on Hollywood Boulevard: from Gower Street to
La Brea Avenue,
and on Vine Street: from Yucca Street to Sunset Boulevard.
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The
lyrics of "Celluloid
Heroes"*, a song by The Kinks, tell us:
"You can see
all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Blvd... "
Well, most days you are unlikely
to see any real movie stars here on the Boulevard,
but if you look down at your feet, you'll see the kind "stars"
Ray Davies sang about: the bronze star-plaques, embedded in pink &
charcoal terrazzo squares on the world's most famous sidewalk: the Hollywood
Walk of Fame.
These
renowned sidewalk "stars" salute the celebrities who made
Hollywood great - from the silent film stars of yesteryear to the modern
action heroes of today's blockbusters. As the song says, you'll see the
names of:
"...Some that
you recognize,
some that you hardly even heard of; People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame, Some who succeeded, and some who suffered in vain..." *
These
sidewalk "stars" honor not only movie actors, but radio,
TV, & stage performers, directors, singers, songwriters, and other
well-known show-biz personalities.
Right below the name of each
celebrity on the five-pointed stars is a small, round emblem which illustrates
the celebrity's category, with one of five symbols: a motion picture camera
(for movie stars & directors), a television set (for those in the television
industry), a phonograph record (for singers, songwriters, and recording
artists), a radio microphone (for radio luminaries), and the twin theatrical
masks of comedy & tragedy (for live stage performers).
The
celebrity with the most "stars" on the Hollywood Walk
of Fame is singing-cowboy Gene Autry,
who earned five different "stars," one in each of the
above categories. His five stars are located at 6644, 6520, 6384, 6667,
and 7000 Hollywood Boulevard,
While the limited space at
the Grauman's Chinese Theatre
forecourt is precious, and is reserved for true Hollywood royalty, one
needn't be a superstar to earn a "star" here on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame. The Walk started out in 1960 with over 2,500 "stars,",
948 of which were blank, and 1,558 of which were dedicated to past Hollywood
greats. About 2,500 of the "stars" have been dedicated so far - with more "stars"
being added recently to the Walk's west end.
"Stars" on
the Walk of Fame have been awarded to minor TV personalities, local radio
deejays, animated characters, and even to two dogs:
Lassie and Rin Tin
Tin.
The selection process is sometimes
confusing. Game show host Bob Barker
has a "star." So does Pat Sajak
(host of "Wheel of Fortune")
and Thomas Edison
(who invented motion pictures), as well as Big Bird,
Pee Wee Herman
and Mabel Taliaferro!
Yet some major movie stars, such as Robert Redford,
Mel Gibson,
Jane Fonda
and Clint Eastwood,
still haven't been awarded "stars" on the boulevard.
And even if a celebrity is awarded a "star," the actual installation
is often held up by scheduling difficulties. For instance, when John
Denver died
in 1997, he still didn't have a "star" on the Walk of Fame, despite the fact
that he had been awarded one 15 years earlier - they had been waiting for
him to schedule a personal appearance... (John finally got his star, posthumously, in 2014.)
It
has become traditional for fans to place flowers on the "star"
of a celebrity who has just died. Sometimes, the "star"
even serves as a gathering place for concerned fans. In 1993, for instance,
when Michael Jackson was accused of child molestation, fans left notes
of support on Jackson's "star" in front of the Chinese
Theatre. And Beatles fans gather each year at John Lennon's
star to commemorate the anniversary of his death.
The
Walk of Fame used to stop at Sycamore, at its west end, but in 1994 it was expanded a block
west to La Brea Avenue. New "stars" have been added
along the sidewalk here, as have distinctive new street lights (resembling
studio lights with "barn-doors").
And
anchoring west end of the Walk of Fame, at the corner of Hollywood & La Brea,
is a gleaming silver gazebo, topped by a spire which reads "Hollywood,"
and featuring sleek, life-size statues of four silver screen goddesses
in evening gowns. In a nod to multiculturalism, the four actresses represented
by the statues are Mae West,
Dolores Del Rio,
Dorothy Dandridge
and Anna May Wong.
And you never know exactly what you're going to see on the walk of Fame.
Imagine you're a tourist, looking for Jennifer Garner's star, when you
suddenly see this:
( And bear in mind, this wasn't during Jennifer's Walk of Fame ceremony.
She just showed up three months later and did this ! )
But of course, that sort of
crazy thing doesn't happen very often. Your best chance of seeing a star
on the Walk of Fame is still attending an unveiling ceremony. So here's
a look at some coming attractions:
Here are the celebs who will be getting a star in 2024:
For movies: Chadwick Boseman (posthumous), Chris Pine, Christina Ricci, Michelle Yeoh, Gal Gadot, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kevin Feige, and Chris Meledandri.
For TV: . Eugene Levy, Kerry Washington, Mario Lopez, Jim Nantz, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Michael Schur, Ken Jeong, Raúl De Molina and Lili Estefan
.
For recording: Gwen Stefani, Brandy Norwood, Andre ‘Dr. Dre’ Young, Def Leppard, Sammy Hagar, Toni Braxton, Charles Fox, Glen Ballard, and Darius Rucker,
For live performances: .
Melba Moore, Pentatonix, and Lang Lang.
For radio: [ tno selections this year for this category. ]
Here are the celebs who will be getting a star in 2023:
For movies:
Paul Walker (posthumous), Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Bill Pullman, John Waters, Ludacris, and Juanita Moore (posthumous).
For TV: .
Ralph Macchio, Martin Lawrence, Mindy Kaling, Garrett Morris, Jon Favreau,and Ellen Pompeo
For recording:
Jonas Brothers, Lenny Kravitz, Marc Anthony, Sheila E, Blake Shelton, Charlie Wilson, Irving Azoff, and Jenni Rivera (posthumous)
For live performances: .
Melba Moore, Pentatonix, and Lang Lang.
For radio: [ there were no selections made this year for the category of radio. ]
Here are the celebs who got or will be getting a star in 2022:
For movies: Francis Ford Coppola, Macaulay Culkin, Willem Dafoe, Salma
Hayek, James Hong, Helen Hunt, Michael B. Jordan, Regina King, Ray
Liotta, Ewan McGregor, Jason Momoa, Adam McKay, Tessa Thompson and
Carrie Fisher (posthumous).
For TV: Jean Smart, Byron Allen, Ricky Gervais, Peter Krause, Holly
Robinson-Peete, Norman Reedus, Tracee Ellis Ross, Ming-Na Wen and Kenan
Thompson, Bob Odenkirk, and Greg Berlanti.
For recording: Black Eyed Peas, George E. Clinton Jr., Avril Lavigne, Martha Reeves, Ashanti
Douglas, DJ Khaled, Los Huracanes Del Norte, and Ermias “Nipsey Hussle” Asghedom (posthumous).
For live performances: Patti Lupone, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr., and Angelica Vale.
For radio: Michael Strahan, Richard Blade.
Celebs who got or will be getting new
"stars" in 2021 include:
For movies: Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomi Watts, a double-star for Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal, Zac Efron, Josh Brolin, Don Cheadle, Jimmy Smits, Morris Chestnut, Giancarlo Giannini, and Shia LaBeouf.
For TV: Courteney Cox, Marla Gibbs, Christian Slater, Sarah Paulson, Nick Cannon, Jenifer Lewis, Laura Linney, Judge Greg Mathis, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Peter Roth.
For recording: Kelly Clarkson, Missy Elliott, Don McLean, the Jefferson Airplane, The Judds, The Chi-Lites, Ana Gabriel, Salt-N-Pepa, Trisha Yearwood, and Charlie Parker (posthumous).
For live performance: Sarah Brightman, Luciano Pavarotti (posthumous), and August Wilson (posthumous).
And for radio: Big Boy.
(Individual dates
for the ceremonies will be announced later. See the Calendar
of Events.)
Celebs who got or will be getting new
"stars" in 2020 include:
For movies:
Julia Roberts, Chris Hemsworth, Spike Lee, Laurence Fishburne,
Mahershala Ali, Ruth E. Carter, Octavia Spencer, Lin Wertmuller, and Batman (the character).
For TV: Christina Applegate, Burt Ward, Milo Ventimiglia,
Cindy Crawford, Kathie Lee Gifford, Terry Crews, Harry Friedman, Nigel
Lythgoe, Wendy Williams, Dr. Phil McGraw, Andy Cohen, and
(posthumously) Andy Kaufman.
For recording:
Billy Idol, Tanya Tucker, Elvis Costello, Curtis "50 Cent"
Jackson, Alicia Keys, Bobby Rydell, Andy Madadian, Mo Ostin, Alejandro
Sanz, Sir Lucian Grainge, and (posthumously) Muddy Waters.
For live performance: Dave Chappelle, and Billy Porter.
And for radio: Susan Stamberg.
(Individual dates
for the ceremonies will be announced later. See the Calendar
of Events.)
Celebs who got or will be getting new
"stars" in 2019 include:
For movies: Robert De Niro, Daniel Craig, Kristen Bell, Anne Hathaway, Guillermo del Toro, Lupita Nyong’o, Tyler Perry, Alan Arkin, and Gena Rowlands.
For TV: Candice Bergen, Lucy Liu, Mandy Moore, Terrence Howard, Stacy Keach, Dianne Wiest, Sid and Marty Krofft, Alvin And The Chipmunks, Guy Fieri, and Julia Child (Posthumous).
For recording: P!nk, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris, Faith Hill,Cypress Hill, The Lettermen, Michael Bublé, Tommy Mottola, Teddy Riley, Trio, and Jackie Wilson (Posthumous).
For live performance: Idina Menzel, Cedric “The Entertainer”, Judith Light, and Paul Sorvino..
And for radio: (none for 2019).
(Individual dates
for the ceremonies will be announced later. See the Calendar
of Events.)
Celebs who got or will be getting new
"stars" in 2018 include:
For movies: Mark Hamill, Kirsten Dunst, Nick Nolte, Gina Lollobrigida, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeff Goldblum, Zoe Saldana, Jack Black, director F. Gary Gray, and the animated legend Minnie Mouse.
For TV: Lynda Carter, Mandy Patinkin, Gillian Anderson, Eric McCormack, Simon Cowell, Anthony Anderson, RuPaul Charles, Taraji P. Henson, Niecy Nash, producer/writer Shonda Rhimes, producer Ryan Murphy, and (posthumously) Steve Irwin.
For recording: Snoop Dogg, Ice T, Carrie Underwood, Mary J. Blige, Petula Clark, Harry Connick, Jr., Sir Richard Branson, and "Weird Al" Yankovic.
For live performance: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Charles Aznavour, and (posthumously) Bernie Mac
And for radio: Steve Jones.
(Individual dates
for the ceremonies will be announced later. See the Calendar
of Events.)
Celebs who got new
"stars" in 2017 include:
For movies:Amy Adams, Ryan Reynolds, Goldie Hawn, Dwayne Johnson, Chris Pratt , Jason Bateman, Mark Ruffalo, Rita Wilson, horror film director George A. Romero, and director Brett Ratner.
For TV:George Segal, Hugh Laurie, Eva Longoria, Tyra Banks, Keri Russell, Jeffrey Tambor,Andre Braugher, chef Wolfgang Puck, Sarah Silverman, producer Himes Savan, producer/director Lee Daniels,and soap opera producer Ken Corday.
For recording:*NSYNC, New Edition, Hall & Oates, Ice Cube, John Legend, movie composer/conductor Jerry Goldsmith, music executive Clarence Avant, and (posthumously) Selena (Quintanilla).
For live performance: magician Criss Angel, comic-ventriloquist Jeff Dunham, and conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
And for radio: Elvis Duran.
(Individual dates
for the ceremonies will be announced later. See the Calendar
of Events.)
Celebs whose stars were announced in 2016 include:
For movies:Steve Carell, Michael Keaton, Kurt Russell, Bradley Cooper, Ashley Judd, Quentin Tarantino, and (posthumously) Toshiro Mifune .
For TV:Kathy Bates, Rob Lowe, Debra Messing, David Duchovny, Roma Downey, Barbara Bain, Tracy Morgan, Gary Sinise, Allison Janney, and (posthumously) William S. Paley.
For recording:LL Cool J, Cyndi Lauper, Adam Levine, Bruno Mars, Itzhak Perlman, Shirley Caesar, Joseph B. ‘Joe’ Smith, and (posthumously) ‘Mama’ Cass Elliot.
For live performance: Harvey Fierstein, Kevin Hart, and Angélica María.
And for radio: NBA voice Ralph Lawler.
(Individual dates
for the ceremonies will be announced later. See the Calendar
of Events.)
Celebs whose stars were announced in 2015 include:
For movies:Will Ferrell, Jennifer Garner, Daniel Radcliffe, Paul Rudd and Eugenio Derbez (plus one animated TV beagle: Snoopy). Posthumous stars were be awarded to noir writer Raymond Chandler and to Batman comics creator Bob Kane. For TV:Jim Parsons, Chris O’Donnell, Amy Poehler, Sofia Vergara, Seth MacFarlane, Julianna Margulies, Kelly Ripa, TV chef Bobby Flay, plus Grammy show producer Ken Ehrlich and writer/producer James L. Brooks. For recording:Kool & The Gang, Pitbull, and recording engineers Al Schmitt and "Dr. Luke" (Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald). For live performance: Kristin Chenoweth, Dick Gregory and composer/conductor Ennio Morricone. And for radio: talk show host Larry Elder.
(Some of these 2015 star unveilings have already taken place, but the celebs have up to 5 years to schedule a ceremony.)
Celebs who received new
stars in 2014 included:
For movies: Orlando Bloom, Sally Field, Matthew McConaughey, Liam Neeson, Christoph Waltz, Jessica Lange, L.O.T.R. director Peter Jackson, Paul Mazursky, audio inventor Ray Dolby, and producers Tom Sherak and Jack Harris. For TV: Claire Danes, Kaley Cuoco, Melissa McCarthy, Dabney Coleman, Deidre Hall, Cheryl Hines, Giancarlo Esposito, Tavis Smiley, producer Don Mischer, and (posthumously) Phil Hartman. For recording: Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams, Rick Springfield, songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland, Jeff Lynne, Ray Parker Jr., Maná, and (posthumously) Tupac Shakur. And in radio: Renan Almendarez Coello.
Celebs who received new
stars in 2013 included:
For movies: Ron Howard, Helen Mirren, James Franco, Viola Davis, Javier Bardem and makeup artist Rick Baker. For TV: Friends' Matthew Perry, Married with Children's Katey Sagal, EllenDeGeneres, Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston, Glee's Jane Lynch and The Mentalist'sSimon Baker. For recording: The BackStreet Boys, Usher, New Kids on the Block, Jennifer Hudson, Thalia, Jane’s Addiction, and posthumously: Janis Joplin and Luther Vandross. For live theatre: actress Olympia Dukakis and comic magicians Penn & Teller. For radio: Steve Harvey and DJ “Shot Gun” Tom Kelly.
Celebs getting new
stars in 2012 included:
For movies: Jennifer Aniston, Kate Winslet, Vin Diesel, Scarlett Johansson, Malcolm McDowell, Pixar/Disney animation chief John Lasseter, media mogul Sumner Redstone, and (posthumously) Richard Burton.
For TV: One Day At a Time's Valerie Bertinelli, Everybody Loves Raymond's Patricia Heaton, TV's Batman - Adam West, Star Trek's Chekov - Walter Koenig, Law & Order's Mariska Hargitay, and CSI 's Marg Helgenberger.
For recording: Jennifer Lopez, Vince Gill, Boyz II Men, Heart (Ann & Nancy Wilson), AMERICA, Pepe Aguilar, producer/musician David Foster, songwriter Hal David,
and (posthumously) Barry White. From Radio: Ellen K.
Celebs getting new
stars in 2011 included:
For movies: Penelope Cruz,
Gwyneth Paltrow,
Reese Witherspoon,
Donald Sutherland,
Sissy Spacek,
Bruce Dern,
Laura Dern,
Diane Ladd,
Ed Harris,
The Muppets,
Ridley Scott
and Kenny Ortega.
For TV: Oprah Winfrey,
Taxi 's Danny DeVito, Saturday Night Live's
Tina Fey, How I Met You Mother's
Neil Patrick Harris, Married with Children's Ed O’Neill, American Idol creator
Simon Fuller, Cops' creator
John Langley
and producer John Wells.
For theatre: Joe Mantegna.
For recording: Melissa Etheridge,
Rascal Flatts,
Go-Go’s,
Slash,
Will i. Am,
Bebe & Cece Winans,
Los Tigres Del Norte,
and (posthumously) Buddy Holly
and Louis Prima.
Celebs selected to get new
stars in 2010 included:
For movies: Russell Crowe,
Adam Sandler,
Emma Thompson,John Cusack,
Colin Firth,
Mark Wahlberg,
director James Cameron,
producer Gale Ann Hurd,
and music composers Alan Menken
and Randy Newman.
For TV: Seinfeld's Julia Louis-Dreyfus,
Jon Cryer
of Two & a Half Men, Law & Order's
Sam Waterston,
Mission: Impossible's Peter
Graves, sportscaster Chris
Berman, political comic Bill
Maher, and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
For recording: the Beatles' Ringo Starr,
the late Roy Orbison,
ZZ Top,
Van Morrison,
Bryan Adams,
The Funk Brothers,
Alan Jackson,
Chaka Khan,
and Marco Antonio Solis.
And for live performances: singer Andrea
Bocelli, and Cirque
Du Soleil founder
Guy Laliberte.
Celebs getting new stars in
2009 included:
For movies: Cameron Diaz,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Leslie Caron,
Hugh Jackman,
Ben Kingsley,
Ralph Fiennes,
William H. Macy,
Charles Durning,
and director Tim Burton,
plus the Disney animated character Tinkerbell.;
for TV, Desperate Housewives'Felicity Huffman,Full House's John Stamos,
CSI's William Petersen,
The Closer's Kyra Sedgwick,
sitcom writer/producer Chuck Lorre,
and Survivor producer Mark Burnett;
for recording: Kenny "Baby Face"
Edmonds, Shakira,
Rush,
The Miracles,The Village People,
jazz saxophonist Dave Koz,
and Universal Music CEO Doug Morris;
and from radio, Bill Handel
and Harry Shearer.
Celebs getting new stars in
2008 included:
For movies: Angela
Bassett, Cate
Blanchett, Tim Robbins,
Stan Lee (Marvel
Comics creator), The Westmores of Hollywood
(makeup legends), and The Munchkins
(from "The Wizard of Oz"); for TV: Brian Keith
("Family Affair"), Susan St. James
("McMillan & Wife"), Howie Mandel
("Deal or No Deal"), soap
star Kate Linder
("The Young and the Restless”), Sherwood Schwartz
(creator of "Gillian’s Island" & "The
Brady Bunch"), Vince McMahon
(WWE wrestling promoter) and newsman Bill
Geist; for music: George
Harrison (The Beatles), Christina Aguilera,
the Red Hot Chili Peppers,Brooks & Dunn,
and Ricky Martin,
and for live theatre: Stephen Schwartz
("Wicked", "Godspell").
The list of celebs getting
stars in 2007 included:
For movies: Matt Damon,
Michelle Pfeiffer,
Michael Caine,
Jamie Foxx,
John Goodman,
director Robert Altman
and producer Lauren Shuler Donner;
for TV: Kiefer Sutherland,
Barbara Walters,
Erik Estrada,
Jerry Stiller,
and "Law & Order" creator Dick Wolf;
for musical recording: Mariah Carey,
Sean "Diddy" Combs,
The Doors,
Crystal Gayle,
Tim McGraw,
LeAnn Rimes,
and Shania Twain;
for radio: sportscaster Stu Nahan
and rock disc jockey Rodney Bingenheimer;
for live theatre/performance: Lily Tomlin
and composer Tim Rice.
The list of celebs getting
stars in 2006 included:
For movies: AnnetteBening,
MatthewBroderick,
Holly Hunter,
William Hurt,
Nathan Lane,
and Steve Martin.
For TV: RayRomano,
VannaWhite,
JudgeJudy,
sportscaster JimHill,
producer/writer DavidMilch
and journalist/host RobertOsborne.
For musical recording: MotleyCrue,
IsaacHayes,
AlejandroFernandezand record producer LouAdler.
SheckyGreene
and Magic Castle founders Milt & BillLarsen.
For radio: DJ WinkMartindale,
talk show host DanAvey,
and DJ's Mark & Kim.
And posthumous stars will be awarded to: actor JackCassidy
and ABC founder LeonardGoldenson.
The list of celebs getting
new stars in 2005 included:
For movies: Tim Allen,
Charlize Theron,
Antonio Banderas,
Donald Duck,
Kevin Kline,
Julianne Moore,
Patricia Neal,
Dennis Quaid
and Ben Stiller.
For TV: Tom Brokaw,
Wayne Rogers,
David Hyde Pierce,
James Doohan,
Susan Lucci,
Roger Ebert,
Al Michaels
and Soupy Sales.
For musical recording: Billy Joel,
Rod Stewart,
Carly Simon,
The Righteous Brothers,
Emilio Estefan,
Al Green
and Herb Jeffries.
For live theatre/performance: Theodore Bikel,
Linda Hopkins
and Fred Travalena.
For radio: Jim Ladd
and Bob Miller.
And posthumous stars will be awarded to: Redd Foxx,
Freddie Prinze,
Stella Adler
and David O. Selznik.
( Although most of the recipients will choose a date in the
next year after they are selected, they actually have up to five years to decide when they will receive
their star. Check my Calendar of Events
for the next upcoming ceremony. )
Click
here to
find out how you can see your favorite Hollywood celebrity receive his
(or her) own star - in person -
on the Walk of Fame.
Click
here to see a list of the
addresses
of many of the sidewalk "stars"
on the Walk of Fame.
Getting
there: The Hollywood Walk of Fame's star-studded
sidewalks stretch for 18 blocks (east-west) along both sides of Hollywood
Boulevard, from Gower Street (on the east) to La Brea Avenue (on the west).
The Walk of Fame also runs for three blocks (north-south) along Vine Street,
beginning at Sunset Boulevard (on the south), crossing Hollywood Boulevard,
up to Yucca Street (on the north).
[For more information
on this subject, you can access the Walk of Fame's official website at: http://www.walkoffame.com.]
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