Interesting appearences in Music Vids
 

I dont see much about this and had an idea. I am curios to see how many celebritys have done cameo's or appearences in music videos and see some of your favorites. My favorite (as of yet) is... Bruce Willis in the Stylo video by The Gorillaz. James Van Der Beek in Ke$ha-Blow was amusing as well... Lets see some of your favs!

"Stylo" is a great video (and song). Arnold Schwarzenegger in the video for "You Could Be Mine" by Guns N' Roses is one of my favorites. Also, Rodney Dangerfield's appearance in the video for Lionel Richie's "Dancing on the Ceiling" is pretty good (but the song itself isn't, uggh). Christopher Llloyd does his Back to the Future character very well in the video for "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News - the video would be very mediocre without him.

Good choices, I also forgot about that song Christopher Walken is dancing in!

In Kate Bush's "Cloudbusting" music video, Donald Sutherland does great dramatic acting work. I don't know if there is a similar serious performance by a major actor in any other video.

Also, there's the memorable character G.W. Bailey plays in the video for Richard Marx's "Don't Mean Nothing."

Weapon of Choice!



Actually enjoy the track, but I think at least a part of that enjoyment is the video or memory of the video.

Christopher Walken does a beautiful illusion turn in that video too. Haha.

Also like Robert Downey Jr. in Elton John's "I Want Love."

I messed up with my Sutherland comment, for I'd been thinking of Walken not in "Weapon of Choice," but earlier in Madonna's "Bad Girl" video. That's a serious, well-played role.

Eric Roberts got a career boost from the rogue he plays in "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers. He even recently reprised the role in a video for the band.

Of videos from the past 2 years, I'd say Jennifer Lopez's ride-along appearance in "Becky from the Block" is one of the most amusing.

This is the greatest music video of all time. :D

Courtney Cox was in Springsteen's clip for Dancing in the Dark.

Alicia Silverstone in Aerosmith's Cryin' music video.

Courtney Cox wasn't famous then.

I just remembered Michael Madsen in the video for "As Long as You Love," with Justin Bieber. Usually I don't like graphic violence, but both people are basically playing themselves and getting the negativity they deserve.

Here's one of the most unexpected cameos/roles in a music video that I can think of. Also one of the oldest and most obscure, hence the link.

The Bangles - Going Down To Liverpool - YouTube

For a string of celebrity cameos, the Bobby Brown "On Our Own" video is really good (as is the song). If you think about it, 'urban' videos rarely have cameos.

That's so far from true it's pretty damn funny actually.

Patrick Swayze was in a Ja Rule video "The Reign"
Eric Roberts - Down Ass Chick by Ja Rule

Jay-Z likes to have celebrity cameos in his music videos so different ones pop up here and there.
Kelly Ripa - Change Clothes
Michael Rappaport - The City Is Mine
Chris Penn - Can I get A..
Danica Patrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Show Me What You Got
Zoe Kravitz - I Know
Harvey Keitel - Death of Autotune
Carmen Electra - Girls Girls Girls
Pamela Anderson - Hey Papi



Diddy's Bad Boys for Life has three cameos in one video.
Ben Stiller, Dave Navarro and Pat O Donnell

Kayne West has a couple of different cameos in different videos the one that's stick out in my mind at the moment was Anna Nicole Smith in Workout plan video.

I'll edit this with the other celebrity names after looking them up this was just from my sketchy memory.

Edit: added specific names

Okay, I was wrong. Still a bunch of those videos I've never heard of, and of course Diddy, Jay-Z, and Kanye can get celebrities to appear. I do like the Pamela Anderson cameo in "Touch the Sky." I just remembered Eric Roberts does more good work in the "Smack That" video by Akon.

There was that recent Beastie Boys video that had tons of cameos in it too Make Some Noise

For those asking, Terry Hall was from The Specials, Fun Boy Three, and The Colourfield. No Doubt appear in this around, I think 1:30-40 or somewhere like that.

[I cheated a bit, by Googling cameos]

"Giving Up the Gun" by Vampire Weekend, featuring Jake Gyllenhaal and other celebrities I didn't recognize on my own. I like how subtle their inclusion is.

I was thinking how few cameos are by women, so I'll highlight some I like.
Zooey Deschanel in "She's Got Issues" by The Offspring, where she characterizes a damaged girlfriend in a way that is scary, funny, and realistic.
Lysette Anthony (at least famous in England for a while) in the Depeche Mode "I Feel You" video - hot damn.
Anna Kendrick in "Pow Pow" by LCD Soundsystem, masking a forgettable song by her star power and playing a unique character.

Tom Kenny (voice of Spongebob) and his wife (voice of Planktons computer wife) are the couple in this:


The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight - YouTube

Is that the chick from Idiocracy?

"Upgrayedd gonna kill me!"

Feck aye!

Watched that the other day

Yep Yep that's her!

Maya Rudolph!

I remember Keanu Reeves had a cameo..well really the main acting role in Paula abduls "Rush Rush" song. Johnny Depp was in "Into the great Wide Open" by Tom Petty (Kim Bassinger was in his "Last Dance of Mary Jane".

Faye Dunaway also starred in "Into the Great Wide Open." That video has some of the best storytelling acting of all time - but I just don't like the song.

I forgot to list Sarah Michelle Gellar in my earlier post about female cameos. Her "Sour Girl" character in The Stone Temple Pilots video is weirdly compelling.

Okay, so nothing comparable to Weapon of Choice, yeah? **** any other videos, really, is what I'm saying.

because clearly, the thoughts of weapon of choice haven't persisted something like a decade after.