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Since the 1990s, tattoos have gained in popularity and are usually considered a means of self-expression and adornment -- not to mention they can be very sexy too! More recently, the popularity of tattoos have inspired television shows like Inked,LA Inkand Miami Ink. Perhaps is best evidenced by the increasing numbers of historical figures and modern day celebrities who sport tattoos.
From Aaliyah and Brangelina to Elijah Wood, from Athletes to Rock Bands, even those who you might never expect (Winston Churchill had an anchor on his arm --- AND his mother had a snake encircling her wrist!) have all had their skin embellished. How about you?
Tattoos of the Rich and Famous
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We've chosen just a few from among thousands. Feel free to add your own favorite in a comment:Mary J Blige has 3 including a rose on her thigh. Nicholas Cage has a top-hatted lizard on his upper back, a flaming skull on his left arm, and a small design on his right shoulder. Johnny Depp is one of the most tattooed actors. He has to have make-up applied to cover them for most roles.
Charlie Sheen has at least a dozen, but Megan Fox is perhaps an even more ardent fan of tattoos. She has a moon and starfish on on her right ankle, A Marilyn Monroe portrait on her arm, "Brian" on her bikini line & a short poem on her upper left rib cage, the words "We will all laugh at gilded butterflies" on her back shoulder, and the Kanji for "STRENGTH" on the back of her neck. Angelina Jolie's still adding to her eclectic collection of tattoos, which are far too many to list.
Beyonce has a praying angel on her upper left thigh and the Roman numeral IV on her finger. Shia LaBoeuf has a pawprint on his shoulder from childhood and a large artistic tattoo on his left side.The late, great Heath Ledger had a tattoo on his right bicep that he designed himself, showing the centre of the universe in black and white with the sun, the earth and the moon, a bracelet tattoo on his wrist reading "KAOS," the initials of his three sisters and mother.
Winston Churchill and his mother, Lady Churchill both had tattoos. Winnie had an anchor on his arm and Jennie had a snake encircling her wrist.Other tattooed politicians include Barry Goldwater (a snake bite mark and a half moon on his left hand related to his role as a "chief" among a group of mostly White men who dressed up in Native American costume and paint, and imitated traditional ceremonies like the Hopi snake dance), and Sarah Palin (she has the big dipper inked on her ankle and some say her "power pink" lipstick is also permanently needled -- draw your own conclusions), among others.
Princess Stephanie of Monaco's tattoos include flowers, dolphins, and text. King George V had a dragon on his arm, Former secretary of state, George Schultz , is said to have a tiger on his butt, the mascot of his alma mater, Princeton University. Similarly, "Ike" (Eisenhower) is said to have had the ace of spades on his left cheek. Both Presidents Roosevelt reportedly wore permanent family crests.Scarlett Johansson has a round juvenile looking picture of a sunset over the ocean on the inside of her left forearm. Rihanna's now infamously menacing gun tattoo was supposedly inked by the same artist who populated Chris Brown's real estate with spaceships and other symbols from his childhood video games.
You can add your favorite or most hated celeb tattoos to our list below.
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Do you have a tattoo? Would you get one? Why or why not?
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Art from the Heart or Fashionable Fad?
MaxReily says:
Yes, I have one, got it back in the 90s. I've never regretted having it, but at times I do wish I'd gone with something less sappy! No it's not a butterfly, but it is almost as schmaltzy.
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Christina Aguillera
Multiple tattoos include sayings in Latin and Hebr more...0 points
Ricky Martin
The Lord's Prayer on his right shoulder (in Assyri more...0 points
David Beckham
His wife Victoria's name in Hindi, the names of hi more...0 points
Angelina Jolie
More than we can list here. We'd need another 2 fu more...0 points
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Let us know which celebrity's tattoo you love or hate and why.
We'll tally up the entries and put the top ones in each category up for a vote to determine which celeb should flaunt their tattoo more and which should seriously consider having it removed.
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MaxReily
Feb 2, 2011 @ 3:40 pm | delete
- I hate Angelina Jolie's tattoos, at least the ugly ones with the lines of numbers. I realize that they have sentimental value to her, as the latitude/longitudinal coordinates of where each of her children were born or something like that, but they're just ugly. And it's not that I'm against tattoos--I have one myself. She's such a beautiful woman, she should have beautiful tattoos.
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---Chazz
Aug 31, 2009 @ 9:33 pm | delete
- In case you can't tell from the above - HATE Scarlett Johansson's - Looks like she drew it on her arm when she was in second grade...Schlock not art.
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