In which 1992 film did Bruno Mars make a childhood cameo?

Bruno Mars made his childhood cameo in the 1992 film Honeymoon in Vegas.

Mars appeared as “Little Elvis,” performing as part of a group of Elvis impersonators in the romantic comedy. He was still a child at the time, years before he became an internationally known singer and songwriter. The appearance is generally described as a cameo rather than a substantial acting role.

Honeymoon in Vegas stars Nicolas Cage as Jack Singer, a man whose Las Vegas wedding plans become complicated after he loses money in a poker game. The film was directed by Andrew Bergman and also features Sarah Jessica Parker and James Caan. Its Las Vegas setting explains the Elvis-themed sequence in which Mars appears.

This cameo is often mixed up with Mars’s later screen work. He voiced Roberto in the animated film Rio 2 in 2014, but that was a credited voice-acting role, not the childhood film appearance. The cameo also predates his recording career and his breakthrough as a solo artist.