SAMMY HAGAR And DEF LEPPARD Among 2024 Hollywood Walk Of Fame Honorees
June 26, 2023Sammy Hagar and DEF LEPPARD are among 31 entertainment professionals in the categories of Motion Pictures, Television, Live Theatre/Live Performance, Radio, Recording, and Sports Entertainment who have been selected to receive stars on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame by the Walk Of Fame selection panel of the Hollywood Chamber Of Commerce. These honorees were chosen from among hundreds of nominations to the committee at a meeting held on June 16, 2023 and ratified by the Hollywood Chamber's Board Of Directors on June 21, 2023. Steve Nissen, president and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber Of Commerce and Ellen K, chair of the Walk Of Fame selection panel and radio personality, announced the new honorees. The new selections were revealed to the world via the Walk Of Fame web site.
"The selection committee, which is made up of fellow Walk Of Famers, carefully hand-picks a group of honorees each year that represent various genres of the entertainment world," said Ellen K. "The committee did an amazing job choosing these very talented people. We can't wait to see each honoree's reaction as they realize that they are becoming a part of Hollywood's history with the unveiling of their star on the world's most famous walkway."
The Hollywood Walk Of Fame Class Of 2024 are:
In the category of Motion Pictures: Chadwick Boseman (posthumous),Kevin Feige, Gal Gadot, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Meledandri, Chris Pine, Christina Ricci and Michelle Yeoh
In the category of Television: Ken Jeong, Eugene Levy, Mario Lopez, Jim Nantz, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Michael Schur, Kerry Washington and Raúl De Molina and Lili Estefan, co-hosts of the television show "El Gordo y La Flaca" (double ceremony)
In the category of Recording: Glen Ballard, Toni Braxton, DEF LEPPARD, Charles Fox, Sammy Hagar, Brandy Norwood, Darius Rucker, Gwen Stefani and Andre "Dr. Dre" Young
In the category of Live Theatre/Live Performance: Jane Krakowski and Otis Redding (posthumous)
In the category of Radio: Angie Martinez
In the category of Sports Entertainment: Billie Jean King and Carl Weathers
Dates have not been scheduled for these star ceremonies.
Recipients have two years to schedule star ceremonies from the date of selection before they expire.
Upcoming star ceremonies are usually announced ten days prior to dedication on the official web site www.walkoffame.com.
The Walk Of Fame, which originated in 1960, consists of more than 2,700 stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Los Angeles.
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