But it's not just that. She has a really good personality, and she is hilarious. She's simply fun to watch and listen to- which is the only thing needed to be an entertainer.
Pam Anderson got spotted by a camera man in a stadium, he put her on the Jumbotron, and she became one of the most famous celebrities in the US.
Norma Jeane (Marilyn Monroe) was just working in a munitions factory when a photographer took her picture.
Danny Trejo was an ex-con and drug counselor who was at a film set because he was helping an actor deal with addiction, and they decided to use him as an extra.
I’ll allow it please by all means. You’re invited to do that to all of my contracts, hell I’ll even pay you a tip on top of it. Just the tip tho.
Later that day:
(“So this fuggin wyze guy goes to all my jobs and sprays spooge fulla his Dee Enn Ayyye all ova da friggin body, I’m tellin you Lou, can’t make this shit up!”)
Funny story... Back when you could rent the dvds at the video store, I saw what I thought was Blair Witch Project on the shelf. So I rented it, and brought it home. Put it in, and sat down with the wife and some popcorn...
Turns out, I rented the Blair Wench Project.
The wife was not amused. I never did get to watch it to the end, unfortunately. Nor did I find out why it was sitting in the horror aisle instead of the whore aisle. 😔
Diesel's first film role was as an uncredited extra in the drama film Awakenings in 1990. After several years of struggle to gain acting roles, Diesel decided to make his own short film to secure funds for his feature film debut. In 1994, he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the short drama film Multi-Facial, a semi-autobiographical film which follows a struggling multiracial actor stuck in the audition process. The film was selected for screening at the 1995 Cannes Festival. As well as acting, Vin Diesel supported himself by working as a bouncer and telemarketer selling lightbulbs.
In 1997, Diesel secured funds to make his first feature-length film, Strays, an urban drama in which he played a gang leader whose love for a woman inspires him to try to change his ways. Written, directed, and produced by Diesel, the film was selected for competition at the 1997 Sundance Festival, leading to an MTV deal to turn it into a series which never came to fruition. Director Steven Spielberg took notice of Diesel after seeing him in Multi-Facial and cast him in a small role as a soldier in his 1998 Oscar-winning war film Saving Private Ryan. This marked Diesel's first major Hollywood film role. In 1999, he provided the voice of the title character in the animated film The Iron Giant.
Nah, Vin wrote stared and directed a short film that Steven Spielberg saw then cast him in Saving Private Ryan. Vin worked for it. He wasn't just discovered.
Harrison Ford was a carpenter that happened to be working at the Lucas ranch or whatever it's called and got invited to come in and read some lines to the actors who were actually trying out and they just gave him the role of Han
Alexis Texas was discovered waitressing in a little bar just a few miles up the road from me in Gruene, TX. My best friend went to highschool with her at Medina Valley, which is in a little country town called Castroville near here, and is actually one of the schools they play against in the movie Varsity Blues. Which coincidentally just happened to be about what happens to a person when the suddenly become a celebrity after being "discovered".
Jason Statham was a model that a talent agent thought was built well enough to be in movies. But I guess that makes sense considering his acting is shit.
Anderson was at a BC Lion's game, wearing a Labatt's blue shirt, Labatt's hired her as a spoke model. If it weren't for the horny cameraman, the shirt, and the horny dude at Labatt's, she would've missed the opportunity.
Danny Trejo was an ex-con and drug counselor who was at a film set because he was helping an actor deal with addiction, and they decided to use him as an extra.
IIRC, from his interview on Fresh Air, the agent that was recruiting him told him, "It's an easy job. You get $250 a day to pretend to get punched by Eric Roberts." He responded, "For $250 a day he can punch me for real!"
yeah a lot of people just catch a huge break and to their credit...they know how to be savvy with it. can't fault them for that at all
as far as this woman goes...i have no idea wtf the Hawk Tuah stuff is (someone explained it to me) but from what i gather, she is using her money to do a lot of good things so kudos to her
unlike Tucker and Rogan who are the textbook examples of "failing upwards." Crazy that Rogan was one-half of the duo that was so unfunny that they killed off The Man show...a show that had half-naked hot women on it. Imagine how much of a moron you are if you blow an opportunity like that
It's interesting that the top 2 podcasts are hosted by toxic men who are putting out dangerous rhetoric and outright lies, but some people are more concerned about the cute girl who likes to make people laugh.
I think I read about that. He was supposed to act like he beat up somebody for the film, but he actually started beating him for real. Did I remember that right?
Danny Trejo playing the character Trejo in Heat is just as essential proof to that story, as his charming and relatable interviews on how acting saved his life.
Yeah, but interestingly prior to that he was a struggling actor. He did some work, but it wasn't panning out. So he wasn't really "discovered", more like he hung around the business until he was given a second chance. He wasn't just some random carpenter, he was more like a former actor doing carpentry on sets. But it's a similar story in that producers/directors in the industry told him he was no good and would never be a star.
Y'all remember that Katherine Webb got famous overnight because she was at an Alabama football game and the announcers couldn't stop talking about her?
True, but when she appeared on TV at that game, she was already LITERALLY "Miss Alabama" and finished in the top 10 at Miss USA, so it's a little different. She didn't come out of nowhere, she had been on that path for years.
Yea she gets shit on a lot on here. I don’t listen to her podcast but she’s funny in clips I’ve seen on other podcasts. She seems like she’s just being herself and that’s kind of refreshing in its own way.
I think that's part of why the initial clip was so loved too, besides men liking it it was cute/refreshing for someone to give a funny/raunchy answer that wasn't them trying to pull a stunt but because she herself thought it was funny
She's legit hilarious. Whitney Cummings when inviting her to open at her standup in Nashville, said something like, I don't even need to write jokes for you, just say this shit. Then Whitney facetimed Welch's crush, Matt Rife, and Welch basically introduced herself by saying "I'm a crackbaby with no braincells!". And she is apparently, actually a crackbaby. So that was the first impression she gave to her celebrity crush when he was unexpectedly facetimed. She's just fuckin hilarious.
I’m a woman and find her to be genuine and adorable. I’ve read comments from a lot of other women who are supportive of her, or at least not critical of her.
Genuine for now. She'll get a taste of fame and money, and go down the same grifting shithole as everyone else. She's got about 6 months to make her money and get out before she loses everything that made her authentic, wakes up one day, and wonders what the hell happened.
Pamela Anderson got her start from being seen on the Jumbotron at a Canadian Football League while wearing a Labatt's T-shirt. The brewing company hired Anderson briefly as a spokesmodel.
Isn't she really smart too? She was asked some kind of science type question (I think) and she answered it with some nuance. At least I think it was her.
I saw one clip of her where the person interviewing her was like
I love your accent, do you get compared to Dolly Parton?
And she's like
I'm Tow Mater.
Like damn, I love it. Someone compares you to one of the most beloved southern personalities out there and instead she's like "nah I'm a hillbilly tow truck"
I saw another clip where she called herself a “crack baby” and said she was born addicted.
I think she’s probably been through a lot in life and came out with a positive attitude and a lot of humor. Can’t help but think there’s not many out here that deserves the money and success more than here.
I haven't listened to it, but I'm guessing you're right. I highly doubt her podcast would be doing that well if she was just doing the same joke over and over for 2 hours
It's crazy. Our tax money goes to people making bombs, but these dudes are mad about a woman who took a chance to escape the working class in a way that hurts no one. Must be jealously cause I think we'd all do the same thing if we could
I wonder if the hate she get on Reddit is also the same reason she got famous: horny men think attractive women as less credible/intelligent
Horny men outside of Reddit like her and enrich her because she is hot (physically and personality wise) to them. Horn men on Reddit hate her and her success because they think she’s attractive = she’s dumb and not deserves this success.
Sources: I’m one of those horny men on Reddit. Admittedly my first reaction to her success is thinking that it was solely because she’s attractive and men is dumb. But the more I read about this person, the more impressed I become.
Saw her on Bill Maher’s podcast and good lord he was condescending and creepy. Hailey rolled with the punches like a champ and tried to hook Bill up with her Granny. He cut to a sponsor after that comment, looking like Dorian Gray just saw his self-portrait.
In my defense, I keep up on Bill Maher only because he’s watched by my 68y/o conservative coworker who’s an old school brawler with a heart of gold who tries his best to understand the other side of the fence that he was “raised up on.”
I view/ed Bill’s stances as fun subjective commentary that I can spin with enough “wiggle/elbow” room to allow for fun and valid arguments. Imagine barbershop politics. My co-worker is a hard ass who likes to bust your chops but follows it up with the most insightful encouragement you could receive..
However, Maher’s attempted “Hawk Tuah” mentorship interview really put me off.
Why is everyone talking about watching podcasts? Am I thinking of the wrong thing, or does podcast mean something different than it used to? The way these comments are makes them sound like TV shows.
I am thinking of the downloadable/subscribable audio series', like an episodic radio program without the need to regularly tune in to a specific channel at a specific time. I'm frequently out of the loop with tech stuff, but I thought I knew what podcasts were. Maybe not!
He’s definitely a pig. I haven’t watched his show in many years but I remember him once making a joke about how he liked to ejaculate on models’ faces. I’m not sure how I didn’t understand what a piece of shit he was back then but his Islamophobia convinced me eventually.
He was trying to seduce her like he was good looking and still in his 20s, her response was asking him if he would consider dating her 80 year old grandmother. 🤭
She’s genuinely herself. Which is very appealing to people these days. Half of the media we are spoon fed these days are so manipulated that it all comes off as fake.
Funny thing, if you watch the video, she was trying to leave but her friend stuck to answering questions. But SHE is the one who got famous, not her friend.
That’s exactly what I was thinking. Number 3 podcaster means there is something to her personality, honestly pretty cool she turned this into such a huge success and maybe found a new calling!
She's good at promoting and marketing herself also. Good for her, make that money, I see nothing wrong, the random fun person you meet at a house party got paid, cool.
no, she has management from a professional. someone saw her immediately after her moment and has taken the reigns from there. not saying that's bad but she, I think like many other instant internet viral celebs, are along for the ride while they're still famous.
I was talking to some buddies about this the other day. I’m not on TikTok, so I don’t have the “oh, she’s being forced down my throat” reaction (phrasing, I know). She just seems like a regular girl who’s pretty funny / witty in a super dry way, and isn’t afraid to lean into the joke.
Sure she’s milking it (phrasing again, I know), but like, she’s also not pretending she isn’t. It’s kind of refreshing to see someone from Gen Z have their 15 minutes of fame and not get cancelled for being problematic and / or pushing some weird grift.
That's what makes her likeable she's not pretending she's not milking it, and she herself is surprised by all the attention she was just drunk and making a joke, it took on a life of its own. She seems to still be pretty down to earth and is enjoying while it last.
If you watch her content, its not sexual or provocative. She's actually been fairly modest. Aside from her original "Hawk Tuah" clip, she's not really allowing herself to be overly sexualized. I think thats part of what draws people in. People genuinely like her personality and sense of humor. But yea of course sexualization is part of her fame, due to that original clip. I think she kinda fulfills that "whore with a heart of gold" male fantasy. Not calling her a whore, but "whore with a heart of gold" is definitely an archetype.
Yes this. She’s cute but not intimidating looking. And she’s in on the joke. I’m a woman and when I first heard the bit she said I thought it sounded tacky but whatever. But then when I saw interview clips with her I found her super likable. She seems really genuine and like she’s a fun person to hang out with. And her starting an animal charity and going on a shopping spree for a shelter at the start of all of this made me like her even more.
I don't think that's the reason for her success- other than the initial popularity.
I'm a pretty typical guy. If I see an attractive woman on tiktok, I'll 100% watch the video of her and hope no one is over my shoulder to see me do it lol
But I'm not going to go download her podcast about "girl talk" to hear her talk. And that's what's happening. Millions of people are downloading her podcast. And I doubt most of them are guys.
She's just a fun person with a funny and fun personality. She's entertaining... so she is having success entertaining people.
It’s cause she’s not even hot so most men think they could get with her possibly Makes it more popular. This is 2024 most men don’t have testosterone, the average 30 year old has the testosterone of a 60 year old in the 80s wild people wild.
She's also had good advice given to her after getting that fame. Whitney Cummings was coaching her some in the podcast. I think she's going to do great.
There is a clip of her on bill maher's podcast and she is explaining the words to a jay-z song. It was hilarious.. and that's when I knew she would do well because she is funny (at least to me).
I figured as much. I honestly missed the whole show, just woke up one day and everyone was talking about her. And then kept talking about her and referencing her in jokes. Seeing this, my thought was “she must have a really good podcast.” Because the bar is set much higher for female entertainers.
That, and saying things like “huack tuah you gotta spit on that thang”
Men made her popular because she’s talking about spitting on their junk while sucking it. Any girl gets instantly more popular when doing this
Honestly every time this comes up which is at least daily now, somebody says she is super funny with a great personality. I guess I will go find out for myself finally
Honestly I still don't see the Allure but I guess reality TV has come to podcasting and she is the face of it. Seems like a nice person and I wish the best for her and all her followers
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u/WTAF__Republicans Oct 01 '24
You're right.
But it's not just that. She has a really good personality, and she is hilarious. She's simply fun to watch and listen to- which is the only thing needed to be an entertainer.