Sentences with phrase «who became a household name»

Ellie Simmonds, the swimmer who became a household name during Beijing aged 13, will return to defend her gold victories in the 100m and 400m freestyle races.

Hundreds of mourners have paid their final respects to former U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, a New York Democrat who became a household name during the Love Canal saga in Niagara Falls.

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.»

Quite the contrary, maintains Rubin, the author and blogger who became a household name with her happiness research, spelled out masterfully in the best - selling «The Happiness Project» and «Happier at Home,» both of which sold more than two million copies.

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Models who manage to become household names command high rates for their work.

Could stand to learn a few things about becoming a recognizable name, a household brand or a leading expert like my clients who have appeared on the major national TV shows, in the most prestigious magazines, radio shows and Internet sites... and have helped sell millions of dollars worth of my clients» books, products, professional services, and promoted causes that have changed the world for the better, using popular media to tell their stories for over two decades?

The former Borussia Dortmund Head Scout is known for his part in bringing previously unknown players to the German club prior to them becoming regular household names, including the likes of Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang, Robert Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembele and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and he may have already unearthed a gem who could go on to play at the top level for 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.

Gorka Guruzeta is a new name for me, but one who I can foresee becoming a household name in the coming years.

It wasn't until the late 1960s when black holes became a household name thanks to Wheeler (who eventually got around to reading Oppenheimer and Snyder's paper).

Newspapers print stories about entrepreneurs who hit a trend and make millions, or celebrities who suddenly become household names.

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.

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.

Medical and self - help experts who promote wellness (like Mehmet Oz, Deepak Chopra or Andrew Weil) become household names.

With history on their side, Match has become a household name — most of us have seen the commercials and probably know someone who's met a date on Match or at least used the site.

In addition to a solid film career, Ringwald — who had become a household name — also occasionally appeared in television movies.

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.

««Dazed and Confused» with live commentary by Richard Linklater and Jason Reitman» / U.S.A. (Director: Richard Linklater)-- Get insider information on one of the most quotable films of all time, which boasted an incredible cast of mostly unknowns who later went on to become household names.

What You Need To Know: Lake Bell is another of those actresses who's consistently been cropping up in high - profile film and TV roles that somehow, despite her being beautiful, funny and immensely talented, have never quite led to her becoming a household name.

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.

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.

It really wasn't until Spider - Man in 2002 (where she played the girl next door who was exceptionally attractive) that she became a household name, and seems to have played that type of character ever since this.

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.

We'll be addressing that by highlighting some trailblazing black stars of British TV, including Carmen Munroe and Norman Beaton, who were fine dramatic actors before they became household names in Channel 4 sitcom Desmond's.

But he really first became a household name in his own right during the trial of the Chicago 8 who were arrested in the wake of the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

Five of them, and all played by Tatiana Maslany, who in this energetic if somewhat rickety BBC sci - fi enterprise, became a household name — if only in the more special households — playing all of them.

Porsche Design has become somewhat of a household name in the tech sphere over the years, thanks to partnerships with phone manufacturers who allow the design firm to put their spin on recently released products.

One of the key points we made in our recent DBW presentation was that higher ebook prices end up hurting newer debut authors far more than they hurt long - established authors, who already have existing fanbases and sustainable writing careers — especially those perennial bestsellers who have managed to become household names.

It's famous for a ghost, a female ghost, the legendary Mae Nak who has virtually become a household name in the community and beyond.

Napa and Sonoma have become household names amongst those who enjoy a glass of wine from time to time.

I watched this a few days earlier via NeoGAF and it involved a bet between a gamer and a massive Final Fantasy fanboy who claimed that Chocobo had become a household name in the United States.

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.

Graduates of Goldsmiths, University of London who have become household names in contemporary art, including Damien Hirst, Antony Gormley, Sarah Lucas, Yinka Shonibare and Michael Craig - Martin, are donating works to raise funds for a new art gallery at their old art school.

Many who've won, like Grayson Perry, have gone on to become household names.

Although New York and the world were unfamiliar with the New York avant - garde, [53] by the late 1940s most of the artists who have become household names today had their well established patron critics.

For anyone who has been following art for the last 15 years, and for many who haven't, Tracey Emin has become a household name.

These are just one of the ways in which we endeavour to support up and coming artists from the communities in which we work by offering them a showcase for their work outside of the traditional gallery environment and alongside other artists who have now become household names.

Although Black Mountain College, the legendary postwar incubator for the avant - garde, launched the careers of many twentieth - century luminaries who would eventually enjoy international renown, the sculptor Ruth Asawa (1926 - 2013) never quite became a household name — instead, her oeuvre has so habitually been relegated to the household.

Through this initiative, many artists, who later went on to become household names in South - east Asia and elsewhere, had a chance to visit New York for the first time and expand their vision beyond the traditions they practiced back home.

The list of previous exhibitors reads like a «Who's Who» of British Art — including Lucien Freud, Gilbert and George, Anish Kapoor, Antony Gormley, Damien Hirst, Paula Rego, Susan Hiller, Mary Kelly, Tracey Emin, Sam Taylor - Wood and Grayson Perry — many of whom were shown long before they became household names.

Rail: What has happened to the artists who didn't become household names, the ones who at least were known during a certain time, but then fell out of the mainstream art world?

Having had little financial success himself until he was nearly 45, McCarthy identified with many artists who had been highly influential in the California scene of the 1960s and»70s but had never become household names.

Over the years, the British Art Show has captured numerous significant moments in the nation's art history and has promoted the careers of many who have gone on to become household names, including Anthony Caro, Lucian Freud, Gilbert & George, Steve McQueen, Chris Ofili and Damien Hirst.

The 1980s were notable for artists who went on to become household names, including Joan Miró, Antoni Tàpies, Francis Bacon, Louise Bourgeois, Eduardo Chillida, Paul Rebeyrolle, Pierre Alechinsky, but also for the next generation of artists: Konrad Klapheck, Donald Judd, Robert Ryman, Richard Serra, Jannis Kounellis, Arnulf Rainer, Nicola De Maria, Jan Voss...

Before artists such as Banksy and Shepard Fairey became household names, there were graffiti pioneers who were responsible for adding such things as the first ever crown or arrow to their moniker beg

Three ultra-successful real estate practitioners from very different parts of the country who specialize in high - end homes share how a strong business plan, a drive to succeed, and a love for real estate helped them become household names in their markets — and they offer tips for how you can do the same.