guest star
One-episode celebrity
A guest star is a performer appearing temporarily on a television series or other production, playing a character outside the regular cast.
Guest stars are often established actors whose names help promote an episode: Next week's guest star is Jennifer Aniston.
The verb means to appear in this capacity: He guest-starred on three episodes of the show.
Serialized content unit
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- cameoBrief guest appearance
season · arc · storyline · finale · premiere · one-off · recurring · syndication
One who portrays characters
- entertainerOne who amuses others
- A-listerTop-tier famous person
- headlinerTop-billed performer
- VIPNotable, for short
superstar · marquee name · notable · personality · icon · legend · luminary · starlet
Nature, symbol, or role
- partPiece of whole
- performanceCarrying out a task
- scriptWritten words for performance
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
scene · entrance · exit · monologue · chemistry · screen time · bit part · walk-on
Complete system or domain
- multiverseHypothetical set of universes
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- spinoffDerived work from original
- shared universeInterconnected fictional setting
continuity · fictional worlds · ensemble · team-up · collaboration · canon · storyline · tie-in
episode
Serialized content unit
cameo · season · arc · storyline · finale · premiere · one-off · recurring · syndication · sweeps
actor
One who portrays characters
- entertainerOne who amuses others
- A-listerTop-tier famous person
- headlinerTop-billed performer
VIP · superstar · marquee name · notable · personality · icon · legend · luminary · starlet · influencer
character
Nature, symbol, or role
- partPiece of whole
- performanceCarrying out a task
- scriptWritten words for performance
dialogue · scene · entrance · exit · monologue · chemistry · screen time · bit part · walk-on · featured
universe
Complete system or domain
- multiverseHypothetical set of universes
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- spinoffDerived work from original
shared universe · continuity · fictional worlds · ensemble · team-up · collaboration · canon · storyline · tie-in · expanded universe
- sitcomssitcom, sitcoms, episode, episodic, season
- TV seriesTV series, drama series, sitcom, soap opera, miniseries
- TV guest appearancescameo
- televisionTV, television, broadcast, TV shows, TV series
- TV dramaepisode, series, season, TV drama, drama series
- actorsactor, actors, actresses, film actor, actress
guest starseries regular
Contracted performer for ongoing episodes
regular · lead actor · recurring character · mainstay · fixture
guest starstar
Luminous astronomical object
title character · lead · top billing · headliner · background actor
star, guest, register, gesture, guests, starred, starring, registration, gestation