since singing two PJ Harvey songs in the 1995 film Strange Days
The band has worked with hit-maker Linda Perry (known for work with Pink, Christina Aguilera and Gwen Stefani)
After their drummer left, the band had ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl fill the void for the recording of their latest album
The band supported the Foo Fighters in a June 2006 gig at Hyde Park in London in front of 85,000 music fans
Juliette Binoche filled in as lead singer for two shows when Juliette Lewis had laryngitis while touring France in 2003
8. His albums include The Return of Bruno (1987) and If It Don't Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger (1989); her seven-album discography started with Mad About The Boy in 1976. Name the popular '80s TV couple:
Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist of Remington Steele
Ted Danson and Shelley Long of Cheers
Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd of Moonlighting
Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad of The Cosby Show
Patrick Duffy and Victoria Principal of Dallas
9. Though primarily known as an actor in North America, which of the following men has been a big star in Germany since the release of Looking For Freedom, a song that topped the German charts for eight weeks in 1989 and was performed atop the Berlin Wall during the German reunification celebration?
David Hasselhoff
Ricardo Montalban
Kelsey Grammer
Burt Reynolds
Danny DeVito
10. "I've always loved music - skating to music, moving to music [and] singing." What Canadian figure skater recently revealed that he has recorded an album of adult contemporary tunes that should make a nice, clean landing in stores later this year?
Emanuel Sandhu
Elvis Stojko
Kurt Browning
Jeff Buttle
Brian Orser