Usher wants to be triple threat

U.S. recording star Usher says he not only wants to be a great singer and dancer, but a successful film actor, as well. Starting Nov. 23, the 26-year-old performer will be seen playing a DJ with dreams of owning his own record company in the big-screen romantic comedy, In the Mix. Although Usher has appeared in the ensemble films The Faculty and She's All That, and the TV show Moesha, this marks the first time he has carried a major feature as an actor. Confessing he would love to some day be compared to triple threats like Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and Sammy Davis Jr., Usher said he decided to do this movie because it would allow him to stretch his acting muscles. I wanted to be associated with (something) that would embody all the elements of entertainment, he told United Press International in New York recently. It was an acting piece that was related to entertaining, rather than, 'OK, Usher, dance.' (UPI)