Sentences with phrase «something of a celebrity»

The chairman and CEO has become something of a celebrity thanks in large part to his energetic TV spots.

Real estate practitioners who are at the top of our profession tend to enjoy something of a celebrity status, because of the volume of advertising that they do.

Ron meanwhile became something of a celebrity in Chile and although the dog died in 1992, fans still visit his grave.

David Bingham became something of celebrity after he scored against West Bromwich Albion during their 2011 Summer tour of the United States.

In the weeks after the shooting, Kashuv has emerged within conservative media as a «professional and respectful» alternative to Parkland students like David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez, who've become something of celebrity faces in the anti-gun movement.

Ackman is something of a celebrity investor south of the border, where he has gone head - to - head with corporate behemoths such as McDonald's, Target, J.C. Penney and Sears.

Bart Ehrman, a professor of religion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is something of a celebrity skeptic.

Esther Perel is something of a celebrity couples therapist — she's the author of the bestselling book «Mating in Captivity,» she's given hit TED Talks, and she's the host of an audio series titled, «Where Should We Begin?»

While the couple's baby name choice is still not super common, it does seem to be something of a celebrity baby name darling: Mark Ruffalo's daughter is also called Odette.

Taimina has since become something of a celebrity for the crafty - geeky set, with her work featured in videos and art shows.

In her native country, where Shady was already something of a celebrity, the publicity only added to her lore.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Dr. Orlando Morales is something of a celebrity at Costa Rica's University of Medical Science, sauntering through the halls in his white lab coat.

He moved on to UCLA to pursue a Ph.D. with Dr. Roy Walford, who had become something of a celebrity scientist while pushing the idea that severely restricting caloric intake would extend life.

He reminds me of some celebrities» that reach their glory before the mind is ready for it.

Some other people in the small town are familiar with «Still Life» and consider Rebecca something of a celebrity, but she is often left to her own thoughts.

Your pod is found in the wilderness, you have lost your memory, and you are brought back to New Los Angeles as something of a celebrity.

I refer, of course, to the unfortunate Officer Bubbles, the Toronto police officer who has become something of a celebrity because of, among other things, his lawsuit against YouTube for publishing cartoons of his response during the G20 meeting to a protester who blew soap bubbles in his direction.

Sheri Kaiserman is something of a celebrity figure on Wall Street: She was the one who approved the first ever Bitcoin bank report in 2013 while in her position of head of equities at investment bankers Wedbush Securities Inc..

In the March 2000 issue of REM, Dave Liniger — something of a celebrity with one of those fad franchises, Re / Max, I think, said: «Eighty per cent of the people in this business don't need technology — they need a customer.»

Something of a celebrity when it was first built, The Dome House made appearances in the national press and on TV, long before property was a popular fixture on our screens.

The film follows high - schooler Eugene Bell (Cregger) as he falls into a four - year coma just as he's about to consummate his relationship with longtime girlfriend Cindi (Raquel Alessi), with the remainder of the proceedings detailing the wacky road trip that ensues as Eugene and best friend Tucker (Moore) attempt to track down Cindi (who has, in the years since, become something of a celebrity after posing for Playboy Magazine).

He became something of a celebrity in North Korea for depicting «evil» American soldiers in propaganda films.

Johnson says that his Pokémon Go mastery has also made him something of a celebrity — he's been doing TV and newspaper interviews, including an appearance on «Good Morning America.»

After Newsome was arrested, she became something of a celebrity.

Now, of course, he's something of a celebrity.

At the vanguard of the change is Mr. Trippi, something of a celebrity in the Democratic Internet world after managing Howard Dean's 2004 campaign.

Gustave is something of a celebrity in the mountainous region of the Republic of Zubrowka, where his hotel is located, as he has been known to go to bed with several of his female guests — all of whom have been blonde.

Fed up with the routine of being married with children, annoyed with having become something of a celebrity and nostalgic of when he was feared, as an ogre damn well should be, thank you very much, Shrek accepts to sign a deal with Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn) so that he'll get to experience his old life again for a day.

And if you're something of a celebrity in your genre, your legions of fans will be fascinated by almost anything you write, giving you permission to satisfy their cravings with your blog.

Launched to tabloid stardom when he apprehended a brutal serial killer named Gerald Reasoner, Petrov has become something of a celebrity.

The little rescued cat that had been been so terribly mistreated was becoming something of a celebrity.

And Lucas has become something of a celebrity.

Rare hinted that they would reward whoever became the first Pirate Legend would become something of a celebrity.