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For the 1998 movie, see Celebrity (1998 movie). For the N'Sync album, see Celebrity (album). A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. The word stems from the Latin celebritas, itself from the adjective celeber meaning 'famous, celebrated'. Fame is the major prerequisite for celebrity status, but not always sufficient. 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 crimina ...

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(see main article celebrity culture) The modern mass media has increased the exposure and power of celebrity. Often, celebrity carries with it immense social capital that is highly sought-after by some individuals. High-paying jobs and other social perks unavailable to most people are readily extended to celebrities, even for work not connected to the talents or accomplishments that made them famous. For example, a retired athlete might receive high "speaking fees", or compensation for public appearanc ...

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Celebrity, Celebrity - Rise of celebrity culture, Celebrity - Celebrity structure, Celebrity - Professions that offer celebrity, Celebrity - Celebrity families, Celebrity - Celebrity resentment, Celebrity - Literature

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The modern mass media has increased the exposure and power of celebrity. Often, celebrity carries with it immense social capital that is highly sought-after by some individuals. High-paying jobs and other social perks unavailable to most people are readily extended to celebrities, even for work not connected to the talents or accomplishments that made them famous. For example, a retired athlete might receive high "speaking fees", or compensation for public appearanc ...

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Celebrity, Celebrity - Rise of celebrity culture, Celebrity - Celebrity structure, Celebrity - Professions that offer celebrity, Celebrity - Celebrity families, Celebrity - Celebrity resentment, Celebrity - Literature

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Because celebrities have fame comparable to that of royalty or gods in the past, some people exhibit curiosity about their private affairs. Due to the high visibility of celebrities' personal lives, their failures are often made public. Therefore, "celebrities" are usually viewed as exhibiting worse personal behavior and having worse moral values than most people. Whether this is true or not is questionable, because the exact meaning of the word "celebrity" is difficult to define, not all celebrities exhibit bad behaviour, and, sometimes, th ...

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Each nation or cultural community (linguistic, ethnic, religious) has its own largely independent celebrity system, e.g. individuals who are extremely well known in India, might be unknown abroad, except with the Indian diaspora. Subnational entities or regions will also have their own 'celebrity system'. This will be largest and most independent in distinct regions such as Quebec and Puerto Rico. Locally, regional newscaters, politicians or community leaders could be consdiered celebrities: for example, Lin Sue Cooney is a well known ...

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Some professional activities, by the nature of being high-paid, highly exposed, and difficult to get into, automatically confer celebrity. For example, movie stars and television actors are almost invariably celebrities. High-ranking politicians, television reporters, television show hosts, supermodels, astronauts, and major-league athletes are also celebrities. Some film and theatre directors, producers, artists, musicians, authors, trial lawyers and journalists are celebrities, but the vast majority are not, or much less than their real importance in the business. Some people in thes ...

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Celebrity, Celebrity - Rise of celebrity culture, Celebrity - Celebrity structure, Celebrity - Professions that offer celebrity, Celebrity - Celebrity families, Celebrity - Celebrity resentment, Celebrity - Literature

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