Word: stardom
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...movies, he says, "the train pulls out at 12:01. You're on it or you're not. The greatest ^ plateau in Hollywood is when they hold the train for you." This is scrappy, Irish-Catholic Long Island talking. In his own voice. Acerbic, confident, knowing that Hollywood stardom is waiting, and that he has caught the train...
...environmental groups headed by Democrat Tom Hayden, the 1960s radical leader who mellowed into a mainstream liberal, married actress Jane Fonda -- from whom he was recently estranged -- and has served eight years in the California state assembly. For Hayden, 50, the measure could be a ticket to political stardom, especially if he gets himself elected the state's first environmental czar...
...show-biz appeal, Blades (he accepts both the English and Spanish pronunciations of his name since his grandfather, Reuben Blades, was born on the British island of St. Lucia) remains ambivalent toward the trappings of fame. One aspect of stardom that Blades finds particularly loathsome is the notion that celebrities are a privileged breed, an elite group that must insulate themselves from the rabble. Instead, the four-time Grammy nominee has tried to remain as accessible to his public as possible. Until just a few years ago, he had his home phone number printed on the back of his album...
...therapy is not an easy route to stardom in business or sports. The treatment usually runs from six to eight years, often requires daily injections and costs about $20,000 a year. Generally, medical insurance will pay for HGH therapy if children have a hormone deficiency, but not just because they are extremely short...
...stripes, steps into the chartreuse-and-yellow Lumina. He carries his celebrity gracefully, as if he knows he'll have it for a long time. "I'm just happier now than I've ever been in my life," he says softly. On the fast track of responsible stardom, he just keeps cruising along...