entertainer

In 1951, columnist Walter Winchell engaged in a public feud with world-famous entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker, who was refused service at the legendary Stork Club in New York City.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

A standout for decades in a breathtaking array of roles, comedy lead actor nominee Martin Short is the kind of all-around entertainer they don’t make anymore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Nik Ewing had an entertainer playing Ghost-Spider at his daughter Linnéa’s fourth birthday party and waited in a long line so she could meet Spider-Man at Disneyland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Children's entertainer Paul Chuckle has said he is "delighted" to be taking part in an upcoming National Theatre tour.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

A form of expectancy, a mood of waiting, a hoping for something like justification; as though they expected me to be more than just another speaker, or an entertainer.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

Here’s a simple message to sports stars, entertainers and anyone else who hits the big time at an early age and doesn’t know what to do with all that money.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

While Tiafoe is one of the sport's great entertainers, 22-year-old Michelsen is more understated.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

To “prove their worthiness to their fellow Americans,” she observes, Jews offer lists of “American Jewish scientists and artists and entertainers and thinkers” as exemplary patriots and allies to other minority groups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Tom Dreesen’s legacy will live on through the laughter he created, the barriers he helped break, the entertainers he inspired, and the countless lives he touched.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

And the steady customers in both places, the hustlers in Small’s and the entertainers in the Braddock, began to call me “Red,” a natural enough nickname in view of my bright red conk.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey