Name at birth: Anthony Terrell Smith

1980s rap pioneer Tone-Loc was the second rap act ever to reach #1 on Billboards album charts. (The Beastie Boys were the first.) His album Locd After Dark (1989) spawned the hit singles Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina; they remain Locs best-known tunes. After recording his 1991 follow-up album, Cool Hand Loc, the singer put his familiar raspy voice to work on TV and in film, landing roles on the TV series Roc and in films including Jim Carreys breakthrough flick Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) and the animated sci-fi epic Titan A.E. (2000).