Madonna has also received acclaim as a role model for businesswomen in her industry, "achieving the kind of financial control that women had long fought for within the industry" generating over $1.2 billion in sales within the first decade of her career. After its establishment, Maverick Records—unusually for such labels—became a large commercial success due to her efforts.
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp's film characters have been described by the press as "iconic loners," and Depp has noted that this period of his career was full of "studio defined failures" and films that were "box office poison," stating that he believes film studios never "understood" the films he appeared in and did not know how to market them properly. Johnny Depp has also said that he specifically chose to appear in films that he found personally interesting, rather than those he thought would succeed at the box office.
Stacey Dash
Stacey Dash made her first TV appearance in Farrell for the People starring Valerie Harper and a virtually unknown Ed O'Neill in 1982, which did not make it past its pilot episode. Stacey Dash's notable first appearance was as 'Michelle' in the 1985 The Cosby Show episode "Denise's Friend" alongside Lisa Bonet, and in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Busy Philipps
Busy Philipps worked the toy-fair circuit as a real-life Barbie before making her show-business debut. Her first major role was as the part of Kim Kelly in Freaks and Geeks, in which she appeared in 17 of 18 episodes (the exception being the episode titled "Chokin' & Tokin'"). Busy Philipps later made her film debut in comedy The Smokers in 2000, as well as various other cameos on television.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Since the Oscar for Shakespeare in Love, Gwyneth Paltrow's film success has been less noteworthy. She said she was unequipped for the pressure, leading to several bad movie choices, agreeing with peers who believe the win is, in some ways, a curse. In The Guardian, she said she divided her career into movies for love and films for money: The Royal Tenenbaums, Proof, and Sylvia fell into the former category, while Gwyneth Paltrow did View from the Top and Shallow Hal for the latter.
Britney Spears
In 1997, Britney Spears briefly joined the all-female pop group innosense. Later that same year, she recorded a solo demo and was signed by Jive Records. Britney Spears began a U.S. concert tour sponsored by American teen magazines, and eventually became an opening act for 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys.
Vin Diesel
In 2004, Vin Diesel reprised his role as Pitch Black's Riddick in The Chronicles of Riddick which did moderately well at the box office. In 2005 Vin Diesel played a lighthearted role in the comedy film The Pacifier, a surprise box office success. In 2006 Vin Diesel chose a dramatic role playing real-life mobster Jack DiNorscio in Find Me Guilty. Although he received critical acclaim for his performance, the film did poorly at the box office. Later that year he made a cameo appearance in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, reprising his role from The Fast and The Furious. Vin Diesel was originally offered the lead in 2 Fast 2 Furious but turned it down. Vin Diesel was also offered the chance to reprise his role from xXx in xXx: State of the Union but turned it down as well. In March 2006, Vin Diesel stated that he was working on a sequel to The Chronicles of Riddick.
Brooke Burke
In 2007, Brooke Burke started a company called Baboosh Baby, which offers wraps for pregnant women. The company's website features a blog from Brooke Burke about her children.
In 2009, Brooke Burke hosted NBC's pre-show for the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards with Tiki Barber and Nancy O'Dell.
In 2009, Brooke Burke hosted NBC's pre-show for the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards with Tiki Barber and Nancy O'Dell.
Charisma Carpenter
Charisma Carpenter was born in Las Vegas, Nevada to a Cherokee, Irish, Scottish, and Spanish mother and French and German father. Charisma Carpenter attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. When Charisma Carpenter was 15, her family moved to Rosarito city, Mexico and then to San Diego where she attended Bonita Vista High School and Chula Vista School of the Creative and Performing Arts. After graduation, Carpenter traveled throughout Europe. Once Charisma Carpenter returned to San Diego again, she worked as a video store clerk, an aerobics instructor, and in property management. In 1991, Charisma Carpenter was a San Diego Charger cheerleader, before beginning her Hollywood career. In 1992, Charisma Carpenter moved to Los Angeles.
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