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1* BreakupBreakout: Possibly the UrExample for a popular singer. He began as a member of the trio The Rhythm Boys, then found stardom as a solo act after they broke up.
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3** Crosby's performance as a down-at-the-heels alcoholic in ''Film/TheCountryGirl'' is a far cry from his usual happy-go-lucky image.
4** His final acting role, in the 1971 MadeForTVMovie ''Dr. Cook's Garden'', has him as a small-town physician who's secretly a SerialKiller.
5* ThoseTwoActors: As mentioned on the main page, Bing and Creator/BobHope in the ''Film/RoadTo'' films.
6** To add to the cameraderie, Dorothy Lamour appeared in all of them as well, something that was {{lampshade|Hanging}}d by Bing at the beginning of ''Film/RoadToMorocco'': [[NoFourthWall "I'll lay you eight-to-five that we meet Dorothy Lamour!"]]
7** Crosby would often do [[TheCameo a cameo]] appearance in Hope's other movies as well; in at least [[Film/ThePrincessAndThePirate one case]] he [[TheAce steals the heroine away]] in the process.
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