celebrity cameo
Famous face glimpse
A celebrity cameo is a brief appearance by a famous person in a film, TV show, or other production—often just a single scene or even a few seconds.
The appeal lies in recognition: audiences enjoy the surprise of spotting someone famous in an unexpected context.
The director always includes a celebrity cameo in his films.
Cameos may be played straight or for laughs, and the celebrity often plays themselves.
- guestWelcomed visitor
- special guestDistinguished attendee at an event
- appearanceOutward visible form
- starLuminous astronomical object
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
movie · surprise · walk-on · famous · famous face · actor · scene · screen time · recognition · fleeting · split second · spotted · background · wink · nod · Stan Lee · brief · uncredited
- publicitypublicity, PR, press conference, publicist, press release
- variety showsSaturday Night Live, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show, Laugh-In, The Muppet Show
- SNLSaturday Night Live, Weekend Update, cold open, sketch comedy, cue cards
- TV guest spotsspecial guest, surprise guest, musical guest, crossover, walk-on
- cameosguest spot, walk-on, bit part
- crossoverscrossover hit, crossover appeal, crossover star, crossover episode, genre crossover
celebrity cameoleading role
Principal character's part
starring role · title role · main character · principal role · series regular
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