Sunday 22 June 2008

New Hollywood Walk Of Fame Recipients Announced

Hugh Jackman, Tim Burton and Cameron Diaz are amongst a list of two dozen movie and television luminaries who have been selected to have their names engraved on a star on Hollywood Boulevard’s famous footpath next year, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce�s Walk of Fame Committee has announced.
2009 Recipients in the motion picture category are Hugh Jackman, Tim Burton, Leslie Caron, Cameron Diaz, Robert Downey Jr, Charles Durning, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley and William H Macy.
Television stars receiving the honor are Felicity Huffman � Macy�s wife � John Stamos, Chuck Lorre, William Petersen, Kyra Sedgwick and reality television uber-producer Mark Burnett.
Those from the recording industry getting their names on the footpath are Kenny “Baby Face” Edmonds, Dave Koz, The Miracles, Doug Morris, RUSH, Shakira and The Village People.
In the radio category, Bill Handel and Harry Shearer � who voices severa; characters on �The Simpsons�, including Mr Burns and Ned Flanders � are also getting stars.
The Walk of Fame lines both sides of Hollywood Boulevard and honors more than 2,000 entertainers, whose names are engraved on bronze and pink terrazzo stars surrounded by charcoal terrazzo squares.
Photo courtesy of Red Kid.