Cher's rebellious star persona also stems from her music videos and live performances, in which she "repeteadly comments on her own construction, on her search for perfection and on the performance of the female body", according to Tasker.

That star persona and hackneyed material, heavy on baking jokes, are a deadly combination.

Pop music can titillate with a beat and a formula, but at the center of the action, listeners still crave a recognizable person or at least a believable star persona.

"Sweet Home Alabama," "Two Weeks Notice" and "Maid in Manhattan" are spun-sugar daydreams wound around a trusted star persona.

But of course the star persona persisted.

Jericho is known for his over-the-top, rock star persona - and for a contrasting run as an aloof villain from the late 2000s to the early 2010s.

Each of the three has his own specific star persona, as rigidly projected to the public through the years as those of Hollywood's studio-era royalty.

Just as studio executives, public relations staffs, and agents worked together with the actor to create a star persona, so they would work together to cover up incidents or lifestyles that would damage the star's public image.

Nobody else in golf has Woods's star persona, and when he's not in the hunt at a major, some people are not as interested.

His film star persona.