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24 Apr, 2012

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Cusack is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame under the category of Motion Pictures. There to show their support are Joan Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton and Jack Black.

To come up here and see my name next to Gene Autry is very, very surreal.

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5 Apr, 2012

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West is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame under the category of Television. In attendance and to help present the award is Family Guy producer Seth McFarlane. McFarlane praised West stating:

It is my hope that at age 110, I will see you at Family Guy conventions, signing autographs for a whole new generation of loners and psychopaths.

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30 Mar, 2012

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Redstone is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame under the category of Motion Pictures. Producer Brain Grazer helps present the award to his friend.

I must tell you the trip, the journey, from living in that tenement to this marvelous event was torturous, hard, sometimes it was difficult, but it was always exciting and always rewarding. I want to thank everyone for this star, thank you for this honor and for your presence.

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20 Mar, 2012

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The Muppets are honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame under the category of Motion Pictures. The Muppets themselves are there to accept the award. Kermit the Frog gives special thanks to Leron Gubler, the President of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce:

We would really like to say how thankful we are to be here and thank you for the star Leron.

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16 Mar, 2012

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McDowell is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame under the category of Motion Pictures. In attendance are friends Gary Oldman, Rob Zombie, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar. The actor is delighted about the location of his star, stating:

My father ran a pub in Burscough in Lancashire, just outside Liverpool, so I feel that from the Bull and Dog to the Pig and Whistle, it’s not that far.

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7 Mar, 2012

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Huffman receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in the category of Television. She shares the affair with husband, William H. Macy, who also receives a star. Former co-stars Marcia Cross and Vanessa Williams attend the event in support of Huffman.

The first time I saw Bill he was wearing an Izod shirt with a tie and I thought, “Man, his wife is gorgeous.”

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Macy is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame under the category of Motion Pictures. In a rare double ceremony, his wife, actress Felicity Huffman is also inducted into the Walk of Fame. Celebrating with them are friends Marcia Cross and Vanessa Williams. During his induction speech, Macy tells the audience how he met his wife:

First time I saw Felicity, she was at an acting class. She was wearing a silk, cream-colored blouse with no bra, and I thought, ‘Man, this girl can act.’

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14 Feb, 2012

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Groening is presented with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. He gives a speech to the cast, crew and fans.

I would like to give thanks to Nancy Cartwright who channeled a ten-year -troubled boy the day I met her in 1987.

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Groening is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame under the category of Television. There to celebrate his induction are The Simpsons voice-actors: Nancy Cartwright, Hank Azaria, and Yeardley Smith.

I accept this honor on behalf of the animators, the writers, the actors, the musicians of The Simpsons and Futurama.

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11 Feb, 2012

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Aniston is receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in the category of Motion Pictures. Co-stars Malin Akerman and Katherine Hahn, as well as friend Adam Sandler serve as guest speakers at the event.

It feels very surreal to be honest. I was born here and it’s sort of something you went and saw as a kid and got excited about just walking and seeing the names. To imagine that you’re going to be there is really special. It’s fun.

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9 Feb, 2012

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McCartney is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame under the category of Recording. There to celebrate his award are his family and close friends Elvis Costello, Herbie Hancock, and Neil Young.

In Liverpool, when we were kids and listening to Buddy Holly and all the other rock and roll greats, I would have never thought the day would come when I’d be getting a star on the Walk of Fame. I thought it was an impossible thing to happen. But here we are today.

PAUL MC CARTNEY HONORED WITH HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME STAR

6 Feb, 2012

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AMERICA is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame under the category of Recording. There to help present their award are John Stamos and Billy Bob Thornton. Band member Dewey Bunnell graciously accepts the award:

Hollywood will always be the place where things come together in the entertainment business and we’re glad we found our way here. A star on Hollywood Boulevard is the ultimate great Hollywood tribute, one that Gerry and I truly share with so many people, not the least of which is our departed founding member, Dan Peek.

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23 Jan, 2012

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Helgenberger receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in the category of Television. Friends Dana Delaney and Jorja Fox serve as guest speakers at the ceremony.

CSI has been such a gift, 12 years with writer-producers, directors, actors, craftsmen and crew who are beyond the best. Leaving CSI was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I don’t know what comes next for me, but I do know that if the past is any indication, wherever my career is going, I’m not going to get there alone.

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12 Jan, 2012

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Wells is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame under the category of Television. Special guests George Clooney and Allison Janney help present the award to Wells. Janney stated:

John is revered as a producer of film and television, as a show-runner, a solver of problems in an industry that runs on them. But above all, John is a writer.

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5 Jan, 2012

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Boyz II Men are honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame under the category of Recording. There to help present their award is Kenny Babyface Edmonds. Group member Shawn Stockman states:

I can’t explain how happy I am. This is one of the happiest days of my life, and I thank all of our fans who we affectionately call them soldiers.

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12 Dec, 2011

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Guttenberg is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame under the category of Motion Pictures. The actor thanked his parents during his induction speech:

You let me come out here when I was 17 years old and $300 in my pocket… For a few months, dad, you and I didn’t talk too well because you didn’t want me to come out here. I just want you to know you are my king and queen, you’re everything to me. To have you here means everything to me.

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8 Nov, 2011

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Ripoll is presented with own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in the category of Recording.

This is incredible. I would like to

you all for this honor and I would like to share it with all of you in the United States who have listened and understood my music for the past years. And I would like to dedicate this to the Latin community in the U.S., a community that restlessly works and dreams every day to make this a better country.

Shakira gets her Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star

1 Nov, 2011

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Lasseter is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame under the category of Motion Pictures. Upon receiving his award, Lasseter gives a special thanks to Steve Jobs:

Without Steve, Pixar wouldn’t exist. These films wouldn’t exist. I honor him.

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20 Oct, 2011

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BeBe and CeCe Winans are presented with their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their work in the category of Recording. Friends Yvette Nicole Brown, Quincy Jones, and Dave Koz attend the affair in support of the Winans siblings. CeCe Winans:

This is a great honor. I thank my brother and duet partner BeBe for making great music and great memories. It’s been an honor, it’s been fun, it’s been exciting, it’s been frustrating, it’s been crazy but it’s been wonderful. I just thank God. I could not do it without him and the wonderful music that he has written.

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14 Oct, 2011

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David is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame under the category of Recording. The composer becomes the oldest recipient of the star.

From time to time, I found myself stargazing on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, never dreaming that one day one of the stars would be mine.

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