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Music stars are busy enough with touring, promo and studio sessions, so unless they want to pull a full-on Justin Timberlake, making time for the silver screen is tough. Voice-over work, however, is a bit less time-consuming. And what better way for busy musicians to flex their theatrical chops than as animated characters they strangely resemble?
Whether it's Katy Perry's newest role as the lovely Smurfette in "The Smurfs" animated feature (which opens tomorrow, July 28) or Billy Joel as Dodger the street-savvy pooch in "Oliver & Company," animated roles give celebs a chance to show us a completely different side of them -- even if that side is a rapping lizard named Lou in "Ferngully" (we're talking to you, Tone-Loc). In celebration of Katy Perry's newest venture as Smurfette, we've compiled a photo gallery of voice-recorded roles performed by some of music's biggest acts.
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