Celebrities or celebs are persons with a prominent role in society who command a degree of influence. Celebs are known as persons with fame and fortune, and the term celebrity is synonymous with wealth, implying prominence and popular appeal.
Different career paths within the sports and entertainment fields allow people to become celebrities. Professional athletes such as football player Tom Brady and former boxer Muhammad Ali rose to fame. Other prominent figures within the sports industry are hockey player Wayne Gretzky, golfer Tiger Woods, and basketball player Michael Jordan. Entertainment figures such as Sofia Vergana and Adriana Lima, who are both models, have become celebrities. Prominent radio personalities, authors, pop singers, political pundits and infotainers also become celebrities Figures that have reached celebrity status also include television correspondents (Meredith Viera, Anderson Cooper), talks show hosts such as Oprah Winfrey and Larry King, and comedians such as George Lopez and Ellen Degeneres.
Many professional athletes, pop singers, comedians, and actors become celebrities because of a successful career in the sports or entertainment field. Others enjoy celeb status because of their misdeeds, extravagant lifestyle, wealth, or connection with wealthy and famous people. Celebrities are known within a country, region, or internationally.
Certain regions, regions within a country, cultures, and cultural communities (religious, ethnic, and linguistic) have their independent celebrity systems. This is the case with culturally and linguistically distinct regions like Wales and Quebec. Regional politicians, newscasters, community leaders, and radio personalities may be regional or local celebrities.
People choose different career paths - in their country, region, or internationally, but many athletes, entertainers, and actors have to take a second job and abandon their aspirations. A small percentage of them are successful and make a decent living. Most entertainers and athletes have a life, marked by frequent unemployment, hard work, and rejection. Many musicians, models, writers, actors, producers, and talk show hosts freelance their talents or work on-and-off. Some entertainers alternate between television, film, and theatre and become singers, producers, television hosts, and comedians to earn a living.
Some of the celebrities turned entrepreneurs, including Martha Steward, Oprah Winfrey, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Oprah Winfrey, for instance, has holdings in Harpo Productions, along with other business ventures. Other celebrities such as Tom Selleck have a second job or hobby. The movie star plants and harvests an avocado ranch found in California. The actor is not the only one who has an unexpected or unusual job or hobby. Nikki Blonsky earned a cosmetology license and works at a beauty salon while Nick Offerman's hobby is carving handmade canoes. Other celebrities get involved in investment and business ventures such as fashion retailing, model management, sports team ownership, etc. Notably, the vast majority of professional athletes and entertainers are not successful businesspeople. Finally, some celebrities participate in different endorsement opportunities, including footwear designing, publishing, animation, cosmetics, fragrances, and others.
Different career paths within the sports and entertainment fields allow people to become celebrities. Professional athletes such as football player Tom Brady and former boxer Muhammad Ali rose to fame. Other prominent figures within the sports industry are hockey player Wayne Gretzky, golfer Tiger Woods, and basketball player Michael Jordan. Entertainment figures such as Sofia Vergana and Adriana Lima, who are both models, have become celebrities. Prominent radio personalities, authors, pop singers, political pundits and infotainers also become celebrities Figures that have reached celebrity status also include television correspondents (Meredith Viera, Anderson Cooper), talks show hosts such as Oprah Winfrey and Larry King, and comedians such as George Lopez and Ellen Degeneres.
Many professional athletes, pop singers, comedians, and actors become celebrities because of a successful career in the sports or entertainment field. Others enjoy celeb status because of their misdeeds, extravagant lifestyle, wealth, or connection with wealthy and famous people. Celebrities are known within a country, region, or internationally.
Certain regions, regions within a country, cultures, and cultural communities (religious, ethnic, and linguistic) have their independent celebrity systems. This is the case with culturally and linguistically distinct regions like Wales and Quebec. Regional politicians, newscasters, community leaders, and radio personalities may be regional or local celebrities.
People choose different career paths - in their country, region, or internationally, but many athletes, entertainers, and actors have to take a second job and abandon their aspirations. A small percentage of them are successful and make a decent living. Most entertainers and athletes have a life, marked by frequent unemployment, hard work, and rejection. Many musicians, models, writers, actors, producers, and talk show hosts freelance their talents or work on-and-off. Some entertainers alternate between television, film, and theatre and become singers, producers, television hosts, and comedians to earn a living.
Some of the celebrities turned entrepreneurs, including Martha Steward, Oprah Winfrey, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Oprah Winfrey, for instance, has holdings in Harpo Productions, along with other business ventures. Other celebrities such as Tom Selleck have a second job or hobby. The movie star plants and harvests an avocado ranch found in California. The actor is not the only one who has an unexpected or unusual job or hobby. Nikki Blonsky earned a cosmetology license and works at a beauty salon while Nick Offerman's hobby is carving handmade canoes. Other celebrities get involved in investment and business ventures such as fashion retailing, model management, sports team ownership, etc. Notably, the vast majority of professional athletes and entertainers are not successful businesspeople. Finally, some celebrities participate in different endorsement opportunities, including footwear designing, publishing, animation, cosmetics, fragrances, and others.
