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the surprise guest star who steals the scene without staying for the credits
means a brief appearance by a notable person in a film, show, or work, or a small carved relief portrait in profile against a contrasting background
from From Italian 'cammeo,' which passed into Old French as 'camahieu' before reaching English. The word originally named the carved gemstone or shell, layered so a pale figure stood out against a darker ground — the very profile portraits worn as jewelry. The deeper root is uncertain, possibly tied to medieval Latin 'cammaeus.' The 'brief star turn' sense is modern, borrowing the idea of a small, exquisitely worked miniature and applying it to a fleeting on-screen face.
- origin
- once meant a tiny carved gemstone portrait
- hitchcock
- appeared briefly in nearly all his films
- app
- celebrities sell personal videos for cash
- layered stone
- carved from shells with two color layers
alfred hitchcock cameo — appeared in 52+ of his own films as a recurring signature trademark from 1927-1975
stan lee cameos — appeared in 100+ marvel films and shows starting with x-men 2 in 2003
quentin tarantino cameo — appeared in all 10 of his directorial films, most notably inglourious basterds as a nazi soldier