Sentences with phrase «became a household name as»

Julianne Hough is a dancer, singer, actress, and Emmy award winning choreographer, who became a household name as a two - time professional champion on the hit show «Dancing With the Stars.»

She became a household name as a design expert member on HGTV and Food Network.

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As solar power grows in popularity, many of world's leading solar companies are starting to become household names.

Today, Jenner goes by the name of Caitlyn, and has become a household name thanks to her very public transition to living life as a woman.

In recent years, Bettencourt became a household name in France as the central figure in an infamous trial in which judges examined whether the billionaire was taken advantage of by those close to her.

While the vast majority of early Internet companies fizzled, some, such as Google, eBay, Yahoo and Amazon, have become household names.

The number of these contenders is steadily increasing, and a few, such as Acer of Taiwan and Samsung of Korea, have become household names.

Such American hymn writers and translators as Jaroslav J. Vajda, Thomas Troeger, Gracia Grindal, Martin Franzmann, Herbert Brokering, F. Samuel Janzow and such British writers as F. Pratt Green, Timothy Dudley Smith and Brian Wren are rapidly becoming household names.

But scene - stealer Sofia Vergara has become a household name for her hilarious role as trophy wife Gloria Delgado - Prichett on Modern Family.

It is a fitting name for the company as it becomes a household name across the United States.

The youngster is most definitely not a world beater as of yet, but our club must see the potential in him, and he could well become a household name in years to come.

Instead I'd be looking at someone like Love, who has potential to see his chances greatly improve as he quickly becomes a household name.

The Sooners ascended as high as No. 4 in the polls, Young became a household name even to casual fans and suddenly a return trip to the Final Four like the one Hield powered two years earlier seemed perfectly plausible.

Although the Amsterdam Tournament was a simple pre-season arrangement for clubs to hone their strategies in time for the new season, the tournament became a household name across England, as it regularly held the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United, Barcelona and so forth.

Only the ones who get caught become household names, such as Ted Bundy, «Killer Clown» John Wayne Gacy and «Ken and Barbie Killers» Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka.

A professional actor since the age of 15, Fox became a household name in the early 1980's for his Emmy and Golden Globe Awards winning role as Alex P. Keaton in the NBC comedy series Family Ties in which he starred as the young Republican son of hippie parents.

Dr. Ruth Patrick (1907 - 2013) probably needs no introduction to the readers of The American Naturalist, or to anyone who has taken an interest in environmental matters over the last half century, for she has become so well known and so influential in her work with water as to become something of a household name.

June 2012, Well & Good announced previously named «neighborhood fave» Refine Method as «on its way to becoming a household fitness name» with the news of the new Upper West Side studio opening.

As of the early 1990s, antioxidants became a household name.

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Bobbi Brown herself became a household name and in high demand as a celebrity make - up artist, and the Bobbi Brown line today includes not only cosmetics and brushes but also fragrances and skincare treatments that are loved worldwide.

And then there was Tonya Harding, the Olympic figure skater whose connection to a 1994 attack on fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan ensured she'd become as much of a household name — and late - night comedy punchline — as O.J. or JonBenét, or Bill Clinton, for that matter.

And that was a movie with some household name actors (who were about to become a full - fledged cinema movement as the so - called Frat Pack), not just a bunch of young faces you might recognize from high school movies like Clueless and American Pie.

In the electric first half of BPM (Beats Per Minute) the film charts the movement of a group of HIV / AIDS activists in France in the early 1990s, just as the virus became a household name and those ravaged by it had grown tired of the pervasive silence around the pandemic.

This is about as close to a «Twilight» clone that Hollywood has produced since Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson became household names, except this story trades vampires and werewolves for witches.

Pairing with like - minded friends Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro as «The Three Amigos of Cinema,» Iñárritu has since become a household international name.

No doubt intended as a quick cash - in now that Nesbo has become a household name, «Jackpot» is more «Very Bad Things» than «Reservoir Dogs,» which is pretty much all you need to know about this Nordic dud.

Nighy became a household name after starring in the 2003 Christmas movie «Love Actually» as rock star Billy Mack said the film changed his life but admitted people get disappointed when they meet him in real life.

Karen became a household name after starring in three series of Doctor Who as companion Amy Pond and has since broken into Hollywood with major roles in the likes of Guardians of the Galaxy alongside Chris Pratt.

It certainly seems like director David Gordon Green is on the road to becoming a household name, which is a bit odd considering that the guy started his career with such acclaimed art house films as George Washington and All The Real Girls.

As the token hot - guy with an Irish accent, who sort of looks like he's in the Hemsworth family, I need you to seek out other action vehicles for yourself to become a household name.

His films have grossed billions of dollars, and the characters he has brought to life have become icons, from Pee Wee Herman to Edward Scissorhands, while regular collaborators such as Johnny Depp, Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter have become household names.

Billy Bob Thornton became a household name with this touching Southern drama, which he not only dominated as the mentally slow Karl, but wrote and directed.

Her performance begins unremarkably, but quickly becomes her best work since «Erin Brockovich,» as she melts away into the character as best a household name can.

Diaz became a household name after starring as «Scarface» in the cult classic film «Half Baked» in 1998, opposite Dave Chappelle and Jim Breuer.

Guidebooks about how to get into prestigious Ivy League schools have become instant bestsellers in the country, with the authors and subjects becoming household names, such as Yiting Liu, whose parents wrote Harvard Girl in 2000.

DMC has become a household name when it comes to Lamborghini tuning, their aerodynamic packages for the Aventador have sold in high numbers, first as the Molto Veloce version, which as it turned out would be the Stage 1 kit for those looking into modifying their V12 flagship from Sant «Agata without going too far, a small chin spoiler, a set of side sills combined with a new rear diffuser and a stunning rear wing is all it takes to turn a factory standard Aventador into a very good looking DMC MV.

However, whatever might be the strategy for Motorola to become as household a name in the tablet segment, as is the case with their smartphones, is to recognize that the price is of crucial importance.

So many of these chance discoveries, such as Valium, Lipitor, and Viagra, have become household names.

As a result, Netflix has managed to become a household name.

Kong has become a household name for many a dog lover with their indestructible rubber toys which keep pooches of all ages busy for hours as they try and lick or chew their food out of the small opening in their toy.

It has also created industry icons that have become well - known, household names such as Mario ™, Donkey Kong ™, Metroid ™, Zelda ™ and Pokémon ™.

China also has the largest mobile games market in the world and many western brands such as Angry Birds, Clash of Clans and Plants Vs Zombies have become household names in China due to successful launches of these games.

Ever since its debut on the PS3 back in 2009, the franchise has become a household name amongst gamers, as has its developer Sucker Punch.

Developed and published by Capcom, it popularised the survival horror genre and became a household name, as well as spawning dozens of successful sequels and spin - offs.

Andrew notes that the mobile gaming sector is an important and rapidly growing component of the broader entertainment industry and Europe stands out in this sector as many European companies dominate leaderboards and have become international household names.

Technōs is already a household name for creating the beat»em up genre of fighting games starting with Renegade, the inaugural title in the Kunio - kun franchise, which would go on to become an iconic and prolific gaming franchise in Japan, as well as spawn the legendary fighting series, Double Dragon (1987).

As a result, his work was not widely exhibited in the U.S. and he never became a household name.

While New York and the world were yet unfamiliar with the New York avant - garde by the late 1940s, most of the artists who have become household names today had their well - established patron critics: Clement Greenberg advocated Jackson Pollock and the color field painters like Clyfford Still, Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Adolph Gottlieb and Hans Hofmann; Harold Rosenberg seemed to prefer the action painters such as Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline, as well as the seminal paintings of Arshile Gorky; Thomas B. Hess, the managing editor of ARTnews, championed Willem de Kooning.

Jackson Pollock became a household name in 1949 when Life magazine published an article featuring photographs of him in action as he created his drip paintings.