Fame Us Celebrity Impersonators and the Cult(ure) of Fame
| Author/creator | Howell, Brian Photographer |
| Other author | Osborne, Stephen Commentaries by |
| Other author | Ruebsaat, Norbert Commentaries by |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press Minneapolis : Consortium Book Sales & Distribution [Distributor] |
| Description | 196 p. ill 08.100 x 08.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation <div><p>In this stunning book, photographer Brian Howell takes us into the world of celebrity impersonators—the faux famous people who make a living at pretending to be someone else. Taken at various impersonator conventions and stage shows throughout North America, the photographs are both startling and poignant—for all of the frivolity and double takes ("Isn't that Paris Hilton?") there is also a sense of the real person beneath the makeup and the artifice. Accompanying the portraits are first-person narratives by many of the subjects, many of whom feel personally close to those they are impersonating, even if they have never met them. In addition, in two essays, cultural critic Norbert Ruebsaat looks at the history of celebrity culture, and<i>Geist</i>magazine editor Stephen Osborne delves into the nature of photographing impersonators. As such, the book investigates the nature of fame in this era of celebrity blogs, stalkerazzi, and reality television—and how our obsession with famous people says as much about us as it does about them.</p><p><i>Subjects include impersonators of:</i><br />Bono<br />Mike Myers (as Austin Powers)<br />George W. Bush<br />Mike Myers (as Dr. Evil)<br />Hilary Clinton<br />Jack Nicholson<br />Johnny Depp<br />Ozzy Osbourne<br />Paris Hilton<br />Colin Powell<br />Saddam Hussein<br />Elvis Presley<br />Angelina Jolie<br />Anna Nicole Smith<br />Marilyn Manson<br />Donald Trump<br />Liza Minnelli<br />Oprah Winfrey</p></div> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781551522289 |
| ISBN | 1551522284 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781551522289 |
| Stock number | 00305535 |
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