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I once typed in the word piano on IMDB.com to find out how many actors and actresses play the piano and I came up with quite a few.
Kelsey Grammer
David Hyde Pierce
Guy Pearce
Harry Connick JR. (of Course!)
Hugh Jackman
Paul Reiser(took piano performance degree in college)
Jason Cook (I) (the guy who play shawn on Days of our Lives)
Elijah Wood
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Sandra Bullock
Alyssa Milano
Courtney Cox
Asia Carrera
Eliza Dushku
Phyllis Diller ("As of 2000, had appeared as a piano soloist with 100 symphony orchestras across the United States, including performances in Dallas, Denver, Annapolis, Houston, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Cincinnati.")
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Don't know any off the top of my head, if you're just asking about actors and actresses... but there is a pro (I think) football player who is a jazz pianist. Played at a half-time show I think.... I don't know. lol. But that list is definitely interesting...  Ben Ruppert
Musically, Benjamin Francis http://www.myspace.com/benjaminfrancis (I just changed my sig., so no grief, yeah?) ---------- Sofia Gilmson regarding Bach: "Bach didn't write the subject; he wrote the fugue."
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BTW, I love your posting name. 
Musically, Benjamin Francis http://www.myspace.com/benjaminfrancis (I just changed my sig., so no grief, yeah?) ---------- Sofia Gilmson regarding Bach: "Bach didn't write the subject; he wrote the fugue."
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Condeliza Rice and Noah Adams(All Things Considered)
While one who sings with his tongue on fire
Gargles in the rat race choir
Bent out of shape from society's pliers
Cares not to come up any higher
But rather get you down in the hole
That he's in.
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"A cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing" Oscar Wilde.
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Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) once supported himself as a classical pianist.
Through clever and constant application of propaganda, people can be made to see paradise as heck...
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Holly Hunter... played all the music in the movie "The Piano."
Don't know if her renditions made it to the sound track, but it's her on the film.
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Before his accident, Christopher Reeve was a very talented pianist, classically trained.
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I forgot about Grant Hill(basketball player). I saw him play on letterman once, he is very good.
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Clint Eastwood is an excellent pianist. He's a big fan of jazz and does quite a bit to promote and support it.
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Originally posted by iamcanadian:
I once typed in the word piano on IMDB.com to find out how many actors and actresses play the piano and I came up with quite a few.
...Asia Carrera
Are you sure she didn't play ON TOP of the piano??  :p 
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Steve Allen played piano and was obviously on TV. Also in at least one movie about the Dorsey band where he "played" clarinet. I think Steve Allen was one of the 30 or so people on TV that could be used to counter the "Vast Wasteland" theory. Anybody here seen the series about famous historical figures he produced in the 70's?
Victor Mature?????no no no another barrel chested guy in movie about Eddy Duchant. Can't recall his name right now.
David Frost played, I believe. So did Peter Graves, but all his recordings self-destructed 5 seconds after you listened to them. William Buckley also played but only while his boat was outside the territorial waters of the United States. Plus, in honor of his features, he only played in keys with more than 5 sharps. :rolleyes:
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Originally posted by The D's Pianist:
"Replicants are the creation of the Evil Dr. Zehn!" ~ Space Ghost From the interview with Bobcat Goldthwait? Sorry but to me replicants will always call to mind Blade Runner not Space Ghost.
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Max Gail, the guy who played Wojohowitz on Barney Miller. Supported himself for a while as a jazz pianist playing in piano bars.
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Chevy Chase plays jazz piano.
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I once heard Mickey Rooney improvise very well on a television show a number of years ago.
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I almost forgot! Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood) is also a pianist, and I believe he has a degree in composition.
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DT: Yes! Exactly! I LOVE that interview... "Crack a window, will ya?!" I LOVELOVELOVELOVE Space Ghost....................... Anyone else a fan? Ben Ruppert P.S. I haven't seen Blade Runner.
Musically, Benjamin Francis http://www.myspace.com/benjaminfrancis (I just changed my sig., so no grief, yeah?) ---------- Sofia Gilmson regarding Bach: "Bach didn't write the subject; he wrote the fugue."
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Teller from Pen and Teller. They're both accomplished musicians. I also believe that Gary Oldman and Geofrey (sp?) Rush had to at least be familiar with the instrument to play their roles in Immortal Beloved and Shine, respectively.
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Originally posted by The D's Pianist: "Replicants are the creation of the Evil Dr. Zehn!" ~ Space Ghost HA! I read that too quickly and thought it said "Republicans are the creation of the Evil Dr. Zehn!" HA! Oops, wrong forum, I should be in the coffee room! LOL.
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