Celebrities

Celebrities

What is a celebrity?

A celebrity is defined in the dictionary as a famous person, especially in entertainment or sport. A celebrity is a person who is well known and gets lots of public attention, or attention from other people. Usually, a person becomes a celebrity from entertainment such as someone who is in movies, someone who sings or raps songs, or someone who plays a sport. We have celebrities in New Zealand and all over the world, today we are going to look at some famous celebrities from around the world. See if you can work out what they are famous for.

George Clooney

George Timothy Clooney was born on May 6th 1961 in Lexington, Kentucky. He is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of three Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards one for acting in Syriana (2006) and the other for co-producing Argo (2012). Cloney made his acting debut on television in 1987 and later gained wide recognition in his role as Dr Doug Ross on the medical drama ER from 1994 to 1999. He is also well known for his role in Ocean’s Eleven which ended up becoming a trilogy of films. He is set to be working on a range of different films to be released in 2022. 

Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande-Butrea was born on 26th June 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida. She is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Her music, much of which is based on personal experiences, has been subject to a lot of media attention worldwide. Grande began her music career at age 15 in 2008 in Broadway musical 13. She rose to fame for playing Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious. She was discovered in 2011 after level executives discovered YouTube videos of her covering songs. Her album Yours Truly (2013) topped the US Billboard 200. She has continued to explore pop and R&B in her music. Grande is often referred to as a pop icon and is one of the world's best selling music artists.

LeBron James

LeBron Raymone James Sr was born on 30th December 1984 in Akron, Ohio. Heis an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers. His nickname is King James and he is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in NBA history and is often compared to Michael Jordan. James has competed in ten NBA finals. His accomplishments include four NBA championships, four NBA MVP awards, four NBA Finals MVP awards and two Olympic gold medals. He holds the record for all-time playoffs points. Off the court James has accumulated more wealth and fame from numerous endorsement contracts. 

Oprah Winfrey 

Orpah Gail Winfrey was born on 29th January 1952 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Her name was spelt as Orpah on her birth certificate after a biblical figure in the Book of Ruth but people mispronounced it regularly so Oprah stuck. Oprah is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show which is broadcast from Chicago. It was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and ran in national syndication for 25 years from 1986 to 2011. Winfey is dubbed the “Queen of All Medical.” She was the richest African-American of the 20th century. In 2007 she was ranked as one of the most influential women in the world. You still see her on tv today conducting all interviews, the latest being with Prince Harry and Meghan Markel.

Source: Wikipedia