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Celebrity tattoos are becoming more and more visible and socially acceptable
in mainstream pop culture these days. Angelina Jolie recently voted most
sexy woman has plenty of tattoos and is probably the most famous and
desirable celebrity with tattoos in Hollywood. Her tattoos to date consist
of tribal dragons, a Thai tiger, and various Latin sayings across her
shoulders and arms.
This surge in popularity of celebrity
tattoos began in the 1960s. Lyle Tuttle the
forefather of American tattooing tattooed
Janis Joplin. Time was when tattoos were the
preserve of those on the fringes of society
but now it is not uncommon to see celebrity
tattoos. Even super models such as Kate Moss
and Sarah O'Hare strut around flashing their
body art on the cover of glossy magazines or
on the cat walk.
Actor Johnny Depp ranks as heavily
tattooed for his caliber of talent and
breadth of acting work. His tattooed arms
are as often painted to be blank flesh as
left with their own tattoos showing and
incorporated into the character.
Vin Diesel is covered with a mix of
modern tattoos styles, as befitting an
underground government secret agent in the
movie xXx. The character he plays agent X
has one full sleeve, one partial sleeve,
chest work and tattoos on his stomach.
As vampire slayer BLADE, Wesley Snipes
has tribal blackwork on his arms, chest and
back, as well as the sides of his head and
the back of his nect. Pamela Anderson had
her arm tattooed for real with a barbed wire
armband for her role in the movie BARBWIRE.
Following her split from husband Tommy Lee,
(who is heavily tattooed) she had the
"Tommy" tattoo on her finger edited to read
"Mommy" in reference to her two sons. She
also has tribal tattoos on the small of her
back and a tattoo on her ankle.
Musicians have traditionally enjoyed more
freedom than actors when it comes to body
art. For movie stars having to transform
into a different character each time they
shoot a movie can be limiting especially if
they are playing historical figures. But
that has not stopped a lot of actors from
getting tattooed in very visible places.
Historically rock stars were renowned for
getting tattoos. The band Red Hot Chili
Peppers are an example where the band
members have a well-developed collection of
tattoos. Singer Henry Rollins began his
tattoo collection as the lead singer of
Black Flag. Eminem continues to add to his
tattoo collection but some critics have
claimed that it will inhibit him if he wants
to play a bigger acting role. Eminem's
tattoos are a combination of a style that is
typical of Hip Hop and R&B artists such as
Justin Timberlake, 50 Cent and Pharrel.
See a Hip Hop RnB Artists Tattoos
Of all the celebrities with tattoos
sports stars tend to sport more tattoos than
most especially basketball players. You can
be big in sports and be tattooed, but the
clean cut type still seems to be favored
amongst Madison Avenue advertising gurus.
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