Tattoos and Body Art on Hollywood Celebrities

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.

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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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