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Melissa Etheridge

Chad October 25, 2019

SHE’S THE ONLY ONE
MELISSA ETHERIDGE HONORED WITH
STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored Melissa Etheridge with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 27, 2011 in front of Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood, 6901 Hollywood Boulevard. Emcee Leron Gubler and guest speaker Hamish Dodds, President/CEO of Hard Rock International helped unveil the 2450th Star in the Category of Recording. The star ceremony tied into Hard Rock’s PINKTOBER™ month-long campaign featuring star-studded PINK carpet events, high-energy concerts and more at Hard Rock Cafes, Hotels and Casinos worldwide, raising awareness and funds for breast cancer research.

In February 2007, Melissa Etheridge celebrated a career milestone with a victory in the “Best Song” category at the Academy® Awards for “I Need to Wake Up,” written for the Al Gore documentary on global warming, An Inconvenient Truth. Over the course of her more than two decades as a performer and songwriter, Etheridge has shown herself to be an artist who has never allowed “inconvenient truths” to keep her down. Earlier in her recording career, Etheridge acknowledged her sexual orientation when it was considered less than prudent to do so. In October 2004, Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer, a health battle that, with her typical tenacity, she won. Despite losing her hair from chemotherapy, Etheridge appeared on the 2005 Grammy® telecast to sing “Piece of My Heart” in tribute to Janis Joplin. By doing so she gave hope to many women afflicted with the disease. Etheridge, has served as “Artist Ambassador” for Hard Rock’s annual PINKTOBER™ program for six years, helping to spread an empowering message of hope to fans worldwide.

Born in Leavenworth, Kansas, Melissa Etheridge picked up the guitar at the age of eight and began playing in local bands in her teens. After completing high school, Etheridge was accepted as a student at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, but left after only one year to make her way as a performer in Los Angeles. Her bluesy vocal style and riveting stage presence began earning Etheridge a strong following. Legend has it that in a chance encounter at a small club in Long Beach with music industry legend and Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, she was signed on the spot.

Melissa's first album, Melissa Etheridge (1988), was a critically-acclaimed debut that led to an invitation to sing on the 1989 Grammy® Awards broadcast. For several years, her popularity built around such memorable originals as "Bring Me Some Water," "No Souvenirs" and "Ain't It Heavy," for which she won a Grammy® in 1992. Etheridge hit her commercial and artistic stride with her fourth album, Yes I Am (1993). The collection featured the massive hits, "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window," a searing song of longing that brought Etheridge her second Grammy® Award for Best Female Rock Performance. In 1995, Etheridge issued her highest charting album, Your Little Secret, which was distinguished by the hit single, "I Want to Come Over." Her astounding success that year led to Etheridge receiving the Songwriter of the Year honor at the ASCAP Pop Awards in 1996.

Melissa continued to write, record, and tour throughout the ‘90s and into the new millennium, releasing Skin (2001) and the upbeat Lucky (2004) along with her DVDs Live And Alone (2002) and Lucky Live (2004). 2005 marked the release of Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled, which includes "I Run for Life," commissioned by Ford Cares as part of their cancer initiative in support of The Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure. The album was recently re-released in an Eco-pak, to include Melissa's Oscar® winning song "I Need To Wake Up." In April 2007, Melissa Etheridge received the distinguished ASCAP Founders Award and released her ninth studio album, The Awakening, selected by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of their Top 50 Albums of 2007. In 2009, Melissa released her latest studio album, Fearless Love, to a Top 10 Billboard debut. 2011 has been an exciting year of new projects for Melissa. She made her Broadway debut as St. Jimmy in Green Day’s rock opera, American Idiot. When Melissa is not on tour, she records her syndicated Melissa Etheridge Radio Show for daily broadcast on stations throughout the US and Canada.

For more information and to view who shares a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, visit www.walkoffame.com

ABOUT THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME – www.WalkOfFame.com

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is an internationally-recognized Hollywood icon. With approximately 24 star ceremonies annually broadcast around the world, the constant reinforcement provided to the public has made the Walk of Fame a top visitor attraction. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce continues to administer the Walk of Fame as the representative of the City of Los Angeles. The Walk of Fame is a tribute to all of those who worked diligently to develop the concept and to maintain this world-class tourist attraction.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Sign are registered trademarks of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

25 Oct 2019

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Neil Patrick Harris

Chad October 25, 2019

Neil Patrick Harris honored with Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Ceremony was LEGEN…wait for it…DARY!

Neil Patrick Harris, one of the leads of “How I Met Your Mother” and in celebration of the Season 6 DVD, was honored today by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, September 15, at 11:00 a.m. at 6243 Hollywood Boulevard. Jason Segel and Joss Whedon helped unveil the 2448th star in the category of Television in front of The Pantages Theatre.

Equally successful on stage and screen, Neil Patrick Harris continues to demonstrate his creative versatility. He can currently be seen as the womanizing Barney Stinson on the hit CBS comedy series, “How I Met Your Mother,”a role which has garnered him four Emmy Award nominations, two Golden Globe nominations, a People’s Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor, and a Critics’ Choice Award for Supporting Actor in a Comedy.

In 2010, Neil won his first two Emmy Awards for his guest-starring turn on the critically-acclaimed series, "Glee," in addition to his role as host of the 63^rd Annual Tony Awards. In addition to hosting the 2009 Tony Awards, Harris also served as host and producer of both the 65^th Annual Tony Awards and the 61^st Annual Primetime Emmys. Named one of the “2008 Entertainers of the Year” by Entertainment Weekly, Neil was included in Time Magazine's 2010 Time 100 List, an annual list of the world's leading thinkers, leaders, artists, and heroes.

Harris gained notoriety on the small screen as the much-adored title character in “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” a role which also garnered him a Golden Globe nomination. Harris’ additional television credits include the NBC comedy series, Stark Raving Mad, Joan of Arc, Showtime’s The Man in the Attic, the classic TNT telefilm Cold Sassy Tree opposite Faye Dunaway, My Antonia with Jason Robards and Eva Marie Saint, The Wedding Dress with Tyne Daly, and CBS’s top-rated telefilm of 2005 The Christmas Blessing. Neil has also made notable guest appearances on such shows as "Glee," "Will & Grace," "Ed," "Sesame Street" and "Boomtown."

A veteran of the theater, Harris recently tackled the leading role of Bobby in the New York Philharmonic’s concert production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company at Lincoln Center. Harris has starred in three Broadway productions, including the dual roles of The Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald in the Tony Award-winning musical Assassins. He made his Broadway debut in the Pulitzer Prize-winning production of Proof,and later starred as the exuberant emcee in Cabaret at Studio 54. His additional theatrical credits include roles in the Geffen Playhouse production of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, The Paris Letter at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, tick, tick…BOOM! at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory, Romeo & Juliet at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, the concert production of Sweeney Todd at Lincoln Center in New York, and the Los Angeles production of Rent, which garnered him a Drama Desk Award.

Utilizing his theatrical expertise behind the curtain and furthering his association with the Pulitzer Prize-winning production, Harris made his musical directorial debut with the Hollywood Bowl's recent staging of Jonathan Larson's Rent, starring Nicole Scherzinger, Vanessa Hudgens and Wayne Brady.

Harris rounds out his accomplishments on stage and television with an equal measure of success on the silver screen. He was recently seen in two feature films – the independent comedy, The Best & The Brightest, and the animation/live-action adaptation of the beloved cartoon series, The Smurfs, co-starring Hank Azaria, Jayma Mays, and Sofia Vergara, and featuring the voices of Katy Perry, George Lopez, and Alan Cumming. Harris recently starred in CBS Films’ Beastly, a modern-day retelling of the "Beauty and the Beast" tale, based on the novel by Alex Finn, and co-starring Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens and Mary-Kate Olsen. He will soon be seen in the highly anticipated third installment of the Harold & Kumar film series, A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas.

Harris’s feature film debut was a starring role opposite Whoopi Goldberg in the coming-of-age drama, Clara’s Heart, for which he received his first Golden Globe nomination. Additionally, Harris’ other film credits include roles in New Line Cinema’s cult comedy films, Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle; Universal’s hit urban comedy, Undercover Brother, Starship Troopers, The Next Best Thing and The Proposition, among many others.

The multi-talented Harris also enjoys a busy schedule in the world of voice-overs, most recently voicing the character of Lou in Warner Bros. Pictures live-action/animatronic sequel, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. Harris can also be heard voicing the character of Steve the Monkey in the Sony Pictures Animation and Columbia Pictures box office sensation, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, based on the beloved children’s book by Judi and Ron Barrett.

In addition to his voice-over work in numerous animated series and features, including Batman: Under the Red Hood, the CBS holiday special “Yes, Virginia,” the recent musical episode of “Batman: The Brave & The Bold” as The Music Meister, Justice League: The New Frontier as Barry Allen/The Flash, and the top-rated MTV series “Spider-Man” voicing both the title character and his alter ego Peter Parker–Harris can be heard opposite Will Arnett in the D3 Productions video game Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard and in Activision’s Spider Man: Shattered Dimensions. His voice work also includes creating character voices for numerous books on tape, including Henry and Ribsy by Beverly Cleary, Slake’s Limbo, Ribsy, Lump of Coal, A Very Marley Christmas and the award-winning children’s book, Henry Huggins.

Neil is very involved in philanthropic works which includes working with The Noreen Fraser Foundation, Food on Foot and The Trevor Project.

For more information and to view who shares a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, visit www.walkoffame.com

25 Oct 2019

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Jon Cryer

Chad October 25, 2019

MAN, MAN, MAN, MAN MANLY MAN
JON CRYER TO BE HONORED WITH
STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce was honored Jon Cryer with the 2,449th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, September 19, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. next to Hooters of Hollywood, 6922 Hollywood Boulevard. Guest speakers John Henson, Chuck Lorre and Carl Reiner helped unveile the star in the category of Television in front of Hooters Restaurant.

A triple threat, Jon Cryer has turned in outstanding, eclectic performances in film, television and on stage. Cryer won an Emmy Award for ‘Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series’ for his work as ‘Alan Harper’ in CBS’ #1 comedy “Two and a Half Men.” The show has also won The People’s Choice Award for Best New Comedy Series in its debut year as well as Favorite TV Comedy from the group. After making his directorial debut on an episode of "Two and a Half Men" during its fourth season, Cryer continues to direct episodes of the show. The premiere of the new season of “Two and a Half Men” will be later that night after Jon’s star ceremony; Monday, September 19^th on CBS at 9:00 p.m.

Cryer initially gained attention on the big screen opposite Demi Moore in “No Small Affair,” followed by his iconic performance as an endearing misfit in John Hughes’ “Pretty in Pink.” His hilarious performance as Jim “Wash Out” Pfaffenbach in “Hot Shots!” was his first teaming with Sheen.

Cryer’s first foray into television was playing the title role in CBS’s critically acclaimed “The Famous Teddy Z.” He has since starred in two shows for FOX, “Getting Personal” and “Partners,” and was also seen on ABC’s “The Trouble with Normal.” In addition, he’s had notable guest-starring roles on “The Practice,” “Andy Richter Controls the Universe” and “Mr. Show.”

On stage, Cryer has hit the boards on both sides of the Atlantic. He played David in Harvey Fierstein’s “Torch Song Trilogy,” bringing the role from Broadway to Los Angeles; starred as Eugene Jerome on Broadway in Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs;” and played Jack in the Los Angeles premiere of “Boys Life.” His performance in the London production of “900 Oneonta” inspired the Daily Mail to proclaim Cryer’s work “…undoubtedly one of the funniest performances on the West End stage.”

Cryer’s talent is not limited to acting—he’s a gifted filmmaker as well. He co-wrote, produced, and starred in two well-received independent films with director Richard Schenkman. The first, “The Pompatus of Love,” explores the romantic floundering of four friends in their thirties. Cryer based his second film, “Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God…Be Back by Five,” on the true story of a childhood friend who was homeless and living in Central Park. The movie garnered awards in film festivals both in the US and abroad.

A native New Yorker, Cryer is the son of actor David Cryer and writer and actress Gretchen Cryer. Alongside his mother, he did his first commercial at the age of four and was so excited that he broke out in hives, halting production. He studied acting at Stage-door Manor, a summer acting camp featured in Todd Graff’s Sundance favorite “Camp,” before being accepted to the London’s prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

As for Cryer’s charitable endeavors, he participates yearly in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon which benefits Children’s Hospital of LA and Pediatric Cancer Research. Once again this year the triathlon falls on Emmy Sunday, September 18^th. Additionally he has served on the board of “My Friend’s Place” which is a nonprofit Resource Center offering care that includes free emergency resources such as food and clothing in combination with health, educational, and therapeutic services to over 1,600 homeless youth and their children each year.

For more information and to view who shares a star with Jon Cryer on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, visit www.walkoffame.com

25 Oct 2019

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Hal David

Chad October 25, 2019

SONGWRITER HAL DAVID HONORED WITH A STAR IN CELEBRATION OF HIS GREAT CAREER AND 90th BIRTHDAY!

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored song writer Hal David with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, October 14, 2011 in front of The Musicians Institute at 6752 Hollywood Boulevard. In celebration of his star in the Recording Category, Hal David was honored with a musical tribute entitled “Love Sweet Love” in celebration of his 90^th birthday, on Monday, October 17^th at the Mark Taper Forum benefitting The Blue Ribbon of the Music Center and The ASCAP Foundation.

"Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on my Head", "This Guy’s in Love With You" and "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" are just three of the hits in a string of standards written by Academy Award-winning lyricist Hal David. "Raindrops", which was in the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, garnered an Oscar®; “Don’t Make Me Over”, “Close to You” and “Walk on By” are all in the Grammy Hall of Fame.

"What The World Needs Now is Love” was proclaimed “The Towering Song” by the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004, distinguished by its unforgettable melody and prayerful plain-spoken words that sound utterly contemporary today when conflict is so wide-spread around the world, even though it was written in 1965.

In addition, "What's New Pussycat", "Alfie" and "The Look of Love" received Oscar nominations.

Amongst Hal David's million-sellers, all of which have become Pop standards, are "Do You Know the Way to San Jose", "Walk on By", "What The World Needs Now is Love", “I Say a Little Prayer”, “(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me”, “One Less Bell To Answer” and “To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before”.

When Dionne Warwick recorded Hal David’s hit song “What the World Needs Now Is Love”, she commented that she felt it “should be the new national anthem”.

Small wonder that Hal David has been honored for his way with words with every major award bestowed by the music industry, including 20 gold records, several Grammys, the NARM Presidential Award and the B'Nai B'rith Creative Achievement Award. He has also been elected to the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame and has been presented with their coveted Johnny Mercer Award. David garnered the prestigious Grammy Trustees Award by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Hal David received the esteemed Ivor Novello Award from the British Performing Rights Society (the first non-British person to ever receive that award).

In addition, David wrote the lyrics for film scores toAlfie, What's New Pussycat, Casino Royale, The April Fools, A House is not a Home, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance andMoonraker.

Hal David has been elected to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame for his many country hits, including “To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before”, which garnered a Top country Hit of the Year Award when the famed country singer Willie Nelson duetted with the Latin star Julio Iglesias to record the hugely successful song.

Lincoln College bestowed a Doctor of Music degree on David for his major contribution to American music, and he also received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters Degree from Claremont Graduate University. In October of 2007 he received an Honorary Degree from the Five Towns College in Long Island, and in addition, they named their new Music Library building "The Hal David Music Library".

Hal David, Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick are the proud recipients of the prestigious “New York Heroes Award” from the National Recording Academy. Just recently, Mr. David received the “Golden Plate” Award from the Academy of Achievement in Washington, D.C.

He’s listed as a “Distinguished Patron of the Arts” of the Los Angeles Music Center and serves as a member of the Board of Governors of Cedars Sinai Medical Center, as well as the Board of Directors of ASCAP, having formerly served as its President.

Hal David is Chairman Emeritus of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and was recently awarded their first-ever Visionary Leadership Award.

For more information and to view who shares a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, visit www.walkoffame.com

25 Oct 2019

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John Lasseter

Chad October 25, 2019

John Lasseter Honored with Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored John Lasseter with star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame. Emcee Leron Gubler, President/CEO of Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, guest speakers Bonnie Hunt, Owen Wilson, Don Rickles, Randy Newman helped unveil the 2,453th Star in the category of Motion Pictures at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the El Capitan Theatre on November 1, 2011.

John Lasseter is a two-time Academy Award®-winning director and creatively oversees all films and associated projects from Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios (celebrating its 25^th Anniversary in 2011). Lasseter made his feature directorial debut in 1995 with “Toy Story,” the first-ever feature-length computer-animated film and, since then, has gone on to direct “A Bug’s Life,” “Toy Story 2” and “Cars.” He returned to the driver’s seat this year, directing “Cars 2.”

His executive-producing credits include “Monsters, Inc.,” “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,” “WALL•E,” “Bolt” and last year’s critically acclaimed “Up,” the first animated film ever to open the Cannes Film Festival and the recipient of two Academy Awards^® for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score. Lasseter also served as executive producer for Disney’s Oscar^®-nominated films “The Princess and the Frog” and “Tangled” as well as Pixar’s most recent Academy Award-winner for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, “Toy Story 3,” which is based on a story written by Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich.

Lasseter wrote, directed and animated Pixar’s first short films, including “Luxo Jr.,” “Red’s Dream,” “Tin Toy” and “Knick Knack.” “Luxo Jr.” was the first three-dimensional computer-animated film ever to be nominated for an Academy Award® when it was nominated for Best Animated Short Film in 1986; “Tin Toy” was the first three-dimensional computer-animated film ever to win an Academy Award® when it was named Best Animated Short Film in 1988. Lasseter has executive-produced all of the studio’s subsequent shorts, including “Boundin’,” “One Man Band,” “Lifted,” “Presto,” “Partly Cloudy,” “Day & Night” and the Academy Award®-winning “Geri’s Game” (1997) and “For the Birds” (2000).

Under Lasseter’s supervision, Pixar’s animated feature and short films have earned a multitude of critical accolades and film-industry honors. Lasseter himself received a Special Achievement Oscar® in 1995 for his inspired leadership of the “Toy Story” team. He and the rest of the screenwriting team of “Toy Story” also earned an Academy Award® nomination for Best Original Screenplay, the first time an animated feature had ever been recognized in that category.

In 2009, Lasseter was honored at the 66th Venice International Film Festival with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. The following year, he became the first producer of animated films to receive the Producers Guild of America’s David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Motion Pictures. Lasseter’s other recognitions include the 2004 Outstanding Contribution to Cinematic Imagery award from the Art Directors Guild, an honorary degree from the American Film Institute, and the 2008 Winsor McCay Award from ASIFA-Hollywood for career achievement and contribution to the art of animation.

Prior to the formation of Pixar in 1986, Lasseter was a member of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm Ltd., where he designed and animated “The Adventures of Andre and Wally B,” the first-ever piece of character-based three-dimensional computer animation, and the computer-generated Stained Glass Knight character in the 1985 Steven Spielberg-produced film “Young Sherlock Holmes.”

Lasseter was part of the inaugural class of the Character Animation program at California Institute of the Arts and received his B.F.A. in film in 1979. Lasseter is the only two-time winner of the Student Academy Award for Animation, for his CalArts student films “Lady and the Lamp” (1979) and “Nitemare” (1980). His very first award came at the age of 5, when he won $15 from the Model Grocery Market in Whittier, Calif., for a crayon drawing of the Headless Horseman.

25 Oct 2019

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Bebe & Cece Winans

Chad October 25, 2019

BEBE & CECE WINANS HONORED WITH STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
The Duo Performed Their Hit Song “Close to You” On The Famed Sidewalk

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored BeBe & CeCe Winans with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday October 20, 2011 in front of The Music Box at 6126 Hollywood Boulevard. Emcee Leron Gubler, President/CEO of Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Walk of Famers Quincy Jones, Jazz musician Dave Koz and actress Yvette Nicole Brown along with the Winans family all helped Bebe & Cece unveil the famous star. Amidst many years of anticipation, BeBe & CeCe Winans have heard the cries from their fans to return…together. After 15 years, the wait was over. The chart-topping duo which produced six studio-recorded projects, more than five million records worldwide, thirteen Grammy Awards between them, eight Dove Awards, three NAACP Image Awards, A Soul Train Music Award and more than 15 Stellar Awards, returned with the 2009 release of the Grammy award-winning album, Still.

This Detroit-born brother-sister duo carries a great lineage as members of the Gospel dynasty, The Winans. Although they have had individual success, nothing compares to the magic that is sparked by their musical union. BeBe & CeCe are the seventh and eighth of their parents’ (gospel singers Mom and Pop Winans) ten children. They first appeared in the public eye when they debuted in 1982 as a part of the singing group, The PTL Singers on the television show, The PTL Club. In 1987 BeBe and CeCe left The PTL Singers to pursue a musical career and that same year were offered a recording contract by Sparrow Records. Their debut release topped the R&B and inspirational charts, yielding a Grammy award along with Dove and Stellar awards for the self-titled project.

BeBe & CeCe continued to gain success with their releases. They became the first gospel artists to see their album Heaven reach No. 1 on the Billboard sales charts in 1988. The 1991 release of Different Lifestyles earned them #1 status at the top of the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop chart, making them only the second Gospel act to claim this position (the first was Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace in 1972). Since their debut, they have dominated the airwaves with countless hits such as “Heaven,” “Addictive Love,” and “I’ll Take You There,” to name a few. The reunion of BeBe & CeCe sparked not only the release of their latest album, Still, but also the creation of their new record label, B&C Records. Still became an instant classic with its lead single, “Close to You” winning several awards, among them, the 2010 BMI Award for the most performed Gospel Song of the Year.

The multiple Grammy, Dove and Stellar-award winners continued to climb the charts individually as they pursued careers as solo artists from 1994-2009. CeCe earned several Grammys, released eight CDs and became the first African-American woman to receive a Dove Award for best female vocalist. BeBe earned numerous awards, penned hits for other artists and released six solo projects. He also honed his acting skills, co-starring in productions such as the Broadway play, The Color Purple, in which he played Harpo and served as one of the judges of BET’s Sunday Best for the 2009 season. Bebe can be heard weekly as host of his own Sirius Xm radio show, The Bebe Experience. But nothing compares to the BeBe & CeCe franchise.

Both the Winans are very involved with philanthropic work. CeCe has her own Charity for young people called Sharing the Vision. The group’s goal is to educate, motivate and redirect the life choices of our teens, young women and men. BeBe is involved with several charities, including Stand Up For Cancer; The American Cancer Society, the YMCA of Middle, Tennessee.

Resting upon an unshakeable faith in earnest, a resilient family foundation and a whole lot of love along the way, BeBe & CeCe Winans show no signs of slowing down and are continuing to share their music with the world.

For more information and to view who shares a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, visit www.walkoffame.com

25 Oct 2019

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Sissy Spacek

Chad October 25, 2019

AWARD WINNING ACTRESS SISSY SPACEK HONORED WITH
STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

Sissy Spacek was honored with star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Category of Motion Pictures. Leron Gubler, Emcee and President/CEO of Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, celebrity guests Bill Paxton and David Lynch helped Spacek unveil the 2,443rd Star at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard in front of The El Capitan Theatre on Monday, August 1, 2011 at 11:30 a.m.

In anticipation of the release of her new film from Dreamworks Pictures and Participant Media, “The Help,”in theaters nationwide August 10, 2011, Sissy Spacek will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, August 1, at 11:30 am. in front of the El Capitan Theatre, 6834 Hollywood Boulevard.

Sissy Spacek has been one of the industry’s most respected actresses for more than three decades. Her many honors include an Academy Award^®, five additional Oscar^® nominations, three Golden Globe^® Awards and numerous critics’ awards.

Spacek first gained prominence for her performance in Terrence Malick’s 1973 drama “Badlands,” in which she starred opposite Martin Sheen. In 1976, Spacek earned her first Academy Award^® nomination and won a National Society of Film Critics Award for her chilling performance in the title role of Brian De Palma’s “Carrie.” The following year, she won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for her work in Robert Altman’s “Three Women.”

In 1980, Spacek starred as Loretta Lynn in the acclaimed bio-pic “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” winning the Oscar^® and Golden Globe^® Award for her performance. Spacek also received the New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics, National Board of Review and National Society of Film Critics Awards for her portrayal of the country-music legend.

Spacek received another Golden Globe^® nomination the next year for her work in “Raggedy Man,” directed by her husband, Jack Fisk. She earned her third Oscar^®and Golden Globe nominations for her role in Costa-Gavras’ 1982 drama “Missing,” opposite Jack Lemmon, and her fourth Oscar^® and Golden Globe^® nominations for her work in 1984’s “The River,” in which she starred with Mel Gibson.

In 1987, Spacek received her fifth Academy Award^® nomination and won another Golden Globe^® and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for her performance in the dark comedy “Crimes of the Heart.” Her most recent Oscar^® nomination came for her portrayal of a mother grieving for her murdered son in the drama “In the Bedroom,” for which she also won a Golden Globe^® Award, an Independent Spirit Award and an AFI Film Award for Best Actress. In addition, she garnered Best Actress Awards from a number of critics’ organizations, including the Los Angeles, New York and Broadcast Film Critics. Her work in “In the Bedroom” also brought Spacek two Screen Actors Guild^® (SAG) Award nominations, one for Outstanding Lead Actress and another for Outstanding Cast, shared with the rest of the film’s ensemble.

Some of Spacek’s other film credits include “A Home at the End of the World,” “The Straight Story,” “Blast From the Past,” “Affliction,” “The Grass Harp,” “JFK,” “The Long Walk Home,” “Night, Mother,” “Marie,” “North Country,” “Nine Lives,” “Hot Rod,” “Lake City,” “Four Christmases” and “Get Low.”

Spacek has also been honored for her work on television, where she has starred in several highly praised long-form projects. She received Emmy^® Award nominations for her portrayal of Zelda Fitzgerald in “Last Call” and for her work in Tommy Lee Jones’ western “The Good Old Boys,” as well as SAG^® Award nominations for her performances in “Midwives” and “A Place for Annie.” Her additional television credits include “If These Walls Could Talk,” “A Private Matter,” a Golden Globe^®–nominated performance for “Pictures of Hollis Woods” and, most recently, an Emmy^®– nominated performance for her guest role on HBO’s “Big Love.”

Spacek’s charitable involvement includes work with The SPCA and Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression.

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ALL PRESS MUST RSVP TO ANA MARTINEZ AT (323) 468-1376 OR [email protected]

ABOUT THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME – www.WalkOfFame.com

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is an internationally-recognized Hollywood icon. With approximately 24 star ceremonies annually broadcast around the world, the constant reinforcement provided to the public has made the Walk of Fame a top visitor attraction. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce continues to administer the Walk of Fame as the representative of the City of Los Angeles. The Walk of Fame is a tribute to all of those who worked diligently to develop the concept and to maintain this world-class tourist attraction.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Sign are registered trademarks of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

25 Oct 2019

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Joe Mantegna

Chad October 25, 2019

JOE MANTEGNA HONORED WITH STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

Veteran actor Joe Mantegna was honored with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Emcee Leron Gubler, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO and guest speakers David Mamet and Lt. General Willie Williams will help unveil the 2,438th Star in the category of Live Theater at 6654 Hollywood Boulevard on Friday, April 29, 2011 at 11:30 a.m.

Celebrities attending included Andy Garcia, Clifton Collins, Jr., Shemar Moore, Kirsten Vangness, A.J. Cook, Jean Smart, Dennis Franz, Lee Purcell, Stan Shaw, Meshach Taylor and many others.

Chicago native Joe Mantegna has a strong background in both theater and film. After making his Broadway debut in Stephen Schwartz's musical of Studs Terkel's Working, Mantegna was awarded the Tony and Joseph Jefferson Award for his acclaimed performance as cynical real-estate agent Richard Roma in David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross.

Closely associated with Mamet’s work, Mantegna starred in the theatrical premiere of A Life in the Theater, The Disappearance of the Jews at the Goodman Theater, and in the Broadway production of Speed the Plow. In addition, Mantegna directed a critically-acclaimed stage production of Mamet's Lakeboat, starring Ed O’Neil and George Wendt.

Mantegna made his feature film debut in 1985 in Frank Perry's Compromising Positions, based on Susan Isaacs’ best seller. His early films include co-starring roles in The Money Pit, Weeds and Suspect. He also starred in the critically-acclaimed David Mamet films House of Games and Things Change, for which he and co-star Don Ameche both received the coveted Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival. In 1991, Mantegna starred in the highly-praised police thriller, Homicide.

His other films include Alice, Celebrity, The Godfather III, Liberty Heights, Bugsy, Searching for Bobby Fischer and Forget Paris. Other stand-out roles include Up Close and Personal, Baby's Day Out, Airheads, Queens Logic, Wait Until Spring, Bandini, Eye for an Eye, The Runner and Thinner.

Mantegna had a starring role in the CBS miniseries of Mario Puzo's best-selling novel The Last Don, which garnered him an Emmy Award nomination. He also enjoys appearing regularly as the voice of Fat Tony on The Simpsons. Mantegna's original feature films for cable include starring roles in State of Emergency, A Call to Remember, My Little Assassin, The Water Engine, The Comrades of Summer, Persons Unknown, Boy Meets Girl, and The Rat Pack, for which he was nominated for both another Emmy and a Golden Globe Award. In later films like Hoods and Jerry and Tom, Mantegna both starred and served as Executive Producer.

In 2000, Mantegna completed production on his feature film directorial debut, Lakeboat, written for the screen by David Mamet from his original play. Starring Charles Durning, Peter Falk, Robert Forster, Andy Garcia, Denis Leary and George Wendt, the film opened the L.A. Film Festival to critical acclaim last fall and made its theatrical release in June 2001.

Mantegna starred for two seasons as police chief Will Girardi in Joan ofArcadia. The show received several Emmy and Golden Globe nominations during its run. In the Fall of 2005 Mantegna co-starred in Nine Lives, a film by Rodrigo Garcia. The film was accepted in Sundance in 2005 and also starred Glenn Close, Amy Brenneman, Holly Hunter, Dakota Fanning, Sissy Spacek and Kathy Baker. In 2006, Mantegna was as busy as ever with roles in Elvis and Anabelle, West of Brooklyn and the USA Network Mini Series Starter Wife with Debra Messing. Since 2007, Mantegna has starred in original episodes of the hit drama Criminal Minds on CBS and now can be seen in syndication on ION Television, where he plays FBI special agent David Rossi. His contribution to the hit series has catapulted the show into one of ION’s highest-rated series and, in turn, helped ION recently record its most watched quarter ever. In 2010 Mantegna lent his voice to the upcoming Disney/PIXAR film, CARS2 and has several projects in the works including a web-series.

Charity Work

For the past nine years Mantegna has participated in the National Memorial Day Concert in Washington DC, and has co-hosted the last four with Gary Sinise. Mantegna has always been a supporter of our men and women who serve and in 2005 he was appointed the Honorary Chairman for The Salute to Hospitalized Veterans.

In 2007 he was instrumental in raising thousands of dollars for Operation Iraqi Children., a charity formed by Gary Sinise to give school supplies to children in Iraq and Afghanistan delivered by US Military troops.When possible he visits wounded service men and women at the VA Hospital.

Mantegna has helped raise millions of dollars for charities all over the world, including Autism, The Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center, Pediatric Aids Research, The National Kidney Foundation, Easter Seals, Melanoma Research, The Tom Sullivan Blind Children’s Charity and Breast Cancer Awareness.

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25 Oct 2019

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The Go-Go’s

Chad October 25, 2019

Iconic Female Rockers The Go-Go’s Honored With Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame

The Go-Go’s: Belinda Carlisle, Charlotte Caffey, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin were immortalized with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Leron Gubler, Emcee and President/CEO of Hollywood Chamber of Commerce helped unveil the star at 2,444thStar in the Category of Recording at 6652 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Bettie Page Shop (formerly *The Masque Nightclub) on Thursday, August 11, 2011.

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Go-Go’s 1981 landmark debut album “Beauty and the Beat” and their current “Ladies Gone Wild”summer tour (including a headlining concert at the Greek Theateron August 17), the Go-Go’s were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in front of the former nightclub, *The Masque, where they played their first show.

From their halcyon days as America's sweethearts to their current status as superstars who pioneered a genre, The Go-Go’s preside over an amazing three-decade reign as high pop priestesses. The internationally-loved pop hit makers helped cement the foundation of the early ‘80s pop-rock sound without the aid of outside composers, session players or, most importantly, creative compromise. From their very first show, the Go-Go's sang and played their own songs, offering five feisty role models for a generation of ready-to-rock girls and good, hooky fun for pop-loving guys.

Their story truly is a punk version of the American Dream. They came, they saw and they conquered the charts, the airwaves and, with their kicky kitsch appeal, pop culture in general. For a while, the band was

virtually inescapable: TV guest shots, magazine covers, high-profile concert tours and movie offers turned Belinda Carlisle, Charlotte Caffey, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlininto certified rock stars. Their sparking California pop appealed to an astonishingly wide cross section of music fans internationally.

Because of — or maybe in spite of — all this attention, they soared to become a pop phenomenon while having a lot of fun and blazing a brand-new trail — for the DIY ethic in general, and women in music in particular. Their self-contained battle cry was a string of irresistibly catchy, self-penned pop singles featuring Carlisle's infectious vocals, with Caffey and Wiedlin's loud, punk rock guitars and sweet backing vocals, all slammed home with Valentine's throbbing bass and Schock's big ‘60s beat.

Sure, before the Go-Go's debuted in May of '78, there were other all-female bands, but to a man (ahem, or in this case, woman) there was usually a seedy, cigar-chompin' guy lurking just behind the curtain, pulling strings, writing songs and shaping the image as his gals danced on his string. But the Go-Go's didn't need a doctor in their house. It was their baby right from the start and they nursed the bouncing infant on a diet of non-stop nocturnal nourishment in dank clubs all across the city.

They danced to their own joyous beat from the very beginning. The Go-Go's banded together in the truest of punk ethics: there was no master plan to get signed or in any way conquer the world. In fact, when Belinda Carlisle and Jane Wiedlin met, they weren't even musicians. But since nearly everyone else in their vicious circle of friends was forming bands, they said why not? and jumped right in that darn fountain, fully clothed. The band was conceived in the very same gritty glitter of the rough Los Angeles scene that also birthed X, The Germs, and The Weirdos.

By all accounts, their first show was short, sweet — and very, very raw. They didn't care, they were just having fun. But, just as lust can turn to love, their newfound hobby turned to dedication. Two months later, real musician Charlotte Caffey joined and their sound quickly improved. The unique mix of snotty punk discord blended with sweet pop melodies was presented with a freewheeling let's have a party thrift-store chic attitude. The ensemble quickly cultivated a dedicated clique of fans and collected glowing notices in the notoriously fickle LA press.

By '79, with the addition of Gina Schock on drums, the Go-Go's were beating their path to stardom on their own terms. They played every cool club and party in L.A. and, naturally, record companies were starting to sniff around. Still, the band remained true to their punk leanings, releasing an early version of “We Got The Beat” through the quirky Stiff Records in the UK.

As '80 turned into '81, Kathy Valentine joined and by April, the band was signed to upstart new wave haven I.R.S. Records. As summer arrived, so did Beauty and the Beat, hot on the heels of their debut U.S. single “Our Lips Are Sealed.” Summer turned to fall, and the world fell in love with the cute, bubbly and effervescent (and yes, they hate that description) Go-Go's.

The double platinum-certified Beauty and the Beat reached number one and begat Vacation in ‘82 and Talk Show in ‘84 during the ladies' charming reign of chart and radio smashes. And, like any truly classic rock band, their enduring hits including “Vacation,” “Head Over Heels” and “Turn To You” live on in countless compilations, movie soundtracks, remakes and, yes, even a string of very successful television commercials.

In 2000, their raucous and rocky off-stage history, often re-told and colorfully embellished, was unflinchingly presented in a very popular episode of VH1s “Behind The Music” series with an accompanying greatest hits collection. Behind The Music: The Go-Go's Collection continues to be a strong-selling catalog item.

On the strength of the VH1 special, God Bless The Go-Go's, an all-new collection of songs was released in 2001. A stack of glowing reviews soon followed backed by a triumphant tour, later immortalized in the exciting DVD, Live In Central Park.

The Go-Go’s recently released an expanded 30^th Anniversary edition of their double platinum debut album, Beauty and the Beat, and are on the road this summer for their "Ladies Gone Wild" tour, including a stop at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre on Wednesday, August 17.

The whole world may have lost its head, but in a world gone crazy, the Go-Go's still have the beat. And now, three decades after the release of their first album, go-go music still makes us dance!

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The Hollywood Walk of Fame is an internationally-recognized Hollywood icon. With approximately 24 star ceremonies annually broadcast around the world, the constant reinforcement provided to the public has made the Walk of Fame a top visitor attraction. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce continues to administer the Walk of Fame as the representative of the City of Los Angeles. The Walk of Fame is a tribute to all of those who worked diligently to develop the concept and to maintain this world-class tourist attraction. The Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Sign are registered trademarks of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

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25 Oct 2019

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Bill Geist

Chad October 25, 2019

Commentator and News Correspondent Bill Geist Honored with Star on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored Bill Geist with Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television. President/CEO and emcee Leron Gubler along with speakers Gil Schwartz, Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer of CBS Corporation and Lassie helped unveil the 2,437th Star at 6850 Hollywood Boulevard next to the El Capitan Theatre on Friday, April 15, 2011

View the CBS story on Bill Geist journey to getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Bill Geist is an Emmy Award-winning correspondent for CBS News and a New York Times best-selling author. He has been a correspondent and commentator for CBS SUNDAY MORNING since he joined the network in 1987, traveling the country to chronicle the people, places, and events that make up the fabric of American life. He has contributed his humor, observations, and story-telling to many CBS News broadcasts, including “60 Minutes II”, “The CBS Evening News” and “48 Hours, as well as various CBS Sports productions, including several Olympic Games, World Series and Super Bowls.

He is the best-selling author of seven books: Fore! Play (it’s about golf);The Big Five-Oh !: Facing, Fearing and Fighting 50; Monster Trucks and Hair In A Can, Who Says America Doesn't Make Anything Anymore?; Little League Confidential, an account of his experiences coaching his son and daughter in Little League baseball; The Zucchini Plague and Other Tales of Suburbia; City Slickers and, most recently, Way Off the Road, a compendium of stories from SUNDAY MORNING on the peculiar charms of small-town America. Geist has contributed innumerable articles to a wide spectrum of magazines, ranging from New York to Chicago, Rolling Stone to Forbes, andVogue toEsquire — as well as to internet sites such as The Daily Beast.

Prior to joining CBS News, Geist was a reporter and columnist for The New York Times, where he wrote the "About New York" column and before that, at The Chicago Tribune. He served as a combat photographer with the First Infantry Division in Vietnam.

Geist has won many awards for his work as a humorist, commentator and reporter in television, newspapers and magazines, including two Emmys. He received the 2007 Marist College Lowell Thomas Award that recognizes individuals whose work reflects the imagination, courage, ambition and humanity of Thomas, the author, traveler and broadcaster. He has also been awarded honorary doctoral degrees from the University of Cincinnati and the University of Illinois, but seems most proud of placing third in the Illinois State Fair Bake-Off.

He was born in Urbana, Ill. Geist was graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1968 with a degree in communications and from the University of Missouri in 1971 with a Master's degree in communications.

Geist is involved with the following charities: The Harbor School (N.Y.,N.Y.)

Harlem Academy (N.Y.,N.Y.), University of Illinois Scholarship Fund, Friends of the Shelter Island (N.Y.) Library, Friends of the Ridgewood (N.J.) Library, The American Red Cross , The Salvation Army and The Valley Hospital Auxiliary.

ABOUT THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME – www.walkOfFame.com

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is an internationally-recognized Hollywood icon. With approximately 24 star ceremonies annually broadcast around the world, the constant reinforcement provided to the public has made the Walk of Fame a top visitor attraction. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce continues to administer the Walk of Fame as the representative of the City of Los Angeles. The Walk of Fame is a tribute to all of those who worked diligently to develop the concept and to maintain this world-class tourist attraction.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Sign are registered trademarks of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.