ohmdiver:Drbill, I do not disagree with your statements, and I think I am of the same mind. But there are millions of occupations that should have celebrity status. I think we are over thinking the OP question.
Certainly agree. I just use educators and scientists as my examples since I'm in those two fields (wait... I am a celebrity... or at least I play one on TV if you're watching Catalina Cable!). Far too many focus only on the entertainers. Football is a sport and I only watch it when my Bears are playing (which they didn't do well yesterday) and the actors I truly respect for their craft are the ones who I don't even recognize as playing the character I'm watching (the Dustin Hoffmans and Johnny Depps as examples. IMHO they are truly worthy.).