10 Famous Meme Stars And Where They Are Today
A meme is a virally-transmitted cultural symbol, image, video, or idea. Just like the flu, a meme gets passed from one web user to another through sharing until it goes viral. We’ve all seen some of the more popular memes for years, from Good Girl Gina to the Ermahgerd Girl, but have you ever stopped to wonder about the people behind the memes?
Here’s a short list of some of the most popular image macro memes from the past few years, along with what the people behind those famous faces have been up to in their real lives.
Internet memes are a cultural phenomenon that spreads from one person to another online. Fun fact — The word meme was coined by Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, as an attempt to explain the way cultural information spreads. We have laughed and poked fun at our friends, mainstream media as well as society at the expense of these meme stars. We couldn’t escape these famous memes even if we tried. After showing up on our digital devices over a thousand times for different reasons, we may sometimes forget that the stars of these jokes are actual people with real lives. Here are 10 famous meme stars and where they are today.