Zendaya, the 24-year-old actress of HBO’s Euphoria and the upcoming Spider-Man films, has been seeking victory since she was 13 years old. In 2010, Zendaya Coleman was featured alongside Bella Thorne in the Disney Channel’s Shake It Up!, a film about two ordinary teenage girls who also happen to be backup dancers on a local TV show. But it wasn’t until the 2015 Oscars that she became very well-known — mainstream famous, you-can-get-away-with-only-using-one-name-because-you’re-just-that-popular famous.
According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Rih-rih currently has the most digital single awards, meaning she has sold more millions singles than any other artist since the awards began in 1958. In terms of commercial success, she can’t be beaten. She’s winking, smiling, and waving right into the dreams of all her detractors.
Rihanna’s fresh-faced request for a DJ to turn up the volume on her favorite song coincided with dancehall’s Sean Paul-led entrance into the mainstream. Pon de Replay, her first song, mixed the slightly overdone island riddims of Beyoncé’s Baby Boy with Jennifer Lopez’s and Madonna’s current DJ-request anthems – Play and Music, respectively – and sold 2 million copies, reaching No 2 on the Billboard singles list. But, whatever we believed, she might easily turn out to be another MTV-hyped one-hit-wonder.
Aniston’s big break came when she was hired as Rachel Green, the pampered waitress on Friends. The series, which followed six friends in New York City, debuted in 1994 and quickly became one of the most famous sitcoms on television. Rachel’s on-again, off-again romance with Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) became one of the most popular plotlines on the program. Aniston won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her depiction of Rachel in the film Rachel Getting Married in 2002. (2003). She, along with the rest of the ensemble, became one of the highest-paid television performers, receiving $1 million each episode by the show’s conclusion in 2004. Friends’ popularity grew in the following years, prompting several requests for a revival or movie.
