What do celebrities do between gigs?

[Desdichado]

Asprin specifically (allegedly) quit writing for such a long time because he was charged with tax evasion, and any money he made from writing would have been garnished by the IRS. As a back-door approach, he did a bunch of "co-authored" stuff.

Plus, it's entirely possible that he lived off his wife's income at the time too, as well as con appearances, royalties that continued to come in on past books, etc.

 

[Man in the Funny Hat]

Jimmy Stewart was a pilot.

That's a bit misleading. He wasn't a commercial pilot, though he easily could have been. He did fly a lot in his spare time but what happened is that he joined the army (doing so before the US entered the war because of Pearl Harbor) and entered the Army Air Corps which later became the USAF. At first he trained other pilots and did some publicity work, but eventually got himself into a combat unit in Europe and attained the rank of Colonel. After leaving the service he went back to movies.

Celebreties do the same things that everyone else does when they have time on their hands. They go to movies, take vacations, take up hobbies, paint, write, take photos, buy a ranch, stump for causes they really know nothing about, go out to lunch a lot, party, stop wearing underwear, watch Judge Judy, the Weather Channel and Law & Order.

 

[Herschel]

Heroin. Lots & lots of heroin.

 

[TarionzCousin]

Each other.

Not yours. No, you can't have.

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[Bullgrit]

I have no idea who that is. But, nice.

Bullgrit

 

[Dire Bare]

Celebreties do the same things that everyone else does when they have time on their hands. They go to movies, take vacations, take up hobbies, paint, write, take photos, buy a ranch, stump for causes they really know nothing about, go out to lunch a lot, party, stop wearing underwear, watch Judge Judy, the Weather Channel and Law & Order.

This. Celebs aren't another culture, they are just people who happen to be well known for a variety of reasons.

This thread reminds me of celeb rags that have "Celebs are Just Like Us!" sections! Look! They go to the beach! Look! They go grocery shopping! Wow!

 

[JohnRTroy]

For people in Hollywood, this is one of the reasons why actors make high salaries, it's to prepare for the downtime.

I remember when René Auberjonois, during the time DS9 was going strong, was interviewed by a DJ. The DJ asked him to whisper his salary.

DJ: You make THAT much PER EPISODE.

RO: Yes. But then again, there are whole years where I don't work at all, and not for a lack of trying. It was almost 10 years between Benson and DS9.

Then again, some leave the business and never look back.

For musicians, it depends on their fan base and fame level. Some are famous and have loyal fans to go on arena level tours. Others usually retire, then after enough time has passed for fans to become nostalgic they may be able to tour as a side thing.

 

[Man in the Funny Hat]

I have no idea who that is. But, nice.

For your edification, that would be Scarlett Johansson. And omg is that a great photo of her.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Time.

As in "Jail."

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

For musicians, it depends on their fan base and fame level. Some are famous and have loyal fans to go on arena level tours. Others usually retire, then after enough time has passed for fans to become nostalgic they may be able to tour as a side thing.

And other factors. Some become studio musicians or producers or label executives and withdraw from the public side of the industry.

Others?

Well, Syd Barrett went nuts. Janice Joplin died. Jimi OD'ed.

Jim Martin, guitarist for Faith No More, became a farmer.

Benjamin Bossi, Romeo Void's saxaphonist, had to give up music completely due to damaged hearing- sound over a certain dB level would basically render him deaf.

Warren Cuccurullo, guitarist for Frank Zappa, Missing Persons and Duran Duran did a stint in porn (including releasing a "device" modeled after himself) between 1999-2004 before returning to music.

Gary Glitter went to jail on charges of possession of child porn in Britain, and followed that up with a conviction for obscene acts upon a minor in Vietnam. Not going to be much call for him to headline a concert after he gets out...