famous for fifteen minutes


famous for 15 minutes

Experiencing a brief period of celebrity or notoriety. A variation on "15 minutes of fame," a term coined by artist Andy Warhol. Jane was famous for 15 minutes after appearing on the nightly news broadcast.See also: 15, famous, minute

famous for fifteen minutes

(especially of an ordinary person) enjoying a brief period of fame before fading back into obscurity. In 1968 , the pop artist Andy Warhol ( 1927–87 ) predicted that ‘in the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes’. Short-lived celebrity or notoriety is now often referred to as fifteen minutes of fame .See also: famous, fifteen, minute