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Many musicians secretly want to be actors — and most actors (not-so-secretly) want to be musicians. And for those thespians who don&#;t start their own bands with words like 30 Odd Foot of Grunts or Bacon Brothers in their names, the next best thing is to play a real-life musical genius in a movie.

If the subject&#;s story happens to have a great rags-to-riches arc, or include a dive into drug-fueled, near-death depths with redemptive rise, phoenix-like, included in the third act, great; if such dramatic recreations attract the attention of Oscar voters, hey, all the better.

But the chance to belt out a greatest-hits collection of songs from rock stars, hip-hop legends and country-and-western crooners is too tempting to pass up for most folks. You may never be Elvis — but you can play him on TV.

(If you&#;re Eminem, however, you do get to play a barely fictionalized version of yourself. It&#;s complicated.)

Music biopics are a bona fide genr