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Hollywood Walk of Fame

Reality TV Stars Won't Be Getting Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (VIDEO)

by Nick Zaino, posted Aug 30th 2011 1:50PM

Pauly D wants his Hollywood Walk of Fame star on 'Early'Should reality stars get stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? According to a report on 'Early' (weekdays, 7AM on CBS), it's not going to happen. That may make Pauly D unhappy, but the people interviewed for the segment around the Walk seemed fine with it. And Ana Martinez, the Walk of Fame's publicist, sounds pretty adamant about it.

Somebody asked the question on the Walk of Fame's Facebook page, and were told "Hell to the no." 'Early' reported that people noticed the response, including reality stars. "The criteria for getting a star is longevity in the field of entertainment, of five years or more, awards - Emmys, Oscars, Grammys," said Martinez. "Philanthropic work that they do."

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Watch Adam Sandler's Kids Interrupt His Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony (VIDEO)

by Aimee Deeken, posted Feb 10th 2011 7:15AM

Adam Sandler Gets Hollywood Walk of Fame StarAdam Sandler got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last week. The comedy actor's films have grossed over $3 billion worldwide. But it was his two young daughters who stole this particular show, as revealed on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' (weeknights, 12AM ET on ABC). The host shared footage of the ceremony.

As Sandler thanked his wife's family, his 4-year-old daughter Sadie (standing next to him at the podium) grabbed the mic and announced, "I love my daddy."

Sibling rivalry ensued as 2-year-old Sunny, being held in Sandler's arms, then stretched for the microphone and mumbled, "Uh mo-mmm daddy." Sandler chuckled and continued thanking relatives, only to have Sadie monopolize the sound system again and repeat, "I love my daddy."

According to Sandler, Sadie continued the act but threw in an "I love my mama" at the end. Though the audience took that as a shout-out to Sandler's wife Jackie, the actor joked that surely it was "a tribute to Bobby Boucher and 'The Waterboy.'"

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Six TV Stars Who Deserve a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

by Bob Sassone, posted Jun 22nd 2010 3:30PM

LettermanEvery 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.

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Vandals deface Ed McMahon's Walk of Fame star

by Bob Sassone, posted Jun 29th 2009 10:06AM

Jeez, Ed McMahon just can't catch a break. First his death last week is overshadowed by the deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, and now someone put some sort of black goo and ripped newspapers on his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star.

Ed McMahon's star

But this particular story has a happy ending, as you'll see after the jump.

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Suzanne Pleshette to get star on Walk of Fame

by Bob Sassone, posted Jan 21st 2008 3:26PM

PleshetteThis was actually planned long ago, before her death from respiratory failure over the weekend.

Pleshette was set to get her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 31, which is also her birthday. No word yet on whether or not the ceremony will still go ahead on that day, but I'm sure that Pleshette will get her star on the sidewalk at some point.

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Johnny Grant, Mayor of Hollywood, dead at 84

by Bob Sassone, posted Jan 10th 2008 11:41AM

Johnny GrantThe honorary mayor of Hollywood has died.

Johnny Grant was the unofficial mayor of Hollywood, CA. Unofficial because the city doesn't really have a mayor, but Grant was sort of an ambassador for the city since 1980, hosting red carpet ceremonies, Oscar ceremonies, and inducting over 500 celebrities into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He also helped entertain troops overseas during the Korean War, Vietnam War, and in the Middle East. Early in his career he did various radio shows and was also an actor, with small roles in such movies as White Christmas, The Babe Ruth Story, and The Oscar.

Grant died of natural causes in his apartment at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. He was 84.

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Out of the Blogosphere

by Bob Sassone, posted Apr 22nd 2007 2:13PM

  • Check out Oprah Winfrey doing some improv with the gang from Thank God You're Here.
  • What do Zach Braff, Rob Lowe, Paul Rudd, Claire Danes, and Amy Adams have in common?
  • Whitney Matheson has a quick interview with SNL/30 Rock star Jason Sudeikis.
  • For some reason, Erik Estrada got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday.
  • X-Files star Gillian Anderson doesn't like television.
  • TV Guide.com's Ken Fox catches Avril Lavigne on Letterman and calls her a fraud.

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Help Joss Whedon get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

by Julia Ward, posted Nov 8th 2006 10:07AM

Joss WhedonEven if you're not a Whedonite yourself, you've got to give it up for the fans of Joss Whedon. The Buffy, Angel and Firefly fanatics have created a community that has held multiple nationwide fundraisers for Whedon's favorite charitable organization Equality Now and single-handedly acted as the grassroots marketing engine behind Whedon's directorial film debut Serenity. Let's just say, they're a nice bunch.

A group of those fans has now turned its attention to honoring Whedon with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Their collective reasoning is sorta sweet. "It's a tangible way to show respect by giving him something else to add to his legacy and to show how much he means to us...It's not all about Joss...It's about family, not the one we are born into by blood, but the one that Joss created out of his work...We cannot give him the prestigious awards; most of us are not on any academy boards, nor people that have a choice of nominations." Sorta makes you tear up a bit, doesn't it? Pop culture making the connection. The people's star.

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