Every year the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and Hollywood Historic Trust award sidewalk stars to celebrities who have made an impact in the entertainment world. More than 2,500 stars line the streets of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine.

Last week, it was announced that several TV stars would be getting stars in 2011, including Oprah Winfrey, Tina Fey, Neil Patrick Harris, Danny DeVito, Ed O'Neill, John Wells, the Muppets, and 'Cops' producer John Langley.

How do you get a star? You have to be in the biz for at least five years (or dead five years, if the award is given after a celebrity is deceased), and there are 20 stars awarded every year.

Any celebrity can be nominated, but the celebrity or his management has to OK the nomination, and it's not free. A star costs $25,000, to pay for the star itself, the ceremony, and clean-up in case anyone urinates on the star or drops a mustard-covered hot dog on it.

Here are six TV personalities who deserve a star, no matter what it takes to get one. You'll probably be surprised that some of these people don't have stars already.

1. David Letterman. The guy has been a staple on late night television for 30 years (and on other shows before that), so he certainly deserves a star. He's one of those guys who would make a wisecrack about the award or talk about how he's just a guy who hosts a TV show, but I bet deep down he'd love getting it, especially if he can have one near his idol, Johnny Carson. I'm surprised he doesn't have one already.

2. Jerry Seinfeld. Who would have thought that Julia Louis-Dreyfus would get a star before the guy whose name was in the title of the classic sitcom (even if they did spell her name wrong)? Of course, Louis-Dreyfus probably got it for her TV work in general, from 'SNL' to 'The New Adventures of Old Christine,' and as with a lot of these Walk of Fame star ceremonies, it was pushed by timing and other intangibles.

But for 'Seinfeld' alone, the show that many people consider the best TV show of all-time, Jerry deserves a star.

3. Andy Rooney. If there's one person who probably has zero interest in a star -- not even in a "faking it" sort of way -- it's the '60 Minutes' veteran. He probably can't be bothered to leave his Connecticut home to visit Hollywood for the ceremony.

But he deserves it. He's been working in television since the 1940s, long before he joined the Sunday night news magazine, working for CBS News and various prime time and daytime entertainment shows, including 'Arthur Godfrey' (he also had a stint at ABC). Rooney is probably the most normal "really famous" person in the world, so he'd probably just sigh if anyone wanted to get him a Walk of Fame star, but he certainly should have one.

4. Phil Hartman. He has been gone over five years, so it's time he got this honor. He's another person who I thought had an award already.

What an impact he had on pop culture -- from late night to prime time sitcoms to animation, on-screen and voice work -- in such a short time. Just think of what he'd be doing now if he had lived longer. Wouldn't it be great to see him get a star? He deserves it for his body of work, but also as a nice tribute too.

5. Robert Culp. It's too bad the veteran actor passed away before he could join his 'I Spy' co-star Bill Cosby with a sidewalk star.

Culp should get one for his work on that show (as a star, writer and director), his work on 'The Greatest American Hero,' and 'Everybody Loves Raymond' too, not to mention a million guest star roles on TV shows. He deserves a posthumous award.

6. Holland Taylor. Hey, why not give it to the woman who has been on, well, every single TV show over the past 30 years? She's one of the great character actresses in the history of television -- from 'Bosom Buddies' to the current top sitcom 'Two and a Half Men' -- the go-to pro that is always great in everything she does.

And if you don't think that the above stars deserve a star, keep in mind that the following people already have one:

David Spade
Judge Judy
The Olsen Twins

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