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About|the sports and entertainment industry term All-star (also All-Star ) is a term designating an individual as having a high level of performance in their field. Originating in sport s, it has since drifted into vernacular and been borrowed heavily by the entertainment industry. It can also be used for a group of individuals, who are popular in certain areas.
Sports
main|All-star game "All-star" as a sports refers to an individual named as an "all-star" on a team representing the top performers in a given sport, or to a list of top participants in individual sports such as golf and bowling . Events limited to such honorees are referred to as "all-star games" or events.
In American team sports the premier all-star game s are the Major League Baseball All-Star Game , NBA All-Star Game , Pro Bowl , NHL All-Star Game , and the MLS All-Star Game . Many all-star teams, such as collegiate "all-conference" and All-America squads, are recognitions of performance only, without the connotation of those selected ever being teammates in a game.
Entertainment
Cinema
The term all-star is often used as a form of publicity gimmick to promote the cast of a film|movie in which a number of high-profile actors appear, sometimes merely in cameo appearance|cameo roles. Well-recognized examples include Grand Hotel (film)|Grand Hotel (1932), Dinner at Eight (film)|Dinner at Eight (1933), Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)|Around the World in 80 Days (1956), '' Ocean's Eleven (1960 film)|Ocean's Eleven '' (1960), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale (1967), Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film)|Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables (2010).
Television
In television, there are a number of groups who could be considered All-Stars.
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