Celebrity
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| + | [[Image:Jean-Leon Gerome Pollice Verso.jpg|thumb|left|200px|This page '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is part of the ''[[bread and circuses]]'' series.<br> <small>Illustration: ''[[Pollice Verso (Gérôme)|Pollice Verso]]'' by Jean-Léon Gérôme, [[1872]]</small>]] | ||
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| + | Everybody is a [[Celebrity |star]]<br> | ||
| + | I can feel it when you [[shine]] on me<br> | ||
| + | I love you for [[be oneself|who you are]]<br> | ||
| + | Not the one [[ambition|you feel you need to be]]<br> | ||
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| + | --"[[Everybody Is a Star]]" (1969) by Sylvester Stewart | ||
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| + | "On [[July 21]] [[356 BC]], a young man called [[Herostratus]] set fire to the [[Temple of Artemis]] in [[Ephesus]], one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]]. His motif? [[Fame]]." | ||
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| [[Image:Mona Lisa (ca. 1503-1507) - Leonardo da Vinci.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''''Mona Lisa''''', or '''''La Gioconda.''''' '''''(La Joconde)''''', is a [[16th century]] [[oil painting]] by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], and is one of the most [[famous]] paintings in the world.]] | [[Image:Mona Lisa (ca. 1503-1507) - Leonardo da Vinci.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''''Mona Lisa''''', or '''''La Gioconda.''''' '''''(La Joconde)''''', is a [[16th century]] [[oil painting]] by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], and is one of the most [[famous]] paintings in the world.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Guerrillero Heroico - Che Guevara by Alberto Diaz Gutierrez.jpg|thumb|200px|The ''[[Guerrillero Heroico]]'' photo of [[Che Guevara]] by [[Alberto Korda]].]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Napoléon Bonaparte abdicated in Fontainebleau.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Napoleon was a [[Very Important Person|VIP]] | ||
| + | <br>Illustration: ''[[Napoléon Bonaparte abdicated in Fontainebleau]]'' (1845) by Paul Delaroche]] | ||
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| - | A '''celebrity''' is a widely-recognized or [[famous]] person who commands a high degree of public and media attention. The word stems from the [[Latin]] adjective ''celeber'' meaning famous or celebrated. While fame is generally considered a necessary precondition for celebrity status, it is not always sufficient. There has to be a level of public interest in the person, which may or may not be connected to the reason they are famous. Many celebrities are only so for a certain amount of time, perhaps after appearing on a [[television program]] or doing something to cast them into the public eye, such as climbing [[Mount Everest]] or being the first to do something. There are also specialist celebrities, who are only celebrities to those who enjoy a particular subject and so consider them a celebrity. | + | '''Celebrity''' is the [[fame]] and public attention accorded by the [[mass media]] to individuals or groups or, occasionally, animals, but is usually applied to the persons or groups of people (celebrity couples, families, etc.) themselves who receive such a status of fame and attention. Celebrity status is often associated with [[wealth]] (commonly referred to as ''fame and fortune''), while fame through entertainment are commonly associated with celebrity status, while [[political leaders]] often become celebrities. People may also become celebrities due to media attention on their lifestyle, wealth, or controversial actions, or for their connection to a famous person. |
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| + | ==Famous for being famous== | ||
| + | :''[[Paris Hilton]], [[famous for being famous]]'' | ||
| + | Famous for being famous, in [[popular culture]] terminology, refers to someone who attains celebrity status for no particular identifiable reason, or who achieves fame through association with a celebrity. The term is a [[pejorative]], suggesting that the individual has no particular talents or abilities. Even when their fame arises from a particular talent or action on their part, the term will sometimes still apply if their fame is perceived as disproportionate to what they earned through their own talent or work. | ||
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| + | ==15 minutes of fame== | ||
| + | ''See also: [[15 minutes of fame]], [[One-hit wonder]]'' | ||
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| + | [[Andy Warhol]] famously coined the phrase "[[15 minutes of fame]]". "Celebrities" in the 21st century can now be famous simply by being in the right place at the right time. Certain "15 minutes of fame" celebrities can be average people seen with an A-list celebrity, who are sometimes noticed on entertainment news channels. These "celebs" are regular people who originally are not celebrities, becoming celebrities, and are often turned into celebrities based on the ridiculous things they do. "In fact, many reality show contestants fall into this category: the only thing that qualifies them to be on TV is that they're real." | ||
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| + | Certain people are only remembered today because of a movie portrayal, certain story or [[urban legend]] surrounding their life and less for their accomplishments. [[Antonio Salieri]] was a famous and well-known 18th-century composer, but his fictional portrayal as an [[antagonist]] (for example, in the musical and film ''[[Amadeus (film)|Amadeus]]'') has been more famous than his music since the end of the 20th century. [[Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle]] and [[O. J. Simpson]] are more notorious for their association with murder trials than for their respective movie and sports careers. [[Ronald Reagan]] is more famous as a politician today than as a movie actor. Centuries after his death, [[Andrea Mantegna]] is now better known as the mentor of [[Leonardo da Vinci]] than for his own paintings. | ||
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| + | ==Social networking== | ||
| + | Celebrities have been flocking to [[social networking]] and video hosting sites such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and MySpace. Social networking sites allow celebrities to communicate directly with their fans, removing the middle-man known as traditional media. Social media humanizes celebrities in a way that arouses public fascination as evident by the success of magazines such as ''[[People (magazine)|People Weekly]]''. Celebrity blogging have also spawned stars such as [[Perez Hilton]] who is well known for not only blogging, but also [[outing]] celebrities. | ||
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| + | ==Posthumous fame== | ||
| + | Some creators such as poets, artists, musicians, and inventors are little-known and little-appreciated during their lives but are feted as brilliant innovators after their deaths. A desire to achieve this type of posthumous fame may have motivated [[Alan Abel]], [[Adam Rich]], and [[Pauly Shore Is Dead|Pauly Shore]] to stage their deaths. In some cases, after historians uncover a creator's role in developing some cultural or technical process, the contributions of these little-known individuals become more widely known. | ||
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| + | Sometimes a false death mention can cause a person to rethink their legacy. [[Alfred Nobel]] founded the [[Nobel Prize]]s after an erroneous obituary labeled him a "merchant of death" due to his invention and selling of [[dynamite]]. | ||
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| + | People who were far more famous after their deaths than during their lifetime (and often were completely or relatively unknown) include painter [[Bob Ross]]; Greek philosopher [[Socrates]]; scientist [[Galileo Galilei]]; Romantic poet [[John Keats]]; painter [[Posthumous fame of Vincent van Gogh|Vincent van Gogh]]; poet and novelist [[Edgar Allan Poe]]; singers [[Eva Cassidy]] and [[Nick Drake]]; comedian [[Bill Hicks]]; writer [[Emily Dickinson]]; artist [[Edith Holden]], whose 1906 diary was a best-seller when published posthumously in 1977; writer [[Franz Kafka]]; singer [[Jeff Buckley]]; diarist [[Anne Frank]]; philosopher [[Søren Kierkegaard]]; writer [[John Kennedy Toole]] (who posthumously won a [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction]] 12 years after his death); author [[Stieg Larsson]] (who died with his ''[[Millennium series|Millennium]]'' novels unpublished); musician, artist and poet [[Rozz Williams]]. | ||
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| + | [[Herostratus]], a young Greek man [[arson]]ed the [[Temple of Artemis]] (one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]]) in 356 BC to immortalize his name. Although authorities at the time tried to erase him from history and punished people with the [[death penalty]] for even merely mentioning his name, he succeeded in achieving lasting fame, as his name is well known today. | ||
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| - | A public figure such as a politician or CEO may be famous, but they may not become a celebrity unless public and [[mass media]] interest is piqued. For example [[Virgin Group|Virgin]] Director [[Richard Branson]] was famous as a [[CEO]], but he did not become a celebrity until he attempted to [[Circumnavigation|circumnavigate]] the [[Earth|globe]] in a [[hot air balloon]]. On the other hand, [[mass media|mass entertainment]] personalities such as [[soap opera]] actors or [[country music]] stars are likely to become celebrities even if the person deliberately avoids media attention. | ||
| - | ==Fictional celebrities== | ||
| - | When most people think of a [[superhero]] or a comic book celebrity, [[Superman]], [[Spider-Man]], and [[Batman]] will usually be the first that comes to mind. If one has to name a famous [[wizard (fantasy)|wizard]], the names would typically be [[Merlin]], [[Gandalf]] or [[Harry Potter]]. [[Mickey Mouse]] is perhaps the most famous [[cartoon character]] and fictional mouse in the world. The most famous movie [[monster]]s are [[King Kong]] and [[Godzilla]], the archetypical detective is [[Sherlock Holmes]] and most people's idea of a [[spy]] is [[James Bond]]. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| *[[All-star]] | *[[All-star]] | ||
| *[[Celebrity branding]] | *[[Celebrity branding]] | ||
| *[[Celebrity Deathmatch]] | *[[Celebrity Deathmatch]] | ||
| + | *[[Celebrity biographer]] | ||
| + | *[[Celebrity photography]] | ||
| *[[Collective unconscious]] | *[[Collective unconscious]] | ||
| *[[Cult of personality]] | *[[Cult of personality]] | ||
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| *[[Farce]] | *[[Farce]] | ||
| *[[Glamour (presentation)|Glamour]] | *[[Glamour (presentation)|Glamour]] | ||
| + | *[[Fifteen minutes of fame]] | ||
| + | *[[Hollywood marriage]]s | ||
| *[[Infamy]] | *[[Infamy]] | ||
| *[[Infotainment]] | *[[Infotainment]] | ||
| - | *[[Invision Agency]] | ||
| *[[List of celebrities]] | *[[List of celebrities]] | ||
| *[[List of entertainment industry topics]] | *[[List of entertainment industry topics]] | ||
| *[[Look-alike]] | *[[Look-alike]] | ||
| + | *[[Popularity]] | ||
| *[[Scientific celebrity]] | *[[Scientific celebrity]] | ||
| *[[Selling out]] | *[[Selling out]] | ||
| + | *[[Sensationalism]] | ||
| + | *[[Social status]] | ||
| + | *[[Succès de scandale]] | ||
| *[[Superstar]] | *[[Superstar]] | ||
| - | *[[TMZ (website)]] | ||
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Everybody is a star --"Everybody Is a Star" (1969) by Sylvester Stewart "On July 21 356 BC, a young man called Herostratus set fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. His motif? Fame." |
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Celebrity is the fame and public attention accorded by the mass media to individuals or groups or, occasionally, animals, but is usually applied to the persons or groups of people (celebrity couples, families, etc.) themselves who receive such a status of fame and attention. Celebrity status is often associated with wealth (commonly referred to as fame and fortune), while fame through entertainment are commonly associated with celebrity status, while political leaders often become celebrities. People may also become celebrities due to media attention on their lifestyle, wealth, or controversial actions, or for their connection to a famous person.
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Famous for being famous
Famous for being famous, in popular culture terminology, refers to someone who attains celebrity status for no particular identifiable reason, or who achieves fame through association with a celebrity. The term is a pejorative, suggesting that the individual has no particular talents or abilities. Even when their fame arises from a particular talent or action on their part, the term will sometimes still apply if their fame is perceived as disproportionate to what they earned through their own talent or work.
15 minutes of fame
See also: 15 minutes of fame, One-hit wonder
Andy Warhol famously coined the phrase "15 minutes of fame". "Celebrities" in the 21st century can now be famous simply by being in the right place at the right time. Certain "15 minutes of fame" celebrities can be average people seen with an A-list celebrity, who are sometimes noticed on entertainment news channels. These "celebs" are regular people who originally are not celebrities, becoming celebrities, and are often turned into celebrities based on the ridiculous things they do. "In fact, many reality show contestants fall into this category: the only thing that qualifies them to be on TV is that they're real."
Certain people are only remembered today because of a movie portrayal, certain story or urban legend surrounding their life and less for their accomplishments. Antonio Salieri was a famous and well-known 18th-century composer, but his fictional portrayal as an antagonist (for example, in the musical and film Amadeus) has been more famous than his music since the end of the 20th century. Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and O. J. Simpson are more notorious for their association with murder trials than for their respective movie and sports careers. Ronald Reagan is more famous as a politician today than as a movie actor. Centuries after his death, Andrea Mantegna is now better known as the mentor of Leonardo da Vinci than for his own paintings.
Social networking
Celebrities have been flocking to social networking and video hosting sites such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and MySpace. Social networking sites allow celebrities to communicate directly with their fans, removing the middle-man known as traditional media. Social media humanizes celebrities in a way that arouses public fascination as evident by the success of magazines such as People Weekly. Celebrity blogging have also spawned stars such as Perez Hilton who is well known for not only blogging, but also outing celebrities.
Posthumous fame
Some creators such as poets, artists, musicians, and inventors are little-known and little-appreciated during their lives but are feted as brilliant innovators after their deaths. A desire to achieve this type of posthumous fame may have motivated Alan Abel, Adam Rich, and Pauly Shore to stage their deaths. In some cases, after historians uncover a creator's role in developing some cultural or technical process, the contributions of these little-known individuals become more widely known.
Sometimes a false death mention can cause a person to rethink their legacy. Alfred Nobel founded the Nobel Prizes after an erroneous obituary labeled him a "merchant of death" due to his invention and selling of dynamite.
People who were far more famous after their deaths than during their lifetime (and often were completely or relatively unknown) include painter Bob Ross; Greek philosopher Socrates; scientist Galileo Galilei; Romantic poet John Keats; painter Vincent van Gogh; poet and novelist Edgar Allan Poe; singers Eva Cassidy and Nick Drake; comedian Bill Hicks; writer Emily Dickinson; artist Edith Holden, whose 1906 diary was a best-seller when published posthumously in 1977; writer Franz Kafka; singer Jeff Buckley; diarist Anne Frank; philosopher Søren Kierkegaard; writer John Kennedy Toole (who posthumously won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 12 years after his death); author Stieg Larsson (who died with his Millennium novels unpublished); musician, artist and poet Rozz Williams.
Herostratus, a young Greek man arsoned the Temple of Artemis (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) in 356 BC to immortalize his name. Although authorities at the time tried to erase him from history and punished people with the death penalty for even merely mentioning his name, he succeeded in achieving lasting fame, as his name is well known today.
See also
- All-star
- Celebrity branding
- Celebrity Deathmatch
- Celebrity biographer
- Celebrity photography
- Collective unconscious
- Cult of personality
- Diva
- Fame in the 20th century
- Famous for being famous
- Farce
- Glamour
- Fifteen minutes of fame
- Hollywood marriages
- Infamy
- Infotainment
- List of celebrities
- List of entertainment industry topics
- Look-alike
- Popularity
- Scientific celebrity
- Selling out
- Sensationalism
- Social status
- Succès de scandale
- Superstar
