Sentences with phrase «n't make him a household name»

Oscar may be the seventh most expensive footballer ever, but that doesn't make him a household name in China.

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Hourglass Cosmetics isn't exactly a household name, but the high - end brand is starting to make its mark as a reliable, high - quality standard in Sephora, Nordstrom, or Bergdorf Goodman stores.

What a lot of people don't know is that in 1892 it made that big shift that turned it from also - ran to a household name.

West abandoned the comments he was supposed to read off the teleprompter and uttered seven words that made him a household name — «George Bush doesn't care about black people.»

Bob Kramer might not be a Kardashian - level household name, but in the restaurant world, he's widely known as the Yoda of knife making.

While Watt is a household name, he doesn't affect the team as much as you might think and the Texans have made the playoffs without him before.

She masterminded the media strategy that made the Republican governor a household name across America, not to mention a top contender for the presidency.

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.

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.

Not only did this film jettison Apatow's career it also made Steve Carell a household name.

The first season of Telltale's The Walking Dead not only made the studio a household name, but arguably transformed the adventure game...

Or maybe Aronofsky's films, though far from inaccessible or alienating, aren't mainstream enough to make him a household name.

As did Star Lord, aka Peter Quill in a role that surely made Chris Pratt a household name, and if it didn't, then Jurassic World surely will.

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.

This was followed by bit parts, and some not - so - bit parts, in assorted TV shows and TV movies, until his role as Tim in the BBC's original The Office series made him a household name (in the UK at least).

The film, shown Out of Competition in the Official Selection, marked the return not only of the hero of the legendary saga for the millions of fans of Max Rockatansky, but also the comeback of his creator, George Miller, and of the visionary filmmaking that made him a household name around the world.

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.

Directors making small low - budget movies outside the system may not reach a huge audience, but they also don't have to worry about earning the number of detractors that the few household name helmers have.

More, it's going to make Michelle a household name, not to mention filthy, stinking rich, once again.

Jon Watts isn't exactly a household name just yet, but he has been selected by Marvel Studios and Sony as the man they want to make the first Spider - Man movie set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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.

There's no denying that Aniston has made Theroux into a household name, but he's always been part of Stiller's group, so it's really not that surprising that he'd be tapped for Zoolander 2, though ultimately he can't follow through on it.

That Kenney isn't a household name is one of those typical ironic tragedies that makes you wan na laugh if only to keep from crying.

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?»

Though Paths of Glory was his fourth feature film in a career that would only reach thirteen, Stanley Kubrick was not a household name when he made it.

The reason people are making a living without being household names while the names are not is because traditional publishing has to a large extent come to treat writers as fodder for the mill, something to be profited from, rather than partners.

I make my full time living as an author and I'm not a household name.

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.

And yet, at the same time, we have met and heard from hundreds of self - published authors who are not household names but are making a full - time wage from their works.

The midpoint is where you sell enough books every year to make a decent living, but not enough to be a millionaire or a household name.

As Co-Founder of I Do Now I Don't, Mara Opperman's innate marketing and public relations savvy have helped make the innovative online company a household name.

As Co-Founder of I Do Now I Don't, Mara Opperman's innate marketing and public relations savvy has helped make the innovative online company a household name.

If you don't really need to spend the money distributed from your Inherited IRA for your household expenses (your opening statement that your income for 2016 is low might make this unlikely), and (i) you and / or your spouse received compensation (earned income such as wages, salary, self - employment income, commissions for sales, nontaxable combat pay for US Military Personnel, etc) in 2016, and (ii) you were not 70.5 years of age by December 2016, then you and your wife can make contributions to existing IRAs in your names or establish new IRAs in your names.

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.

While Sony might not have the household name IP's like Nintendo, they could use other strategies that Nintendo has employed, which includes making kids a large target but not the only target.

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.

While not exclusively a Nintendo character, Mega Man certainly made himself a household name through the classic NES games and now, can be yours in tiny figure form, complete with action - pose accessories and a robotic smirk.

Perhaps not household - name Impressionists, but the subtitle of Tate Britain's exhibition, French Artists in Exile 1870 - 1904, makes things clearer: this is really an examination of cross-channel conversations occasioned by the drastic military and political crisis in France in 1870 - 1871 — the Franco - Prussian war, followed by the Commune.

She also makes a puzzling reference in the statement to the sculpture of Michael Steiner, not exactly a household name today (unlike Alexander Calder, another acknowledged influence) but better known when he was a darling of the influential critic Clement Greenberg.

Given all that, you'll be surprised to know that this artist, Sam Gilliam, is not more of a household name (in the kind of household, of course, in which art is an everyday topic of conversation), sitting alongside other artists who have made great leaps — Robert Rauschenberg, for instance.

The artist may not be a household name, but he is hugely significant in the art world, making works which constantly challenge people's perceptions of what art is.

In a way, the Guerrilla Girls are returning to the tactics that made them, if not a household name, a legitimate art world presence.

Many of the primate species are not household names, and sadly that fact tends to make the prospect of their extinction less troubling to some — while being an equally devastating loss in terms of biodiversity.

And just because an organization is a household name doesn't necessarily make it a better choice: the Red Cross has been in hot water in recent years over how it's handled disaster relief.

Protective Life may not be a household name life insurance company like many of the other companies that made our list; but nonetheless they are a top life insurer in 2015.

It may not be a household name yet, but Chinese company Mobvoi has quietly been making moves worthy of your attention.

US Mobile might not be a household name but a growing number of consumer choices makes this MVNO worthy of your attention.

Imagine how this filing might transform the Bitcoin community and even more so make Bitcoin a household name, not just for those on Wall Street but also individuals around the world who are interested in investing in a currency with great potential for growth.

While Huami might not be a household name in the US, some of the products it makes are more recognizable.

Huawei isn't a household name in the United States but in China it's one of the most popular smartphone vendors and it's been making a name for itself in recent years for producing phablets so giant - sized that they might even make Samsung blush.