famous for fifteen minutes
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.
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