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Actors as singers

Published Wednesday, June 07, 2006 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

It's no secret. "Rock stars want to be actors, and actors want to be rock stars." That's what John C. Reilly said when I asked him about why so many actors try, but fail to have successful music careers. Actually, Reilly's first reply was a zinger. He looked me in the eyes and shot back, "I don't know. Why is it so many writers try, but fail to be successful novelists?" That was earlier this spring, when Reilly, Kevin Kline and director Robert Altman accompanied THE Meryl Streep to Brookline for an appearance at the Coolidge Corner Theatre and a sneak preview of A Prairie Home Companion. I'll wait to post my review until Friday, when the film opens nationwide. But read more about my probing into the subject of actors singing on film in today's Boston Herald. Here's the link to the story.