A lot of actors can sing. There’s a lot of overlap between the music kids and the drama kids. There’s also a good chance they learn singing in arts school/acting school or whatever.
It was the mid-2000s when I first started asking “Whatever happened to Rick Moranis?” when, lo and behold, he was on Conan O’Brien one night as the musical guest. He had made an album of comedic country songs called “The Agoraphobic Cowboy,” released it independently, and only sold it through his website. And out of all that, he managed to pick up a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album.
He did a decent job in Little Shop of Horrors too.
He’s got a real magic for singing well *in character*. Moranis even holds his own in a duet with a legendary singer.
[“Suddenly Seymour” from *Little Shop Of Horrors* (1986) with Rick Moranis and Ellen Green.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0tOKh78ab0)
He has released a few non-comedy music albums.
Like Jason Alexander. Sometimes the nerds have pipes.
He has a couple country albums too
He was absolutely fantastic in Little Shop of Horrors. I always thought it was a shame he stepped out of the limelight.
See his work as Gerry Todd on SCTV. The guy is straight up brilliant.
A lot of actors can sing. There’s a lot of overlap between the music kids and the drama kids. There’s also a good chance they learn singing in arts school/acting school or whatever.
[Who the hell is rick moranis?](https://youtu.be/DU1VTuDR9Vs?si=BWbP2YFVOW0CRvJL&t=9)
“Why do birds suddenly appear,
Every time you are near?”
I miss this man. I hope he has some sort of comeback
Little Shop of Horrors
Yes I’d imagine the guy who does musicals would be able to sing.
It was the mid-2000s when I first started asking “Whatever happened to Rick Moranis?” when, lo and behold, he was on Conan O’Brien one night as the musical guest. He had made an album of comedic country songs called “The Agoraphobic Cowboy,” released it independently, and only sold it through his website. And out of all that, he managed to pick up a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album.
A true showman, the nerds were always in band
He has a great talking voice too.
Someone never saw Little Shop of Horrors
He also does a killer [George Carlin impression](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3j-yE49gvM). His parody of Carlin crushed him.
I love that they just casually whip out a pistol and start shooting in the background