John Krasinski Shimmies Out of a Suit and Into a Fringe Dress to Perform "Proud Mary" on Lip Sync Battle!

Actor will compete against Anna Kendrick in the Spike TV series

By Zach Johnson Apr 16, 2015 5:20 PMTags

John Krasinski is rolling! Rolling! Rolling on the river!

Given that he's one of Lip Sync Battle's executive producers, the actor understands better than anyone just how seriously stars take the Spike TV series. And when Krasinski found out he would be competing against Anna Kendrick (who performed One Direction's "Steal My Girl" and Jennifer Lopez's "Booty"), Krasinski realized that in order to win, he would have to pull out all the stops.

To do so, he performed Tina Turner's version of "Proud Mary."

He started the song "nice and easy," miming the lyrics while wearing a suit.

When the music picked up, Krasinski ripped off his suit to reveal a fringe dress underneath. As the 35-year-old actor did his best Turner impression, several dancers appeared on stage behind him. Will it be enough to one-up Kendrick? After all, "Steal My Girl" was performed as a tribute to Krasinski's wife, Emily Blunt, while "Booty" featured a surprise appearance from Lopez.

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Watch the full performances tonight at 10 p.m. on Spike TV.

Since its Apr. 2 premiere, Blunt, Common, Jimmy Fallon, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson and John Legend have appeared on the show. Future performers include Malin Akerman, Will Arnett, Justin Bieber, Alison Brie, Terry Crews, Taraji P. Henson, Derek Hough, Julianne Hough, Terrence Howard, Queen Latifah, Stephen Merchant, Mike Tyson and Marlon Wayans, among others.

LL Cool J is the show's host, while Chrissy Teigen is its colorful commentator.

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