I am trying to find out a few names of famous people, celebrities, who use of have used Second Life.
I don’t want to know their Second Life names, let’s respect their privacy.
I am just trying to create a list of people who’s connection to Second Life would improve the reputation of our virtual world or would make people curious about our virtual world.
Maybe their name will help you show friends and family that it is not just weird people who use Second Life.
But perhaps, if they still use Second Life, they potentially could be interesting for Linden Lab to involve in an advertising campaign.
Or if Linden Lab doesn’t want to do this, perhaps we can use their identities for ‘meme’s’, but only if we can confirm they are still using Second Life today!
So, if you know of someone famous who once said they used Second Life, let me know and I’ll add them to the list.
It has to be more than a rumour, I want confirmation.
There are 2 lists, one of users and one of people who, as far as we know, have just visited and performed on rare occasions.
Users of Second Life;
Stephen Fry, an English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist.
2007 quote “I do have a Second Life existence (you’ll never find me, so don’t look.”
Unknown if he is still active.
Tony Dyson, is the Emmy-nominated Film SFX supervisor who created R2-D2 from Star Wars.
Currently active in SL.
Peter Greenaway, British film director, currently active in SL.
Stalarc, Cypriot-Australian performance artist, still active in SL.
Bibbe Hansen is a performance artist, musician, and actress. Currently active in SL.
Patrick Lichty, conceptual artist, writer, independent curator and animator, currently active in SL.
Drew Carey, American actor, comedian, sports executive, and game show host.
As recent as december 2012 active in Second Life.
Duran Duran, one of the most successful English bands of the 1980s, have a ‘presence’ in SL since 2011 and its members have been visiting as recent as 2012.
Yuko Ogu, Japanese gravure idol, model and singer.
Active user of SL although on a temporary break due to motherhood.
Daft Punk, French electronic music duo performed in SL in 2009, use SL with alts, unsure when last active.
Guests who have just visited SL:
Jimmy Carr, English stand-up comedian, television host and actor.
Did a standup show in SL in 2007, unknown if he is still active.
Suzanne Vega, American songwriter and singer, performed in SL. Unknown if she is still active.
Terry Pratchett, English author of fantasy novels, best known for the Discworld series.
Visited SL in 2008. Unknown if he still uses SL.
Anthony E. Zuiker, creator and executive producer of the American television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation came to SL for special CSI episode, unknown if he is still in SL.
Mia Farrow, American actress, activist and former fashion model.
Joined SL in 2007 for a debate, unknown if she is still in SL.
Irene Grandi, Italian singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, actress and television host.
Performed live in SL in 2007, it is unknown if she is still active.
Dwight Kurt Schrute III, one of the highest-ranking salesmen at the paper distribution company Dunder Mifflin.
Hasn’t been in SL since december 2011
Yoko Ono, Japanese artist and peace activist.
Performed in SL in 2009, it is unknown if she still visits.
Kurt Vonnegut, American writer.
Visited in 2007 to do the first interview in SL, it was his last as he died soon after.
Pet Shop Boys, an English electronic pop duo, performed in SL in 2007, unknown if they still visit.
Unconfirmed rumours;
- David Bowie
- Ricky Gervais
- Will Smith
- Sharon Stone
- Tim Burton
- Steve Jobs
- Lee Ann Rimes
Laetizia Coronet (@tishcoronet) said:
To add to the bit about Irene Grandi: she was the first major artist (she’s definitely A-list in Italy) to shoot an entire video in SL: Bruci la città (Burn the town), pril 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJvkwJPzN4E
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Kean Kelly said:
yoko ono was in here as well
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jojadhara said:
Dutch politicians: mr Plasterk, miss Kant, bands duran duran, petshop boys, chinese pianist lang lang,
Futurist Kurzweil
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torhaan@hotmail.com said:
http://www.humo.be/boeken/38884/ilja-leonard-pfeiffer-second-life
dutch writer wrote a colum in a newspaper about his life in sl as a woman, later in bookform . he is not in sl anymore
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Kean Kelly said:
and duran duran?
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samanthapoindexter said:
Regarding Pratchett… I was present for his visit. It’s a safe bet it was a one-time thing; he made no bones about being unimpressed.
I think this is a fine idea for a list, but that it ought to be restricted to people who have spent time in the world for their own enjoyment (e.g., Drew Carey, Warren Ellis), rather than those who made one or two publicity appearances during the hype years (e.g., Pratchett, Scott Adams, many many others). Doing an AMA doesn’t make you a Redditor.
(Or, if you want to do both, they ought to be separate lists.)
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Raquella Warrhol said:
Duran Duran have DJed, and Kurt Vonnegut did an interview shortly before his death.
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Kitsune Shan said:
Yuko Ogura.
Popular Japanese gravure idol. She have been playing in SL since 2008, leave for 2 years and returned back in 2012. She leave again in 2013 to take care of her new born kid. She was a great friend.
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Karl Jacob said:
Reblogged this on mai chop gohok.
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Jammy said:
Reblogged this on Shopaholic Sisters.
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roslinpetion said:
If you’re counting one time only publicity visits, the # could go WAY higher. Neil Gaiman, when promoting the Beowulf film he screen wrote, Desmond Tutu, Bill Keller of the New York Times, Raph Koster (ultima online/star wars galaxies), musician Talib Kweli, scientist Michio Kaku, and Matt Lauer are just a few I can think of off of the top of my head.
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Dahlia Jayaram said:
I replied to this discussion on your similarly related blog entry at: https://joyardley.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/stephen-fry-about-second-life/#comment-927
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Shai Delacroix said:
Author William Gibson did a reading for Pattern Recognition and other books in 2007. See interview here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhqxKWU24Cc
Regina Spector shot her first SL video in 2007 with Millions of Us building the set and had a few listening parties.
Rock band U2 had an actual concert in 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4LE6VBAPd8.
TV Shows like CSI and Gossip Girl had promotional sims and resident names. There’s a few others I may have missed and I’m not sure if they are still checking in our world.
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Quan Lavender said:
Coincidence, I just finished a post about another famous person in SL: http://quanlavender.blogspot.de/2014/02/the-ambassador-of-second-life.html
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Scout Steampunk said:
Author Charles Sheehan-Miles has been actively involved in Second Life for many years now. Together we opened the role playing sims known as Erie Isle several years ago. He is a wonderful writer and advocate for veterans. You can find many of his award winning novels on Amazon and Good Reads, some of which are even free in digital form.
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Scout Steampunk said:
Another one I just remembered is the band The Follow. http://www.thefollow.com/ They are an amazing group and often hold concerts in SL when they aren’t busy touring in RL. Troy, Mat (Powers), and Amy (AJ) are active in SL since 2009-ish. You can attend one of their monthly shows at various performance venues for free or look them up on youtube or itunes.
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Ebony C. said:
Regina Spektor had a home/hangout spot where you could chill out and listen to her music. It was where I first heard of her. It was awesome!
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Gerrard Winstanley said:
Dita Von Teese has an avatar – I met her a few years in a ponyplay store (I accidentally wandered into). I had a brief conversation with her and her chatty assistant – who in my memory at least, was carrying around purchases for her.
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Sutekh said:
Rob Zombie is an active user and has his own world, shopping mall and club.
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Scout Steampunk said:
What club?
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littlemarcussecondlife said:
Dr. Phill also has a second life but he only used it once on his show
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