He has several character traits common with those of contemporary real-life celebrities.
The original music video featured cameos from many contemporary celebrities.
He is known for his writing and performances that criticize and satirize contemporary celebrity and consumer culture.
He also did numerous portraits of contemporary celebrities after photographs.
The broadcast features a contemporary, often controversial celebrity, delivering a message in the manner of The Queen.
She could easily trump any contemporary celebrity with exoticism and egoism.
Her political activism, unusual for a movie star in the 70's, is now so common she seems like the template for contemporary celebrity.
The song states the band's contempt for those obsessed with "collecting" reflected fame from contemporary celebrities as a substitute for living their own lives.
