12 Jul 2021
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Nigel Lythgoe

Nigel Lythgoe

July 12, 2021

Nigel Lythgoe

 

WHO: Nigel Lythgoe

EMCEE: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Rana Ghadban

GUEST SPEAKERS: Kristopher Lythgoe, Simon Lythgoe and Priscilla Presley

WHAT: Dedication of the 2,697th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
in the Category of Television

WHERE: 6258 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the W Hollywood Hotel

WHEN: Friday, July 9, 2021 at 11:30 A.M. PST

 

 

COMMENTS:

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce proudly honored entertainer/television producer Nigel Lythgoe with the 2,697th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today, July 9, at 11:30 a.m. PST. The star was dedicated in the category of Television at 6258 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the W Hollywood Hotel.

“Nigel Lythgoe has dedicated himself to promoting the performing arts and is a mentor to many young performers seeking their dream in the entertainment industry,” said Ana Martinez, Producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “We are thrilled that this visionary talent is joining our Walk of Fame family,” added Martinez.

Joining Emcee Rana Ghadban, President & CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to unveil the star were Nigel’s sons Kristopher and Simon Lythgoe as well as Priscilla Presley.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce which administers the popular star ceremonies encouraged fans around the world to watch the event exclusively on www.walkoffame.com.

Nigel Lythgoe was born in St. Helen’s, Lancashire, England. He and his family moved to Liverpool, where he began tap dancing at 11 years of age. He became the only person to dance in, choreograph, direct and produce the Royal Variety Performance for Her Majesty the Queen of England. He has worked with stars such as Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby, Cyd Charisse, Chita Rivera, Shirley Bassey and, most prestigiously, the Muppets.

A three-time Emmy winner, Lythgoe has been a driving force in the world of performing arts as the creator, executive producer and judge on “So You Think You Can Dance,” which has won 16 Emmy Awards, and the executive producer of the TV juggernaut “American Idol,” which has been nominated for nearly 70 Emmy Awards. In 2015, Lythgoe was nominated for a Tony Award for the Broadway Musical sensation “On the Town”.

Lythgoe produced the charity spin-off “Idol Gives Back,” which raised more than $170 million for an array of worthy causes. In 2007, it received the prestigious Governors Award, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ highest honor. Additionally, Lythgoe was awarded the International Emmy Founders Award, presented to him in New York by Lady Gaga, recognizing him for his indelible imprint on the TV industry and a body of work that crosses cultural boundaries and speaks to our common humanity. Later, Lythgoe created the BAFTA/Los Angeles Nigel Lythgoe Television Scholarship providing financial aid and access to educational opportunities for British students studying in the United States. Lythgoe also created BritWeek, a non-profit organization which highlights the creative fusion between the United Kingdom and California. Now going strong for more than a decade, BritWeek hosts an annual series of events celebrating British and American collaboration in film, television, music, art fashion, design, business, sports, and philanthropy. In 2009, the U.K.’s University of Bedfordshire awarded Lythgoe with an honorary Doctor of Arts for his outstanding contribution to the performing arts in television. Also In 2009, Lythgoe co-founded the Dizzy Feet Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works to support, improve, and increase access to dance in underprivileged communities. Thereby building a healthier society through education, dance and movement. This became the American Dance Movement in 2018 and was awarded a $1 million grant by the American Heart Association. In 2010, Lythgoe created National Dance Day. Recognized by a Congressional resolution, National Dance Day falls on the last Saturday in September and promotes dance as part of a healthy, active lifestyle. Also in 2010, Lythgoe was elected Chairman of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts/Los Angeles. In this role, he hosted Prince William and Kate Middleton at an event in Los Angeles.

Nigel has been awarded the Ellis Island International Medal of Honor, been named on Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday Honors List and been awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for his work in Education, Charity and the Arts.  He serves on the Board of Directors for American Dance Movement, The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Turnaround Arts, LA’s Best, and the USC Kaufman Board of Councilors. He created the Nigel Lythgoe Endowed Dance Scholarship for USC’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance.

Lythgoe is presently working on a new unscripted television series “So You Think You Can Fight”.

02 Jun 2021
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Jimmy Smits

June 2, 2021

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce was proud to present Jimmy Smits   with the 2,696th Walk of Fame star in a virtual ceremony. The star was dedicated in the category of Motion Pictures, and took place on June 2, at 11:30 AM.

“The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to be honoring one of the hardest working actors in show business!  said Ana Martinez, Producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The fact that we placed his star near the star of his favorite actor and co-star Gregory Peck makes this ceremony even sweeter. We are proud to add Jimmy Smits to our Walk of Fame family,” added Martinez.

Joining Emcee Rana Ghadban, President & CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to unveil the star will be guest speakers Lin-Manuel Miranda and Paris Barclay.

Equally at home on screen or stage, Jimmy Smits has etched a string of memorable performances that have earned him more than 40 award nominations and critical acclaim. One of the most versatile actors of his generation, the Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award-winning actor, activist, philanthropist, producer and entrepreneur, continues to take on new and diverse challenges, adding to a storied career that spans well over 30 years.

Smits has enjoyed an exemplary career in stage, film and television.  This Summer, 2021, he will be seen in Jon M. Chu’s feature version of the hit Broadway musical, In The Heights.  He can also currently be seen in the New Normal Rep online theater production of Nilo Cruz’s Two Sisters and a Piano.

Smits’ filmography includes such early works as Peter Hyams’ Running Scared with Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal; John Schlesinger’s The Believers; Old Gringo with Gregory Peck and Jane Fonda; Blake Edwards’ comedy Switch; and the critically acclaimed My Family/Mi Familia, directed by Gregory Nava, for which he received an IFP Spirit Award nomination.   Smits’ later works include Carlos Ávila’s Price of Glory; George Lucas’ Star Wars II:  Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Rogue One; Robin Swicord’s The Jane Austen Book Club, El Traspatio (Backyard), directed by Carlos Carrera; Who We Are Now, written and directed by Matthew Newton.

Smits is perhaps best known for his award-winning television work.  He received six consecutive Emmy nominations, winning in 1990, for his role as Victor Sifuentes on the multi-award-winning drama L.A. Law.  He received a Golden Globe Award and five consecutive Emmy nominations for his role as Bobby Simone on the critically acclaimed, Emmy-winning drama, NYPD Blue, and earned an Emmy nomination for his guest star arc in season three of Showtime’s hit series Dexter. Additionally, he received an ALMA Award and an Imagen Award for Best Actor in The West Wing, has four Golden Globe nominations and eleven SAG Award nominations, receiving the honor in 1995 for “NYPD Blue.”  His highly-touted departure from NYPD Blue also won the Humanitas Award.

Smits last starred in the NBC-TV series Bluff City Law as a civil rights lawyer in Memphis; he appeared in a season-long guest arc opposite Viola Davis on How To Get Away With Murder; prior to that he co-starred in 24: Legacy, opposite Corey Hawkins and Miranda Otto, as a powerful U.S. Senator with political aspirations.  He also co-starred in Baz Luhrmann’s music-driven drama for Netflix, The Get Down, a mythic saga of how New York at the brink of bankruptcy gave birth to hip-hop, punk and disco.  He portrayed Neron “Nero” Padilla in the final three seasons of the much-lauded FX show, Sons of Anarchy; and takes a comedic turn in NBC’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

In 2009, he finished a guest-starring stint in Season 3 of Showtime’s hit series Dexter, for which he was recognized with his 12th Emmy nomination.   In 2008, Smits’ El Sendero Productions company co-executive produced the CBS series, “Cane,” in which he also starred.  The show was critically acclaimed for its cutting edge and dramatic reflection of the family dynamic within a modern day Cuban-American family.  In 2006 Smits completed his role in the long-running and critically-acclaimed NBC series “The West Wing.”  As President Matthew Santos, Smits brought to the show his own infusion of energy and added even more depth to the well-written and politically relevant plot line.

Smits has involved himself in various charitable organizations over the years, such as Stand Up 2 Cancer, the Saban Community Clinic, Homeboys, St. Jude’s Hospital for Children and many more.  He has consistently been a strong advocate for education and co-founded the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA) in 1997 along with actors Esai Morales and Sonia Braga and Washington attorney Felix Sanchez, to promote Hispanic talent in the performing arts.  The organization offers graduate scholarships and cash grants at prominent colleges and universities in order to expand career opportunities and increase access for Hispanic artists and professionals while fostering the emergence of new Hispanic talent.

10 May 2021
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stacy keach

Stacy Keach

May 10, 2021

HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HONORS STACY KEACH WITH STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

Honoree: Stacy Keach

Emcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Rana Ghadban

Guest Speakers: Actor Matt LeBlanc and Keach’s wife Malgosia Tomassi Keach

WHAT: Dedication of the 2,668th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
in the Category of Television

WHERE: 1628 Vine Street near the famous corner of Hollywood & Vine

 WHEN:  Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 11:30 A.M. PDT 

COMMENTS:

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce proudly honored legendary actor Stacy Keach with the 2,668th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 31, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. PDT. The star was dedicated in the category of Television at 1628 Vine Street near the famous corner of Hollywood and Vine.

“Stacy Keach is a triple threat, working on stage, television and film.” said Ana Martinez, Producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “He is what entertainment legends are made of and we are   happy to pay tribute to him and add his name to our historic Walk of Fame,” added Martinez.

Helping Emcee/Chamber President,  Rana Ghadban unveil the star were actor Matt LeBlanc and Stacy Keach’s wife Malgosia Tomassi Keach.

Stacy Keach was born in Savannah, Georgia to a family of entertainers. His mother, Mary Cain Peckham was an actress; his father, Walter Stacy Keach Sr., a theatre director, drama teacher, and actor; and his brother James Keach is an actor and television producer/director.

Keach started his career at the age of 4, playing Old King Cole in the school pageant in Taft, Texas and later graduated from Van Nuys High School in June 1959, where he was class president,  then earned two BA degrees at the University of California, Berkeley (1963): one in English, the other in Dramatic Art. He attended the Yale School of Drama in 1966 and was a Fulbright Scholar to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

While studying in London, Keach met Laurence Olivier, his acting hero and history was made culminating in a long and successful career for Keach. Throughout his extensive career, Keach has delivered a series of performances in top motion picture and television projects while continuing classical and Broadway stage work.  He recently finished filming the 3rd season of the CBS award-winning comedy series Man With A Plan, alongside Matt LeBlanc, and will begin filming the 4th season in the fall. He has had a recurring role on NCIS: New Orleans, playing Scott Bakula’s father, and in Blue Bloods, as The Archbishop of New York, alongside Tom Selleck. He recently portrayed Robert Vesco alongside James Spader in The Blacklist. He guest-starred on Showtime’s Ray Donovan, starring Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight, and guest-starred on Starz’s second season of Blunt Talk, starring Sir Patrick Stewart. His prior television series credits include his title role performance in Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer and Titus. He is the narrator on CNBC’s American Greed, now in its 13th season.

On stage, Keach is considered a pre-eminent American interpreter of Shakespeare, with his Shakespearean roles including Hamlet, Henry V, Coriolanus, Falstaff, Macbeth, Richard III and King Lear (at Goodman Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., directed by Robert Falls).

He also led the national touring company cast of Frost/Nixon, portraying Richard M. Nixon. In 2018, Keach portrayed Ernest Hemingway in The Goodman Theatre’s one-man play, Pamplona, directed by Robert Falls. He plans on bringing Pamplona to L.A. in 2021.

Keach’s memoir, All in All: An Actor’s Life On and Off the Stage, was an initial recipient of the Prism Literary Award for work addressing overcoming addictive behavior. His performance honors include a Best Actor Golden Globe Award, three OBIE Awards, three Vernon Rice Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, three Helen Hayes Awards and the prestigious Millennium Recognition Award, the Will Award and he has been nominated for Emmy and Tony Awards.

In 2015, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. In 2016, Keach received a Hollywood Film Award for Best Ensemble in the film Gold. He also won the 2011 Audie Award for best original work for the Mike Hammer radio novel “The Little Death,” in which he reprised his role as Mike Hammer and composed the musical score.

Keach is involved with various charities including: The World Cranial Foundation of which he is he international spokesman and he has been the Honorary Chair of the Cleft Palate Foundation for 40 years.

 

03 May 2021
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Alan Arkin The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored  actor/director Alan Arkin will be honored with the 2,665th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, June 7, 2019  at 11:30 a.m. PDT. The star was dedicated in the category of Motion Pictures at 6914 Hollywood Boulevard in front the Minisao Store.

“Alan Arkin is long one of the most respected artists of the stage and screen” said Ana Martinez, Producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. We are proud to add this legendary performer’s name to the Hollywood Walk of Fame” added Martinez.

Helping Emcee Rana Ghadban, President & CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to unveil the star will be Walk of Famer Steve Carrell and Alan Arkin’s son, actor Matthew Arkin.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce which administers the popular star ceremonies encourages people who are unable to attend and fans around the world to watch the event exclusively on www.walkoffame.com.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Alan Arkin launched his career with Chicago’s improvisational revue “The Second City.” This led to his 1963 Broadway bow in the play “Enter Laughing,” based on Carl Reiner’s book, for which Arkin won a Tony Award. The following year, he starred on Broadway in Murray Schisgal’s hit “LUV.” He directed a string of off-Broadway hits that culminated in “The Sunshine Boys” on Broadway, which led to a Tony nomination for Arkin. In 1966, Arkin made his major feature film debut, starring in Norman Jewison’s comedy smash “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming.” Arkin earned his first Oscar ® nomination for Best Actor and won a Golden Globe Award for his performance. He garnered a second Best Actor Oscar ® nomination for his performance in the 1968 drama “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter,” for which he also won a New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) Award and received a Golden Globe nomination. Just after that he earned yet another Golden Globe nomination for the title role in “Popi.” In 1971, Arkin made his feature directorial debut when he directed and starred in the underground classic “Little Murders” film.

With more than 70 films spanning over 50 years, his long list of credits also includes “Wait Until Dark”; “Catch-22”; “Little Murders,” which marked his feature film directorial debut; “Hearts of the West,” “The In-Laws”; “Edward Scissorhands”; “Havana”; “Glengarry Glen Ross”; “So I Married an Axe Murderer”; “Grosse Point Blank”; “Gattaca”; “Slums of Beverly Hills”; “Jakob the Liar”; “America’s Sweethearts”; “Thirteen Conversations About One Thing,” receiving another Spirit Award nomination; “Rendition”; and “Little Miss Sunshine” for which he won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, an Independent Spirit Award, a BAFTA Award, and shared a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award ® for Outstanding Motion Picture Cast, in addition to receiving an individual SAG Award ® nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role. He also earned Oscar® , BAFTA and Golden Globe Award nominations for his supporting performance in the Oscar ® winning Best Picture “Argo,” which also won the BAFTA Award for Best Picture in 2013.

Last year, Arkin starred in the critically acclaimed Golden Globe Award winning comedy series “The Kominsky Method” for Netflix, which earned him SAG and Golden Globe nominations for his performance. Arkin has made appearances in “Going in Style,” “Love the Coopers”, “TV series “Bo-Jack Horseman”, “Million Dollar Arm” co-starring with Jon Hamm, director Peter Segal’s comedy “Grudge Match” with Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone; “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” with Steve Carell and Jim Carrey; “Stand Up Guys” with Al Pacino and Christopher Walken, “The Muppets,” and Tim Burton’s “Dumbo” released earlier this year. Arkin will next be featured in “Minions 2” and in the Netflix film “Wonderland.” He has also directed several short films, including “People Soup,” which was Oscar ® -nominated for Best Live Action Short.

Arkin is involved with the following charities: Doctors Without Borders and Vedanta Society.

28 Apr 2021
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Kathie Lee Gifford

April 28, 2021

Kathie Lee Gifford WHO: Honoree: Kathie Lee Gifford
EMCEE: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Rana Ghadban
GUEST SPEAKERS: Dolly Parton, Craig Ferguson, Hoda Kotb
WHAT:  Dedication of the 2,695th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Category of Television
WHERE:  Although the ceremony will be virtual the star will be in place at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard near the El Capitan Theatre and five stars away from Kathie’s “Live With Regis and Kathie Lee” co-host Regis Philbin
WHEN:  Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 11:30 AM

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce presented Kathie Lee Gifford with the 2,695th Walk of Fame star in a virtual ceremony. The star was dedicated in the category of Television on April 28, at 11:30 AM.

Dolly Parton, Craig Ferguson, and Hoda Kotb joined President and CEO Rana Ghadban for the ceremony.

Kathie Lee Gifford is the four-time Emmy award winning former co-host of NBC’s “TODAY with Kathie Lee & Hoda,” alongside Hoda Kotb. After 11 years together, Gifford recently stepped down from that role to pursue other creative endeavors. The Gifford-Kotb hour had been hailed as “appointment television” by Entertainment Weekly, and “TODAY’s happy hour” by USA Today.

Prior to NBC News, Gifford served as the co-host of “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee” for 15 years, where she received 11 Emmy nominations.  In 2015 Gifford was inducted into the Broadcast & Cable Hall of Fame.

A playwright, producer, singer, songwriter and actress, Gifford has starred in numerous television programs and movies in her 45-year career. She has written several musicals including Broadway’s SCANDALOUS, which received a Tony nomination for Best Actress in 2012.  Gifford also starred on Broadway in “Putting it Together” and “Annie.” In the fall of 2018, she wrapped post-production on “Then Came You,” a film she has written, produced and starred in alongside Craig Ferguson. She co-wrote the score with Brett James. In April of 2019, she made her directorial debut with THE GOD WHO SEES the short film, shot in Israel and based on a song she co-wrote with Grammy-nominated Nicole C. Mullen.

Gifford authored five NY Times bestselling books including “It’s Never Too Late…Make the Next Act of Your Life the Best Act of Your Life”, “The Rock, The Road and the Rabbi”, “Just When I Thought I’d Dropped My Last Egg,” “I Can’t Believe I Said That,” and the popular children’s book “Party Animals.” In October of 2018, she released the children’s book, “The Gift That I Can Give” with all proceeds going to Childhelp. She also launched GIFFT, a line of wine with the Scheid Family Vineyards in Monterey, California.

In addition, Gifford also lends support to numerous children’s organizations including Childhelp, the International Justice Mission, and the Association to Benefit Children, which spawned Cassidy’s Place and Cody House, named after her two children. She received an honorary degree from Marymount University for her humanitarian work in labor relations.

Special Thanks To NBC & ABC

 

 

 

16 Feb 2021
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Ruth E. Carter

February 16, 2021

Ruth E Carter HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HONOR  HISTORY MAKING COSTUME DESIGNER RUTH E. CARTER ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

Carter is the Second Costume Designer to be Honored with a Star Following Edith Head Who was Honored in 1960 When the Walk of Fame Was Created

WHO: Honoree: Ruth E. Carter

Emcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Rana Ghadban

Guest Speakers: Oprah Winfrey and Eddie Murphy

WHAT: Dedication of the 2,694th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame   in the Category of Motion Pictures 

WHERE:  Although the ceremony will be virtual the star will be in place at 6800 Hollywood Boulevard 

WHEN:  Ceremony will be held on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 11:30 AM 

The event will be streamed exclusively on all of the Chamber’s social media platform including www.walkoffame.com

COMMENTS:

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is proud to present Ruth E. Carter with the 2,694th star in a virtual star ceremony. The ceremony will be dedicated in the category of Motion Pictures, and will take place on February 25, at 11:30 AM. The event will stream live exclusively on the Walk of Fame social media and at www.walkoffame.com.

Joining Emcee Rana Ghadban, President & CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to unveil the star will be guest speakers Oprah Winfrey and Eddie Murphy.

Ruth E. Carter began her career working as an intern in her hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts and at the Santa Fe Opera. She moved to Los Angeles in 1986. While working at the Los Angeles Theater Center, Carter met director Spike Lee, who hired her for his second film, ‘SCHOOL DAZE”, and with whom she worked on a number of films thereafter, including  “DO THE RIGHT THING,” “MO’ BETTER BLUES,” “JUNGLE FEVER” and “MALCOLM X”. Carter has continued to work on films for Spike Lee, including “OLDBOY,” “ DA SWEET BLOOD OF JESUS.”

Stay tuned to see her work in the upcoming “COMING 2 AMERICA,” a sequel to the 1988 classic “COMING TO AMERICA” starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Craig Brewer which will be released globally on March 5th exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

In addition to designing costumes for the films of Spike Lee, Carter has worked with legendary directors such as Steven Spielberg and John Singleton, and has dressed actors from Denzel Washington to Josh Brolin, and actresses from Angela Bassett to Oprah.

Ruth E. Carter is the 2019 Academy Award winner for Achievement in Costume Design for Marvel’s “BLACK PANTHER” making history as the first African-American to win in the category. Carter wows audiences and dazzles critics alike with costumes inspired by traditional African tribal wear merged with a contemporary look delivering fashion and function, incorporating technology, and creating such authenticity, ownership, and empowerment for the characters and viewers; cementing her as one of the preeminent voices and experts on Afrofuturism.

A career spanning more than three decades in theater, cinema, and television, Carter’s depth of artistry flowing together with her creative instincts, passion for culture and history, empathy for people, enormous capacity for research, eye for detail, and ability to deliver the director’s vision while infusing her art makes her one of the most sought after and renowned costume designers in the world; earning her over forty film credits including two additional Academy Award nominations for “MALCOLM X” (1993) and “AMISTAD” (1998) and an Emmy nomination for the reboot of television mini-series “ROOTS” (2016).

Carter has collaborated with a myriad of directors and visionaries.  She joined forces with Robert Townsend making the iconic “FIVE HEARTBEATS,” with Keenan Ivory Wayans in “I’M GONNA GET YOU SUCKA,” and gritty “BABY BOY” and “ROSEWOOD” with the late John Singleton. Carter also created the costumes and look for the pilot episode of Larry David’s “Seinfeld.”

Her breadth of knowledge in African-American history and art was sought after by Steven Spielberg and Debbie Allen for the incredible “AMISTAD.” Carter continued to present outstanding work for period ensemble films in Lee Daniels’ “THE BUTLER,” Ava Duvernay’s “SELMA” and Reginald Hudlin’s “MARSHALL.” Carter also completed work on the first season of “YELLOWSTONE,” a television series starring Kevin Costner and directed by Taylor Sheridan.

Carter’s brilliant and bold 1970s urban dandy costume design work was recently seen in the Netflix film, “DOLEMITE IS MY NAME” starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Craig Brewer for which Carter won the 2020 Critics’ Choice Award for Best Costume Design. She can also be seen in Netflix’s Original Documentary “ABSTRACT” Season 2.

Carter has now forayed into consumer fashion with a Conscious Collection collaboration with H&M featuring Carter’s 90’s street inspired look from early films. Carter’s costumes tell stories so intriguing and memorable they influence music, fashion, culture, and film-making and help us to understand ourselves better. Sixty-one years after Edith Head was honored as the first costume designer to receive this prestigious award, Ruth E. Carter paves history as only the second recipient in the costume design category and the first African-American to be given this honor.

Audiences will soon be rewarded with a rich and extensive palette of Carter’s work showcased in the upcoming sequel “COMING 2 AMERICA” directed by Craig Brewer starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Wesley Snipes, and Tracy Morgan.  “COMING 2 AMERICA” will debut globally on Amazon Prime Video on March 5th.

 

ACCOLADES

Academy Award Achievement in Costume Design “BLACK PANTHER”

Academy Award Nomination “MALCOM X”

Academy Award Nomination “AMISTAD”

Costume Designers Guild “Career Achievement Award”

Costume Designers Guild “Excellence in Sci-fi/Fantasy Film “BLACK PANTHER”

Critics Choice Award for “Best Costume Design” for “BLACK PANTHER”

Critics Choice Award for “Best Costume Design” for “DOLEMITE IS MY NAME”

Emmy Nomination “ROOTS”

Hollywood Critics’ Association – Artisans Achievement Award

Wall Street Journal INNOVATOR

Honorary Doctorate – Suffolk University, Boston, MA.

 

Learn more about Artist and Costume Design extraordinaire, Ruth E. Carter,

visit ruthecarter.com

★★★

12 Feb 2021
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Ali MacGraw

February 12, 2021 No Comments

 

Ali MacGraw HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HONORED ALI MACGRAW IN VIRTUAL DOUBLE STAR CEREMONY IN CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ICONIC FILM “LOVE STORY” AND VALENTINE’S DAY

WHO: Honorees: Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal
Emcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Rana Ghadban
WHAT: Dedication of the 2,692nd and 2,693rd Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Category of Motion Pictures 
WHERE: The stars will be in place in their permanent location at 7057 Hollywood Boulevard
WHEN: Friday, February 12, 2021 at 11:30 AM 
The event will be live-streamed exclusively on all of the Chamber’s social media platforms including www.walkoffame.com, www.instagram.com/hwdwalkoffame/ and https://www.youtube.com/user/HwdWalkofFame
 

COMMENTS:

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce was proud to honor MacGraw with the 2,692nd in the first virtual double-star ceremony in history. The double ceremony, which saw both stars dedicated in the category of Motion Pictures, took place on February 12 at 11:30 AM in honor of Valentine’s Day. The event  live streamed exclusively on the Walk of Fame social media and at www.walkoffame.com.

O’Neal and MacGraw both received Oscar® nominations for their starring roles in the timeless, unmatched tale from the heart, LOVE STORY. Based on Erich Segal’s best-selling novel, LOVE STORY was nominated for seven Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, and became a cultural phenomenon, earning over $100 million at the domestic box office.  The film spent 15 weeks at #1 in the U.S., continuing to expand to more theaters because of its popularity and ultimately becoming the top-grossing movie of the year.

In 2002, the AFI named it as #9 on its list of the 100 greatest love stories of all time.

A timeless classic about the highs and lows of young love, the film remains as impactful as ever, 50 years after its original release.  Newly restored for its anniversary, LOVE STORY will be available in a limited-edition Blu-ray™ on February 9th with collectible packaging, commentary by director Arthur Hiller, a look at the film’s impact, and more.

ALI MACGRAW

Ali MacGraw graduated from Wellesley college and began her professional career in 1960 as Diana Vreeland’s assistant at Harper’s Bazaar. After leaving Harper’s Bazaar, she went to work as a stylist for fashion photographer Melvin Sokolsky in New York for six years. Ali’s acting career began when producer Stanley R. Jaffe and director Larry Peerce offered her the leading role of Brenda Patamkin in the screen version of Philip Roth’s short novel Goodbye Columbus.  She followed this by starring in the phenomenally successful film Love Story, which proved to be her major break.  The film earned Ali international fame, an Academy Award® nomination, a Golden Globe award, and many additional honors world-wide. Ali’s third picture, The Getaway, co-starring her future husband, Steve McQueen, completed her trio of blockbuster films. After The Getaway, Ali took a five-year hiatus from Hollywood to raise her son. She returned to the screen to co-star in Sam Peckinpah’s Convoy with Kris Kristofferson. Her other credits include the films Players and Just Tell Me What You Want as well as TV’s The Winds of War and Dynasty.

Ali’s autobiography, Moving Pictures (Bantam Books), climbed the New York Times Bestseller List and went on to become an international bestseller.

Ali travels extensively, appearing in documentaries and working on behalf of numerous social, animal and environmental causes.

WATCH THE CEREMONY:

12 Feb 2021
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Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O’Neal

February 12, 2021 No Comments

Ryan O'Neal HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HONORED RYAN O’NEAL IN VIRTUAL DOUBLE STAR CEREMONY IN CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ICONIC FILM “LOVE STORY” AND VALENTINE’S DAY

WHO: Honorees: Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal
Emcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Rana Ghadban
WHAT: Dedication of the 2,692nd and 2,693rd Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Category of Motion Pictures 
WHERE: The stars will be in place in their permanent location at 7057 Hollywood Boulevard
WHEN: Friday, February 12, 2021 at 11:30 AM 
The event will be live-streamed exclusively on all of the Chamber’s social media platforms including www.walkoffame.com, www.instagram.com/hwdwalkoffame/ and https://www.youtube.com/user/HwdWalkofFame

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The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce was proud to honor O’Neal with the 2,693rd in the first virtual double-star ceremony in history. The double ceremony, which saw both stars dedicated in the category of Motion Pictures, took place on February 12 at 11:30 AM in honor of Valentine’s Day. The event  live streamed exclusively on the Walk of Fame social media and at www.walkoffame.com.

O’Neal and MacGraw both received Oscar® nominations for their starring roles in the timeless, unmatched tale from the heart, LOVE STORY. Based on Erich Segal’s best-selling novel, LOVE STORY was nominated for seven Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, and became a cultural phenomenon, earning over $100 million at the domestic box office.  The film spent 15 weeks at #1 in the U.S., continuing to expand to more theaters because of its popularity and ultimately becoming the top-grossing movie of the year.

In 2002, the AFI named it as #9 on its list of the 100 greatest love stories of all time.

A timeless classic about the highs and lows of young love, the film remains as impactful as ever, 50 years after its original release.  Newly restored for its anniversary, LOVE STORY will be available in a limited-edition Blu-ray™ on February 9th with collectible packaging, commentary by director Arthur Hiller, a look at the film’s impact, and more.

RYAN O’NEAL   

Born Patrick Ryan O’Neal in Los Angeles, Ryan trained to become a professional boxer, competing in two Golden Gloves championships in 1956 and 1957. He had an impressive amateur fighting record – 18 wins to four losses, with 13 knockouts. In the late 1950s, Ryan and his family moved to Germany for his father’s job writing broadcasts for Radio Free Europe. O’Neal continued his schooling at the Munich American High School until he landed his first job in the entertainment industry as a stuntman on the American television series Tales of the Vikings.

Ryan’s first major television role was on the daytime soap opera Peyton Place and his big break came when he was chosen from more than 300 hopefuls for the role of Oliver Barrett opposite Ali MacGraw in Love Story in 1970.

After Love Story, Ryan turned to comedy and starred opposite fellow Walk of Famer Barbara Streisand in the smash hit What’s Up Doc (1971). He then starred in The Thief Who Came To Dinner (1973). Ryan next played a drifter working con games with his daughter (played by real life daughter, Tatum) in the critically acclaimed hit Paper Moon (1973) for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Actor, and which won Tatum an Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actress. Ryan then went on to star in Stanley Kubrick’s 1975 historical drama Barry Lyndon. After that he starred in Oliver’s Story, a sequel to Love Story.  His other films include: The Driver, The Main Event and Irreconcilable Differences.

In 1979, Ryan met and fell in love with actress Farrah Fawcett. Ryan and Farrah co-starred in the made-for-TV miniseries Small Sacrifices (1989), based on the true story of Diane Downs. Ryan returned to episodic television, again co-starring with Farrah in 1991 in the sitcom Good Sports. Ryan’s other credits include Chances Are (1989) with Robert Downey Jr., Faithful with Cher (1996), and the comedic Malibu’s Most Wanted (2003). With more than 60 credits to his name, O’Neal has continued to be a Hollywood fixture, with appearances on popular series including Desperate Housewives, 90210, and Bones.

In 2015 – 45 years after their onscreen Love Story – Ryan reunited with Ali onstage for the national tour of Love Letters, which earned the pair rave reviews for their performances.

Ryan is on the board of the Farrah Fawcett Foundation which raises funds for those faced with mounting expenses during cancer treatment. He is also a huge supporter and contributor to Diamond Willow Ministries, which formed in 2002 for the purpose of building and strengthening the people of the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation.

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Anthony Anderson

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HOLLYWOOD, CA–The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored Emmy nominated actor and new Walk of Famer Actor Anthony Anderson with the first virtual Walk of Fame star ceremony in the history of the prestigious boulevard. The production was filmed at the Hollywood Museum and can be viewed on www.walkoffame.com. The event was emceed by President/CEO Rana Ghadban.  Guest speakers included Walk of Famer George Lopez, Executive Brian Dobbins, and Anthony’s mother, Doris Bowman.   Anderson’s sidewalk star is located at 6780 Hollywood Boulevard.

The decision to resume the Walk of Fame ceremonies was not made lightly and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce followed strict filming guidelines set forth by the County of Los Angeles. The county of Los Angeles adopted a staged approach, supported by science and public health expertise, to allow Music, Television and Film production to resume as of June 12, 2020. Safety guidelines included: COVID-19 testing for each participant, sanitizing the production area, maintaining social distancing, wearing proper personal protective equipment and closing the ceremony to the public. In-person participants were limited and the ceremony is available to the public on the Walk of Fame website.

Anthony was inducted into the Walk of Fame Class in 2018, but he elected to hold off on his ceremony so he could celebrate alongside another great milestone, his 50th birthday which falls on August 15, 2020.

As a native Angeleno, Anthony attended Hollywood High School’s Performing Arts classes and has played an active part in the Hollywood community, as an advocate and philanthropist, for more than 35 years. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Anthony decided to move forward with his ceremony as previously scheduled by partnering with Hollywood UNITES to help support the vulnerable members within the Hollywood community.

*Hollywood UNITES, an initiative from the Hollywood Chamber Community Foundation, provides meals and vital resources to those in need to help alleviate the detrimental impact on our community through these uncertain times. Anthony’s donation to Hollywood UNITES will expand the Foundation’s reach and provide more resources to the Hollywood community.

Six-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe nominated actor, Anthony Anderson is the star and executive producer of ABC’s multi-award nominated sitcom “black-ish.” The show will begin its seventh season this fall.  Anderson also hosts the ABC game show “To Tell the Truth,” now in its fifth season. He produces “grown-ish” for Freeform and “mixed-ish” for ABC, both “Blackish” spin offs. He is also executive producing “Road Trippin” with Rickey Thompson and Denzel Dion which just began airing on SnapChat. Last year, Anthony appeared in the Emmy award winning ABC live television special, “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” as Henry Jefferson in the All in the Family” portion.  In the second Emmy nominated special, “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times,” Anderson performed the opening song with Patti La Belle.

 

On the small screen, Anthony brought his talent and humor to his own WB sitcom “All About the Andersons” which was loosely based on his life. He also starred in Fox’s “K-Ville,” had a recurring role in the police-drama television series, “The Shield,” NBC’s “Guys with Kids,” and starred in “Law & Order.” Anthony has hosted several culinary focused shows on the Food Network including “Eating America, with Anthony Anderson” and “Carnival Cravings with Anthony Anderson,” as well as served as a regular judge on “Iron Chef America.” For the past two years, he has also hosted “Dear Mama: An Event to Honor Moms,” which is VH1’s annual Mother’s Day celebration to salute moms everywhere.  In addition, he’s been a frequent guest host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

Anthony has received six consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, making him the most nominated Black actor in the same role in the history of the Emmys. He has also been nominated three times as a producer on “black-ish” in the Outstanding Comedy Series category. Anthony has two Golden Globe nominations and three Critics Choice nominations for his popular role in “black-ish.” Additionally, in 2020, he won his sixth individual Image Award in the category of “Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series,” adding to his 15 total Image Award nominations in his career. He has been nominated for four Screen Actors Guild awards, BET Awards, and Teen Choice awards as well as one People’s Choice Awards and one Kids’ Choice Awards. Anderson has also hosted the NAACP Image Awards for the past seven consecutive years.

On the big screen, Anderson has become familiar to audiences through roles in such prominent films such as TRANSFORMERS, THE DEPARTED and   THE BIG YEAR.  Anderson first gained attention in ME, MYSELF, AND IRENE and has since appeared in such films as the BARBERSHOP franchise, SCARY MOVIE 3, KANGAROO JACK, EXIT WOUNDS, CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE, TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME, MALIBU’S MOST WANTED, MY BABY’S DADDY, AGENT CODY BANKS 2, HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE, SMALL TOWN CRIME, THE STAR and the Academy Award nominated animated film FERDINAND. Last year Anthony starred in and was the executive producer of Netflix’s film BEATS.  He is currently developing the film FOOTBALL OR ME, a romantic comedy.

Anthony is active in his community as an advocate and philanthropist, He hosts the annual Anthony Anderson Celebrity Golf Classic, benefiting the American Diabetes Association, Los Angeles Mission and Boys & Girls Club of America.  He also proudly serves on the GOOD+ Foundation’s Fatherhood Leadership Council and was inducted into the Class of 2017 Boys & Girls Club of America National Alumni Hall of Fame.  Anderson has Type 2 diabetes and is an advocate for diabetes awareness and a spokesperson for the “Getting Real About Diabetes” campaign. Anderson has always been a supporter of his hometown, Compton, California.  He has partnered with the City of Compton in holiday food giveaways in the city where they provided food to over 1,000 residents.  In the battle against Covid-19, Anderson joined Mayor Garcetti at a South L.A. clinic to urge communities of color to seek COVID-19 testing.  He also co-hosted the “Saving Our Selves: A BET COVID-19 Relief Effort” special, to support African Americans impacted by coronavirus. And in lieu of participating in the Veteran’s Day Parade due to Covid-19, he co-hosted “The 2020 National Memorial Day Parade: America Stands Tall” television special.

 


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