All-star

This article is about the sports and entertainment industry term. For other uses, see All-star (disambiguation).

An all-star team is a group of people all having a high level of performance in their field. Originating in sports, it has since drifted into vernacular and has been borrowed heavily by the entertainment industry.

Sports

Main article: All-star game

Sports leagues often organize annual all-star games, an exhibition game aiming to pit top players against each other. Typically, the games are held between teams representing a league's conferences, divisions, or nationality (such as domestic players against international players), with the exact rosters determined by either the league, a public poll, or a "draft" process involving honorary captains.

Entertainment

Cinema

The term "all star" is also used in films, often used as a form of publicity gimmick to promote the cast of a movie in which a number of high-profile actors appear, sometimes merely in cameo roles.[1] An archetype is the 1956 version of Around the World in 80 Days.

Television

In a similar vein to sporting events, some reality television franchises (such as America's Got Talent,[2] Dancing with the Stars,[3] Survivor,[4][5] and RuPaul's Drag Race)[6] have held all-star seasons featuring notable contestants from previous seasons, such as champions, contestants popular among viewers, and notable contestants from international versions of the franchise. These can include entire seasons where the alumni compete against each other, or a spin-off competition with a different format. One such example—Survivor: Winners at War—marked the 40th season and 20th anniversary of the American version by featuring 20 winners from past seasons competing for an increased $2,000,000 prize, and incorporating challenges from seasons that its contestants had previously participated in.[5][7] Survivor 50 similarly marks the 50th season and 25th anniversary by featuring both all-star contestants, as well as aspects and twists of the season being determined by online votes.[8][9]

Another type of all-star format involves alumni from a domestic version competing against or among a team of alumni from international versions.[10][11] Australian Ninja Warrior conducted a similar special based upon the State of Origin series in rugby league, consisting of five teams of alumni representing Australia's states.[12]

Sometimes, all-star crossovers may be organized between contestants of multiple reality formats; the MTV series The Challenge was originally a competition spin-off of its reality shows The Real World and Road Rules, and has traditionally featured cast members from both. Later seasons began to also include alumni from other MTV reality shows (such as Are You the One?, Ex on the Beach, and Geordie Shore), and the show eventually expanded to incorporate alumni from non-MTV reality series as well.[13][14][15][16]

Music

"All-stars" in music terms is referred to record labels or a music genre's top musical artists. An example of this includes the single "Pow 2011" by Lethal Bizzle in which all the featured artists are credited as "Grime All-Stars". Sometimes, labels organize such all-star sessions to release dedicated albums. Examples of this case are the collective This Mortal Coil under the 4AD label, or the Roadrunner United sessions by Roadrunner Records. The term is not equivalent to supergroup, which refers to a group made of already established musicians from other popular bands or with a successful solo career.

Comics

The All Star DC Comics was an imprint of ongoing American comic book titles published by DC Comics that ran from 2005 to 2008. DC has published two titles under the All-Star banner, featuring Batman and Superman. The premise of the imprint was to partner DC Comics' top tier characters with the most popular and acclaimed writers and artists.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey head all-star cast in 'The Butler'". Boston Herald. August 16, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  2. ^ Rosy Cordero (October 7, 2022). "America's Got Talent: All-Stars Greenlit At NBC; Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum & Howie Mandel Set To Judge". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "'Dancing with the Stars All-Stars': Professional partners confirmed - Dancing with the Stars News - Reality TV". Digital Spy. 2012-08-13. Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  4. ^ Ross, Dalton (February 4, 2020). "Jeff Probst on the biggest get for Survivor: Winners at War". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Ross, Dalton (January 18, 2020). "Survivor: Winners at War will feature all classic challenges from the past". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 6 Moves to Paramount+, Along With Road Rules Reboot and The Challenge: All Stars". TVLine. 2021-02-24. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  7. ^ Ross, Dalton (December 18, 2019). "Jeff Probst shares intel on Survivor: Winners at War". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  8. ^ Ross, Dalton (May 28, 2025). "Jeff Probst says last Survivor 50 cast cuts were 'brutal'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  9. ^ Ross, Dalton (February 22, 2025). "Survivor 50 will allow fans to vote on putting key elements into the game". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  10. ^ Guertin, Lachlan (17 October 2024). "Survivor: Australia v The World 2025 cast has leaked: 'Most thrilling season'". Yahoo Lifestyle. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  11. ^ James, Michael (3 February 2022). "Where's the money honey? No Prize money for Drag Race: UK vs The World winner". QNews. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Australian Ninja Warrior: State of Origin: meet the teams". TVtonight.com.au. 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
  13. ^ Alston, Joshua (September 14, 2015). "How MTV's The Challenge became one of TV's most riveting workplace dramas". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  14. ^ Wieselman, Jarett (October 6, 2016). "The Most Influential Reality Show In TV History". BuzzFeed. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  15. ^ Remodeling TV Talent: Participation and Performance in MTV's Real World ... – Hugh Phillips Curnutt – Google Books. ISBN 9780549747185. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  16. ^ Jordana Ossad (January 16, 2019). "Challenge Veterans and Prospects: Meet the War of the Worlds Cast". MTV. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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