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People Who Built Wealth from Entertainment Rights
People Who Built Wealth from Entertainment Rights
by curious_compiler  • 
3 in common: Paul McCartney, Tyler Perry and 1 more
A hit can keep earning long after its first release. These 20 creators and performers show how publishing, recordings, fictional characters and theatre rights became valuable assets. The selection...
Business
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Entertainers Who Built Careers Without a Traditional Talent Pipeline
Entertainers Who Built Careers Without a Traditional Talent Pipeline
by list_wrangler  • 
2 in common: Ed Sheeran and Tyler Perry
No drama school, no record-label development deal, no film-school calling card. These actors, film-makers and musicians found their way in through local scenes, sport, self-financed films...
Celebrities
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Stars Whose Style Improved with Age
Stars Whose Style Improved with Age
by list_wrangler  • 
In common: Brad Pitt
An openly subjective appreciation of stars whose public style grew sharper, braver or more personal later in their careers. The entries focus on documented looks, the stylists and designers behind...
Celebrities
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People Who Returned to Formal Education as Adults
People Who Returned to Formal Education as Adults
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Lenny Henry
Leaving school early, dropping out or putting a degree on hold is not always the end of the story. These people went back to formal education as adults, sometimes decades later: a rock guitarist...
People
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People Who Used Their Fortunes to Preserve Cultural Heritage
People Who Used Their Fortunes to Preserve Cultural Heritage
by list_wrangler  • 
In common: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Restoring a palace, saving a painting for the nation, rescuing a historic garden or a tumbledown church: heritage work is expensive, and private fortunes have paid for a great deal of it. This...
Business
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LGBTQ Rights Campaigners with Lasting Legislative Impact
LGBTQ Rights Campaigners with Lasting Legislative Impact
by curious_compiler  • 
More from curious_compiler
Most LGBTQ legal change came through a long relay between campaigners, plaintiffs, lawyers and legislators: a petition or a test case, a court ruling, then a law that a later parliament could...
Politics
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Celebrities Who Helped Independent Films Find an Audience
Celebrities Who Helped Independent Films Find an Audience
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Robert Redford
Independent films rarely fail for lack of quality; they fail for lack of screens, money and attention. This list is about famous actors, directors, critics and one former president who used their...
Celebrities
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Stars Who Champion Regional Culture
Stars Who Champion Regional Culture
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Some famous people leave home and never look back; others keep putting their region's language, music, landscape and stories in front of a wider audience. This list collects actors, musicians...
Celebrities
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Performers Who Helped Bring Drag into Mainstream Culture
Performers Who Helped Bring Drag into Mainstream Culture
by list_wrangler  • 
In common: RuPaul
Drag reached prime-time television, the charts and Broadway through individual performers who took it out of clubs and music halls and into the mainstream. This list runs from Victorian pantomime...
Celebrities
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Impressionists Who Capture More Than a Voice
Impressionists Who Capture More Than a Voice
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Steve Coogan
A convincing impression can begin before the first recognisable phrase. A held smile, a way of sitting or the rhythm of an answer can carry as much information as an accent. These performers...
Celebrities
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Sketch Performers with Extraordinary Character Range
Sketch Performers with Extraordinary Character Range
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Steve Coogan
A different wig is only the beginning. The performers here build recognisably different people through the rhythm of an answer, the way they occupy a room and what they believe everyone else...
Celebrities
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Comedians Whose Writing Rewards a Closer Look
Comedians Whose Writing Rewards a Closer Look
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Issa Rae
A familiar comic voice can make the work behind it easy to overlook. These performers offer rewarding reasons to pay attention to scripts, books and collaborative writing, from the rhythm of a...
Celebrities
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Comedy Actors with Remarkable Dramatic Range
Comedy Actors with Remarkable Dramatic Range
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Steve Coogan
Comic timing can sharpen a dramatic turn, but one surprising role does not prove range. These performers have found different emotional registers across several films or series, from quiet grief...
Celebrities
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Actors Who Became Respected Directors
Actors Who Became Respected Directors
by list_wrangler  • 
In common: Robert Redford
Plenty of actors direct one film; far fewer build a body of work with a voice of its own. This list follows performers who went on to direct several films of real standing, from Italian neorealism...
Celebrities
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Television Stars Who Successfully Moved Behind the Camera
Television Stars Who Successfully Moved Behind the Camera
by list_wrangler  • 
In common: Issa Rae
Some of television's most influential producers, writers and directors first became famous in front of the camera. This list follows the stars who took control of what got made, from Lucille Ball...
Celebrities
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Celebrities Who Made Glasses Part of Their Image
Celebrities Who Made Glasses Part of Their Image
by list_wrangler  • 
In common: Elton John
For some stars, a pair of frames is as recognisable as the face behind them. This list follows performers, musicians and fashion figures from silent comedy to the 1990s and beyond who turned...
Celebrities
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Performers Who Made Stage Costumes Part of Their Identity
Performers Who Made Stage Costumes Part of Their Identity
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Elton John
A stage costume can make rhythm visible, turn an entrance into a story or establish a character before the first note. These performers use clothing as part of the show itself. The selection...
Celebrities
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Comedians Who Make Everyday Awkwardness Hilarious
Comedians Who Make Everyday Awkwardness Hilarious
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Issa Rae
A conversation that lasts too long, an attempt to look competent, a family disagreement over something tiny: these performers find comedy in the gap between how people want to appear and how they...
Celebrities
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Campaigners Who Made Public Information More Accessible
Campaigners Who Made Public Information More Accessible
by curious_compiler  • 
More from curious_compiler
A right to see government information means little if the records are locked in a filing cabinet, priced out of reach or published in a form nobody can use. This list is about the people who...
Politics
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Critics Who Help Readers Notice More
Critics Who Help Readers Notice More
by curious_compiler  • 
More from curious_compiler
The best critics do not just tell you what to think of a painting, film, building, dance or album; they teach you where to look and listen, so you notice more the next time without them. This list...
Arts & Design
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