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Back To The Future Part III
Believe it or not, Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill of ZZ Top did not get their names in the credits in BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (1990). © Universal Pictures

The Silence of the Lambs
'Wicked Game' singer Chris Issak has a cameo as a member of the SWAT team sent in to find the escaped Dr. Lecter in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) © Orion Pictures

Hook
Phil Collins as Inspector Good, investigating Peter Pan's kidnapped children in HOOK (1991). © TriStar Pictures

Hook
Could that be parrot-less Jimmy Buffet as a pirate in HOOK (1991). © TriStar Pictures

Hook
"Long live the Hook!" David Crosby in a few seconds of screen time in HOOK (1991). He appears again later in the film getting hit in the groin during the final battle sequence. © TriStar Pictures

Cobb
During the Ty Cobb film tribute at the Baseball Hall of Fame in COBB (1994), Tommy Lee Jones's Cobb hallucinates to some negative times in his life, complete with a newsreel narrator. One quick flashback covered when Cobb attacked a heckler in the stands during a game. The heckler is played by Jimmy Buffet. The actual incident occurred on May 15, 1912, Cobb assaulted a heckler, Claude Lueker, in the stands in New York. Lueker and Cobb had traded insults with each other through the first three innings, and the situation climaxed when Lueker called Cobb a "half-n****r." Cobb, in his discussion of the incident (My Life in Baseball: The True Record, Ty Cobb and Al Stump), avoided such explicit words, but alluded to it by saying the man was "reflecting on my mother's color and morals." Cobb stated in the book that he warned Highlanders manager Harry Wolverton that if something wasn't done about the man, there would be trouble. No action was taken. At the end of the sixth inning, after being challenged by teammates Sam Crawford and Jim Delahanty to do something about it, Cobb climbed into the stands and attacked Lueker, who it turns out was handicapped (he had lost all of one hand and three fingers on his other hand in an industrial accident). When onlookers shouted at Cobb to stop because the man had no hands, Cobb reportedly replied, "I don't care if he got no feet!" © Warner Bros

Robin Hood: Men In Tights
Isaac Hayes as Asneeze, father of Ahchoo (David Chappelle) in ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS (1993). © 20th Century Fox

The Brady Bunch Movie
Three of the original Monkees, Peter Tork, Mickey Dolenz & Davy Jones as themselves in THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE (1995), voting favorably the Brady kids in the school talent show. © Paramount Pictures

Casino
Jerry Vale as himself in CASINO (1995) © Universal Pictures

Casino
Frankie Avalon as himself in CASINO (1995). © Universal Pictures

Kingpin
Blues Traveler as the Amish band playing during the end credits in KINGPIN (1996). © Paramount Pictures

The Big Lebowski
THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998) - the German nihilists include Red Hot Chili Peppers' bass player Flea (second from right) and former Best Song Oscar nominee and Til Tuesday lead singer Aimee Mann (left). © Gramercy Pictures

Almost Famous
Former Humble Pie guitarist and 70's heartthrob Peter Frampton plays Roadie Reg in ALMOST FAMOUS (2000). © DreamWorks Pictures

High Fidelity
In HIGH FIDELITY (2000), Rob (John Cusack) is ruminating about whether he should visit his five major ex-girlfriends in order to get some perspective on his recent break-up with Laura (Iben Hjejle). As Rob lies on his bed considering the idea, he imagines Bruce Springsteen giving him advice. The Boss himself, strumming his guitar as he gives advice in this brief cameo. © Buena Vista Pictures

Zoolander
One of many cameos in ZOOLANDER (2001), David Bowie as himself, judging the late night walk-off between Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) and Hansel McDonald (Owen Wilson) in the abandoned "Members Only" warehouse. © Paramount Pictures

Zoolander
Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst at the fashion show in ZOOLANDER (2001). © Paramount Pictures

Zoolander
Lil' Kim at the end of the film fashion show in ZOOLANDER (2001). © Paramount Pictures

Zoolander
Lance Bass at the fashion show in ZOOLANDER (2001). © Paramount Pictures

Austin Powers in Goldmember
Quincy Jones, who gave the Mo in Mojo, briefly appears during the title sequence to AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER (2002). © New Line Cinema

Austin Powers in Goldmember
Brittany Spears is a Fembot, complete with 44 caliber breast guns in AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDEMEMBER (2002). © New Line Cinema

Austin Powers in Goldmember
AUSTIN POWER'S GOLDENMEMBER (2002) has plenty of easy to spot cameo's, but there are some brief on-screen time that can easily be overlooked. In the scene after Austin has been knighted, his band Ming Tea performs the song "Daddy Wasn't There". Ming Tea is composed of Susanna Hoffs, Stuart Johnson, C.J Ramone, Christopher Ward, and Matthew Sweet. Here is the former front-woman from The Bangles with Mike Myers. © New Line Cinema

Austin Powers in Goldmember
MTV reality series sensation The Osbournes with head of household Ozzy in a very brief cameo in AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER (2002). © New Line Cinema

Men in Black II
Future husband of Maraih Carey, Nick Cannon as a MIB autopsy investigator in MEN IN BLACK II (2002). © Columbia Pictures

Men in Black II
Stuck in Antarctica with a thousands of alien penguins, Michael Jackson begging to be let on the MIB team as "Agent M" in MEN IN BLACK II (2002). © Columbia Pictures

Spider-Man
R&B;/soul singer Macy Gray briefly appears as herself in SPIDER-MAN (2002). © Columbia Pictures

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS star Bret McKenzie was an Elven extra in the first and third LORD OF THE RINGS films. Here he is in RETURN OF THE KING (2003) as Figwit, the fan-created moniker for his unnamed Lord of the Rings character (it’s an acronym for, “Frodo Is Great … Who Is THAT?!?”). McKenzie was cast as the elf Lindir (who in contrast to Figwit is a character created by J.R.R. Tolkien himself) for the upcoming THE HOBBIT. His father Peter McKenzie played the role of Elendil in LORD OF THE RINGS. McKenzie served as music supervisor for the 2011 film THE MUPPETS, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "Man or Muppet". © New Line Cinema

King Kong
Composer Howard Shore as the uncredited Orchestra Pit Conductor in KING KONG (2005). Shore has composed music for dozens of films, including THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, ED WOOD and PHILADELPHIA. Shore was also the first musical director for NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (1975-1980) Nominated three times for the Academy Award, he won the Oscar for Best Original Song for "Into the West" from RETURN OF THE KING. © Universal Pictures

Spider-Man 3
Composer Christopher Young appears in SPIDER-MAN 3 (2007) as the pianist at Mary Jane's theater when she is fired. Young has a long list of film scores, including HELLRAISER, WONDER BOYS and RUNAWAY JURY. © Columbia Pictures

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Johnny Depp based his role of Captain Jack Sparrow on a hybrid of Peter O'Toole's character in MY FAVORITE YEAR and Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. Richards appears in the third PiRATES film, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLDS END (2007), as Captain Teague, keeper of the Pirata Codex for the Brethren Court and Jack Sparrow's father. Richards was meant to appear in the second film PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN"S CHEST, but there was no room for him in the story, as well as him being tied up with a Rolling Stones tour. He almost missed filming a scene in AT WORLD'S END following injuries sustained by falling out of a tree. In June 2006, director Gore Verbinski finally managed to make room in Richards' schedule to shoot that September. Richards briefly reprises his role in the forth PIRATES film, ON STRANGER TIDES (2011). © Buena Vista Pictures

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Jack White as Elvis Presley in WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY (2007) © Columbia Pictures

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Jackson Browne, Jewel & Lyle Lovett as themselves in WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY (2007) © Columbia Pictures

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Pearl Jam front-man Eddie Vedder as himself in WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY (2007) © Columbia Pictures

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Ghostface Killah as himself in WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY (2007) © Columbia Pictures

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Rehearsing backstage for the end of the film tribute concert, The Temptations (Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, Terry Weeks, Joe Herndon, Bruce Williamson) as themselves in WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY (2007) © Columbia Pictures

Tropic Thunder
Lance Bass as rapper Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson) date in the Academy Awards scene in TROPIC THUNDER (2008). © DreamWorks Pictures

Iron Man
Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello, who provides additional guitar music for IRON MAN (2008) has a brief cameo as a terrorist guard getting punched out by Iron Man in an Afghanistan cave. © Marvel Entertainment

Bridesmaids
Wilson Philips reunites and surprises the wedding party & guests at the end of BRIDESMAIDS (2011). © Universal Pictures

Moneyball
Joe Satriani appears as himself, performing "The Star-Spangled Banner" on electric guitar at the Oakland A's 2002 opening game in MONEYBALL (2011). © Columbia Pictures

The Muppets
Dave Grohl (Nirvana & Foo Fighters) has a very brief uncredited cameo appearance in THE MUPPETS (2011) as the drummer of the Fozzy Bear-led cover band The Moopets. © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Ted
Norah Jones helps out with a favor in TED (2012) during intermission of her concert. © Universal Pictures

This Is 40
Graham Parker & Billie Joe Armstrong appear as themselves in THIS IS 40 (2012). © Universal Pictures

This Is 40
Singer/Songwriter Ryan Adams as himself in THIS IS 40 (2012). © Universal Pictures

We're the Millers
Ben Folds appears as a very expensive piano instructor in WE'RE THE MILLERS (2013). © New Line Cinema