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This isn't exactly music but an adjacent career: acting. About 20 years ago, I was in the chorus for a community theater production of La Boheme. The director

This isn't exactly music but an adjacent career: acting. About 20 years ago, I was in the chorus for a community theater production of La Boheme. The director was a moderately successful Hollywood actor, Ken Tigar, whom you've probably seen: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0863024/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0863024/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 AFAIK he's never the star, but he continues to get acting gigs, because as someone said about a musician: he shows up, he hits his mark, he doesn't cause any problems for the director. He's a professional, in other words. So I have a lot of respect for the musician who might or might not have had a hit record, but they know their craft and they take it seriously.

nox101 2y ago
I don't know if this is relevant but your post reminded me of Keith David. I don't know if he's ever been the star but he's been in something like 378 movies https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202966/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202966/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2
- HideousKojima 2y ago
  I'd say he at least co-starred in They Live, which also has the single best street fight in cinematic history: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dN8Z7y_QcwE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dN8Z7y_QcwE
- underlipton 2y ago
  Rarely the intended star, but steals the show regularly, especially with his voice-over work. He's well-known as Goliath's voice in Gargoyles, was pretty much everyone's favorite part of The Princess and the Frog, and recently took a ton of people by (pleasant) surprise with his interpretation of Pluto (Astroboy)'s Dr. Tenma.
- WorkerBee28474 2y ago
  Now there's a man who knows how to have a stable acting career!
- AlbertCory 2y ago
  Sure, it's relevant. When we were doing La Boheme the chorus had the "Ken Tigar film festival!" I rented (this was when there were still video stores) a whole bunch of movies that he'd been in, and just watched his parts. They really should have an Oscar similar to the "Lifetime Achievement" award, for people like Ken and Keith.

nox101 2y ago

I don't know if this is relevant but your post reminded me of Keith David. I don't know if he's ever been the star but he's been in something like 378 movies https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202966/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202966/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2

HideousKojima 2y ago
I'd say he at least co-starred in They Live, which also has the single best street fight in cinematic history: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dN8Z7y_QcwE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dN8Z7y_QcwE
underlipton 2y ago
Rarely the intended star, but steals the show regularly, especially with his voice-over work. He's well-known as Goliath's voice in Gargoyles, was pretty much everyone's favorite part of The Princess and the Frog, and recently took a ton of people by (pleasant) surprise with his interpretation of Pluto (Astroboy)'s Dr. Tenma.
WorkerBee28474 2y ago
Now there's a man who knows how to have a stable acting career!
AlbertCory 2y ago
Sure, it's relevant. When we were doing La Boheme the chorus had the "Ken Tigar film festival!" I rented (this was when there were still video stores) a whole bunch of movies that he'd been in, and just watched his parts. They really should have an Oscar similar to the "Lifetime Achievement" award, for people like Ken and Keith.