Look Who's Playing
Don't look now, but many of your favorite athletes, actors and celebrities from all walks of life are playing music. They do it to relieve stress, have fun and stay creative. But don't take our word for it, click on the links and hear it straight from them. We'll be on the lookout for more celebrities who play music in the coming months so be sure to check back and find out who's playing music now.
Celebrities
Musicians
Name: | Instrument(s) Played: | Famous For: |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Banton | Electric Guitar | Acoustic Guitar | His BMX Racing Skills |
| Adam Brody | Electric Guitar | |
| Adrian Grenier | Drums | Electric Guitar | Piano | Actor |
| Alan Greenspan | Clarinet | Saxophone | Economist |
| Albert Einstein | Piano | Violin | Scientist: Physicist |
| Alexander Graham Bell | Piano | Scientist: Inventor of the telephone |
| Alyssa Milano | Flute | Piano | playing the roles of Samantha Micelli on "Who's The Boss?" and Pheobe Halliwell on "Charmed" |
| Amber Tamblyn | Piano | |
| Amy Smart | Piano | Acting Roles in movies and on television. |
| Ansel Adams | Piano | Artist: Photographer |
| Anthony Hopkins | Piano | being one of the world's most popular actors, best known for playing Hannibal Lecter in "Silence of the Lambs" |
| Army Archerd | Piano | Author |
| Ashlee Simpson | Acoustic Guitar | Electric Guitar | |
| Band from TV | Acoustic Guitar | Electric Guitar | Vocals | |
| Barry Zito | Electric Guitar | Acoustic Guitar | MLB player, Oakland A's |
| Bart Johnson | Electric Guitar | Playing Coach Jack Bolton in the "High School Musical" movies. |
| Beau Bridges | Piano | his role as Major General Hank Landry in the Stargate television series |
| Benjamin Banneker | Flute | Violin | Scientist: American astronomer and mathematician |
| Bernie Williams | Acoustic Guitar | Electric Guitar | Athlete: New York Yankees |
| Bernie Williams | Electric Guitar | Acoustic Guitar | MLB player, the Yankees |
| Bill Clinton | Saxophone | Politician: United States President |
| Bob Hope | Saxophone | starring in over 50 feature films and hosting countless television specials |
| Bonnie Somerville | Vocals | Her roles in the TV series Cashmere Mafia, NYPD Blue and The O.C. |
| Brandon Molale | Electric Guitar | His role as fictional New York Jets quarterback Kevin Ward in "Mr. Deeds" and as Blazer in "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story." |
| Brian Austin Green | Piano | Electric Guitar | Drums | Actor |
| Bronson Arroyo | Acoustic Guitar | MLB player, Cincinnati Reds |
| Calista Flockhart | Flute | playing the title role in the television hit, "Ally McBeal" |
| Carl Sanburg | Acoustic Guitar | Author |
| Cedric Yarbrough | Vocals | Star of the Comedy Central TV Series Reno 911 |
| Cedric Yarbrough | Vocals | American Comedian and Actor |
| Charles Osgood | Piano | Host |
| Cheryl Tiegs | Vocals | Supermodel famous for her Sports Illustrated swimsuit covers |
| Chevy Chase | Drums | Piano | Saxophone | Actor |
| Choo-Choo Soul | Vocals | Beatbox | Their Lively Songs and Videos that Appear on Playhouse Disney. |
| Christos Papadimitriou | Piano | Scientist: Professor of Computer Science, UC Berkeley |
| Clint Eastwood | Piano | Actor |
| Condeleeza Rice | Piano | Political Figure: US Secretary of State |
| Conrad Janis | Trombone | his acting roles in television shows and movies |
| Corey Feldman | Bass | Vocals | Starring in a number of 1980s hit movies, such as Gremlins, Goonies, The Lost Boys and Stand by Me |
| Courtney Cox | Drums | Piano | Actor |
| Craig Ferguson | Acoustic Guitar | Drums | Late night show host |
| Daniel Puder | Piano | Drums | Vocals | |
| David Arquette | Trumpet | Turntables | Actor |
| David Cassidy | Electric Guitar | Acoustic Guitar | his role as Keith Partridge in the 1970s hit tv show "The Partridge Family." |
| Dennis Green | Drums | Athlete: NFL Coach |