This research paper explores the concept of celebrity politicians. Three case studies are selected according to the literature’s definition and characterization. They are Lebanese basketballer Fadi El Khatib, Member of Parliament Gebran Bassil, and Prime Minister and deputy Saad El Hariri. Three qualitative methods are adopted to obtain insightful results: discourse analysis of the celebrity politicians’ speeches during Lebanon’s 17 October revolution, focus groups with young adults aged between 21 and 26, as well as four in-depth interviews with two of the celebrity politicians selected as ...