Miss Piggy
The biggest diva of the Muppets originally started out as “Miss Piggy Lee,” which was an overt nod to Peggy Lee. However, the vocalist wasn’t happy with the pig for some reason (perhaps due to obvious reasons), so the writers omitted the “Lee.”

Miss Piggy
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Lucious Lyon from ‘Empire’
In 2015, the show’s creator admitted that Jay-Z was a loose inspiration for Terrence Howard’s character.

Lucious Lyon From ‘Empire’