Top 10 Artists Who Made Their Break From TV

From TV to music, these artist show they're various talents.

American Idol  - As many know, Ruben Studdard got his start on American Idol by swooning the world with his outstanding vocals. Soon he had released five beautiful albums, signed to legendary label Verve Records and challenged himself to break loose of his nickname, "The Velvet Teddy Bear," by signing up for The Biggest Loser. He has come such a long way from taking the stage with only a dream of becoming a background singer for Fred Hammond to where he is today. Catch up with Ruben on Lift Every Voice this Sunday at 10A/9C! (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Gospel Music Association)

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American Idol - As many know, Ruben Studdard got his start on American Idol by swooning the world with his outstanding vocals. Soon he had released five beautiful albums, signed to legendary label Verve Records and challenged himself to break loose of his nickname, "The Velvet Teddy Bear," by signing up for The Biggest Loser. He has come such a long way from taking the stage with only a dream of becoming a background singer for Fred Hammond to where he is today. Catch up with Ruben on Lift Every Voice this Sunday at 10A/9C! (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Gospel Music Association)

Just Like Me  - Jamie Foxx moved from being the funny man on The Jamie Foxx Show to being taken more seriously as a singer. Recently, Jamie explained how parties at his house turned into him creating his first big records with Kanye West, "Slow Jams" and "Gold Digger." Jamie still does movies, but also has a solo career as well, recently releasing a new song with Chris Brown called "You Changed Me." (Photo: J Records)

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Just Like Me - Jamie Foxx moved from being the funny man on The Jamie Foxx Show to being taken more seriously as a singer. Recently, Jamie explained how parties at his house turned into him creating his first big records with Kanye West, "Slow Jams" and "Gold Digger." Jamie still does movies, but also has a solo career as well, recently releasing a new song with Chris Brown called "You Changed Me." (Photo: J Records)

AM 2 PM  - Before this "Dip It Low" singer got her big solo hit, she was primarily known for breaking into the entertainment world through acting. This Young Money artist was known for her roles in Sister Sister, A Bug's Life, Smart Guy, Clueless and much more, but most importantly, she really received her props in Love Don't Cost a Thing alongside Nick Cannon. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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AM 2 PM - Before this "Dip It Low" singer got her big solo hit, she was primarily known for breaking into the entertainment world through acting. This Young Money artist was known for her roles in Sister Sister, A Bug's Life, Smart Guy, Clueless and much more, but most importantly, she really received her props in Love Don't Cost a Thing alongside Nick Cannon. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Wheelchair Jimmy to Drizzy Drake - Once upon a time, rapper Drake was known as Aubrey Graham or, as Degrassi fans remember, Jimmy Brooks. He's come so far from those days in the wheelchair and we would almost forget those moments if he did not remind us of his "acting days" from time to time in his raps. (Photo: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

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Wheelchair Jimmy to Drizzy Drake - Once upon a time, rapper Drake was known as Aubrey Graham or, as Degrassi fans remember, Jimmy Brooks. He's come so far from those days in the wheelchair and we would almost forget those moments if he did not remind us of his "acting days" from time to time in his raps. (Photo: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Wu-Tang Name Generator  - Don't you remember all those good laughs you had from the show 30 Rock? Chances are Donald Glover, the stand-up comedian who you know as rapper Childish Gambino, probably wrote some of those hard-hitting jokes and wowed you with an occasional cameo. Not to mention, he was featured in many video shorts as well before dropping his debut studio album, Camp, in 2011. (Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Coachella)

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Wu-Tang Name Generator - Don't you remember all those good laughs you had from the show 30 Rock? Chances are Donald Glover, the stand-up comedian who you know as rapper Childish Gambino, probably wrote some of those hard-hitting jokes and wowed you with an occasional cameo. Not to mention, he was featured in many video shorts as well before dropping his debut studio album, Camp, in 2011. (Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Coachella)

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DJ Big Driis - Most people don't even know Idris Elba is British, let alone that he's a professional DJ by the name of DJ Big Driis. From winning over fans with his very serious role on The Wire and his starring role in the series Luther, you probably wouldn't have guessed that mixing music is actually one of Elba's favorite pastimes. (Photo: Dave M. Benett/Getty Images)

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DJ Big Driis - Most people don't even know Idris Elba is British, let alone that he's a professional DJ by the name of DJ Big Driis. From winning over fans with his very serious role on The Wire and his starring role in the series Luther, you probably wouldn't have guessed that mixing music is actually one of Elba's favorite pastimes. (Photo: Dave M. Benett/Getty Images)

Have You Ever  - Of course everyone knows Brandy is a Grammy Award-winning songstress, but did you know she was on the TV series Thea before she hit the music scene? Her career took off while she starred in the show Moesha. (Photos from left: Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect, Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Have You Ever - Of course everyone knows Brandy is a Grammy Award-winning songstress, but did you know she was on the TV series Thea before she hit the music scene? Her career took off while she starred in the show Moesha. (Photos from left: Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect, Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)

He's All That  - From his humble beginnings in comedy on the Nickelodeon hit show All That to hosting Wildin' Out to being featured on Real Husbands of Hollywood alongside Kevin Hart to starring in feature films like Drumline and becoming Honorary Chair and Development Consultant for Nickelodeon, Nick Cannon has accomplished it all. But do you remember the time that Nick used to be in the rap game with tracks like "Dime Piece," "Your Pops Don't Like Me" and "Gigolo" featuring R. Kelly? Those are some throwback moments!  (Photo: Jive)

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He's All That - From his humble beginnings in comedy on the Nickelodeon hit show All That to hosting Wildin' Out to being featured on Real Husbands of Hollywood alongside Kevin Hart to starring in feature films like Drumline and becoming Honorary Chair and Development Consultant for Nickelodeon, Nick Cannon has accomplished it all. But do you remember the time that Nick used to be in the rap game with tracks like "Dime Piece," "Your Pops Don't Like Me" and "Gigolo" featuring R. Kelly? Those are some throwback moments!  (Photo: Jive)

Replay  - Music, dancing and acting is in Zendaya's blood. But she's more than just a Disney star, although that's where she originally started. She made her acting debut on the show Shake It Up and showed off her dance skills and soft vocals. Since then, her career has been looking up on both the acting and music front as she took the airwaves with her single "Replay." (Photo: Hollywood Records)

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Replay - Music, dancing and acting is in Zendaya's blood. But she's more than just a Disney star, although that's where she originally started. She made her acting debut on the show Shake It Up and showed off her dance skills and soft vocals. Since then, her career has been looking up on both the acting and music front as she took the airwaves with her single "Replay." (Photo: Hollywood Records)

Once a Cheetah, Always a Cheetah  - Everyone remembers little Olivia on The Cosby Show. Raven was also well known for her role on Hanging With Mr. Cooper and her own starring role on Disney Channel's That's So Raven, about a regular teen girl who had psychic visions. But Raven also became known for her musical talents from a young age and even came out with several dope albums, including This Is My Time and the self-titled Raven-Symoné. Later, she was in the hit movie The Cheetah Girls and toured and sang with groupmates Kiely Williams and Adrienne Bailon of 3LW, and Sabrina Bryan. (Photo: Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)

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Once a Cheetah, Always a Cheetah - Everyone remembers little Olivia on The Cosby Show. Raven was also well known for her role on Hanging With Mr. Cooper and her own starring role on Disney Channel's That's So Raven, about a regular teen girl who had psychic visions. But Raven also became known for her musical talents from a young age and even came out with several dope albums, including This Is My Time and the self-titled Raven-Symoné. Later, she was in the hit movie The Cheetah Girls and toured and sang with groupmates Kiely Williams and Adrienne Bailon of 3LW, and Sabrina Bryan. (Photo: Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)