Celebrity
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For other uses, see Celebrity (disambiguation).
"Popstar" redirects here. For the direct-to-video film, see Popstar (film).
"Pop star" redirects here. For the Ken Hirai single, see Pop Star.
Singer Mariah Carey and actor Robert De Niro are international celebrities for their respective work.
A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention. The word stems from the Latin verb "celebrere" but they may not become a celebrity unless public and mass media interest is piqued. For example Virgin Director Richard Branson was famous as a CEO, but he did not become a global celebrity until he attempted to circumnavigate the globe in a hot air balloon.