Celebrity culture
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| + | A '''celebrity culture''' is the structure that influences those deemed to be [[celebrity|celebrities]]. | ||
| - | The '''cult of celebrity''' is the widespread interest in famous individuals. It became a prominent social [[phenomenon]] in late 20th century [[Western culture|Western]] [[popular culture]]. | + | ==See also== |
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| - | The public fascination with such celebrities, though not technically a [[cult]], leads to a level of [[idolatry]], hence the use of the religious term. Driven by constant publicity and exposure in magazines, newspapers and television, fame is an essential prerequisite for celebrity status, though the principal reason for such fame is often minor. Such ''[[nonebrities]]'', a [[portmanteau]] describing those [[famous for being famous]], are often first noticed as [[reality television]] contestants, [[pop singer]]s, [[actor]]s or society [[debutante]]s. | + | |
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| - | The cult of celebrity is often considered representative of the perceived attitudes towards deliberate [[apathy]], [[trivia]], and [[dumbing down]] in popular culture. It is associated with an increased focus on celebrity by the entertainment industry, including the growth of the reality television and [[talent show]] genre. [[Gossip]]-oriented magazines such as ''[[Heat (magazine)|Heat]]'' and ''[[OK!]]'' in the UK and ''[[In Touch Weekly]]'' and ''[[National Enquirer]]'' in the US, and television channels ''[[E!]]'' and ''[[VH1]]'' focus almost entirely on promoting the cult of celebrity. | + | |
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| - | While the cult of celebrity refers primarily to a perceived recent escalation of the phenomenon, the celebration of fame - and the subsequent attraction for some to become famous - is not new. An early example was in the [[Victorian era|Victorian]] era when an ambitious young country girl, [[Lillie Langtry]] engineered her rise to prominence by having her portrait painted by noted [[artists]] then advertising her beauty on [[Postal card|penny postcard]]s sold around [[London]]. | + | |
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| - | ==People held as cult of celebrity icons== | + | |
| - | *[[Jade Goody]] | + | |
| - | *[[Paris Hilton]] | + | |
| - | *[[Chantelle Houghton]] | + | |
| - | *[[Angelina Jolie]] | + | |
| - | *[[Kim Kardashian]] | + | |
| - | *[[Coleen McLoughlin]] | + | |
| - | *[[Brad Pitt]] | + | |
| - | *[[Katie Price]] | + | |
| - | *[[Nicole Richie]] | + | |
| - | *[[Michael Sorrentino]] | + | |
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| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | *[[Great man theory]] | + | |
| - | *[[Celebrity culture]] | + | |
| *[[Celebrity]] | *[[Celebrity]] | ||
| - | *[[15 minutes of fame]] | + | *[[Superstar (celebrity)]] |
| - | *[[Cult of personality]] | + | *[[Popularity]] |
| - | *[[Diva]] | + | *[[Fifteen minutes of fame]] |
| + | *[[Hollywood marriage]]s | ||
| + | *[[Scientific celebrity]] | ||
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A celebrity culture is the structure that influences those deemed to be celebrities.
See also
- Celebrity
- Superstar (celebrity)
- Popularity
- Fifteen minutes of fame
- Hollywood marriages
- Scientific celebrity
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