Why are the following people famous?

[M.D. Holloway]

Lady Gaga - songs and stage antics
The Kardashians - rich daddy and big booty (in line with Paris Hilton)
Jon and Kate - TV Show implosion
Howie Mandel - funny stand up in the day, host of a very stupid show, his agent and PR firm have done a great job with him.

[jyl]

Gaga reminds me of Madonna back in the day. I like some of her songs. She is a talent, whether a lasting one or a flash in the pan we don't know yet.

Don't know anything about Howie.

The others are twits and/or scum.

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

I actually think Paris Hilton deserves her fame. She's built quite a franchise for herself.

They had a report on Varney and Company that Paris Hilton's perfume lines have done about $100M in sales in less than 10 years. This is just her PERFUME lines. I think there are more brains there than at first glance.

[mossguy]

Originally Posted by BRPORSCHE

Wasn't one of O.J's attorney's the the Kardashians dad? Not sure. Just remember seeing the name. I understand the dad on the show is not there biologic.

Yes The late Kardashian was one of O.J's lawyers. Mrs. Kardashian did not approve, met Chris Jenner of Olympic fame, married and had two more kids. Four kids with Kardashian the lawyer. Three trampy daughters and one relatively normal son.

I have NO idea why or how I know this!

Best,
Tom

[Rick Lee]

Oh, I forgot to add Kid Rock. Has he had any hit songs besides that rip-off on Sweet Home Alabama? Why in the world is he famous? Now I see his mug on the Jim Beam placards in the liquor store. Yeah, I'm putting that Maker's Mark right back on the shelf and running for the Beam after that. Uh huh.

[vash]

kid rock has talent. his marketing skills may be weak, but i have heard him actually sing..not bad.

as far as the kardasians. step daddy jenner is the biggest "looking" freak in that family. i once channel surfed onto their show. WTF did he do to himself? DIY plastic surgery?

[Rick Lee]

Originally Posted by vash

kid rock has talent. his marketing skills may be weak, but i have heard him actually sing..not bad.

WTF? I saw him sing Sweet Emotion with Aerosmith and his harmony was so bad, I thought Ozzy was backstage, torturing an animal with Kid Rock's mic feed.

[porsche4life]

Bowie had a childrens cartoon called "Howies World". I loved it when I was about 8

[Z-man]

Add to your list the following:
- American Pickers
- The Pawn Stars team
- All of the Survivor/Amazing Race/Bachelor/etc. show 'stars.'
- Dog the Bounty Hunter (My wife actually likes that show)
- Ice Road Truckers (I kinda like that show myself...)

The Hollywood execs just LOVE reality TV -- it is easy to produce, inexpensive compared to running a regular sit-com or drama, and the sheeple of the US gobble it up like crazy!

Personally, I HATE reality TV. Why should I delve into someone else's miserable pathetic life when I have my own miserable pathetic life to deal with?!? And these reality "TV STARS" keep milking their 15 minutes of fame as far as they can go. Especially that prima-donna Kate Gosslin.

I guess our society love to see a train wreck!
-Z-man.

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by Z-man

I guess our society love to see a train wreck!
-Z-man.

goad-damm rubbur nekkers!

[myamoto1]

Originally Posted by Z-man

Add to your list the following:
- American Pickers = "modern day" Antiques Roadshow
- The Pawn Stars team = waiting for Chumley to be discovered as the missing link
- All of the Survivor/Amazing Race/Bachelor/etc. show 'stars.' yeah - don't get those either
- Dog the Bounty Hunter (My wife actually likes that show) = Cops if Sniper was director
- Ice Road Truckers (I kinda like that show myself...) = kinda like NASCAR, but waiting for a truck to go through the ice instead of a crash

answers to the questions you didn't ask...

[kanadary]

all crap but that's probably why i only watch f1.. although they had extreme factories on the other night and it featured the bmw motor factory and their nc factory for the z4.

[kanadary]

oh and whats with that housewives show.. the wife watches it and all they do is argue.. now if they got into a cat fight.. then i might sit and watch it.

[widebody911]

Kid Rock totally nickelbacks.

[GH85Carrera]

If it were not for Speed TV, History, Science, Si-Fi, discovery and Nat Geo I would not even have a TV, well except for the local storm coverage.

[emcon5]

Originally Posted by LubeMaster77

Jon and Kate - TV Show implosion

My wife loved that show. I can't stand it.

I remember watching the first show on the family, which was an interesting "Day in the Life" documentary on how a normal family deals with sextuplets, it was actually interesting. He still had a job, and they lived in a fairly small house. How they handled the logistics and stress of the situation was kind of compelling, in a "How would I handle that" sort of way.

It turned in to a dog and pony freak show.

Then again, If I was in their position and had a chance to milk the hell out of that cash cow, It would be pretty hard to pass up. I mean, how much would it cost to send 8 kids to college?

Tom

[MMARSH]

Originally Posted by mossguy

Yes The late Kardashian was one of O.J's lawyers. Mrs. Kardashian did not approve, met Chris Jenner of Olympic fame, married and had two more kids. Four kids with Kardashian the lawyer. Three trampy daughters and one relatively normal son.

I have NO idea why or how I know this!

Best,
Tom

Bruce Jenner....

[Porsche-O-Phile]

I have no idea who most of them are. I know who Howie Mandel is, but wasn't he a stand-up guy/second-rate TV actor back in like 1988?

I've heard the name "Lady Gaga" but have no idea who she is or what she does. I guess I should be glad then (?)

I really don't follow music or entertainment and I watch maybe an hour of television a week (usually something on Discovery or Nat'l Geographic). I can't think of the last movie I went to.

So who are these folks and why should I care?

[gprsh924]

Rick I was going to have to call shenanigans on your claim that you have never heard a Lady Gaga song, but embrarer beat me to it and explained it quite nicely. Even if you don't realize you have heard some of her songs, it would be virtually impossible for you to not have done so.

[imcarthur]

Lady Gaga? Her video Bad Romance has over 233 million views on YouTube.

It is masterful. I wouldn't buy her music but talent is talent. With good marketing of course . . .

Ian