Sentence examples for steps of fame from inspiring English sources

The success of 'Idols' has in fact been overwhelming, with hundreds of thousands of viewers following each week as their favourite singer-contestants climbed the steps of fame to the top 10 and, ultimately, the last 2 finalist spots.

Right around that time, the murderer was climbing the last steps of his fame.

I read Sylviane Gold's interview with Billy Crudup ["Staying One Step Ahead of Fame," March 19] and my heart lifted.

He was one step short of fame, one moment shy of memorable.

But what has brought Higuera de la Serena a measure of fame in Spain is that the residents have stepped up where their government has failed.

It was revealed earlier this month that Christine Lakin of "Step by Step" fame was returning for the "Veronica Mars" movie.

For some of the other stars of the series, their first steps to fame across the pond are under way.

Mr. Wayne does not reduce him to a showbiz victim — part of him wants the fame and acclaim as much as his mother — but neither does he make him one of those pushy wunderkinds, willing to mortgage everything for another step up the ladder of fame.

The next step in her hellbent pursuit of fame, she announces, will be her own Web site.

When one earns one's living and professional acclaim by being an uncanny chameleon, it is a difficult trick to step unmasked into the bright light of fame.

SEOUL, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Exactly one year ago, flamboyant NBA hall of fame star Dennis Rodman stepped up to a microphone in the center ring of a North Korean basketball court and sang 'Happy Birthday' to leader Kim Jong Un, the world's youngest head of state.