General Question  simone54's avatar  What is the difference
between a gueststarring and co-starring in a TV shows credits?
Asked by simone54 (7578 points ) January 17th, 2009 Observing
members: 0 Composing members: 0  4 Answers  Lightlyseared's
avatar  I think a co-star is in every episode while a guest star
only appears once in a while but has a major role. For example
Sarah Michelle Gellar guest staring in Angel.  Bluefreedom's
avatar  In show business, a guest appearance is the
participation of an outsider performer in which the
participation of said performer does not belong to the regular
cast and crew.  A co-star can be defined in the following ways:
- a performer, esp. an actor or actress, who shares star billing
with another. – a performer whose status is slightly below that
of a star. – to present (two or more actors) as having equal
billing or prominence.  kfingerman's avatar  I would add that a
guest star is likely a person who is already famous. It gets
people to watch when they can advertise th