billy joel in leather jacket playing piano<\/span><\/p> Billy Joel<\/a> may be best known as The Piano Man, but in 1988, he was known as Dodger \u2014 the witty street mutt who stars in the movie\u00a0Oliver & Company.\u00a0<\/em>He delivered\u00a0his best and most charming New York accent for the role, and even sang and played piano in a catchy song on the soundtrack titled “Why Should I Worry?”.<\/p>\n His iconic sunglasses and piano even made their way into the scene, which you can check out below.<\/p>\n The movie was Joel’s film debut, and one of only a few that he’s credited on.<\/p>\n “I got into the role, actually, because there were no cameras,\u201d Joel said of the experience [via Moving Picture Show<\/a>]. \u201cWe were in the recording studio, where I was very comfortable. As a matter of fact, a lot of the sessions were done in a studio that I\u2019m used to working in. So I just walked in, and there was a microphone, and it was real comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n toto singer joseph williams<\/span><\/p> Matthew Broderick voices the curious Simba in 1994’s The Lion King,\u00a0<\/em>but Joseph Williams, singer of Toto<\/a> from 1986 until 1988 (and again since 2010), provided vocals for\u00a0the adult Simba in the film. He sang on the songs “Hakuna Matata” and “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.”<\/p>\n Williams was initially asked to audition for the singing voice in\u00a0Aladdin,\u00a0<\/em>but Disney went with a different singer for the role. He was contacted again a little over a year later and asked to try again for another movie that Elton John<\/a> was providing music for.<\/p>\n “I went down to the studio and they literally had two lines for me to sing in that song and I went in there and I listened to Matthew Broderick singing it and it sounded like Matthew Broderick speaking, really! He didn’t have a bad voice, his pitch was good. He sounded fine but it sounded like him,” Williams explained during a telephone interview in 1998<\/a>.<\/p>\n “And it just so happened that the album turned out to be a big hit. So, in a way, The Lion King<\/em> record is probably the biggest hit I’ve ever had.”<\/p>\n Williams wasn’t the in Toto when\u00a0they released the hit “Africa,” but that would have been a hilarious coincidence.<\/p>\n phil collins holding microphone<\/span><\/p> We shouldn’t have to remind you that Phil Collins<\/a>\u00a0produced and composed one of the greatest movie soundtracks of all time (Tarzan,\u00a0<\/em>duh), but it’s the truth. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, Grammy Awards and several other accolades for the album and some of its songs.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a015 Rock + Metal Bands Banned by Disney<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Due to the success of the soundtrack, he was also asked to work on one for the 2003 film\u00a0Brother Bear.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Collins didn’t actually play a character in either of the two films, but he did voice the vulture Lucky in\u00a0The Jungle Book 2\u00a0<\/em>(2003). We included a song from\u00a0Tarzan\u00a0<\/em>below, though, because it’s just that good.<\/p>\n These actors starred as rock stars in movies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Lauryn Schaffner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nBilly Joel, ‘Why Should I Worry?’<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Joseph Williams (Toto)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
‘The Lion King,’ ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight’<\/b><\/h3>\n
Phil Collins<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Phil Collins, ‘Strangers Like Me’ (‘Tarzan’)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
25 Actors Who Transformed Into Real-life Rockstars for Movies<\/h2>\n