Celebrities Love
Tattoos
It is not really surprising to learn that many celebrities
love tattoos, nor is it surprising that those who are in the
public eye and in the media have quite a significant influence
on the American population's fascination with tattoos.
The stars have tattoos, so all of their fans want tattoos
also. For celebrities, age is not a factor; older
stars as well as the younger ones have them. We know all
of these people-- but how much do we know about what
unique styles of artwork they have?
One of America's most longtime popular movie stars, Robert
DeNiro, has appeared in movies sporting numerous tattoos.
Whether or not his fans realize that they are only accessories
for his films, the fact is in real life Robert DeNiro has only
one tattoo, that of a black panther. Another actor who
shows off many tattoos in his movies is Johnny Depp; all
of his, however, are real. Bruce Willis also has a few
tattoos; most notably the symbol of his movie "Die
Hard."
Tattoos have long been in style with musicians. Former
teen idol Justin Timberlake has a guardian angel, amongst
others. Rapper Eminem has more tattoos than can be
counted, including his daughter's name and his own. The
wording on Keith Urban's wrist, "Omni Vincit Amor" is Latin for
'Love Conquers All;' he also has an eagle on one
arm.
Some sports celebrities also go for tattoos. Michael
Jordan has his fraternity symbol tattooed above his heart,
while Dennis Rodman is a virtual canvas of artwork.
Not to be outdone, many female stars also show various
degrees of artwork. Young actress Drew Barrymore is
essentially a canvas full of tattoos; it is said that she
created most of the designs herself. Reese Witherspoon is
more subtle, wearing only one small star tattoo which is rarely
visible. Pamela Anderson has a variety of tattoos also,
the most notable being the word 'Mommy' on one finger, which
reportedly used to read 'Tommy.' Spice Girl Victoria
Beckham has five stars to represent each member of her family,
her husband's initials, and the traditional Jewish phrase 'I am
my beloved's, and my beloved is mine.'
Some of today's supermodels also sport tattoos. Kate
Moss, Christy Turlington, and Stephanie Seymour all have these
permanent forms of fashion accessories. Most supermodels
who opt for tattoos show fewer and smaller designs than
celebrities in other fields.
While many celebrities have had tattoos for a very long
time, the popularity of tattoos amongst stars has been
increasing, both in the number of celebrities who have them and
the number of tattoos that they have. A very few have
only one tattoo; more and more are taking on a large
number of tattoos as well as more and more visible tattoos,
using skin as a canvas for nearly unlimited varieties of
permanent artwork.
As celebrities show off their tattoos, and this is picked up
by the media, it presents an ever-increasing influence for
their fans, especially amongst the younger generation, to want
to do likewise. As with anything else that stars do in
the public eye, their influence with tattoos helps this form of
artwork become more widespread, more popular, and more
acceptable to most of the American population in
general.
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