Leonardo DiCaprio became a global star with “Titanic” and built one of Hollywood’s most respected careers through films like “The Departed,” “Inception” and “The Revenant,” which earned him an Oscar.
English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran went from busking and small gigs to stadium tours, with hits including “The A Team,” “Thinking Out Loud,” “Shape of You” and “Perfect.”
Bruno Mars rose from Honolulu impersonator to one of the defining pop stars of the 2010s, with hits like “Just the Way You Are,” “Uptown Funk” and “24K Magic” and a string of Grammy Awards.
Australian actor Hugh Jackman became a global star as Wolverine in the X-Men films while building a parallel career as a Tony-winning musical theater performer.
Sandra Bullock became a star with Speed, ruled romantic comedy in the 1990s and 2000s, then won an Academy Award for The Blind Side and anchored the space thriller Gravity.
George Clooney spent years in small TV roles before ER made him a star. He went on to win two Academy Awards, direct films and co-found an organization that investigates war crimes.
Stefani Germanotta became Lady Gaga, one of the defining pop stars of her era, then reinvented herself as a jazz vocalist with Tony Bennett and an acclaimed actor in A Star Is Born.
Adele Adkins went from a London performing arts school to one of the best-selling artists of her era with 19, 21, 25 and 30. A profile of her albums, awards and Las Vegas residency.
Kelly Clarkson won the first season of American Idol in 2002 and turned it into a career of Grammy-winning hits, a coaching seat on The Voice and her own Emmy-winning daytime talk show.
Born in Pennsylvania and signed as a teenage songwriter in Nashville, Taylor Swift built one of the most successful careers in music history. A look at her albums, her business moves and the Eras Tour.