The late artist, Andy Warhol (nee Andrej Varchola, Jr.) is remembered for many things, including the quote attributed to him, “…my prediction from the sixties finally came true: In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.”[ His reflection on the continuing fascination with celebrity, fame, and “public persona” has been talked about, written about and visually addressed countless times.
Recently, a young man in New York, took it upon himself to demonstrate that if you act like one, you can be one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XYU1a0lTTTw
Clever, and illustrative.