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Associated PressU.S. singer Lady Gaga during the German TV show “Wetten dass…?” (Bet it…?) in Braunschweig, Germany.

Celebrities pop up at every annual Consumer Electronics Show, with Tom Cruise, Slash, Stevie Wonder and Hulk Hogan making appearances in recent years.CES 2010, which starts Thursday, is no exception — as long as you keep your definition of celebrity broad.

One of the boldface names already lighting up the Twitterverse is Lady Gaga. The pop star has her [|own line of headphones], but she’ll be in Las Vegas with Polaroid to talk about a new line of imaging products in what is likely to be a packed press conference.

Reality television will be represented, with “Real Housewives of New York” star [|Jill Zarin] at fellow photo company Kodak’s booth.

Soleil Moon Frye, best known for her role as Punky Brewster on the ’80s TV series, will also appear with Kodak. Ms. Frye, now a thirtysomething mom, is listed as the co-founder of the [|Little Seed], a green children’s boutique.

In the musician category, in addition to Lady Gaga, rocker Tommy Lee will appear Saturday with the Public Record, a recording operation he’s involved with.

A handful of athletes will be making appearances at the Sharp exhibit area, including Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers, Torii Hunter of the Los Angeles Angels, Rick Porcello of the Detroit Tigers and Joba Chamberlain of the New York Yankees. Olympic runner Tyson Gay (Sennheiser), NBA star Chris Mullin (Haier) and Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller (MommyTech TechZone) will also be in attendance.

Washington will also have some representation, with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski attending a policy summit, Undersecretary of Education Martha Kanter at a technology discussion and even the Obama Girl, Amber Ettinger, at the star-studded Kodak exhibit. [|More CES coverage on Digits] originally published January 6, 2010 at http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/01/06/ces-from-lady-gaga-to-punky-brewster/?mod=rss_WSJBlog