Assigment N· 4 Celebrity.

1. What is the definition of a celebrity?
Celebrity: is a recognized or notable person who commands a high degree of public and media attention. The word stems from the Latin verb "celebrare" but one may not become a celebrity unless public and mass media interest is piqued.



2. What is a mainstream celebrity?
A global celebrity on the other hand is someone who is known by most people or is a mainstream celebrity.


3. What are 2 other names for a mainstream celebrity?
household name or superstar.


4. What is an instant celebrity?
.is the term that is used when someone becomes a celebrity in very short period of time.

5. Define the word, gossip. That mean
talk or rumour, especially about the personal or private affairs of others.


6. Name 3 Chilean TV shows that specialize in gossiping about celebrities.
Jordi Castell , Francisca Garcia Huidobro and Ignacio Gutierrez.



7. What is a regional/cultural celebrity?
Each culture and region has its own independent celebrity system, with a hierarchy of popular film, television, and sports stars. That’s means famous people knowing in their country.

8. What is a niche market celebrity?
one may also become a celebrity in their niche market and have limited fame apart from it.

9. Name 5 professions that can make someone into a celebrity.
9._ Journalist, Dancers, Models, Actors and Singers.


a. According to writer, Clive James, who was the first celebrity?
Charles Lindbergh.

b. Why did this person become famous? because of his aviation feats and later because of the tragic kidnapping and murder of his son.

11._When did academics begin to write about the concept of the celebrity?
In the 1970s, academics began analyzing the phenomenon of celebrity and stardom.

12._. Choose a famous English-speaking celebrity.

a)Liza Minelli, Kate Winslet, Nicole Kidmann, Joel Gray, Britney Spears.

b. Write 5 sentences of gossip about that celebrity.

Britney Spears croped her hair.
Backstreet Boys are gay.
Nicole Kidmann got married again.
Tom Cruise jumps from a building.
Paris Hilton is arrested for driving without a license.


13.a. List 10 Canadian actors who you recognize as celebrities.
Rebecca Jenkins, Brendan Fraser. Geri Hall,
Michael Jackson, Evangeline Lilly, Sandra Oh, Keanu Reeves, Chandra West,
Laura Vandervoort, Lexa Doig.


Rebecca Jenkins:
She had starring roles in the 1990s CBC series Black Harbour, and the films Bye Bye Blues, Marion Bridge, Wilby Wonderful, Whole New Thing, South of Wawa and Supervolcano.

Brendan Fraser:
is a Canadian-American[2][3] actor of stage and screen. He has starred in many major Hollywood films, including The Mummy film series, Crash, Dudley Do-Right, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, George of the Jungle and Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Geri Hall:
is a Canadian actress and comedian. She has appeared on the CBC's This Hour has 22 Minutes in October & November 2004, March 2007 and became a permanent cast anchor in October 2007.

Michael Jackson:
is a Canadian actor.Jackson was born in Ottawa, Ontario and grew up in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia where he currently lives.

Evangeline Lilly:
is a Canadian actress, known best for her role as Kate Austen in the ABC drama, Lost.

Sandra Oh:
is a Canadian actress. She is primarily known to American audiences for her role as Dr. Cristina Yang in the ABC series Grey's Anatomy.

Keanu Reeves:
a Canadian-American-British actor best known for his portrayals of Neo in the action film trilogy The Matrix, Ted Logan in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, and Officer Jack Traven in Speed.

Chandra West:
West's career began in 1991 when she played a small part in the television series True Confections, a 1950s conservative drama about a woman with an ahead-of-her-time awareness. It was not until two years later that West followed her screen debut with a smaller role in the more-recognised series The Secret of Lake Success.

Laura Vandervoort:
is a Canadian professional actress best known for her role as Kara Zor-El in the television series of Smallville.

Lexa Doig:
is a Canadian actress, known by her stage name Lexa Doig. She is perhaps best known for her role as Rommie in the science fiction TV series Andromeda, and had a recurring character (Carolyn Lam) on Stargate SG-1.

14. What is Bollywood?
is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the Indian film industry.[1] Bollywood is the largest film producer in India and one of the largest in the world.

15. Where did the name Bollywood originate?
The name is a portmanteau of Bombay (the former name for Mumbai) and Hollywood, the center of the American film industry.[5] However, unlike Hollywood, Bollywood does not exist as a physical place.