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John Lennon
Numerous films have been made about The Beatles, but 2009's "Nowhere Boy" focuses solely on John Lennon -- his youth, the creation of The Quarrymen, and how that group evolved into The Beatles. Aaron Johnson, left in photo, perhaps best known from his starring role in "Kick-Ass," plays Lennon. (The Weinstein Company/Redferns via Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation -
Joan Jett and the Runaways
Actors love playing rock stars, and over the years, musical biopics have tackled the lives of everyone from Jim Morrison to Joan Jett. In the photo on the left, "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart (with dark hair) plays Jett and Dakota Fanning plays fellow bandmate Cherie Currie in the 2010 film "The Runaways." The photo on the right shows the real Jett and Currie. (Apparition, Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation -
The Notorious B.I.G.
Jamal Woolard, left, pulled off an eerie resemblance to The Notorious B.I.G. in the 2009 film "Notorious," about the life and 1997 murder of the rapper. The murder remains unsolved. (Fox Searchlight, AP) Back to slideshow navigation -
Edith Piaf
Marion Cotillard, left, played French singer Edith Piaf, seen at right in 1948, in the 2007 film "La Vie en Rose." Lesser known in the U.S., Piaf is a national treasure in France. (Picturehouse, Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation -
Ian Curtis
Actor Sam Riley, top, played Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis in the 2007 movie "Control," which was based on material from a book by Curtis' widow. Health problems and a foundering marriage led Curtis to hang himself in 1980. His gravestone bears his most famous lyric, "Love will tear us apart." (The Weinstein Company, Redferns) Back to slideshow navigation -
Bob Dylan
Christian Bale, left, was one of several actors portraying different stages in the life of Bob Dylan in 2007's "I'm Not There." Dylan is seen at right in 1962, recording his first album. (The Weinstein Company, Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation -
The Supremes
In 2006's "Dreamgirls," Anika Noni Rose, Beyonce Knowles and eventual Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson play The Dreamettes, a girl group based on numerous real groups, but most concretely upon the lives of The Supremes. Mary Wilson, Diana Ross and Cindy Birdsong of The Supremes are seen in 1968 in the bottom photo. (DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures, Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation -
June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash
Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix, top photo, won acclaim for their portrayals of June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash in 2005's "Walk the Line." The real Cashes are seen in the photo below performing for 900 inmates at Cummins Prison in Arkansas in 1969. (20th Century Fox, Arkansas Department of Corrections) Back to slideshow navigation -
Ray Charles
Jamie Foxx, top, won the Academy Award for best actor for his portrayal of Ray Charles in 2004's "Ray." The real Charles, shown in an undated photo below, lost his sight at age 7 but went on to become one of soul music's pioneers. In 2002, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Charles No. 2 on its list of the greatest 100 singers of all time. (Aretha Franklin was ranked first, Elvis Presley third.) (Universal, Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation -
Bobby Darin
Kevin Spacey, left, portrayed singer Bobby Darin, right, in the 2004 movie "Beyond the Sea." The singer was just 37 when he died in 1973 after complications from heart surgery. (Lionsgate, Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation -
Dorothy Dandridge
Halle Berry played the legendary singer and actress Dorothy Dandridge in 1999's "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge." Dandridge was the first African-American to be nominated for a best actress Oscar, and when Berry later won her own best actress Oscar for "Monster's Ball," she mentioned Dandridge in her acceptance speech. (Everett Collection, Time Life Pictures/Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation -
Selena
Jennifer Lopez, left, played Tejano music star Selena Perez Quintanilla in 1997's "Selena." The real Selena, seen at right in 1995, was murdered that same year by the president of her fan club. Selena was just 23 when she died. (Warner Bros./ Everett Collection, AP) Back to slideshow navigation -
Tina Turner
Angela Bassett, left, played Tina Turner in 1993's "What's Love Got To Do With It?" Turner, seen at right in 1980, came out of semi-retirement for a 50th anniversary tour in 2008 and 2009 when she was 70. (Everett Collection, Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation -
Jim Morrison
Val Kilmer, left, played legendary Doors frontman Jim Morrison, seen at right in 1968, in the 1991 Oliver Stone movie "The Doors." Other actors reportedly considered for the lead role were Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp and John Travolta, but legend has it Kilmer was cast after he made a video of himself performing as Morrison, and Stone couldn't tell it apart from the real thing. (TriStar Pictures/ Everett Collection, Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation -
Jerry Lee Lewis
Dennis Quaid, left, played rocker Jerry Lee Lewis in 1989's "Great Balls of Fire!" Lewis, seen at right in 1970, was controversial for many reasons, among them the fact that his third marriage was to his 13-year-old cousin. (Orion Pictures/ Everett Collection, Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation -
Ritchie Valens
Lou Diamond Phillips played rock 'n' roll pioneer Ritchie Valens in 1987's "La Bamba." Valens had only an eight-month career before dying at age 17 in the small-plane crash that also took the lives of Buddy Holly and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. (Columbia Pictures/Everett Collection, Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation -
Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen
Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb, at left, starred in 1986's "Sid and Nancy," about the lives of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious, who murdered his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, in 1978. The two are pictured in the photo at right the year of the murder. (Samuel Goldwyn Company, Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation -
Loretta Lynn
Sissy Spacek, left, won an Academy Award for best actress for portraying Loretta Lynn in 1980's "Coal Miner's Daughter." Lynn, seen at right in the 1960s, grew up poor in backwoods Appalachia, wed at 15 and had four children by age 19, yet still went on to country music superstardom. (Universal Pictures, Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation -
Elvis Presley
Kurt Russell, left, played legendary rocker Elvis Presley, shown at right in an undated photo, in 1979's TV movie "Elvis." Russell has had other Elvis run-ins throughout his career. At age 11, Russell had a small part speaking to Elvis in 1963's "It Happened at the World's Fair." He played an Elvis impersonator in 2001's "3000 Miles to Graceland" and provided the voice of Elvis for a scene in 1994's "Forrest Gump." (Everett Collection, Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation -
Buddy Holly
Gary Busey, left, starred in 1978's "The Buddy Holly Story" and was nominated for an Oscar for the role. Holly died along with Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper in the famed 1959 plane crash immortalized as "The Day the Music Died." Holly was just 22 when he died. He had proposed to his wife on their first date and they wed less than two months later. She was newly pregnant with their child when Holly died, but later miscarried. (Everett Collection, Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation -
Fanny Brice
Barbra Streisand, left, starred in the 1968 film version of the musical "Funny Girl," about the life of comedian and singer Fanny Brice, seen at right in 1935 with British actor Hanley Stafford. Although Brice began her career as a singer, she is perhaps most famous for her role as the bratty toddler Baby Snooks, which explains the baby doll dresses and giant hair bow. (Columbia Tristar, Getty Images) Back to slideshow navigation
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