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{{quote|Faded starlets, troubled celebutantes and aggressive, costumed street performers - you never know who you're going to bump into on Vinewood Boulevard. Come see the sights and sounds for yourself, or jump aboard the Vinewood Star Tours bus to have a struggling actor narrate as you take a guided tour of the landmarks and homes of the rich and famous while sitting on an un-airconditioned bus.|Official tourism website for [[San Andreas (HD Universe)|San Andreas]].}}
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'''The Wave of Celebrity in the Grand Theft Auto IV Era '''is the term used to describe the sudden influx of celebrity and gossip media in the fictional [[Grand Theft Auto World]]
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'''The Wave of Celebrity in the HD Universe''' is the term used to describe the sudden influx of celebrity and gossip media in the fictional [[Grand Theft Auto World]] series during the [[HD Universe]] timeline.
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==Pop and Tabloid Culture==
  
==Pop and Tabloid Culture==
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GTA IV's media is sprinkled with references to its own fictional pop culture universe, which parodies the 2000s-era wave of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_television#2000s reality television] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famous_for_being_famous "famous for being famous"] celebrities. Many of the celebrities have turbulent friendships or loose associations with each other, much like their real life counterparts; For example, Brody Jenner and Kim Kardashian are half-siblings, and many other celebrities are socially linked together via New York's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convent_of_the_Sacred_Heart_%28New_York%29 Covenant of the Sacred Heart] Catholic school.
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GTA IV's media is sprinkled with references to its own fictional pop culture universe, which parodies the 2000s-era wave of [[wp:Reality television|reality television]] and "[[wp:Famous for being famous|famous for being famous]]" celebrities. Many of the celebrities have turbulent friendships or loose associations with each other, much like their real life counterparts; For example, Brody Jenner and Kim Kardashian are half-siblings, and many other celebrities are socially linked together via New York's [[wp:Convent of the Sacred Heart (New York)|Covenant of the Sacred Heart]] Catholic school.
   
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! colspan="30" align="center"| Heirs and Heireness
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'''Heirs and Heiresses:'''
  
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 600px;"
  
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! width="200px" | Name
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|'''Name'''
  
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|'''Occupation'''
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! width="130px" | Occupation
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|'''Main Parody'''
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! width="250px" | Main Parody
 
|-
  
|-
 
|'''[[Cloe Parker]]'''
  
|'''[[Cloe Parker]]'''
 
|Import/export heiress
  
|Import/export heiress
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|Paris Hilton, Britney Spears
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|[[wp:Paris Hilton|Paris Hilton]], [[wp:Britney Spears|Britney Spears]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
|'''[[Jill Von Crastenburg]]'''
  
|'''[[Jill Von Crastenburg]]'''
 
|Banking heiress
  
|Banking heiress
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|Nicole Richie, Mary-Kate Olsen
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|[[wp:Nicole Richie|Nicole Richie]], [[wp:Mary-Kate Olsen|Mary-Kate Olsen]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Unnamed British Prince'''
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|'''Unnamed British Prince'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Royalty
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|Royalty
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Prince Harry
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|[[wp:Prince Harry|Prince Harry]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[January Natasha Vasquez]]'''
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|'''[[January Natasha Vasquez]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Drug heiress
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|Drug heiress
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Kim Kardashian
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|[[wp:Kim Kardashian|Kim Kardashian]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Alfonso Vasquez Jr.]]'''
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|'''[[Alfonso Vasquez Jr.]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Drug heir
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|Drug heir
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Rob Kardashian
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|[[wp:Rob Kardashian|Rob Kardashian]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Tyler Dixon]]'''
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|'''[[Tyler Dixon]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Cloe Parker's fiance
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|Cloe Parker's fiance
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Kevin Federline
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|[[wp:Kevin Federline|Kevin Federline]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Kayla Paulo]]'''
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|'''[[Kayla Paulo]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Casino heiress
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|Casino heiress
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|
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|
  
 
|-
  
|-
  ⚫
|'''[[Lyle Cleethorpes|Lyle Cleethorpes V]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|
  
  ⚫
|Historic family heir
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  ⚫
|[[wp:Josh Astor|Josh Astor]], [[wp:David Mayer de Rothschild|David Mayer de Rothschild]]
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'''[[Lyle Cleethorpes|Lyle Cleethorpes V]]'''
  
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|
  
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Historic family heir
  
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|
  
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Josh Astor, David Mayer de Rothschild
  
 
|}
  
|}
   
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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'''Self-Made:'''
  
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! colspan="30" align="center"| Self-Made
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 600px;"
  
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|-
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|'''Name'''
  
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! width="200px" | Name
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|'''Occupation'''
  
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! width="130px" | Occupation
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|'''Main Parody'''
  
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! width="250px" | Main Parody
 
|-
  
|-
 
|'''[[Kerry McIntosh]]'''
  
|'''[[Kerry McIntosh]]'''
 
|Supermodel
  
|Supermodel
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|Kate Moss, Britney Spears
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|[[wp:Kate Moss|Kate Moss]], [[wp:Britney Spears|Britney Spears]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Samantha Muldoon]]'''
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|'''[[Samantha Muldoon]]'''
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|Singer
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Singer
  
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Angelina Jolie, Madonna
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|[[wp:Angelina Jolie|Angelina Jolie]], [[wp:Madonna|Madonna]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Tony McTony]]'''
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|'''[[Tony McTony]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Social network founder
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|Social network founder
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Mark Zuckerberg, Sean "Diddy" Combs
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|[[wp:Mark Zuckerberg|Mark Zuckerberg]], [[wp:Sean "Diddy" Combs|Sean "Diddy" Combs]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Ernesto Asaltacunas]]'''
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|'''[[Ernesto Asaltacunas]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Baseball player
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|Baseball player
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Jose Canseco
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|[[wp:Jose Canseco|Jose Canseco]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Richard Bastion]]'''
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|'''[[Richard Bastion]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Radio host
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|Radio host
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, Glenn Beck
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|[[wp:Rush Limbaugh|Rush Limbaugh]], [[wp:Michael Savage|Michael Savage]], [[wp:Glenn Beck|Gleen Beck]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Poppy Mitchell]]'''
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|'''[[Poppy Mitchell]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Actress
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|Actress
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Lindsay Lohan
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|[[wp:Lindsay Lohan|Lindsay Lohan]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Clay Jackson|Clay "Pain Giver" Jackson]]'''
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|'''[[Clay Jackson|Clay "Pain Giver" Jackson]]'''
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|Rapper
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Rapper
  
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Cam'Ron
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|[[wp:Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson|Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson]], [[wp:Cam'Ron|Cam'Ron]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Bruce Spade]]'''
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|'''[[Bruce Spade]]'''
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|Actor
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Actor
  
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio
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|[[wp:Sean Penn|Sean Penn]], [[wp:Brad Pitt|Brad Pitt]], [[wp:Leonardo DiCaprio|Leonardo DiCaprio]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
|'''[[Diva Starr]]'''
  
|'''[[Diva Starr]]'''
 
|Singer
  
|Singer
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|Naomi Campbell, Tyra Banks, Beyonce Knowles
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|[[wp:Naomi Campbell|Naomi Campbell]], [[wp:Tyra Banks|Tyra Banks]], [[wp:Beyonce Knowles|Beyonce Knowles]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Al Di Napoli]]'''
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|'''[[Al Di Napoli]]'''
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|Actor
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Actor
  
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Sylvester Stallone, Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino
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|[[wp:Sylvester Stallone|Sylvester Stallone]], [[wp:Robert DeNiro|Robert DeNiro]], [[wp:Al Pacino|Al Pacino]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Blue Brothers]]'''
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|'''[[Blue Brothers]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Singers
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|Singers
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Jonas Brothers
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|[[wp:Jonas Brothers|Jonas Brothers]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Wayne Tearson]]'''
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|'''[[Wayne Tearson]]'''
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|Actor
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Actor
  
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Heath Ledger
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|[[wp:Heath Ledger|Heath Ledger]]
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|-
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|'''[[Kwak]]'''
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|Singer
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|[[wp:Psy|Psy]]
 
|}
  
|}
   
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{| class="wikitable"
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'''Carried over from GTA III Era:'''
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! colspan="30" align="center"| Carried over from [[3D Universe]]
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 600px;"
  
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|'''Name'''
  
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|'''Occupation'''
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|'''Main Parody'''
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! width="250px" | Main Parody
 
|-
  
|-
 
|'''[[Jack Howitzer]]'''
  
|'''[[Jack Howitzer]]'''
 
|Actor
  
|Actor
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|Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone
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|[[wp:Bruce Willis|Bruce Willis]], [[wp:Chuck Norris|Chuck Norris]], [[wp:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Arnold Schwarzenegger]], [[wp:Sylvester Stallone|Sylvester Stallone]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Love Fist]]'''
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|'''[[Love Fist]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Rock band
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|Rock band
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|[[wp:Motley Crue|Motley Crue]], [[wp:Guns 'n' Roses|Guns 'n' Roses]], [[wp:Iron Maiden|Iron maiden]]
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Madd Dogg]]'''
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|'''[[Madd Dogg]]'''
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|Rapper
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Rapper
  
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Ice-T, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube
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|[[Ice-T]], [[wp:Dr. Dre|Dr. Dre]], [[wp:Ice Cube|Ice Cube]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[OG Loc]]'''
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|'''[[OG Loc]]'''
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|Rapper
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Rapper
  
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice
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|[[wp:MC Hammer|MC Hammer]], [[wp:Vanilla Ice|Vanilla Ice]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
|'''[[Lazlow]]'''
  
|'''[[Lazlow]]'''
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===Real-life celebrities===
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Considerably more famous people in real life agreed to portray themselves in GTA IV than any previous GTA game. Almost every in-game DJ is a prominent musician or personality in real life, [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Katt Williams]] play themselves as comedians, and Busta Rhymes also appeared on the radio as himself to promote his new album (in-game and real life).
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'''Real-life celebrities: '''Considerably more famous people in real life agreed to portray themselves in GTA IV than any previous GTA game. Almost every in-game DJ is a prominent musician or personality in real life, Ricky Gervais and Katt Williams play themselves as comedians, and Busta Rhymes also appeared on the radio as himself to promote his new album (in-game and real life).
  
   
 
==Politicians==
  
==Politicians==
 
The political atmosphere of the game has a very strong sense of post-9/11 hysteria. Surprisingly, there are no references or parodies whatsoever to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, which was arguably the largest media frenzy of 2008, likely because the majority of GTA IV was completed before 2008, and well before Obama was considered a viable candidate for President.
  
The political atmosphere of the game has a very strong sense of post-9/11 hysteria. Surprisingly, there are no references or parodies whatsoever to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, which was arguably the largest media frenzy of 2008, likely because the majority of GTA IV was completed before 2008, and well before Obama was considered a viable candidate for President.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|'''Name'''
  
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|-
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|'''Occupation'''
  
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! width="200px" | Name
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|'''Main Parody'''
  
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! width="130px" | Occupation
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! width="250px" | Main Parody
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[Joe Lawton|'''Joe Lawton''' ]]
  
|[[Joe Lawton|'''Joe Lawton''' ]]
 
|US President
  
|US President
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|George W. Bush
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|[[George W Bush]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Charles Martin]]'''
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|'''[[Charles Martin]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Alderney Senator
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|Alderney Senator
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|[[wp:Duke Cunningham|Duke Cunningham]], [[wp:James Traficant|James Traficant]], [[wp:Webster Hubbell|Webster Hubbell]]
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Frank Lautenberg*, Robert Menendez*
  
 
|-
  
|-
 
|'''[[Michael Graves]]'''
  
|'''[[Michael Graves]]'''
 
|Liberty Gubernational candidate
  
|Liberty Gubernational candidate
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|Mark Foley
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|[[wp:Mark Foley|Mark Foley]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[John Hunter]]'''
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|'''[[John Hunter]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Liberty Gubernational candidate
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|Liberty Gubernational candidate
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|[[wp:Al Franken|Al Franken]], [[wp:Fred Thompson|Fred Thompson]], [[wp:Jesse Ventura|Jesse Ventura]]
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Arnold Schwarzenegger**
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Thomas Stubbs III]]'''
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|'''[[Thomas Stubbs III]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Liberty House Representative
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|Liberty House Representative
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Kennedy family
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|[[wp:Kennedy family|Kennedy family]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Julio Ochoa]]'''
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|'''[[Julio Ochoa]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Liberty Mayor
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|Liberty Mayor
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Fernando "Freddy" Ferrer
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|[[wp:Fernando "Freddy" Ferrer|Fernando "Freddy" Ferrer]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Bryce Dawkins]]'''
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|'''[[Bryce Dawkins]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Liberty Deputy Mayor
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|Liberty Deputy Mayor
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|Larry Craig, Richard Curtis, Bob Allen
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|[[wp:Larry Craig|Larry Craig]], [[wp:Richard Curtis|Richard Curtis]], [[wp:Bob Allen|Bob Allen]]
 
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[[Category:HD Universe]]
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''*Menendez and Lautenberg are the current senators from New Jersey.''
  
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[[Category:GTA IV Era]]
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[[Category:Actors]]
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[[Category:Characters]]
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[[Category:Characters in GTA IV]]
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[[Category:Characters in The Lost and Damned]]
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[[Category:Characters in The Ballad of Gay Tony]]
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[[Category:Characters in GTA V]]

Revision as of 18:21, 22 August 2014

“
Faded starlets, troubled celebutantes and aggressive, costumed street performers - you never know who you're going to bump into on Vinewood Boulevard. Come see the sights and sounds for yourself, or jump aboard the Vinewood Star Tours bus to have a struggling actor narrate as you take a guided tour of the landmarks and homes of the rich and famous while sitting on an un-airconditioned bus.
”
— Official tourism website for San Andreas.

The Wave of Celebrity in the HD Universe is the term used to describe the sudden influx of celebrity and gossip media in the fictional Grand Theft Auto World series during the HD Universe timeline.

Pop and Tabloid Culture

GTA IV's media is sprinkled with references to its own fictional pop culture universe, which parodies the 2000s-era wave of reality television and "famous for being famous" celebrities. Many of the celebrities have turbulent friendships or loose associations with each other, much like their real life counterparts; For example, Brody Jenner and Kim Kardashian are half-siblings, and many other celebrities are socially linked together via New York's Covenant of the Sacred Heart Catholic school.

Heirs and Heireness
Name Occupation Main Parody
Cloe Parker Import/export heiress Paris Hilton, Britney Spears
Jill Von Crastenburg Banking heiress Nicole Richie, Mary-Kate Olsen
Unnamed British Prince Royalty Prince Harry
January Natasha Vasquez Drug heiress Kim Kardashian
Alfonso Vasquez Jr. Drug heir Rob Kardashian
Tyler Dixon Cloe Parker's fiance Kevin Federline
Kayla Paulo Casino heiress
Lyle Cleethorpes V Historic family heir Josh Astor, David Mayer de Rothschild
Self-Made
Name Occupation Main Parody
Kerry McIntosh Supermodel Kate Moss, Britney Spears
Samantha Muldoon Singer Angelina Jolie, Madonna
Tony McTony Social network founder Mark Zuckerberg, Sean "Diddy" Combs
Ernesto Asaltacunas Baseball player Jose Canseco
Richard Bastion Radio host Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, Gleen Beck
Poppy Mitchell Actress Lindsay Lohan
Clay "Pain Giver" Jackson Rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Cam'Ron
Bruce Spade Actor Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio
Diva Starr Singer Naomi Campbell, Tyra Banks, Beyonce Knowles
Al Di Napoli Actor Sylvester Stallone, Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino
Blue Brothers Singers Jonas Brothers
Wayne Tearson Actor Heath Ledger
Kwak Singer Psy
Carried over from 3D Universe
Name Occupation Main Parody
Jack Howitzer Actor Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone
Love Fist Rock band Motley Crue, Guns 'n' Roses, Iron maiden
Madd Dogg Rapper Ice-T, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube
OG Loc Rapper MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice
Lazlow Radio host NA (as himself)

Real-life celebrities

Considerably more famous people in real life agreed to portray themselves in GTA IV than any previous GTA game. Almost every in-game DJ is a prominent musician or personality in real life, Ricky Gervais and Katt Williams play themselves as comedians, and Busta Rhymes also appeared on the radio as himself to promote his new album (in-game and real life).

Politicians

The political atmosphere of the game has a very strong sense of post-9/11 hysteria. Surprisingly, there are no references or parodies whatsoever to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, which was arguably the largest media frenzy of 2008, likely because the majority of GTA IV was completed before 2008, and well before Obama was considered a viable candidate for President.

Name Occupation Main Parody
Joe Lawton US President George W Bush
Charles Martin Alderney Senator Duke Cunningham, James Traficant, Webster Hubbell
Michael Graves Liberty Gubernational candidate Mark Foley
John Hunter Liberty Gubernational candidate Al Franken, Fred Thompson, Jesse Ventura
Thomas Stubbs III Liberty House Representative Kennedy family
Julio Ochoa Liberty Mayor Fernando "Freddy" Ferrer
Bryce Dawkins Liberty Deputy Mayor Larry Craig, Richard Curtis, Bob Allen
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