Updated May 24, 2022 16.8K votes 2.2K voters 153.6K views
There are tons of famous actors, famous singers, and famous dancers in Hollywood today, but there are only a few celebrities who can do it all. Many of these triple threats, who can sing, dance, and act, got their start with Disney and others have won Academy Awards for showing off their exceptional and diverse talents. This list of famous triple threats in entertainment is loosely ranked by fame and popularity.
Who is the most famous triple threat in entertainment today? Jennifer Lopez is on our list. She started her career as a Fly Girl dancer on "In Living Color." Stars like Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Ryan Gosling, and Justin Timberlake all got their triple threat starts thanks to the Disney Channel.
Catherine Zeta-Jones proved that she could sing, dance and act when she appeared as Velma Kelly in the 2002 film Chicago. She won an Academy Award for her performance. Fellow Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis has also shown off his triple threat skills, appearing in the musical film Nine.
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Hugh Jackman has proved that he is a great actor in films like Prisoners,Les Miserables, and The Prestige. He has also shown the world his ability to sing and dance by appearing in several musicals and hosting both the Oscars and the Tony Awards.
Neil Patrick Harris has shown his ability to sing and dance by appearing in several musicals and as the host of the Tony Awards. He is best known for his role as Barney on the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother."
Before she played Mary-Jane Watson in the MCU, Zendaya was a model and backup dancer before being cast as Rocky Blue in the Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up. She then appeared on Dancing with the Stars the same year she released a self-titled studio album in 2013.
It's no secret Lady Gaga can belt great vocals, but she's also got the moves to go along with it—just check out her Super Bowl halftime performance from 2016. In addition to her well-proven skills behind the mic, she's also shown some serious acting chops. Not only has she let them show on American Horror Story, but her starring role in the 2018 remake of A Star is Born was nothing short of incredible.
Jamie Foxx showed that he could sing and act in the 2004 film Ray, and he showed off his dance skills when he opened the 2009 BET Awards doing a dance routine to Michael Jackson's "Beat It."
Justin Timberlake has proven many times over that he is a talented singer and dancer. He has also appeared in such films as The Social Network, Southland Tales, and Bad Teacher.
