5 Top 2011 Earners
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2011 saw a couple of massive names making large amounts of money. Most of the celebrities that made it to the top of end of year lists might not have been predicted 12 months ago. These stars have beaten people who have been holding the positions for some time. Here is a list of the best paid celebrities of 2011. 1. Lady Gaga - $90 million. As strange as she is, Gaga has got her name on many different lists, including ‘best female earner 2011’ and ‘best paid celebrities under 30’. She had a very busy year with concerts across different continents, selling around 15 worldwide. 2. Leonardo DiCaprio - $77 million. DiCaprio was in Hollywood’s highest earners list in 2010 with $62 million, but this last 12 months has seen him generate an extra $15 million added to the 2010 figures. Quite a year for the actor that many thought had flopped after Titanic. 3. Justin Beiber - $53 million. At only 18 years, Justin is the youngest celebrity in the list. With a gross of up to $100 million worldwide for his “Never Say Never” concert video, there was no doubt that he was to gain big rewards in 2011. 4. Johnny Depp - $50 million. With estimated earnings of $100 million in 2010, the Pirates of the Caribbean star did not do as well in 2011 with his income roughly half of that of the previous year. It’s still not a bad year though. 5. Adam Sandler - $40 million. Last on our list we have Adam Sandler the owner of the Happy Madison Entertainment Company. The main source of his $40 million is believed to be from the film Just Go With It, which took up to $214 million at the global box office. This list contains only actors and artists. All the incomes indicated here exclude incomes obtained from other investments other than the entertainment industry.
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The Magic of Lady Gaga
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Lady Gaga – real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta – is one of the biggest pop stars in the world. Not only is she a singer, but she is also a songwriter and a stage performer. Her music has been described as soulful, and is truly inspiring to her many fans. She is certainly famous for her music, but some people would argue that she is even more renowned for her outfits. Gaga is well-known for wearing the most unconventional and daring clothing available.
 Lady Gaga has a personality with many dimensions. She has the melodies, voice and mind for writing heart-touching songs; she is a powerful stage performer, and her concerts are usually sold out; she has a miraculous personality and most of the audiences are taken aback by her antics on stage; she has become a role model for millions of young people the world over and many of these people aspire to be superstars like her. Not only is she a talented musician and performer, but she is also a great businesswoman. When she started out she had very little. But now she is a multi-millionaire, and has successfully turned herself into a brand, and not just a celebrity. If anything she shies away from the camera in her day-to-day life, and very little is known about her relationships or what she does when hanging out at home.
She first began her career as a songwriter, which is when she starting working with record labels. Over time she progressed into a musician in her own right. She first burst onto the scene in 2007, and since then it has not taken her long to reach these great heights in the music industry. In short, Lady Gaga cannot be compared to other musicians of our time and will undoubtedly be remembered for years to come.
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Celeb Mums Walk It Off
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Not sure who to look to for dieting tips? Breezing through magazines at the supermarket, checking out or watching your favourite celebrity programme, you may notice cases like Lady Gaga and her almost death diet. Seemingly, she may need to look for advice herself. Celebrity mums sure know how to diet. These celebrities always have cute babies and they keep their trim tummy. Who would have thought of something as simple as a daily walk? Walking a lot with stroller and baby on board is good for both. Walking will shed the calories but some good air sheds the stress as well. The always cute Amy Adams is captured from time to time strolling along green grass while daughter Aviana gazes at other playing children. Walking at least an hour daily keeps this celebrity slim. As simple an act as a walk in the park, accompany your stroll with a bottle or two. Not a bottle of wine, but rather nature’s purest essence: water. One of our celebrity judges, Padma from Top Chef, recommends this dieting tip because of its filling qualities. Sometimes the feeling of hunger is confused for the need of water. When it is munching time, what to do with all of those nasty crisps, packaged crackers and mysterious cheese garbage? Only one word answers whether we should keep these snacks around: eliminate. At least according to one hot celeb, the Stella Luna’s mother and loser of 26 pounds, Ellen Pompeo, says to take this garbage out. Known as processed food, she states this takes away your energy. A lot of these celebrities take advantage of receiving advice and looking into books written by nutritionists or doctors. This counsel is not just mum-relevant though; regular people and anyone who has babies should be remembering the basics of a nurtured body: walking and water.
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Rise &Fall of Celebs
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Many rising stars have emerged this year in the world of Hollywood. Such new stars as Blake Lively, Amber Heard, Alex Pettyfer, Tayler Lautner, and many others have moved from minor TV roles to larger more top of the line roles in the latest movies. Why this sudden growth in new rising actors and actresses? There are many theories are about this and quite a few rumours have been circulating. There have been a lot of whispers of top celebrities retiring in order to pursue a happier married life, raise children, or move on to what they consider the bigger and better. Some of the rumoured retiring stars, such as Brad Pitt, Neil Patrick Harris, and many others have denied these allegations and firmly stated that they would continue their career while putting an additional amount of work into their beloved families and other lines of work. Another important detail that has affected the acting world incredibly is the aging of many of its former stars, and the slower pace of life that many of them have to live behind the scenes. As they begin to get older, many of them will need to move at a slower pace and for this reason new stars are selected to take their places. For this reason and a great deal of others, the one-time small celebrities have been needed to fill in roles and have taken the challenge, some of whom have become quality actors and actresses due to the need. They have stepped up the pace and met the challenges that they were presented with, creating a name for themselves overnight in many cases. Some have moved out of the music world into the world of cinema, while others have increased their sphere of influence to have it branch into acting, singing, and a few more careers overnight.
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Most Talked-About Celebrities of 2011
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We know how much some people may like to talk about their favourite celebrities. It's typical of the human condition to look at other people and imagine, “I wonder what being like them would be like?” And with celebrities, it’s especially easy to wonder about this. There are, however, some people that we wouldn’t like to be seen as. There are some celebrities that have such a scandalous reputation that we can’t help but feel awkward every time we hear their name. Of course, who could forget the eccentric antics of Charlie Sheen this year? For some bizarre reason, he suffered from a sort of episode that resulted in his being fired from his hit TV sitcom, Two and a Half Men. He then proceeded to give a series of exceedingly strange interviews where he described his lifestyle as “winning”, said that he was on the miraculous drug known as “Charlie Sheen” and in fact claimed that he had “tiger blood”. His increasingly odd behaviour led to Sheen becoming somewhat of a running joke on the internet, making many people speculate about his future in the acting world. And who could ignore the antics of the artist known as Lady Gaga? She’s done everything from wearing a dress that strongly resembled a gyroscope to one that certainly took several cows to make. Her name has practically become synonymous with over-the-top antics, in and outside the entertainment world. She has been able to build a career by being at the headlines of the gossip columns world-wide. Through her rather unusual styles (and being able to craft her own fashion line out of what other people might consider too strange) she has made a reputation as one of the most high-profile celebrities alive.
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Celebrities Get Involved to Save the Earth
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Nowadays, everyone is concerned with saving the planet, and that's understandable. We've done a lot to this poor globe, and we've got to start making up for lost time. Therefore, many people have started to contribute in different as the ways. Some people have become activists, pushing for better treatment of rainforests or animals or the like. Others pitch in with less obvious contributions, like planting trees or driving energy-friendly cars. It is probably understandable for people in the spotlight, many an actor or movie maker has started to do a little bit to change the way they treat our planet. For example, it is the fashionable thing for anyone involved in Hollywood to drive a hybrid car. A hybrid car is a type of car that has an engine that incorporates both the traditional internal combustion engine and an electric propulsion system. With its lower fuel consumption - and therefore less toxic gas pollution - the hybrid is seen as what an environmentally conscious person should drive. There are several kinds of hybrid cars, with two of the most high profile ones being the Toyota Prius and the Chevrolet Volt. Many a celebrity has signed on to the hybrid bandwagon as part of an effort to reduce their “carbon footprint”. Another way that people have adopted to help the environment is called tree planting. The basic idea involves transplanting – or just plain planting – trees into areas whose soil has been abraded and destroyed due to over-harvesting the trees that formerly grew there. Some of the high profile people who endorse this activity are music makers Coldplay, Kylie Minogue and the Rolling Stones and actor Leonardo DiCaprio. These celebs have commended the project as making a difference to the environmental community we are all a part of.
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Understanding Celebrity Obsession
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You have to admit it, when you hear news or gossip about your favorite television celebrity you immediately find your way to access any information about it. Though you are in the midst of your work or are travelling, when your ear catches the sound of a familiar name and a few words that either include or invoke the word 'SCANDAL', you hurry at the first opportunity to the world of the googley-interweb and focus attentively on scouring through any details you can find of the account. This is reality. This occurs in our society today. The question however how and why has this obsession come about?
For certain, there are not any openly evident reasons behind why people are often so obsessed about the lifestyles and lives of certain celebrities. Social experts have made researches about this strange hobby and gradually, were able to uncover covert solutions within the society itself.
According to experts, common people see themselves in their favorite celebrities and their obsessions are sometimes open evidences of their inner drive to become like the famous people they favor. These connoisseurs agree that at extreme situations when people are suffering from a low-level cultural depression, the thought of them being able to buy a particular product will uplift their spirits. The same goes with celebrity obsession. When a celebrity is highly regarded, some people find in them the qualities they seek in themselves and because of this, they admire that celebrity and therefore gradually become obsessed.
It may sound strange but experts also agree that today's generation consider fame among the most important things to achieve in life. It could be that this can give us a clear background look behind why people (especially the youth of present days) are so obsessed with the celebrities. Furthermore, the motivation for following the lives of the famous often leads to increased isolation from the real world so in other words, escapism is one of the reasons behind idolization. The strange thing is both these reasons conflict in terms of the human drive - to become another, to be famous and achieve a pseudo-immortality is a life defining drive. Humans want to live forever therefore they value any substitutes. Escapism is a regression away from the self and imitates the journey to a safe place. Freud would say this was the journey back to the womb and beyond, to a point where the individual did not exist and can be classed as a death defining drive.
No matter what state of mind you are in therefore, idolizing celebrities is the only thing society offers that satisfies all of our basic instincts.
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The Story of an Icon
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Perhaps among the most popular icons of our changing society today is the internationally acclaimed artist known as “Lady Gaga.” She is a woman highly appreciated for her rather exotic expressions in music and the arts. Many of today's generation admire her because of what they see in her and can perhaps relate with the audacity to let out emotions in ways out of the ordinary. Lady Gaga is a persona and not many are aware of who she really is and how did she came to be so popular.
Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, Lady Gaga is the eldest among the children of Cynthia and Joseph Germanotta, the latter of whom is an online entrepreneur. She was born on the 28th of March 1986 in New York City. She learned to play the piano when she was four and eventually was able to finish her first piano ballad at the age of 13. A year later, she started to present herself to the public by performing at open mike nights. She attended an exclusively all-girls Roman Catholic school but had it stressed continually that she did not come from a classy family. When in school, she excelled as an actor in various stage shows and lived the usual student life, alongside her extensive love of the music and arts.
When she was 17 years old she was admitted to the Tisch School of Arts at New York University. There, she furthered her musical learning and improved her writing skills through essays and analytical papers in subjects beyond what one would expect; typically, topics regarding religion, art, social issues, and politics. However, she did not last long in school since by the second semester of her sophomore year she quit so that she could give attention to her musical career.
She started her singing career by staging herself in various local studios and clubs. Within a short period of time she got herself involved with a lot of drug taking. She became less principled when doing her stage presentations but it was through this liberated action that she found out she captured the hearts of many youngsters - Gaga now no longer needs drugs so she claimes, perhaps because she has found her image through experimentation, but she hasn't given them up completely and has resigned herself to only special occaisions in the not-so-forseeable future. Further along, she joined several local artists and performed in various entertainment studios.
It was in 2008 when she finally released her debut album “The Fame”, which immediately topped in countries such as the UK, Canada, Austria, Switzerland, Germany and Ireland. The success of her first album triggered Lady Gaga to pursue her career as an international artist. She continued to become an inspiration to many of today's youth; not just because of her exotic expressions, music and artistry but because of her audacity to present beyond what people were normally used to and beyond what people expected of her. Her future can only be assured through her music however - the constant attempts to surpass the super-ego and ultimately, her persona when she is off-stage do not seem to affect what people think of her music. Through perception we see 4 Gaga's - the business woman, the musician with her onstage persona, the timid, spaced out offstage persona and finally, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta who many believe no longer exists.
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