What do you do to make your sim famous?

My sim got the initial 2 levels of fame pretty quickly as she had the social media career from City Living, and she was at maybe Level 7 (Meme -Maker). I guess her amount of followers alone gave her fame? Took a bit for that initial number of followers but as soon as she hit the next level of her career and could Stream Let’s Play Video Games she started getting boatloads of followers and fame.

"telmarina;c-17794382" wrote:
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My sim is a teen. He has the extrovert and loves outdoors traits. I've randomized an aspiration and he got the "be famous" one. My goal is to make him complete the aspiration.

I thought let's make him an influencer. But i now think it will be easier if he has another way of getting famous and do the media producing on the side... he worked in the creative aspiration as a kid, so even not being creative (per trait) i think i will make him follow his child dream and pursue painting. He will stream his painting sessions for his fans too. He already has 1000+ fans (just not fame stars yet ?)...
Thank you! ?

Hello, you are very welcome. if you paint on the digital painting device you can paint very quickly, place them on the wall and sell to a collector for the most cash and fame gain.

Acting has always worked fastest for me, but I also do a lot of painting.

While my sim was a SimTuber, I befriended a high star actor using the Simder Dating app (you can find it here: SIMDER DATING APP

It didn't take long since he had to go to the dates for them to become friends (and he couldn't back out even though at first all he did was roll his eyes and groan. lol) I think it took two or three dates for him to warm up. Of course they couldn't have romance for a while but that was fun because eventually they did become boyfriend/girlfriend and she got VERY famous then.

This app is so much better than anything in the game because you can meet random people or choose from a list.

I've also had my sim become an actor and gradually rose in fame that way.

Giving money and paying attention to your social media can help. One of my sims rose her fame by being a stylist. I love that new profession.

I tend to have the opposite problem; My Sims tend to become one star celebs all the time despite me not wanting them to, to the point of me not bothering using their fame points since they will keep losing and gaining celeb status since i don't care about maintaining it.

For the couple I am currently playing, however, I am making them famous on purpose. Getting a social media account and keep posting selfies and whatnot keeps your status from going down, so that is always a good idea. On top of that I find getting the celeb perk that just randomly give you fame for just being good at something is useful even if you don't want to pursue the rest of that perk tree at all.
Also, of course, do things in front of other Sims like juggling footballs, play instruments, just go to the karaoke bar and sing your heart out...

Right now i am playing two sims who are seeking fame, but both are through different means. One of them is an actress while the other is an influencer. It is fun playing two sims trying to achieve the same goal but with varying methods like this.

I have my sim "register with the ministry" as a Painter, a stay-at-home painter, so it shows she at least works :D My sim will also write books, but it doesn't give you fame much at all, so she will paint 1-2 paintings a day to keep her fame going or move it up a little (while writing a 2-4 hours a day).

Sometimes I use the video station, but I try to avoid climbing the ladder of perks (or whatever you call the ones that you can pick for your sim) by just not using my fame points. I usually don't have them create a social network (whatever you call it) on the computer till they are about 2-3 star status. I have never threw one of them meet-n-greets either. Yes, my sim makes it to the top without doing all that stuff. Writing and painting is easy for me because it gives my sim time to go clubbing or care for the kids at home :D

I find the Actress Career takes a while to get any fame unless you do paint, etc on the side. I make it to level 4-5 of Actress Career and then I am done playing that sim B)

i made my sim famous by livestreaming games through the tech guru career, while also simultaneously livestreaming her livestream with a drone. (there are also certain fame perks that help boost fame, and i've found that buying those (even temporarily) tends to help as well)

I usually only use music or acting for famous sims.
So the musicians obviously write and publish songs, go on tour (visiting bars/lounges and perform a couple of songs there), record and publish composing sessions and sometimes livestream a private concert or composing session.
They also update their social media whenever they got a new song out or are about to go on tour.

I also had a photographer sim take shots of the famous sims for them and then have the famous sims sell those to a publisher and/or post on simstagram, in my mind those were either photoshots for magazines, albumcovers, tourposters or movies.

Remember, too, that it easier and easier to uphold your fame the more famous you are; remember to use the new interactions available like "posing for pictures" with townies, and signing autographs and taking selfies. Also if your Sim is a good one, get the perk that makes them able to an "hold Inspirational Rally" in front of strangers. Far less likely to make other Sims annoyed than the usual "Start a cheer" interaction.