Reasons for the difference in the way US/UK celebs are treated........?

Question

In the US, you don't need to do that much to be a celebrity. And once you're there, you can do nothing for a few years and still emerge as a lauded star. In the UK, even someone like Elton John, if he's inactive for say a year, starts to be written off and treated as a joke. Of course, he soon regains his crown with some work; but in the US he could retire as an A1 star after a couple of LPs!

Answer 1

I don't know the answer to that but I do know in the US, people CAN do NOTHING and be celebrities and with that comes $$$$. People don't realize even the pseudo-celebs that do NOTHING gets tons of money and "gifts". Kevin Federline is said to make 20k to to show up at a club and look @ him, he is a nobody. A lot of reality stars go on to do lectures and speeches @ universities and companies & get paid well for it. Some of it is actual work--even if it fluff work, and some is just outright doing nothing but showing up @ a bar.... Very interesting, eh?

Answer 2

I think it's because the News media in America dedicates whole chunks of primetime to celebrity news and gossip.

The US News networks don't cover many areas that the UK News media does.

For example, the UK News actually looks at events outside our country, looks at history and even tries to educate people on the facts in Iraq and Afghanistan, rather than pretend everything is great.

Most Americans have never had a passport or looked at a map of the globe, but they've all got a TV and love cinema. So it's celebrity heaven.

Answer 3

Kath summed it up nicely.

Elton John has a catalogue of standout work spanning decades. Music which really hits the strings of the soul. Same for Bowie. And music which has made the world stand up and take attention because its so... universally melodic.

EJ and DB will never be treated as faded stars.in US or UK.

However you do have a point with some other celebs I suppose Maybe cause US is bigger and different networks pick up show in different seasons/years.. a fading star can keep more light. + they are more star mad maybe + maybe we really do enjoy seeing a wannabee half-star take a fall occaionally.

Answer 4

No in the uk elton john will never be written off this is because he worked hard to get where he is & has been going for decades it;s the same for people like him such as David Bowie. these people have genuine talent & people in the uk respect that. For people who come from reality television shows such as big brother & x factor (a reality singing show in england which simon cowell judges)it's different people become instant stars but then fade away & people in the uk get bored of these people , it's these type of celebrities who get treated as a joke. But it is the same in the uk you don't have to do that much to be a celebrity

Answer 5

Someone once said that if you drive a Rolls Royce in America people will applaud you, if you drive one in the UK people will key it.

The British love a failure story more than success, as we're bitter jealous people and still have the notion of people behaving out of their class boundaries.

America is a newer country, built on dreams and achievement against adversity, the 'American Dream' is still what they aspire to & applaud anyone who has achieved it.

GIve the Americans a few hundred years and they may end up as bitter as us...

Answer 6

Don't they earn more money in the us? I also think that image is more important in the us. It is all I ever here about anyway...You know what they say:

Money talks, Bulls--t walks!!



Love

Answer 7

We have no kings or kings here in the US. So actors and actresses are our "royality." We worship them.