Review: Famous
In today’s culture, real life often gets confused with the “Real World” – and to the extent that it seems like anyone can achieve fame. Melissa de la Cruz and Karen Robinovitz set out to prove this is true in their Marie Claire magazine assignment-turned self-help book, “How to Become Famous in Two Weeks or Less.”
Unfortunately for anyone trying to use the book as a guide to engineer their own rise to fame, the authors start their assignment a step ahead of the crowd. Unlike the authors, the average person would have trouble getting free couture outfits and services from top stylists – unless he or she was writing an article for Marie Claire.
Still, there were a few tricks the duo used that could work for the waiters and waitresses of Los Angeles with dreams of being the next Tom Hanks or Julia Roberts.
One decent suggestion the authors offer is to always dress to impress. Try foregoing the standard jeans, ponytail and flip-flops, and sport a dress, high heels and styled hair. You’ll definitely get a lot more attention.
And did you know that if you can’t get a personal assistant or PR person, you can fake it? Call people using a slightly different voice, promoting “your boss” (you) as an important person who wants to attend an event.
Perhaps the most creative idea to becoming famous is to form an entourage. After promoting yourself as a “rising star,” have a friend follow you around with a video camera “filming a documentary.” People will find you interesting, and you may have a better chance of getting into exclusive night clubs.
The lamest trick the authors offer for achieving fame is to get naked. Robinovitz walks around New York topless, and de la Cruz goes without a bra, just, as she claims, “like a real ‘It’ girl!” While baring all in the dead of winter might be scandalous in New York, you would have a better chance standing out in Los Angeles by wearing a full-length coat. In January, you could wear a bikini and people would only stare at you until the next scantily dressed person came along ... about three seconds later.
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