Celebrity

:For the 1998 movie, see Celebrity (1998 movie).

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Celebrity is an abstract word stemming from the Latin celebritas, itself from the adjective celeber 'famous, celebrated'.

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A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. This article deals with this sense of the word.

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Fame is the major prerequisite for celebrity status, but not always sufficient.

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Indeed, as "infamy" (an equally well-known profile, but as a bad example; the antonym of fame) seems passing out of common English usage, even high-profile criminals may be considered to be famous, but they are not always celebrities, as this rather requires an active presence, at least in the media, while crime usually shuns publicity.

Related Topics:
Infamy - Fame - Criminals

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Sometimes a game is played of pretending to loathe press attention, in itself only attracting even more, or keep them guessing so the press reports are repeated, according to the show business PR rule 'the only bad publicity is no publicity'.

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Traditionally, even high-profile politicians are rarely described as celebrities, but in the era of television, some have had to become de facto celebrities. Today's celebrities are largely media figures, especially from television and movies.

Related Topics:
Television - Movies

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