Sentences with phrase «made him a household name with»

Jeff Koons made himself a household name with his gargantuan steel sculpture series Balloon Dog, which broke records in 2013 when one of his five supersized hounds became the most expensive work by a living artist sold at auction, going for a staggering $ 58.4 m.

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Serving all manner of retail customers was what made Merrill a household name, but Mr. Gorman shifted the focus to more upscale clients, with accounts of less than $ 100,000 going to call centers.

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George Foreman made a household name for himself showing how an indoor grill could cook meat with less fat in half the time, yet his gourmet gadget — as well as other two - sided countertop grills, such as panini presses — offer an unlimited range of speedy, tasty veg options.

With its acquisition of Urban, Mariani has propelled itself beyond household name status; it has made itself a cost - effective vertically integrated processor of the three major dried fruits, which account for 80 percent of dried fruit retail sales.

He continued, «For years, we've been able to supply the food industry with household names like Kraft ® Cheese, Grey Poupon ® Mustard and A1 ® Steak Sauce, making the addition of Heinz ® Ketchup and Lea & Perrins ® Worcestershire Sauce a perfect fit for the Kraft Food Ingredients family of products.»

As well as the household names, a number of athletes make their debuts in this year's Championships: these include Mazyar Ossmiasaeed, an Iranian born rider who has recently taken up a British passport; Rob Yeatman who won the national BTTC Paracycling time trial championships earlier this month and at 17 years old is an outstanding young talent; and even younger, there's Sophie Thornhill, a 15 year old rider will team up with 16 year old pilot Jessica Anderson in an exciting new tandem pairing.

With London 2012 Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis - Hill announcing her retirement today, we look back at her illustrious career and the success that has made her a household name around the world.

Other household names like PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi (No. 4) and iconic Vogue editor - in - chief Anna Wintour (No. 21) also made the list, along with public officials like City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (No. 13), Senator Kristen Gillibrand (No. 20) and City Planning Commission chair Amanda Burden (No. 33).

«Mylan has spent billions of dollars making EpiPen a household name synonymous with epinephrine, but there are lesser - known products such as generic Adrenaclick, which can be purchased for approximately $ 140 for a two - pack,» said Senate Health Committee Chairman Kemp Hannon, a Long Island Republican.

The more the party makes hay with Alex Salmond, who they might be surprised to learn isn't a household name in England and Wales, the more the spotlight falls on their would - be UKIP enablers.

What better way to make yoga a household name than by giving kids tools to help with anger management, disabled people a little more movement, and decrease likelihood of disease?

While Emmy - winning Survivor producer and host Jeff Probst (born November 4th, 1962) has occasionally taken a seat besides Kelly Ripa on Live with Regis and Kelly and even directed his own award - winning feature film, chances are that when all is said and done, the role he'll be best remembered for is that of the firm but fair host who snuffed out more than his share of torches on the popular competitive reality show that made him a household name.

Jeff Nichols should already be a household name after Mud and Take Shelter, and with his new movie Midnight Special, the man has done nothing to break his incredible record of success with making deeply personal, ruminative, thrilling, and brilliant films.

The format gets a reboot with popular American Idol stars - in - the - making Kelly Clarkson, American Idol's first champion, and Justin Guarini, the runner up, produced by the very production company of the show that made household named out of them, 19 Entertainment.

The July 1st update to everyone's favorite streaming service was a fantastic one, loaded with classic films that range from «From Here to Eternity» to the franchise that made Sylvester Stallone a household name (just in time for the excellent «Creed» trailer to drop no less).

Naomie Harris's heartbreaking performance as a mother struggling with drug addiction in Moonlight made her a household name for many American audiences.

Relying on the spook house horrors that made William Friedkin's The Exorcist a household name in terror and the stylistic nuances of such recent thrillers as Paranormal Activity and Cloverfield, Daniel Stamm's dramatic plunge into the world of demons is sure to send you back to class with sweaty armpits.

Certainly Konami didn't help itself by forbidding Kojima from collecting an award for Metal Gear Solid 5, although it's probably worth remembering that award went to a large number of other people who also worked on Metal Gear Solid 5 and haven't become household names traveling around with an entourage to give them massages, but very little effort is made to give Konami the benefit of the doubt.

The re-imagined historical figures genre has become a new testing ground for Hollywood, most notably with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter on the horizon (FYI: Edgar Allan Poe makes a guest appearance in the novel), where writers can take household names — and put a new, and in theory more exciting, twist on what would otherwise result in stuffier true - life drama (i.e. Steven Spielberg's Lincoln biopic).

Stay away from this garbage and hope that our last great action star returns with a performance featuring more character and that trademark smirk that made him a household name earlier in his career and first brought him into the spotlight.

Stepping into the role of the pursued Aaron Cross is Jeremy Renner, who'll be everywhere next summer, though this is the role meant to make him a household name; presumably he won't be sitting out the action scenes as he did in «Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol ``... Gilroy's a director with chops, and this franchise has thus far remained visceral and exciting, so count this as one of our most anticipated blockbusters.

Alicia Silverstone has reunited with Amy Heckerling in Vamps in a hope to restrike the «Clueless» flame that made her a household name in the 90s.

Summary: Stay away from this garbage and hope that our last great action star returns with a performance featuring more character and that trademark smirk that made him a household name earlier in his career and first brought him into the spotlight.

Tonya (Margot Robbie), a young skating prodigy grew up in an unstable household with a monster of a mother, LaVona (Alison Janney), married an abusive man, Jeff Gillooly (Sebastian Stan) and lost everything she ever worked for in an incident that made her a household name for all the wrong reasons.

The company is certainly growing with each new project and Sing could be the breakthrough that makes them a household name.

In viewing Smith primarily as an unusually rich character in the non-fiction novel that would make him a household name, Capote ultimately lost touch with his own humanity as well as his subject's.

When I take note of it and look around at the people who I was making movies with at the beginning, it's incredible how the mumblecore movies — or whatever you want to call them — have not only infiltrated the mainstream, but those actors and filmmakers are now household names.

With the new Black Panther film about to make Vibranium a household name, we delve into which Marvel metal is the strongest of them all?

They may not be household names but Revolori has been delightful in films like «Dope» and «The Grand Budapest Hotel» while Mantzoukas has stolen shows like «The League» and «The Good Place,» along with delivering constant laughs on his podcast, «How Did This Get Made?»

It made be hard to believe, what with it being a household name, but the Toyota Prius is a lot more than consumers give it credit for.

The GT350 Mustang, along with the mighty Cobra, made Carroll Shelby a household name.

Along with her books, TNT's Rizzoli & Isles has made the duo of homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles into household names — a sort of Cagney & Lacey for the new millennium.

Self - published author and indie author advocate Hugh Howey turned the publishing industry on its head, not with his beat - the - odds success story that made him a household name, but for his willingness to throw open the vault of secrecy surrounding what authors of every ilk actually earn.

With delectable characters and non-stop thrills that have made Janet Evanovich a household name, Wicked Appetite will leave you hungry for more.

Ten years later, Barnum, then 71, linked up with James Bailey and the Greatest Show on Earth, the Barnum & Bailey Circus, toured the world making Barnum a household name across the globe.

The real story of self - publishing (as many of us have been saying for years) is the ability for people with a small and loyal readership to make a career with their craft without being a household name.

Over the course of an amazingly productive career that's made her a household name, author Nora Roberts has delighted romantic suspense fans with nearly 200 titles.

Dean is a well known marketing expert and has received much acclaim for his work with jewelry webstore SterlingForever, making their sterling silver Baguette Band Cubic Zirconia Rings a household name by combining social media, advertising, and search engine optimization to drive traffic and attention to otherwise unknown products and services.

Girl with a Pearl Earring made Tracy Chevalier a household name in the historical fiction world.

Penny stock promoters love to make deals (however tenuous) with major, household name companies.

Here's one of Wall Street's most poorly - kept secrets: Investors can make good money with the stocks of smaller companies whose names aren't necessarily household words.

Penny stock promoters love to make deals with major, household name companies.

The Blue Buffalo Pet Food Company has become a household name, and for good reason — they offer a wide selection of high - quality products made with fresh ingredients in nutritious formulas.

During his time on staff, Yamauchi radically changed the company throughout his tenure, making Nintendo a worldwide household name with the introduction of the Famicom / Nintendo Entertainment System and the many lovable characters featured in franchises for the console.

Considering that «Destiny» developer Bungie made Xbox a household name with «Halo,» the fact that so much content is being kept off Microsoft's consoles may make many Xbox gamers feel positively gutted.

While Rare had been making quality games for over a decade, Donkey Kong Country arguably made the British developer a household name, and cemented a long and fruitful relationship with Nintendo.

His signature afro, calming voice, and beautifully hand - painted vistas made him a household name in the 1980s and 1990s, until he lost his battle with lymphoma in 1995.

All of which were good games, but none of which scratched the particular itch felt at the time by the absence of the type of gameplay which made Mario a household name to begin with.

Not sure if it'll do so well in the US given that the country seems to be more obssessed with gritty looking action / first person shooter games than strategy based ones, but here's hoping it'll do better than the rest of the Fire Emblem series and maybe go as far as to make the series more of a household name.