7 Rock Stars and Their Best Acting Cameos
Billy Idol celebrates his 62nd birthday today (November 30), and even decades after breaking out with Generation X, he shockingly still looks the same, which is probably how he got away with playing himself in The Wedding Singer.
This got us thinking about other film roles from rock stars. In honor of Idol’s birthday, here are six other awesome acting cameos from rock stars.
Billy Idol – The Wedding Singer (1998)
Idol playing himself in The Wedding Singer is simply brilliant. Plus, the disdain with which he says “CD players” is something that always made this writer laugh.
Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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