On Mon, 12 May 2008 11:48:43 -0700, The Starmaker
<starmaker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On Mon, 12 May 2008 14:16:08 -0400, "Mason Barge"
><masonbarge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
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>>"The Starmaker" <starmaker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>news:h5rg249b6dkvadv8plqnies8fg7a7nqkt7@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> On Mon, 12 May 2008 09:20:35 -0400, "Mason Barge"
>>> <masonbarge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"The Starmaker" <starmaker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>news:q79f24df072nj5cifa6ecnh33hlonke8e8@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>I notice that a lot of celebrities are having babies, why is that?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Because they are 20-40 years old?
>>>>
>>>>> I do notice that the majority of "todays stars" are children of
stars.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I think you're full of it. Prove it. I'd want to see facts to sup****t
>>>>this
>>>>sloppy statement.
>>>
>>> Sloppy statement? I never heard that term used before. What does
>>> "sloppy statement" mean? Do I have to start listing all the stars?
>>> Count how many are stars, then add up all the ones that have parents
>>> that are stars to show the ratio between the children of stars and
>>> stars without star parents, just to show you that the majority are
>>> children of stars? That's a lot of work. First I would have to define
>>> Stars. So, I mean Stars that have Star Power. That's a smaller list
>>> than stars that exist.
>>>>
>>>>I can think of a handful of young stars who have celebrity parents. A
>>>>statistical difference, probably. A "majority" -- horse puckey.
>>>
>>> "horsey puckey"? What country are you from, Olkahoma? I said star
>>> parents, not celebrity parents. I'm talking about major stars, not
>>> tiny stars.
>>>
>>> How about Angelina Jolie? She's a major star. She has star power. You
>>> know who her father is.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>In other words, you can blow smoke in every direction, but your claim is
so
>>lame that you can't even attempt to back it up.
>
>No, I'm going to go one by one. Just in case there is any dispute what
>is a star. Angelina Jolie father is star Jon Voight.
Here is the list:
2006
Tom Hanks
Tom Cruise
Jim Carrey
George Clooney
Russell Crowe
Johnny Depp
Nicole Kidman
Jude Law
Brad Pitt
Julia Roberts [2]
Hollywood Re****ter's "Star Power" rating, which is based on a survey
of studio executives:
TOM CRUISE 100.00
TOM HANKS 100.00
JULIA ROBERTS 100.00
MEL GIBSON 98.68
JIM CARREY 98.46
GEORGE CLOONEY 95.18
RUSSELL CROWE 94.74
HARRISON FORD 94.74
BRUCE WILLIS 94.30
BRAD PITT 92.98
NICOLAS CAGE 91.23
LEONARDO DICAPRIO 91.01
WILL SMITH 89.91
DENZEL WA****NGTON 89.04
SANDRA BULLOCK 87.28
ROBERT DE NIRO 87.17
JACKIE CHAN 86.84
JACK NICHOLSON 86.84
SEAN CONNERY 86.40
EDDIE MURPHY 86.40
CAMERON DIAZ 84.87
MICHAEL DOUGLAS 84.87
NICOLE KIDMAN 84.65
CLINT EASTWOOD 83.85
MEG RYAN 83.77
MIKE MYERS 83.55
AL PACINO 82.89
KEANU REEVES 82.02
JODIE FOSTER 81.80
JOHN TRAVOLTA 81.80
ANTHONY HOPKINS 81.58
ADAM SANDLER 80.70
BEN AFFLECK 80.48
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER 79.61
KEVIN SPACEY 79.61
ANGELINA JOLIE 79.39
JOHNNY DEPP 77.19
GWYNETH PALTROW 76.97
MATT DAMON 76.10
ROBIN WILLIAMS 75.88
ROBERT REDFORD 75.66
RICHARD GERE 75.22
MICHELLE PFEIFFER 75.00
DREW BARRYMORE 74.78
CATHERINE ZETA-JONES 74.78
JENNIFER LOPEZ 73.68
PIERCE BROSNAN 73.67
KEVIN COSTNER 72.81
DUSTIN HOFFMAN 72.81
HUGH GRANT 72.15
HELEN HUNT 71.88
ANTONIO BANDERAS 71.49
MARK WAHLBERG 71.49
SAMUEL L. JACKSON 69.96
RENEE ZELLWEGER 69.96
MORGAN FREEMAN 69.30
BRENDAN FRASER 69.08
EDWARD NORTON 69.08
BEN STILLER 68.64
GENE HACKMAN 68.30
TOMMY LEE JONES 68.14
CATE BLANCHETT 66.59
ASHLEY JUDD 66.01
SEAN PENN 66.01
REESE WITHERSPOON 66.01
WINONA RYDER 65.79
MERYL STREEP 65.79
JOHN CUSACK 65.35
BARBRA STREISAND 65.13
WESLEY SNIPES 64.91
DANNY DEVITO 64.69
CHRIS TUCKER 63.60
WARREN BEATTY 63.39
BILLY CRYSTAL 63.38
SYLVESTER STALLONE 63.38
BENICIO DEL TORO 62.94
WOODY ALLEN 62.83
PAUL NEWMAN 62.72
PENELOPE CRUZ 62.28
MADONNA 61.95
JUDE LAW 61.84
MARTIN LAWRENCE 61.84
TIM ALLEN 61.28
EWAN MCGREGOR 60.96
ANNETTE BENING 60.53
JULIANNE MOORE 59.65
JENNIFER ANISTON 59.43
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS 59.43
UMA THURMAN 59.43
STEVE MARTIN 59.21
SHARON STONE 59.21
CHRIS ROCK 58.99
CHOW YUN-FAT 58.99
SUSAN SARANDON 58.77
RALPH FIENNES 58.63
KURT RUSSELL 58.49
BILLY BOB THORNTON 58.33
KATE WINSLET 58.33
MARLON BRANDO 58.11
GLENN CLOSE 58.11
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY 57.89
TIM ROBBINS 57.89
CHARLIZE THERON 57.89
HEATH LEDGER 57.68
JET LI 57.68
JOHN MALKOVICH 57.68
ROBERTO BENIGNI 57.30
JEFF BRIDGES 57.02
CUBA GOODING JR. 57.02
BILL MURRAY 56.80
KIRSTEN DUNST 56.58
ED HARRIS 56.58
ROBERT DUVALL 56.36
SIGOURNEY WEAVER 55.92
JULIETTE BINOCHE 55.70
MICHAEL CAINE 55.70
KEVIN KLINE 55.70
ALEC BALDWIN 55.04
MICHAEL J. FOX 54.82
HALEY JOEL OSMENT 54.82
JOAQUIN PHOENIX 54.65
KATE HUDSON 54.61
RENE RUSSO 54.42
DEMI MOORE 54.39
HELENA BONHAM CARTER 54.17
VIN DIESEL 54.17
GOLDIE HAWN 54.17
CLAIRE DANES 53.95
LIAM NEESON 53.95
KIM BASINGER 53.29
HEATHER GRAHAM 53.07
HUGH JACKMAN 53.07
ETHAN HAWKE 52.90
WOODY HARRELSON 52.85
LAURENCE FISHBURNE 52.63
KEVIN BACON 52.41
JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT 51.97
TOBEY MAGUIRE 51.97
HOLLY HUNTER 51.54
VAL KILMER 51.54
WHOOPI GOLDBERG 51.10
EMMA THOMPSON 51.10
KENNETH BRANAGH 50.88
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. 50.88
DAVID DUCHOVNY 50.88
SALMA HAYEK 50.88
BRITNEY SPEARS 50.88
MATTHEW BRODERICK 50.44
GERARD DEPARDIEU 50.44
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