From TomKat to Britney, Brangelina to Lindsay, Perez covers it all. Love him or hate him, Perez has quickly established himself as a celebrity in his own right, and symbolizes the Web’s ability for an outsider to become a sensation. Today, Perez’s fame is skyrocketing, and he can be seen frequently on VH-1 and MTV. He is also filming his own reality series, which will air later in 2007.

Perez Hilton, a Cuban-American, grew up in Miami, and has been an actor, magazine writer, and publicist. He started blogging because it seemed a perfect combination of everything he loved, namely “Celebrities, Gossip, and Fame.”  In a short amount of time, his website has become the premier site for celebrity news.
 
Perez is not without controversy, and detractors. His comments on celebrities are sarcastic, cutting, and sometimes even cruel. His crusade to “out” many closeted gay celebrities has earned him the wrath of some gay advocacy groups. Perez, gay himself, feels that the only way to make progress is with visibility. His columns helped encourage celebrities like Lance Bass and Neil Patrick Harris to publicly reveal that they are gay.