People being famous for no apparent reason with little, if any, discernible talent is nothing that new. There's Vanna White, Lee Radziwell and the ultimate: Zsa Zsa Gabor.
Uncle Roger,
And, let's not forget Regis Philbin, Mylie Cyrus, Snooky Polizzi, Ryan Seacrest, Donny & Marie Osmond, Kelly Ripa, Ashton Kutcher, Bianca Jagger, the eminently forgettable Roger Collins character in Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows," and, last, but not least, the original "Dark Shadows'" own Dameon "Mr. Bad Leisure Suit" Edwards.
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