Adam Carolla
Summary
Adam Carolla was honored with the 2,846th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 27th at 11:30 am PT at 6777 Hollywood Boulevard. Carolla received his star in the category of Radio.
WHO | HONOREE Adam Carolla
EMCEE Emmy winning TV Producer, Entertainment Host and Journalist Adam Weissler
GUEST SPEAKERS Jimmy Kimmel and Dr. Drew Pinsky
WHAT Dedication of the 2,846th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
WHEN Wednesday, May 27th, 2026 at 11:30 AM PT
WHERE 6777 Hollywood Boulevard on the North side of the street
WATCH LIVE The event was streamed live exclusively at www.walkoffame.com
Adam Carolla was honored with the 2,846th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 27th at 11:30 am PT at 6777 Hollywood Boulevard. Carolla received his star in the category of Radio. Joining emcee Adam Weissler were Jimmy Kimmel and Dr. Drew Pinsky.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce administers the legendary Walk of Fame for the City of Los Angeles and has proudly hosted the globally iconic star ceremonies for decades. Millions of people from here and around the world have visited this cultural landmark since 1960.
ABOUT OUR HONOREE
“The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is proud to welcome Adam Carolla to the Hollywood Walk of Fame,” stated Ana Martinez, Walk of Fame producer. “Adam has entertained audiences for decades with his sharp wit, originality, and influential voice in radio, television and podcasting. We know that his many fans will be thrilled to see his name on a coveted Walk of Fame star,” added Martinez.
Adam Carolla is best known as a comedian, actor, radio personality, television host, and NY Times best-selling author. He currently hosts The Adam Carolla Show, which holds the Guinness Book World Record for “most downloaded podcast.” Adam started The Adam Carolla Show podcast from his home office in February 2009. The podcast now receives more than 30 million downloads a month and has been featured in Fast Company Magazine, Entrepreneur, The New York Times, and The Los Angeles Times.
After years “digging ditches and swinging hammers” on construction sites throughout Southern California led to a job rebuilding a boxing gym, Adam traded that for an opportunity to coach boxing. Little did he know this would lead to a fateful meeting with Jimmy Kimmel, which would officially put him on the path to comedy stardom. After joining Kimmel on KROQ’s hit morning show, Adam launched his national comedy career on the syndicated radio program Loveline with Dr. Drew Pinsky. MTV developed a television version of the show, which was co-hosted by Adam and Dr. Drew for five seasons from 1996 to 2000. With Jimmy Kimmel (and their partner Daniel Kellison) Adam created and starred in two hit Comedy Central shows, The Man Show (1999-2003) and Crank Yankers (2002‐2005). He later took that construction acumen into the television world with TLC’s The Adam Carolla Project, which saw him and old construction buddies remodeling and flipping his childhood home; Spike TV’s Catch a Contractor, where he busted shady contractors and made them fix their shoddy work; and Adam Carolla and Friends Build Stuff Live, where he coached celebrity guests on various DIY challenges.
Adam became a New York Times best-selling author when his book, In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks, topped the charts for ten weeks. The audio version went straight to the #1 position on iTunes. He has since written five more books, including New York Times Best Sellers Not Taco Bell Material and President Me. Adam also co-wrote, produced, and starred in two independent feature length films: The Hammer (2007) and Road Hard (2015), a crowd-funded comedy that raised over a million dollars in a single month. Through his venture Chassy Media he produced the inspirational documentaries Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman, Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story, and The 24-Hour War, which documents the battle between Ford and Ferrari in the 1960’s for racing dominance at Le Mans.
Along with hosting his daily podcast, Adam headlines clubs, theaters, and casinos nationwide as a standup comic touring his particular brand of common-sense comedy that aired as his first Stand Up special on Fox Nation in the Winter of 2025.
