Vocalist: James Labrie, Burton C. Bell, Scott Weiland, Eddie Vedder.

Instrumentalist: Slash(guitar, still good after all these years), Kirk Hammet(guitar, although he's wasted his telent over the past years), Dave Lambardo (drums), Zakk Wilde (guitar), Dimebag Darrel (guitar), Vicente Amigo (classical guitar), John Myung (bass),John Petrucci (guitar) Kevin Moore (keyboard), Jordan Rudess (keyboard) Mike Mccready (guitar)

Writers/composers: Kevin Smith(writer), Kenji Kawai(composer), Kanno Yoko (composer) Quentin Tarantino (writer), Troy Duffy (writer).

Director: Kevin Smith, Troy Duffy, Quentin Tarantino, Peter Jackson, Robert Rodriquez, Sam Reimi, Guy Ritchie (although since he got married he hasn't made a good movie)

Actor/Actress: Jack Nicholson, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Guy Pierce, Matt Daimon, Ben Afleck(hey say what you want, but he is good), Selma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie, Keira Knightly, Jason Stathom, Jason Lee, Jeff Anderson, Harvey Kietel, Uma Thurman, Micheal Madson, Tim Roth, Joey Lauren Adams, Val Kilmer. I could go on and on.

Comedian: Lewis Black, George Carlin, Eddie Izzard, Larry the Cable Guy, Ron White(my current fav), Dat Phan, Arnold Shwartzenager (Hey you watch Commando and try not to laugh).

Singers/vocalists:

- Billy Corgan
- Joan Jett
- Bono
- Mary J. Belige


Instrumentalists (any):

- Yo-Yo Ma
- Jia Peng Fang
- Beethoven
- Mozart


Writers (novelists, playwrights, composers, songwriters, screenwriters, journalists):

- Stephen King
- Clive Barker
- Anne Rice
- William Shakespeare


Film production (direction, production, etc., all but writing and acting):

- Quentin Tarantino
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Akira Kirosawa
- Robert Rodriguez
- Mel Brooks


Actors (TV, stage, and film--please give a 'favorite role' as well):

- Johnny Depp (Nick of Time)
- Halle Berry (Dorothy in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge)
- Patrick Stewart (A Lion in the Winter)
- Denzel Washington (Training Day)
- Kennith Branagh (Much Ado About Nothing, Hemlet, & Othello)
- Russell Crowe(The Insider)
- Clive Owen (Croupier)
- Michael Chicklis (The Shield)
- Kiefer Sutherland (24)
- Eddie Murhpy (48 Hours)
- Rebert DeNiro (The Score)
- Mel Gibson (We Were Solders)
- Christopher Plummer (The Insider)
- Christopher Walken (King Of New York)
- Lawrence Fishburne (Always Outnumbered & Othello)
- Sidney Pontier (In The Heat Of The Night)
- Toshiro Mifune (Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Samurai I-III, Throne Of Blood, Ran... I could go on!)
- Judi Dench (*Anything really*)
- Matt Damnon (Good Will Hunting)
- Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast)
- Ben Kingsley (Sexy Beast)
- Wesley Snipes (Disappearing Acts)
- Takeshi Kitano (Brother)
- Shintarô Katsu (Zatoichi)
- John Lone (Last Emperor)
- Chow Yun-Fat (CTHD)
- Sigourney Weaver (Galaxy Quest)
- Peter Falk (Murder By Death & Columbo)
- Peter Sellers (Pink Panther & Murder By Death)
- Mel Brooks (Blazing Saddles)

... I could go on!


Comedians and comediennes: Richard Prior, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Andrew Dice Clay, Lewis Black, Dave Chappelle.


GD

Singers/vocalists:Dolores O'reily
Film production:wes craven,john carpenter
Comedian:Margaret Cho
actor:Ben afleck..movies-all!!!

Singers/vocalists:Aretha Frank., Christina Aguilera (ho yes, her voice is pure power)
Playwriter: Jonathan Larson
Actor: Tom Hanks

Well, while I haven't really though much about the other genres and real talent in the media and mainstream, I must say that while she is a pop-barbie doll (skanky, slutty, brainless...er, yeah, you know, nm), she has an incredible (yet wasted) voice. I was watching some documentary thing where they went in depth about artists and she was talking about some part of a song that she liked and sang as an example of what she ment. It was incredible. She has an increible, powerful voice. Too bad it's been wasted on pop.

Singers : Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Simpson, Avril Lavigne etc.

Instrumentalists : Dr. Dre, Biggie, Puff Daddy, Haddaway, Hanson, Jay-Z, Christina Aguilera etc.

Comedians : Keenan and Kel

Yadda yadda yadda...

This thread was presented horribly. Time for a change in screenname. A lot of people have talent - Mainstream/holywood/media-wise or not. I don't mean any disrespect.. but when I hear something along the lines of "abilities being magnified" later followed by "(Insert name of horribly overrated wannabe-profound dickweed has teh brainsmarts)" I quickly think "_______ needs a healthy injection of beatdown."


Shakespear, Hugh Hefner, Edgar Allen Poe, Jon Stewart etc. don't have any talent. You've been swallowed by lies and deceitfulness.

Richard D. James

Dave Lombardo- Drummer for Slayer
Pete Sandoval- Drummer of Morbid Angel ( best drummer on double bass)
Kerry King- Guitar for Slayer
Fenris- Drummer for Darkthrone, everything for Isengard
Travis Ryan- Singer for Cattle Decapitation
Josh Elmore- Guitarist for Cattle Decapitaion
Glen Benton- Singer/ bassist for Deicide, Singer for Vital Remains
Vortex-Backing Vocals/bass for dimmu borgir
Tjodalv- Drummer for Dimmu Borgir Levithmong- Drummer for Cirith Gorgor
There are many more but I do not know names

Out of the many talented people out there, I really have to recognize Rick Allen, drummer of Def Leppard. The guy lost his arm in a car accident years ago, and he's still a great drummer! I still can't believe that....

William Hung... aka Big Willie, aka Hung like horse, aka Paula Abdul's Pimp (PAP), aka Will Hizung

Yes, I am very talented.

I believe these great film actors and directors deserve much credit for their talents.

Directors - Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Tim Burton, Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Copola, Martin Scorcese and Quentin Tarantino.

Actors - Tim Robbins, Johnny Depp, Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Tom Cruise, Russel Crowe, Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington, Mike Myers, John Candy, Bill Murray. There are so many that should be credited for their great work in creating movies that developed my child hood.

ghostdragon Wrote: - Sigourney Weaver (Galaxy Quest) Excellent actress and Excellent underrated movie!!!

Greenroom Wrote: ghostdragon Wrote: - Sigourney Weaver (Galaxy Quest) Excellent actress and Excellent underrated movie!!!

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=galaxyquest.htm

It wasn't that inderrated I don't think.