Word: fame
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...overweight now," he says. He speaks to his children every other day while he's on the road, a nontraditional arrangement but one they've known all their lives. Still, he misses his family profoundly. The band, which was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March and once again led the concert industry in gross revenues in 2005, has got used to his being an unpredictable presence. "The good news from our point of view is that he prefers working on music more than anything else," says guitarist the Edge. "And also he's unelectable...
Such is the nature of Bono's fame that just about everyone in the world wants to meet him--except for the richest man in the world, who thought it would be a waste of time. "World health is immensely complicated," says Gates, recalling that first encounter in 2002. "It doesn't really boil down to a 'Let's be nice' analysis. So I thought a meeting wouldn't be all that valuable...
...rock singer Amy Grant bestows largesse on needy people every week. Time was, the occasional celebrity like Audrey Hepburn would lend her profile to a cause. But Grant and Makeover's Ty Pennington are a distinct kind of charitainment star, celebrities whose good deeds are their chief claim to fame. Their shows aim not just to solve personal problems (help autistic kids, build a school library) but also to salve the nation's wounds (build houses for soldiers in Iraq, give a new start to a Katrina refugee family...
...here, it should do well.3. “Extras”Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s follow-up to the British version of “The Office” is a much darker, and at times, quite dramatic, take on the lengths we go for fame. Gervais has successfully managed to create a character independent of David Brent—a tremendous achievement.2. “Top Gear”This show began airing in a modified American version in the fall, but was taken off the air in October. Discovery claims it will return soon...
After their first week working with Matt, the Chrises of Bell Lap fame adamantly refused to work with any other of the FM junior photo execs, claiming that the rest were, “too d-baggy to work with,” even though they had yet to meet any of them. We’re glad to welcome Conroy aboard, whose newly acquired knowledge of poop, toilets, and striking out with women will prove vital to the morale of the board...