Top 20 Greatest Triple Threat Performers of All Time

These performers can do it all! For this list, we’ll be counting down our favorite performers who can act, dance, and sing with the best of them. Our countdown includes Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya, Lady Gaga, Ryan Gosling, and more! Did we miss any of your most beloved triple threats? Let us know in the comments.
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[@MsMojo]

Did we miss any of your most beloved triple threats? Let us know below!

[@MrSteversNJ]

I can't believe that Judy Garland isn't on this list - singer, fantastic actress and an unbelievable dancer. I'm also surprised that Sutton Foster and Ariana DeBose are not on this list!

[@SweetLala25]

Man you missed a lot of good people. You did the horrible Justin Timberlake but not Janet Jackson?? Not the goddess Julie Andrews or even John Travolta, etc. I just realized they all start with J....

[@lusalma5404]

Shirley Temple

[@raek4396]

Ariana DeBose! She’s pretty new to Hollywood but her Oscar-winning performance in West Side Story (2021) is the definition of Triple Threat 👏🏾

[@thisiscoolforme]

Surprised Julianne Hough was missing off that list (and Derek for a honourable mention too), and even Lin Manuel Miranda was missing!

[@shipeaner2314]

They're missing Julie Andrews. She literally dances with Gene Kelly! She nails superfragilisticexpialidocious, and she makes you feel things when she acts. She deserved to be on that list I'd say

[@farmchicki]

I was about to say the same

[@prosen8966]

Well but then you’re missing the obvious. Where is Dick Van Dyke?!

[@gabrielm925]

Said the same thing to my boyfriend they miss Julia Andrews because seriously from the sound of music to the Princess diaries two come on people come on she wasn’t even on the Muppet show come on everybody should know that she’s a triple threat come on

[@troylynnbrewster7315]

Amen! Amen!

[@naomidixon4640]

I was going to say, "Julie Andrews would like a WORD"!!! They've got Justin Timberlake on here but no Julie Andrews?

[@wluxenb]

How the hell do you leave out Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta, Bette Midler, Patrick Swayze and Janet Jackson?

[@richardjohnson9600]

That’s what I was thinking?! John Travolta legit starred in THE dancing movie of the disco era. Not only that, his vocal talents are displayed in Grease and his acting chops across all of the above and classics like Pulp Fiction. Janet should also have been on that list.

[@petitealby]

I agree, the overlooked a lot of great performers…. Not even Julie Andrews

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

What about Angela Lansbury? (And I don't think I've ever felt strongly enough about someone/something that should be on one of these lists to comment before.)

[@donnafavel6288]

and what about Elvis?

[@cathyhilton5298]

@@donnafavel6288 he wasnt that good a dancer he just swiveled his hips

[@brentmclean7082]

Judy Garland definitely should have been on this list. She was one of the greatest performers to ever exist.

[@chantalalexander]

It's truly a shame she's not, just as strange Liza isn't either. The amount of given talents omitted from this list smh!

[@brentmclean7082]

@@chantalalexander YES. Aretha too, maybe she couldnt dance as good as others, but boy could she sing.

[@prosen8966]

@@chantalalexander Good God. I can’t believe she didn’t come immediately to mind. That is shameful. I am ashamed… 😳☺️😊🎵🎶Somewhere, over the rainbow… 🌈

[@RuminatingRaptor]

Exactly! How dare they exclude her.

[@stacym735]

I was just coming in to make the same comment; you beat me to it.

[@VaraHeyman]

Dick Van Dyke not being on this list is an injustice. The man is still doing it into his 90s!

[@jeanneellis5090]

Yes Dick Van Dyke should have been on the list for sure.

[@kjh5317]

I adore him!!

[@MsPammkj]

They're missing a lot! Shirley Temple, John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Prince, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Will Smith, Tatiana Ali, Queen Latifah, Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Dorothy Dandridge, and Marilyn Monroe. But I guess they were crunched, for time.

[@cathyhilton5298]

Beyonce

[@mehere8038]

They need further lists on this one!

[@MikeCBaker]

Some definite areas of agreement in your list up there, but some others I would not have included. Much as I love her acting & all that, in my personal opinion Marilyn Monroe never quite rose to the level of others in her generation as a dancer or singer. Don't know that I've seen that much from Queen Latifah when it comes to dance (but I fully admit that I may have missed something along the way). Similar celebrity talents that do not QUITE make the triple-threat for me: Ethel Merman (hits the mark singing & acting, not-so-much as a dancer), Dinah Shore (love her voice, personality as a talk show host, but the only dancing with her I can remember was fairly pedestrian and her acting always just seemed to be her, not the character [unless the character was that similar to her own "self"]), Carol Burnette (acting? OH MY! singing? well, for certain songs O.K. ... Dancing? Maybe, but never what got her the attention of the other two talent arenas), ETC.

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

Audrey Hepburn couldn’t sing (dubbed in My Fair Lady). Shirley Temple couldn’t sing, that’s the main reason she didn’t get to be Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. She sounded cute as a very little girl, but she had no voice. The MGM people who looked at her for Oz said, “Her vocal limitations are insurmountable.”

[@bigezbarry]

Barbra Streisand should have been closer to the top. Julie Andrews is completely missing as are Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Carol Burnett and Olivia Newton-John.

[@thomasbowers1210]

We need another list with Judy Garland, Queen Latifa, Vanessa Williams, and Julia Andrews!

[@ronorleans]

I know Keke Palmer is incomparable, but I think she should have at least gotten an honorable mention. She's been singing, dancing, acting, host, and being an underrated comedian too since childhood.

[@kamieriathomas4109]

Right

[@gammygonzz]

agreed

[@haveyoucina]

I came to say EXACTLY this.

[@ronorleans]

@@haveyoucina Great minds think alike 😂

[@ronorleans]

@@kamieriathomas4109 🙌

[@danielvalle8086]

There’s also the great Lin-Manuel Miranda! Singer, actor, rapper, lyricist, director and dancer, the entire man is a threat all around 😂

[@natyinthehouse]

Watch Lindsay Ellis’ Why video. It’s hilarious and it’ll make you rethink your opinion.

[@prosen8966]

@@natyinthehouse I’ll do that but it would have to be extremely, unbelievably on your head “it’s all an act and somebody’s whispering in his ear” or my opinion is unlikely to change. I’ve seen him make up rap lines off the top of his head and he - like anybody else who can do that -- is simply brilliant. That’s a talent right there. Hamilton included not only the surface stuff that the audience saw (like myself) but if you watched videos on it, the music and the tempo, etc etc also was done in a certain style to speak to other composers and to ppl thru his musical talent. And the lyrics, of course, speak for themselves. And that’s not to mention his earlier Broadway show that also won a Tony. He’s not a one shot pony. He’s the real deal.

[@prosen8966]

@@natyinthehouse Well you got me. He shouldn’t sing Jesus Christ Superstar. But then again, I wouldn’t mind if NOBODY sang that musical (except for King Herod’s Song) and I’d easily give that up to never ever hear it again. It gave me nightmares as a child and being Jewish, it’s not even something I’d ever listen to except my family was into showtunes. But I’m pretty sure Lin is getting the last laugh - not Lindsay - since he likely will end up w a half a billion, maybe a actual billion dollars for his Hamilton musical and he can live with sounding bad online. I forgot to add that he was also pretty awesome when he guest starred on House (year 6) and when he sings in the right register, I love his voice. Admittedly, he doesn’t have the range of some of the men who were on that tape - they’re legends in their own right, at least for singing on Broadway - and somebody like Adam Lambert has a much stronger voice than Lin. But as far as I know, Adam hasn’t written scores for musicals and (possibly) doesn’t have the training to do so. Lin is well on his way to a long, happy & extreme loving career. (He can’t say enough about his wife.) Now maybe if it had been Les Mis, Cabaret, Chicago, Evita - one of my favs - I might have felt differently- altho, tbh, I don’t think so. I imagine I would have had the same response: he shouldn’t sing “x” - the difference would be that I would t want the musical to go away forever. JCS creeps me out to this day. And I can’t even enjoy the one song I thought was good bc Trump took it upon himself to say that HE was the king of the Jews and that just ruined it for me. Cabaret is different in that it makes me sad and weepy, and when the young Nazi boy sings Tomorrow I feel like crawling into a ball on my bed, but the music, the choreography, everything else about the musical I find excellent. And just by the by, I knew there was going to be trouble when I looked up the video and saw another one next to it named something like “Is Loki a complete narcissist… yadda yadda (bc I don’t recall the rest)” Loki - since Iron Man was killed off the show - is now my top Marvel character and I’m positive that I will not enjoy a video that is entitled that way. Clearly, even if he is not found to be a complete narcissist, there will be plenty said re his character that is remarkably bad and while he played a villain or perhaps an antihero on the show, he wasn’t disliked by almost anyone with whom I spoke on forum boards, etc (I’m not just going by ppl I know bc most ppl I know don’t follow. MArvel). He is sort of like the Moriarty of the Marvel world, except that he wasn’t quite as bad as Moriarty (in the sense of being a comic book character v just a really really bad guy whom I inexplicably liked. Moriarty I mean.) I probably read too much fan fiction bc he wasn’t a large part of the actual works.

[@natyinthehouse]

@@prosen8966 just to be perfectly clear, I adore Hamilton and I adore Lin Manuel Miranda. My two favorites from that musical are Dear Theodosia and Farmer Refuted. Tik Tik Boom was a perfect movie musical because it payed homage to a Broadway legend gone before his time and another legend that inspired him who died around the time the movie came out. Lin himself says that he is not that good at dancing. He something along the lines of, “that’s why everyone else is dancing around me while I stand in place or walk around.” He can sing and when he sings something in his proper range and style, it sounds great, but you can’t compare his voice to Leslie Odom Jr.’s. I’m sorry, but you cannot call him a triple threat. That would mean I could call myself a triple threat. I have a music degree that I got by singing and I did musical theatre my whole life so I can act and dance. You can’t say that I’m a triple threat and Ariana DeBose is a triple threat. A triple threat is some who is a master of all three categories. Lin is not a master dancer or a master singer. If you wanted to put rapping under singing for modern context then he is a master of two. The people who put this list together were careful to stay away from Broadway performers, with the exception of Hugh Jackman and Barbra Streisand, or they’d make up the whole list.

[@prosen8966]

@@natyinthehouse To be fair, many of the so-called triple threats were amazing in one or two categories, and just fair in the third. And that’s ignoring all of the earlier Hollywood legends not named in this particular list. In a separate comment, i mentioned that, for example, missing both Sammy Davis Jr and Gregory Hines seemed to be a bit much. You can’t say that either of those men were not decent singers, wondiferous dancers, and fantastic actors. (Or, of course you could, but it would be a minority view.) But they, like Liza and Judy and Dick van Dyke and so many others simply weren’t put on this particular list. I mean, truly, are we saying that Meryl Streep’s singing or dancing is at the “threat” level of her acting? Seriously? Julie Andrews, Fred Astaire, even a Kevin Bacon or Julia Stiles can claim that title. No. Perhaps Lin wasn’t at Odom’s level as a singer. But I still believe that Daveed Diggs was a better actor than Odom; he simply played two separate parts and thus didn’t end up w top billing as both Burr and narrator at certain moments. If you honestly believe that every person on the list was in fact a triple threat, according to YOUR definition, a master in all three categories, then I guess there is not much more to say, as you have made up your mind. But I believe quite a few of the ppl on that list were, in fact NOT. Asters of one or two of the skills involved. That is to say, they are talented in those roles, they can sing and dance and act, but if you compare them to truly great singers, they are simply not at that level. Wewwww And please be fair to how I responded. I mentioned not only that Lin shouldn’t sing JCS but that there were numerous singers on the video much more talented than Lin, with much stronger voices, who clearly blew him away. All I truly said was that he COULD sing in his own range (certainly songs he specifically wrote for himself), and I implied - thru saying he was indeed a triple threat - that his dancing was up to par and that his acting was definitely at a high enough level. I truly believe that. And I wouldn’t be as harsh on Lins dancing as Lin himself. But he’s no Fred Astaire. I simply said, the same way other ppl appeared to be saying this, that Lin could act, sing and dance at a good enough level to be considered a triple threat. And actually, I was throwing in his composing in there, so something - either his singing or dancing didn’t have to be top notch. And that’s not just saying anybody in a musical is worthy of being called a triple threat. I saw Grease 2, for ex. I would t put anybody from that movie onto the list, altho it happens to be true that Michelle Pfeiffer is a fab actress with a wonderful voice. I just wouldn’t say she’s a great dancer. But, as mentioned on the list NPH is indeed a master in all three categories. Without a doubt. His talent is astonishing. I wasn’t pushing Lin bc I have any particular interest in him (other than truly thinking he’s a genius composer). But I’m also not put off by ppl disagreeing w what I say or believe. That’s why this is a commentary; a forum discussion; rather than simply a gushing discussion of X, y or z. We actually seem to agree mostly, but even if we didn’t, we could simply agree to disagree, in a much nicer manner than Congress. I’m not going to flip out bc other ppl disagree w me. I have three sisters who do so on a regular basis. 🥰

[@olenaolena9073]

Gaga is a singer (in all genres), dancer, actress, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, performer, producer, and businesswoman. In brief, she is a living legend 💅

[@huntercuyler]

too true!!

[@robertmoya1868]

Love Gaga but I wouldn’t call her a dancer.

[@giggles2302]

Agreed! And she's also an arranger, more difficult than composition. She's fiercely talented.

[@hectormanuel9793]

Except, that she's not the best at any of those things you listed, and her fan base is quite limited world wide, and aside from a few of my many gay friends, who worship her, as yet, have never met a straight guy that would put her at 1st place in the world of entertainers.

[@ronald5940]

@@hectormanuel9793 that’s subjective and very narrow minded. Straight people, if you will, won’t admit to Gaga’s ultimate talent since she is “too different” and labeled as “only” for the gays. Art is never understood by those who can’t open up their minds to uniqueness and originality.

[@kayn.1105]

I think Ann Hathaway is also a triple threat. or am I bias. I love watching her as a little girl and still watch her roles

[@VaraHeyman]

I forgot about her, but you're absolutely right. I've seen her hold up strongly in all 3 categories.

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

I know she can sing and act, but can she really dance? The True Triple Threat is remarkable, like Judy Garland, best singer of the 20th Century, Academy Award level Actress, and very talented dancer-danced in 3 movies with the great Gene Kelly, and FredAstaire came out of retirement to dance with her in Easter Parade. How they didn’t start with her, I can’t imagine! She just had her100th Birthday, and it was celebrated all over the country (and in London, I heard), over 50 years after her death.

[@madman00774]

Lady Gaga is so versatile and talented. You can ask her to do anything and she will do it perfectly.

[@baphomethere130]

ya can't be pretty though, she looks like a man in his 40s wearing drag

[@andreyduarte4211]

She is not a dancer

[@NovelTuber]

@@andreyduarte4211 look at Chromatica ball she's literally slaying with her dancing

[@mehere8038]

Sometimes I think MsMojo just looks at what Lady Gaga's up to & makes a list based on her latest skill shown lol. The Lady is certainly supremely talented!

[@mehere8038]

@@andreyduarte4211 She refuses to lip sinc, so that limits how much she dances in her show, cause it's not physically possible to do both intensely & do both well, but plenty of her music videos make it abundantly clear she's a fantastic dancer

[@bethbattjes6223]

Hugh Laurie is also a triple threat. He sings, can play many instruments and is a wonderful actor. He even put out a few albums

[@stacym735]

That's a good one.

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

But can he dance? TRIPLE threats are a different ballgame.

[@bethbattjes6223]

@@elizabethdacosta5601 probably

[@fiveandfour]

@@elizabethdacosta5601 He’s a published writer, so his creative talents are definitely broad and impressive

[@ashleywinkel3387]

I’m surprised Zac Efron didn’t get an honorable mention!

[@Obileo346]

Whether or not u like Moulin Rouge, you have to admit Ewan has a voice, and this was further cemented when he played Lumiere in the live action beauty and the beast. I don't think any of his roles have required dancing unfortunately, but I would love to see what he can do in that department since he's known for doing his own stunts in his action movie roles.

[@Chocobear555]

I agree. I was genuinely surprised when I found out that Ewan, as well as Nicole, can sing. I love listening to them sing.

[@lorigirl65]

Agreed! I can't see Moulin Rouge too many times!!

[@Drgracr21]

Down With Love is my favorite of his. He dances in that one I believe. :)

[@davidcwitkin6729]

Fred Astaire's acting in "On The Beach" will literally rip your heart out. But you're missing Carol Burnett, who's comedy was matched by her singing and dancing, and who's dramatic acting in roles like "Pete & Tilly" will make you literally weep.

[@mycraycraylife9481]

You’re missing Daniel Radcliffe. He’s sang and danced on broadway and he can obviously act. He deserves to be on this list. So does Matthew Morrison.

[@jennifer5512]

We have such low standards for white boys.

[@AndieO]

Also Robin Williams, Matthew Broderick & Nathan Lane

[@stacym735]

How could this list exist without Judy Garland on it? Or her daughter Liza, for that matter? BOTH of them won Academy awards for roles where they had to sing, dance, and act. BOTH of them are legends.

[@Anjuli50]

I agree, but Garland's only Oscar was a "Juvenile" Oscar for Oz. She was robbed 2 other times, for A Star is Born and Judgment at Nuremberg. But if ever there was a triple threat, it was Judy!

[@huntercuyler]

absolute CRIME to not include: Judy Garland (my ride-or-die role model and inspiration so i'm biased) Julie Andrews Patti Lupone Having said that, I do appreciate the Lady Gaga recognition. Too many people today, especially veterans within the industry, write her off as a talented singer who got lucky in the film industry, but her talent is unmatched. I love Ginger Rogers being recognized, but personally I would have put her above Fred. After all, as they say, she did everything that Fred did, but backwards and in heels!

[@viaallaire8192]

There is nothing Zendaya cannot do. She is the ultimate multitalented performer. Dancing, singing, acting, modeling, makeup, art, everything. She’s so amazing.

[@jessecarliner7733]

You left out acrobat

[@viaallaire8192]

@@jessecarliner7733 thanks she’s so talented

[@wilmablair1044]

not trying to discredit her but of course she is she grew up involved in theatre

[@Jodellemcelrath]

@@jessecarliner7733 hbBonjour hi joj

[@susancullimore5643]

She is truly amazing. Don't forget she played Chani inDune.

[@trinaq]

Hugh Jackman just needs to win an Oscar, then he'll be a full EGOT recipient!

[@madman00774]

He may win next year for The Son.

[@lynn_hathaway15]

Yes!

[@vanessastegall]

@@madman00774 🙌🙌

[@doc7504]

Cher just needs a Tony. Oh wait her Cher Broadway won one. So she is an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony winner. And honorable mention. Don’t think so.

[@lindsay9838]

Holy shit, he’s never won an Oscar?! That seems so strange…he’s so beloved! And in so many movies! Wow, I guess I just always assumed he had at one point. I hope he gets one someday!🥺

[@danielmcdonald6861]

Any love for Danny Kaye? Was a triple threat from the 30's - 80's, with dancing, acting, singing, comedic timing, and if we are stretching what others have done like Mojo, producing, directing, and having his own prime time radio show

[@jasmineemerald1446]

Amy Adams in Enchanted is underrated. 💜🥰 I remember seeing her for the first time in Smallville.

[@pollohige]

I was wondering if that was her when I watched this lol

[@crazygarnett]

She makes a short appearance in Buffy the Vampire Slayer too, but unfortunately not the musical episode.

[@lynnevetter]

You should see her play a meanie in Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Season 5, Family).

[@jodawa2504]

Smallville & Buffy The Vampire Slayer was my favorites as a kid going into my teenage years & early 20s. The same with Supernatural, which sadly ended in 2020, One Tree Hill & the Buffy The Vampire Slayer spin off series, Angel. Another one of my favorite shows that was on WB/CW is 7th Heaven.

[@lisashook4290]

Danny Kaye should have been on this list not only was he a wonderful dancer, singer and actor, he played the violin beautifully! Shame on you for leaving this phenomenal person off your list.

[@evelynmarks2212]

Totally agree, he was one of the best. I loved him in Hans Christian Andersen.

[@essaboselin5252]

It's a list compiled by a bunch of kids who have watched very little that didn't come out this century. Do you think they ever heard of Danny Kaye or any of the other super talented names mentioned elsewhere in the comments?

[@vanessaivlisar1778]

Glad I’m not the only one that thought of Danny Kaye - Have you seen him in The Inspector General

[@anthonydaniel1727]

Danny Kaye, truly one of the greats...and don't forget his impeckable comedic timing

[@randyseay4855]

You should have called this the 20 Greatest Triple Threats that younger people today would be familiar with. Most of the names who were truly The Greatest Triple Threats OF ALL TIME would not be recognized by today’s audiences. They were the greats of the “Golden Age” of stage and film and only a few of those you name could qualify for that list.

[@larisalynnortiz8979]

You are so right! There are many that I cannot believe were not mentioned.

[@Cybrarian1965]

Seems to me back in the golden age of movies actors/actresses were expected to be great actors/singers/dancers so being that was not as uncommon as it is today. I may be wrong.

[@randyseay4855]

@@Cybrarian1965 You are totally correct.

[@knownonesense]

That’s exactly what I was going to say

[@anthonydaniel1727]

A lot of the great early performers came from legitmate musical theater, vaudeville, or burlesque (largely the comedians), so it was expected that you be a triple threat. We tend to remember James Cagney for his tough gangster roles, but we forget he was a "song and dance man," just watch "Yankee Doodle Dandy," and then ask how did Ryan Gosling make this list?

[@naimac1015]

Oh my goodness! I got goosebumps all up and down my arm listening to Rita Moreno sing “Somewhere” 😍🥰

[@naimac1015]

I agree with many of the picks on this video. I also understand that there are many talented people in our cinematic history that’s it’s hard to put them all in one video. But it would be great to do a part 2 and include talents like Angela Lansbury, Queen Latifah, Elvis Presley, and Zac Efron.

[@RuminatingRaptor]

Same! That short clip had me tearing up. lol

[@mehere8038]

I was disappointed seeing her sing it in the movie, instead of the duet between the leads. Now hearing the history in this video, I understand why they gave her that song. I had no idea that was the same actor as in the original until now!

[@janices6140]

Sammy Davis, Jr was a triple threat as well. He danced, sang and acted with the best of them! And Shirley MacLaine in her heyday danced, sang and acted rings around other performers.

[@anthonydaniel1727]

Sammy Davis Jr. should be the picture in the dictionary for triple threat.

[@michaelmonthey5974]

Matthew Broderick is a triple threat. He can sing, dance and act.

[@bbnffgvbnn8860]

How was Judy garland the true defination of a triple threat not included , Judy was a well acomplished actress , singer , dancer and performer all at the same time , tripple threat more like quadriple threat , and im stunned Lena horne , Jane powell , Micheal Jackson werent included

[@tjwash5118]

Some of these people sang in a very limited capacity in very few movies. Katharine Zeda Jones in particular and most of her dance moves in the movie were something most people could learn to do with an expert instructor like she had. Judy’s skills were honed with several decades of hard work equally distributed between all 3 mediums of the triple threat title

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

Any list like this should START with Judy Garland! You are right.

[@margaretkaraba8161]

@@tjwash5118 I'm not a fan of hers but KZJ started out in musical theatre before she hit the small, then big screen. When she did Chicago (movie) she was 4 months pregnant, and couldn't dance as she wanted - but she did a good job, considering. Before she was known in the US, she was a talented well known actress on UK television.

[@JustTanya.]

Definitely going to need a couple more volumes to this video. Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Shirley Temple, Dick Van Dyke, Sammy Davis Jr., Bette Midler, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Queen Latifah, Patrick Swayze, Ewan McGregor, John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Carol Burnett, Madeline Kahn, Zac Efron, Matthew Broderick, Robert Downey Jr., Johnny Depp.

[@Gynra]

Donald O'Connor, James Cagney, Danny Kaye, Sheridan Smith, Adrian Zmed, Stubby Kaye... the list goes on and on.

[@theasinclaire52]

What no love for a contemporary of Astaire and Kelly, Danny Kaye? The man was a Quadruple Threat: Sing, dance, act and do comedy. He also wrote a lot of his material with his wife. He was also a chef, a pilot and the first UNICEF ambassador.

[@marlaknaack4641]

I love Danny Kaye. What a great guy.

[@theasinclaire52]

@@marlaknaack4641 One of us! One of us!

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

I loved him, but I didn’t know he did all that!

[@calyxyn]

I wore something black for a week when he died.

[@meredithdevoe2266]

Can we appreciate Ginger Rogers doing everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards, and in heels.

[@christineparis5607]

When I was born, in 1961, tv was just getting into regular people's homes, and only three channels! The shows were almost all "variety" style, with old burlesque and Vaudeville stars like George Burns, Bob Hope, etc. These performers did everything, they could sing, dance, juggle, play any instrument, be comedians or tragedy divas. They had learned to do whatever kept the audience interested. All the early tv shows were based on old, old routines.

[@OrielleAloysia]

Lin-Manuel Miranda should be on the list. He can write songs and sing them, dance, act & voice act.

[@omgdatsnik]

Will Smith,Seth McFarlane,Beyoncé,Keke Palmer,Ariana Grande,Vanessa Hudgens,Tupac,Janet Jackson,Judy garland Anne Hathaway,Audrey Hephurn

[@giaandemisworld8118]

If there were ever a girl that deserves to be on this list, it’s Ariana DeBose. The girl can SING, ACT, and DANCE! Ik she’s a newcomer to Hollywood, but she was slept on here :/

[@kellypinady]

Jordan Fisher! He sings amazingly, he sang the song for the Disney World Magic Kingdom fireworks show “Happily Ever After”, has been in Netflix movies, “To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You”, “Work It”, “Hello, Goodbye, And Everything In Between”, has been on Broadway, “Hamilton” and “Dear Evan Hansen”, TV roles “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”, “Rent: Live”, “The Flash”, “Grease: Live”, “Teen Beach Movie”, “Liv & Maddie”, and also dances! Jordan won season 25 of Dancing With The Stars with pro dancer Lindsay Arnold at age 23, which is the youngest male winner of the show. And also holds the record for the most perfect scores by a celebrity in a season - 9. He got his first perfect score that season on Disney Night dancing the Foxtrot to his version of the song “You’re Welcome” from the “Moana” soundtrack. Definitely a triple threat!

[@rosie2871]

agreed!

[@lenacherry]

Vanessa Williams should definitely be on this list

[@cocoaorange1]

I never saw Vanessa dance. But she does have a beautiful voice,and her acting is OK. I only saw her on Ugly Betty.

[@huntercuyler]

i didn't even think of her, this is so true!!!

[@lenacherry]

@@cocoaorange1 just watch "Dance with me" (1998) and you'll see that she's a great dancer :)

[@rachels1954]

I still can’t believe Ann Miller wasn’t on this list! Just mentioned as a partner. One of the greatest tap dancers, and her voice was beyond beautiful.

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

She was always under rated in my opinion-not in dancing, but she could sing and act also.

[@MrBJG79]

I'd argue that Janet Jackson and John Travolta are missing from this list. But quite a few of these choices raise the question: Can they dance? Because I've seen minimal proof verifying that some of them actually do.

[@TasteBudsWithTariq]

Barbra Streisand and Andrew Garfield can lead to the question, they can dance with the best of them?

[@brittaneyjwright]

Definitely missing Judy Garland (and Liza, for that matter!), Julie Andrews, and Angela Lansbury!

[@NoMadKid]

You forgot Keke Palmer who is not just a triple threat. She sings, dances, acts and her comedic timing is outstanding.

[@AkriteChea]

BIG FAKTS 👏🏾👏🏾

[@sihlenyakane6792]

Also, Queen Latifa and I'm sure are more black stars they could add. Urg this list upset me

[@thomasbowers1210]

She has also done modeling and she was a carpet interviewer at the Met Gala.

[@bendovermen9425]

@@AkriteChea Learn to spell Tyrone...

[@AkriteChea]

@@bendovermen9425 learn to read Benjamin my name is Dominic

[@abdulaamir1070]

How do you not have Liza minelli on the list, she is an allrounder

[@katiebzar]

I agree with everyone on the list but would add Sammy Davis Jr., Bette Midler and John Travolta

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

Bette Midler could dance? I don’t remember that, but I loved her.

[@katiebzar]

@@elizabethdacosta5601 she does dance in concert and she did some dancing in "Gypsy" and "Annie".

[@popscicle5342]

Barbra Streisand at only #13 is A CHOICE.

[@tjwash5118]

A good choice or a bad choice?

[@jenelleprins5306]

I thought she would be #1, but she was a bit soft on the dancing part, perhaps.

[@Chat.Bug77]

Zendaya is quadruple threat dancing, singing, acting and Modeling

[@madman00774]

Is she that good though?

[@pray444mal]

@@madman00774 she could easily be as big as a singer as Ariana grande right now if she wanted to

[@tamyrisjones2317]

@@pray444mal it’d almost be scary how much power she could have if she did music again and stacked the success she already has in the area already 💫😮‍💨

[@vanessastegall]

@@madman00774 Watch the greatest showman and then come back to me with the response

[@madman00774]

@@vanessastegall I have watched that movie as well as many others of hers. In my opinion, she is a bit overhyped. Same for her boyfriend and co star, Tom Holland.

[@Msubulldogs09]

Debbie Reynolds deserved more than an honerable mention!!

[@mr.narrator6781]

Great list, Judy Garland should've been on here though.

[@etherealtb6021]

100%! Literally, one of the most famous triple threats of all time.

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

Absolutely!! Any list like this should START with her!!

[@jonathanwilliams6913]

Why is Cher constantly overlooked by the various Mojo's. The Woman is still dancing, singing, and acting in her late 70's. What does she have to do to get actual placement instead of, at best, honorable mention.

[@michaeloberg3018]

Absolutely! People seem to dismiss Cher today! We seem to have forgotten what a great actress she was for a time! She was so successful at bringing her music career back that people don't remember what a big deal she really was in the movie industry at the time!

[@shannonandrews2870]

Antonio Banderas being omitted as a trop triple threat is a cinematic crime.

[@robertmoya1868]

Some blatant unforgivable misses include Lesley Anne Warren, Donald O’Connor, Janet Jackson and Dick Van Dyke, but to do a top 20 list of triple threats that includes the likes of Cher (love her but she’s no dancer), Garfield (can’t dance), Emma Stone (ditto) and not even mention Academy Award winner and multiple nominee Shirley MacLaine, a very trained dancer and more than decent singer, is downright offensive. Oh, the humanity.

[@robertmoya1868]

And OMG what about Liza?! Y

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

You don’t even mention the woman who is considered by almost all entertainers of any genre to be the BEST singer of the 20th Century! Recently had her 100th birthday and it was celebrated all over the country and London, more than 50 years after her death! She was also called Miss Entertainment in her day, because she was also a great actress and dancer. She didn’t just sing her songs, she performed them. Look up “the greatest night in Entertainment History”and it will say, “Judy at Carnegie Hall”.

[@michaelevans1193]

No arguments with those ON the list, but Gregory Hines deserved a mention as well, he was an excellent actor and singer and a stellar dancer

[@anthonydaniel1727]

Very much a YES! He excelled in all areas.

[@prosen8966]

I mentioned him in my very first reply. He’s amazing! I’m pretty sure whomever put this list together is (what I literally just discovered about two days ago) is a gen V. Which means that our terms for generations are going as backwards as apparently our scholastic achievements in the States. (What is that, gen V?) But my longwinded point was whoever did the list was quite young and not familiar w older films, stages performers or really the 20th century (as a general rule). My parents raised me on Broadway shows and old old films (+ classical music) but I’m pretty sure I’m older than most ppl answering on this list. Still and all, there’s a vast lack of Vintage Age of TV and Stage in a list claiming to be the greatest performers “of all time”.

[@prosen8966]

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[@anthonydaniel1727]

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[@prosen8966]

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[@theitalianscorpio]

Missing Julie Andrews, Donald O'Connor. But also could add: Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Brian D'arcy James, Idina Menzel, Richard Preston, even Frank Sinatra. Some of them could be in Honorable Mentions tho.

[@MikeCBaker]

Robert Preston -- who I will always remeber FIRST as bringing Harold Hill to life ("Music Man" lead role)

[@theitalianscorpio]

@@MikeCBaker oh yup I meant Robert not Richard. Lol.

[@rochacktv]

Don’t know if anyone else has mentioned him but Patrick Swayze was also a triple threat.

[@aaliyahnowell2943]

You also missed Lin Manuel Miranda he raps/ sings, writes songs and plays, and produces both movies and plays

[@thetommy4]

I respect how difficult it is to condense to a Top 20 of ANYTHING, and it’s all subjective. Having said this, I would have loved to see Judy, Bette, Liza, Audra McDonald and (above all) Cher on the list.

[@wilmablair1044]

cher was an honrable mention but they really should have featured her with her song from burlesque imo

[@stacym735]

Maybe they had to keep room open on the list to please the teenybopper crowd? I don't understand how some of the true legends are missing either.

[@prettylilly2933]

@@stacym735They should have done a ppl born after 1980 or something so they could focus the list.

[@deboraballes9044]

Maybe do a 100 list😄👍

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

Was Cher a good dancer? She was a great singer and actress, but I don’t remember her dancing.

[@traffie6881]

Totally missed Olivia Newton John! She acted in Grease, Danced in Xanadu, and had a very successful singing career!

[@spacemama]

I can't believe you show Queen Latifah in Chicago and don't even list her on the triple threats. Comedic and dramatic acting, singing, rapping!

[@flazeda8743]

Lady Gaga can sing and act very well on top of being a great piano player and a good dancer. 😍 I would add she's a great visual artist too since she made the storyboard for her paparazzi video, directed some of her best music videos etc. She's also a songwriter since she was signed as one by her label before to be sign as a singer. ☺️

[@hayleydouglas]

What about Matt Bomer? He's an incredible actor, phenomenal singer and amazing dancer

[@juliajones2318]

He's gorgeous as well lol

[@prosen8966]

@@juliajones2318 ah shoot. You said it first. He’s not as hell!!

[@nicolelylewis]

Derek Hough should have been on here too....he sings, acts, and of course dances. And he can also play the drums, piano, I think guitar, and he directs. I believe Gene Kelly's wife has said he's the next Gene Kelly.

[@cana3037]

Angela Lansbury and Julie Andrews are missing !!!!

[@lorigirl65]

Nicole Kidman! Moulin Rouge was a masterpiece. And Danny Kaye - he was an amazing dancer, singer, actor and comedian!

[@mehere8038]

Not convinced on her dancing compared to a lot of others listed in the comments that missed out. Also tbh, not really sure she's that great of a singer without autotune assistance. Meryl I was going to say the same thing on her inclusion until they showed video of her singing pre-autotune days. Nicole's never done lives stuff or stuff pre-autotune, despite doing a lot of movies before it where it would have been super easy to have at least short clips of her singing included if she was a good singer. I'm thinking stuff like Bush Christmas when she's trying to get the younger kids off to sleep, a lullaby would have been a good option & she hums in Dead Calm too I think, while her hair is being washed, but no singing, or how about the BMX bandits themesong? Lots of chances that I'm sure would have been taken if she could really sing

[@rcr2279]

Zac Efron and Julie Andrews should be on this list.

[@tayloredwards1675]

Why the hell is Debbie Reynolds only an honorable mention?!?!? She was incredible and could’ve replaced a couple others on the list!

[@maximusw01]

Zac Efron was also great in the 3 fields.

[@janegallagher8881]

Rewrite the Stars!

[@giggles2302]

Queen Latifah should've been mentioned. She can sing, act, rap, and she's funny. I thought Sammy Davis Jr was gonna be #1 on this list.

[@Pamela-Captain-Peeps]

Judy Garland, Danny O Conner and for sure Julie Andrew’s

[@michaeloberg3018]

I am glad to see Cher make the honorable mentions though I think she deserved a real spot on this list. I think people tend to forget what a big deal Cher was as an actress and she was GOOD! Right before winning the Oscar in 1988, she was also the highest paid actress at the time and audiences couldn't get enough of her. She ultimately allowed her movie career to dwindle away (to focus more on music again) but she shouldn't be dismissed for the phenomenal actress she was for that time!

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

You left out the biggest of all-Judy Garland, arguably the best singer of the 20th Century, who recently had her 100th birthday celebrated all over the country! More than 50 years after her death. She was equally talented as an actress with an Oscar for The Wizard of Oz and two other nominations, and as a dancer, dancing with Fred Astaire, who came out of retirement to dance with her in Easter Parade, one of the biggest money makers Hollywood ever produced. She also starred in two movies with Gene Kelly. Her movie, Meet Me in St Louis, was MGM’s biggest money maker for 20 YEARS. In the movie she sang, danced, and acted; and starred in the Movie, appearing in almost every scene. Known during her lifetime as Miss Entertainment, she sold out every concert she ever gave. Her first concert was at the Palace Theatre in New York where she was scheduled for 4 weeks, ended up extending it to 19 weeks. Yes, you missed the biggest triple threat of them all.

[@marcblais]

Even though I love and respect everyone on that list, I’d argue that many performers on there really aren’t triple threats. A triple threat really is defined by someone who’s a 10/10 in acting, singing and dancing and many great actors on your list, although good or fine singers, haven’t proven to be 10/10 in the dance department. A single performance in a one off musical movie doesn’t automatically make you a triple threat either…

[@petitealby]

Specially when they overlooked better performers

[@ablueslenz]

I agree 100% with your assessment here.

[@tjwash5118]

Exactly. Though she was only an honorable mention Emma Stone’s singing in LaLa Land, though charming was far from true singing

[@EvaSofie]

I don’t think that’s true that anything has to be 10/10, if you can do all three proficiently enough and not a one off, you are a triple threat.

[@tjwash5118]

@@EvaSofie the word threat in triple threat implies slaying all three skills brilliantly, not just proficiently. What you’re referring to is known as triple mediocre.

[@hayleydouglas]

Also forgot about Taron Egerton and Jake Gyllenhaal - they are triple threats as well

[@sarahvenable4710]

How about Milo Manheim?

[@firebird5265]

What about Julie Andrews?

[@maywildflower1313]

I said the same thing!

[@pamelabutler8534]

Sammy Davis Jr. should have been on the list.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

I find it amazing that the urban legend that CZJ was pregnant during filming of Chicago is still going strong. She was pregnant when filming Traffic, not Chicago. Chicago filmed from December 2001-May of 2002 and her second child was born in April of 2003. If she WAS pregnant, she would either have lost the baby or had a 14 month pregnancy. Probably the fact that she was 9 months when she won the Oscar fueled this urban legend. People forget the amount of time post-production takes.

[@ladyvader139]

I think she was pregnant during re-shoots, obviously not during regular production.

[@aurorainblues]

LIZA MINELLI won an Oscar as best actress for being the shining example of triple threat in Cabaret where besides acting she sang an epic performance while dancing complicated Bob Fosse choreographies, including one iconic chair choreography that has inspired millions since. And instead you categorize Emma Stone as an honorable mention, but not Liza?!?!?

[@Anjuli50]

Well, what about her mother, Judy Garland? If ever there was a triple threat it was Judy!

[@aurorainblues]

@@Anjuli50 No doubt. Judy was amazing. She's everyone's darling and should absolutely be on this list. I know people see Liza as a shadow of her mother, but she was dancing Bob Fosse on chairs. She got an Oscar for being a triple threat. Yes, Judy should be there. And so should her daughter.

[@edictolopezjaime748]

I must say I do agree Lady Gaga is the most versatile artist we have seen in a while if not the last. I don’t see anyone doing it like that these days other than her.

[@mehere8038]

Hugh Jackman's on par with her imo. I wonder what would happen if those 2 were put into a production together

[@melodramaticmusicals2684]

I would’ve loved to see Ariana DeBose on this list she’s so amazing at everything she does!!!

[@debo3880]

Wow, they are missing A LOT of triple threats of color. 1) Janet Jackson was a child actress (who still stars in movies) who grew up to break records in her music career and she is one of the undeniable blueprints for female (and male) pop/r&b dancers, 2) Beyonce is an actress, stellar singer and her dancing/videos ALWAYS have the biggest impacts on popular culture and this has been for DECADES, and 3) Jennifer Hudson is the YOUNGEST EGOT winner EVER (how she wasn't on the list honestly baffles me). Although this list was great, it seems we may need a bit more diversity at MOJO because these three women are living icons who should not have been overlooked IMO.

[@lindadesosa2168]

I adore Jennifer Hudson and was going to mention her, but I don’t really have an example of fabulous dancing for her.

[@debo3880]

@@lindadesosa2168 True, but a few people on this list aren't really known for their dancing either... like Jamie Foxx for example. Plus she's an EGOT recipient. Not many people have achieved that.

[@rosie2871]

im super surprised janet jackson wasn't here tbh

[@LambentLark]

Cher was vastly under rated.

[@ma53jg]

Shirley MacClaine, Liza Minelli and John Travolta should have made the list.

[@MsWesty81]

How on earth Judy and Liza are missing I'll never know!

[@michaelmonthey5974]

René Zellweger can sing, dance and act.

[@tjwash5118]

So could Judy Garland, the woman she portrayed, but she’s not on this list 😁

[@michaelmonthey5974]

@@tjwash5118 They both deserve an honorable mention.

[@camilaribeiro9191]

Justin Timberlake still amazes me, ‘cause he’s also funny, I love his sketches at SNL, he plays golf and basketball very well, play piano and guitar, if he could also draw or paint I would consider myself a failure, ‘cause how someone can do so many things, Gaga amazes me as well, she also play piano and guitar, she speaks at least three other languages (doing some researches I found out she can speaks 6 other languages). How many hours they have in a day to being able to learn and develop all those skills?

[@lexireyes4135]

What about Dick Van Dyke? I was sure he'd be here. And Tom Holland could be an honorable mention at least. He started on Broadway..

[@nikhailtavernier887]

Erm how is jlo above The loveable living legend herself Barbra Streisand!!

[@joheljimenez696]

Lady Gaga scared me when she played the countess and that she played a very scary and horrifying character gave me goosebumps but I loved that she's a triple threat and I need to watch more of the actors and actress movies and broadway shows.

[@maiamosashvili2931]

Indeed, Julie Andrews would definitely be my N°1. How about Queen Latifah - not even an honorabnle mention?

[@What_Makes_Climate_Tick]

Queen Latifah--not even a mention when listing the cast of the movie Chicago.

[@cathyhilton5298]

@@What_Makes_Climate_Tick she also did hairspray

[@maryeh4636]

Haven't watched it all, but after some of the comments, hope Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, and Dick Van Dyke, and Emily Blount are on the list. Yes to Julie Andrews, Hugh Jackman, and Zac Efron, too, in the list or not. Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope... great ones.

[@jenelleprins5306]

If those you listed, only Hugh Jackman made the list, although Debbie Reynolds’s got an honorable mention.

[@kimschuler2906]

I dont mind some of the people on this list but it seemed to me that they only chose more recent actors/singers/dancers. The only reason I can think of is because back in the day, actors had to be dancers and singers while also being an actor, it was expected. Which is why in a certain time period of Hollywood, musicals were huge. I mean all the Golden Girls could do all three.

[@kateford5575]

I would’ve loved to have seen Hailee Steinfeld as she really is a triple threat even more. Singing, acting, directing, dancing and more. What can’t she do?

[@lucapellari5985]

I love Hugh Jackman so much, he's fantastic.

[@Charlottlette]

Frank Sinatra should have been on this list too, a glaring omission!

[@karenk3043]

Amen

[@olvialee7221]

I’m a huge fan of Lady Gaga! Love her songs and her best performance in 2018’s A Star Is Born

[@bgreenst2001]

Sutton Foster should be on this list. She is the first performer I think of when someone mentions “triple threat. “

[@casckettfriki]

Sorry,but what about Lily James? Or Anna Kendrik? Or Hailee Steinfield? They are all amazing actress, with a very good voice and they can dance. And they are not even honorable mentions? C'mon. And I know Will Smith is now radioactive because of his bad behaviour, but, I consider him as good as many of the artists of this list

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

Don’t feel bad-Judy Garland should be number one on any list like this and she didn’t even get honorable mention-of course that would have been an insult- better to be left out than not given first seat!!

[@casckettfriki]

@@elizabethdacosta5601 oh, true. How could I forget the great and amazing Judy Garland?

[@SilvrCat]

Julie Andrews, Judy Garland, and Bette Midler... I definitely think they beat out a few on this list. Hell even Renée Zellweger and Dolly Parton should have at least gotten honorable mentions.

[@edictolopezjaime748]

Lady Gaga is more than just a triple threat, that woman is a powerhouse.

[@nadmartin99]

Swayze deserved to be on this list

[@RapFanatic4ever]

Aaliyah has gotta be on this list somewhere . Especially simce beforr her death she already had a promising singing career . With her albums "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number "One In A Million" Journey To The Past" from the Anastasia soundtrack "Are You That Somebody" ? From the Dr Dolittle soundtrack and Try Again Back In One Piece featuring DMX R.I.P. to him from the soundtrack to "Romeo Must Die" where she plays "Trish O Day" alongside co stars DMX and Jet Li