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An '''all-star''' (also stylized as '''All-Star''') team is a group of people all having a high level of performance in their field. Originating in sports, it has since drifted into [[vernacular]] and been borrowed heavily by the [[entertainment industry]]. |
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==Sports== |
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"All-star" as a sports term refers to individual players named to an "all-star" roster or team representing the top performers (members of such a team were ''all [[wikt:star|star]]s'' from other teams) during and before the end of a season in a given sport, or to a list of top participants who played in individual sports such as [[golf]] and [[bowling]]. Events limited to such honorees are referred to as "all-star games" or events. |
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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. |
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In [[gaelic games]], the term "all-stars" refers to the [[GAA GPA All Stars Awards]]. These awards involve picking a fantasy team consisting of the top players in each position in the various sports ([[List of All Stars Awards winners (football)|Gaelic football]], [[Ladies' Gaelic football All Stars Awards|Ladies' Gaelic football]], [[List of All Stars Awards winners (hurling)|hurling]], [[Rounders All Stars Awards|rounders]] and [[Camogie All Stars Awards|camogie]]). |
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==Entertainment== |
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===Cinema=== |
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The term '''all-star''' also used in films,<ref>{{cite web | title = Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey head all-star cast in ‘The Butler’ |publisher= Boston Herald| url = http://bostonherald.com/entertainment/movies/movie_reviews/2013/08/forest_whitaker_and_oprah_winfrey_head_all_star_cast_in |date=August 16, 2013| accessdate = 2013-08-23}}</ref> often used as a form of [[publicity]] [[gimmick]] to promote the cast of a movie in which a number of high-profile actors appear, sometimes merely in [[cameo appearance|cameo]] roles. An archetype is the 1956 version of ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)|Around the World in 80 Days]]''. |
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===Television=== |
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In television, there are a number of groups who could be considered all-stars. Many reality competition shows produce All-Stars editions, which feature notable and particularly talented contestants of past regular seasons of the show. For example, the reality game show franchise, ''[[Survivor (TV series)|Survivor]]'', has had several editions where some or all of the cast featured are "All Stars". There have been three All-Stars editions of the American reality game show ''[[The Amazing Race]]''. Other all-stars editions of U.S. shows include ''[[Bad Girls All-Star Battle]]'', ''[[America's Next Top Model (season 17)|America's Next Top Model 17]]'', and ''[[Charm School (TV series)|Charm School]]''. ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' has also had three seasons of an All Stars [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]]. The [[Dancing on Ice (series 9)|ninth series]] of the British television show ''[[Dancing on Ice]]'' was an All-Stars edition. |
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Another use for all-star contestants is to appear on other reality competition programs (especially if the shows are on the same network). This is especially prevalent on [[CBS]]'s three reality competition programs, ''[[The Amazing Race (U.S. TV series)|The Amazing Race]]'', ''[[Survivor (U.S. TV series)|Survivor]]'' and ''[[Big Brother (U.S. TV series)|Big Brother]]''. |
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===Video games=== |
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The term "all-stars" has recently been used to describe/title video games that feature large casts of iconic characters in a crossover-type setting. Notable examples include ''[[PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale]]'' and ''[[Warriors All-Stars]]''. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Ensemble cast]] |
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==References== |
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* {{cite web | title = All Star Ensemble Casts|publisher= Hollywood.com|author=Daniel Hubschman| url = http://www.hollywood.com/news/movies/7755925/all-star-ensemble-casts?page=all|date=Feb 14, 2011}} |
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