25 Oct 2019
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Colin Firth

October 25, 2019

Colin Firth honored with Star on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame

WHO: Colin Firth
Emcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Leron Gubler
2,429th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Category of Motion Pictures
at 6714 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Pig n’ Whistle British Pub
Thursday, January 13, 2011

A classically-trained British theater actor, Colin Firth is a veteran of film, television and theater, with an impressive body of work spanning over three decades. Firth won the BAFTA Award in 2010 for his performance in Tom Ford’s “A Single Man,” which also earned him nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Firth received international critical acclaim for his starring role as ‘George Falconer’ in “A Single Man,” based on Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel, including being honored with the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 2009 Venice Film Festival. He also garnered the Performance of the Year Award at the 2010 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, as well as the London Critics Circle Film Award for British Actor of the Year.
 

Firth is currently starring in the feature film “The King’s Speech” as King George VI, father of the current Queen Elizabeth II, who reluctantly assumes the throne after his brother, Edward VIII, abdicates. King George VI struggles to overcome a nervous stammer with the help of a speech therapist, played by Geoffrey Rush. “The King’s Speech” was released by The Weinstein Company this past November.
 

In 2008, Firth was also seen in Universal Pictures’ global smash hit ABBA musical “Mamma Mia!” The film grossed more than half a billion dollars around the world and has become the highest grossing film of all time in the UK. The same year, Firth was seen in “Then She Found Me,” written and directed by Helen Hunt. He also starred in the Sony Pictures Classics films “When Did You Last See Your Father?” and “Easy Virtue,” based on the Noel Coward play and directed by Stephan Elliott.

His other films include: “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,” “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” “Love Actually,” “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Shakespeare in Love," "The English Patient," “Where the Truth Lies,” “Trauma,” “Nanny McPhee,” “What a Girl Wants,” "A Thousand Acres," “Apartment Zero,” "My Life So Far," Nick Hornby’s "Fever Pitch," "Circle of Friends," "Playmaker" and “Valmont.”

On the small screen, Firth is infamous for his breakout role in 1995, when he played “Mr. Darcy” in the BBC adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice," for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor and the National Television Award for Most Popular Actor. Firth’s latest television appearance was in 2006 in the critically-acclaimed BBC television movie “Born Equal” directed by Dominic Savage (“Out of Control”). In March 2004, Firth hosted NBC’s legendary series “Saturday Night Live.” He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2001 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in the critically-acclaimed HBO film "Conspiracy" and also received the Royal Television Society Best Actor Award and a BAFTA nomination for his performance in "Tumbledown." His other television credits include "Windmills on the Clyde: Making Donovan Quick," "Donovan Quick," "The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd," "Deep Blue Sea," "Hostages" and the mini-series "Nostromo." His London stage debut was in the West End production of Another Country playing Benett. He was then chosen to play the character Judd in the 1984 film adaptation opposite Rupert Everett.

Firth is an active supporter of Oxfam International, an organization dedicated to fighting poverty and related injustice around the world. In 2008 he was named Philanthropist of the Year by The Hollywood Reporter. In 2006, Firth was voted European Campaigner of the Year by the EU.

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. Fans of the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be thrilled to know that The Official Hollywood Walk of Fame application is now available. The application which can be downloaded from the iPhone store, is the best resource for information and news about all of the 2,400+ stars on the Walk of Fame.

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

25 Oct 2019
Motion Pictures, Recording Permalink

Gwyneth Paltrow

October 25, 2019

OSCAR® WINNING ACTRESS GWYNETH PALTROW HONORED WITH STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

Emcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Leron Gubler
Guest speaker: Tim McGraw
2,427th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Category of Motion Pictures
at 6931 Hollywood Boulevard in front of Madame Tussaud’s Hollywood
on Monday, December 13, 2010

A Hollywood legend in the making, Gwyneth Paltrow has defied the odds by remaining one of today's most prolific and celebrated actors in the ever-changing film industry. A testament to her undeniable talent, her role in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE catapulted her into awards stardom with Best Actress honors at the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and Academy Awards. Her career has been studded with both critically-acclaimed independents and studio blockbusters that have made her a fixture for this generation's film audience.

Paltrow will next be seen in Sony Screen Gems’ highly-anticipated COUNTRY STRONG in which Gwyneth plays country crooner Kelly Canter opposite music sensation, Tim McGraw. The film, directed by Shana Feste, was shot in America’s music capitol, Nashville, Tennessee and features original country songs sung by Paltrow. The film will be released by Screen Gems nationwide on January 7, 2011. She was most recently seen in Jon Favreau’s box office hit IRON MAN 2, in which she returned as Tony Stark’s personal secretary and confidant, Virginia “Pepper” Potts. Other recent film credits include James Gray’s romantic drama TWO LOVERS opposite Joaquin Phoenix for which she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination. She also appeared in her brother Jake Paltrow’s directorial debut, THE GOOD NIGHT. Paltrow played the role of the wife of a former pop star who’s been reduced to writing jingles alongside co-stars Penelope Cruz and Danny Devito.

Additional credits include John Madden’s PROOF, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination; SYLVIA, in which she portrayed the famous poet Sylvia Plath; Ryan Murphy’s RUNNING WITH SCISSORS; Douglas McGrath’s INFAMOUS; THE WORLD OF TOMORROW; Neil LaBute's POSSESSION; Wes Anderson’s THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS; Peter and Bobby Farrelly’s SHALLOW HAL; THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY; Bruce Paltrow’s DUETS; BOUNCE opposite Ben Affleck; Anthony Mighella’s THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY; Andrew Davis’

A PERFECT MURDER; SLIDING DOORS; Douglas McGrath’s EMMA; GREAT EXPECTATIONS; THE PALLBEARER; SEVEN; A VIEW FROM THE TOP; MOONLIGHT AND VALENTINO; JEFFERSON IN PARIS; MRS. PARKER AND THE VICIOUS CIRCLE; MALICE; HOOK and SHOUT. Paltrow's first role was her remarkable performance in the critically-acclaimed FLESH AND BONE opposite Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid.

Paltrow made her directorial debut, co-writing and co-directing DEALBREAKERS, a short film she directed with her friend Mary Wigmore.

This spring, Paltrow will publish her debut cookbook entitled My Father’s Daughter and continues to develop her passion project GOOP.com. She first established her credibility in the culinary field when she co-wrote Spain, A Culinary Road Trip with acclaimed chef, Mario Batali.

Born in Los Angeles where she spent the first eleven years of her life, Paltrow stems from a very close-knit family deeply entrenched in the entertainment industry. Her father, Bruce Paltrow was a highly-successful producer ("St. Elsewhere", "The White Shadow") and her mother is the award-winning actress Blythe Danner. Paltrow and her younger brother, Jake, spent their early childhoods in Los Angeles where she attended St. Augustine by the Sea (now known as Crossroads).

When she was eleven, her family moved to New York, and she enrolled in the Spence School where she would later graduate. Paltrow attended the University of California at Santa Barbara with the intention of majoring in Art History. She quickly learned that college life was not something to which she felt committed and she withdrew from school, despite her father's strong recommendation to remain. It wasn't until he caught her moving performance in the Williamstown Theater production of “Picnic,” starring opposite her mother and Tony Goldwyn did he lend his support in her pursuit of an acting career.

Off screen, Paltrow is involved in many charitable works. She is active on behalf of Robinhood Foundation,
Kids Company, Bruce Paltrow Oral Cancer Foundation and Food Bank NYC.

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 Hollywood 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. Fans of the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be thrilled to know that The Official Hollywood Walk of Fame phone application is now available. The application which can be downloaded from the iPhone store, is the best resource for information and news about all of the 2,400+ stars on the Walk of Fame. Hollywood Walk of Fame recently celebrated a fabulous 50th birthday party in the grand ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 which concluded the year-long celebration of the Walk of Fame 50th.

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

25 Oct 2019
Motion Pictures, Recording Permalink

Zubin Mehta

October 25, 2019

MAESTRO ZUBIN MEHTA CELEBRATED 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH
STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

2,434th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Category of Recording
at 1600 Vine Street near the famous corner of Hollywood & Vine (NE)
on Tuesday, March 1, 2011

In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of his conducting debut with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the 75th anniversary of the IPO, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored international orchestral and operatic conductor, Zubin Mehta with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today, March 1, 2011. Mehta’s tour with the I.P.O. began in Florida on February 19th, 2011. For the first time in the history of the Philharmonic, members of the Los Angeles, Israel and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras performed together in a special tribute to Mehta at his ceremony.

Kirk Douglas was the first speaker. He said: “What would the world do without music? Zubin has entertained millions of people all over the world. We have been waiting for you to get your star for many years Zubin. This man is always traveling the world. This time we got you!” “Zubin is more than a conductor, he is a mensch and he speaks Yiddish very well. Zubin is a mensch because when I had my stroke, I was very depressed and feeling sorry for myself. Before a flight to England , he and his wife Nancy came to visit me to cheer me up. That is why he is a mensch.”

Zubin Mehta went on to say: “I don’t know how many classical musicians there are on this historic row, but may accept this in your names and may many more stand here alongside the stars. I have to say, what a wonderful surprise it was to have three orchestras I have worked with perform for all of us today.” “ I am grateful to this country which has taken care of me for so many years.”
 

Mehta was born in Bombay, India and received his early musical education under his father Mehli Mehta, who was a noted concert violinist and the founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra. After a short period of pre-medical studies, he left for Vienna in 1954 where he eventually entered the conducting program at the Akademie für Musik. Mehta won the Liverpool International Conducting Competition in 1958 and was also a prize-winner of the summer academy at Tanglewood. By 1961 he had already conducted the Vienna, Berlin and Israel Philharmonic Orchestras and will be celebrating 50 years of musical collaboration with all three ensembles.

Mehta was Music Director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra from 1961 to 1967 and also assumed the Music Directorship of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in 1962, a post he retained until 1978. In 1969 he was appointed Music Adviser to the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and was made Music Director of that orchestra in 1977. In 1981 the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra awarded him the title of Music Director for Life. He has conducted more than 3,000 concerts with this extraordinary ensemble including tours spanning five continents. In 1978 he took over the post of Music Director of the New York Philharmonic commencing a tenure lasting 13 years, the longest in the orchestra's history. Since 1985, he has been chief conductor of the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence.

Mehta made his debut as an opera conductor with Tosca in Montreal in 1963. Since then he has conducted at the Metropolitan Opera New York, the Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, La Scala Milan, and the opera houses of Chicago and Florence as well as at the Salzburg Festival. Between 1998 and 2006 he was Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. In October, 2006, he opened the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia and is since then the President of the annual Festival del Mediterrani in Valencia.

Mehta's list of awards and honors is extensive and includes the "Nikisch-Ring" bequeathed to him by Karl Böhm. He is an honorary citizen of both Florence and Tel Aviv and was made an honorary member of the Vienna State Opera in 1997, of the Bavarian State Opera in 2006 and of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien in 2007. The title of “Honorary Conductor” was bestowed to him by the following orchestras: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (2001), Munich Philharmonic Orchestra (2004), Los Angeles Philharmonic (2006), Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (2006), Bavarian State Orchestra (2006). In October, 2008, Zubin Mehta was honored by the Japanese Imperial Family with the “Praemium Imperiale”. In 2006 he joined a most prestigious group of esteemed artists as a Kennedy Center Honoree.

Mehta continues to support the discovery and furtherance of musical talents all over the world. Together with his brother Zarin, he is a co-chairman of the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation in Bombay where more than 200 children are educated in Western Classical Music. The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in Tel Aviv develops young talent in Israel and is closely related to the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, as is a new project of teaching young Arab Israelis in the cities of Shwaram and Nazareth with local teachers and members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

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. Fans of the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be thrilled to know that The Official Hollywood Walk of Fame application is now available. The application which can be downloaded from the iPhone store, is the best resource for information and news about all of the 2,400+ stars on the Walk of Fame.

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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Bruce Dern

October 25, 2019

See the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony announcement

Bruce Dern’s award-winning performances over decades have earned him recognition as one of the most talented, versatile and prolific actors of his generation. Dern has a recurring role on HBO series Big Love, and was most recently seen in The Lightkeepers, The Astronaut Farmer, The Cake Eaters, Down in the Valley, The Hard Easy and Walker. Other recent credits include the independent features Monster; Masked and Anonymous; Madison and Milwaukee, Minnesota. Dern created more than 100 television and movie character portraits. He has won numerous honors including an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for Coming Home, Genie Award nominations for his work in Middle Age Crazy and Harry Tracy, Desperado, and the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival for That Championship Season. Dern’s has performed leading roles in such films as The Great Gatsby, Family Plot, Black Sunday, Smile, The Driver, The King of Marvin Gardens, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, Tattoo, Space and Toughlove. More recently, he was seen in Down Periscope, Mulholland Falls, Last Man Standing, The Haunting, All the Pretty Horses and The Glass House.
 

25 Oct 2019
Television Permalink

Alec Baldwin

October 25, 2019

HOLLYWOOD SHOWED ALEC BALDWIN THE LOVE ON VALENTINE’S DAY AS HE RECEIVED A WALK OF FAME STAR

2,433rd Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Category of Television
at 6352 Hollywood Boulevard in front of BESO Restaurant
on Monday, February 14, 2011

In anticipation of 30 Rock’s 100th episode in Spring 2011, Alec Baldwin, one of Hollywood’s most charismatic and prolific actors—on stage, television and film was shown the love when he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, in front of Beso Restaurant, 6352 Hollywood Boulevard.

Baldwin plays network executive Jack Donaghy on the three-time Emmy Award-winning “30 Rock,” a workplace comedy where the workplace exists behind-the-scenes of a live variety show. The show airs on Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET on NBC and will debut in national syndication this Fall.

Winner of two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, five SAG Awards and a Television Critics Association Award for his role, Baldwin has been heralded by Entertainment Weekly as a “comic genius” for his hilarious turn on “30 Rock.”
Baldwin is a native of Massapequa, Long Island, is a graduate of New York University (BFA-Tisch, 94) and was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from NYU in 2010. He last appeared on stage in the 2010 Guild Hall (East Hampton) production of Peter Shaffer’s “EQUUS,” directed by Tony Walton. Among his many stage credits, Baldwin won acclaim and a Tony nomination for his work opposite Jessica Lange in “A Streetcar Named Desire,” which also garnered him an Emmy nomination for the television adaptation.

Baldwin has appeared in more than 40 films. He garnered raves for his performance in Martin Scorsese’s “The Departed” and a 2004 Academy Award nomination for his role in “The Cooler” opposite William H. Macy. Other film credits include “Beetle Juice,” “Working Girl,” “The Good Shepherd” directed by Robert DeNiro, “Lymelife,” “The Hunt for Red October,” “Miami Blues,” “Prelude To A Kiss,” “Malice,” “The Shadow,” “Glengarry Glen Ross,” “Heaven’s Prisoners,” “Ghosts of Mississippi,” “The Edge,” “Pearl Harbor,” “The Cat in the Hat,” “The Aviator,” and most recently, “It’s Complicated”, opposite Meryl Streep and Steve Martin.

In addition to his many dramatic credits, Baldwin has proven to be an adept and perennial host of “Saturday Night Live” (with 14 hosting appearances to his credit) and was lauded as the “funniest person on TV” in 2006 by the Chicago Sun-Times.
Aside from performing, Baldwin authored the 2009 book, “A Promise to Ourselves” and his production company El Dorado Pictures has produced several projects including the Emmy-nominated miniseries “Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial,” “The Confession” and the feature film “State and Main.”

Baldwin is also a dedicated supporter of numerous causes related to public policy and the arts. He serves on the boards of People For The American Way, The Hampton International Film Festival and Guild Hall of East Hampton. He is an active supporter of The Radiation and Public Health Project, East Hampton Day Care Center, The Actors Fund, The Public Theatre/New York Shakespeare Festival, The Roundabout Theatre, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and The Water Keeper Alliance, among many others.

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. Fans of the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be thrilled to know that The Official Hollywood Walk of Fame application is now available. The application which can be downloaded from the iPhone store, is the best resource for information and news about all of the 2,400+ stars on the Walk of Fame.

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


25 Oct 2019
Motion Pictures Permalink

Diane Ladd

October 25, 2019

See the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony announcement
 

Diane Ladd has had an international career as an Actress, Writer, Producer, and Author for almost five decades.  TIME magazine has called Ms. Ladd one of the top ten actresses not only in this country, but in the world. She has won 27 International Awards including the British Academy Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Golden Globe. She is a three-time Emmy and three-time Oscar®nominee for Martin Scorsese’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, David Lynch’s Wild at Heart, and Martha Coolidge’s Rambling Rose.

Ms. Ladd, who has a starring role in the highly anticipated HBO series Enlightened, is thrilled to star in the new series opposite her daughter, Laura Dern, Luke Wilson, and Mike White. Ms. Ladd’s resume includes more than 135 films – her 1966film debut was Corman’sThe Wild Angels – and 175+ television shows including two former series, Alice and Stephen King’s fifteen hour mini-series, Kingdom Hospital.  She was recently in Lifetime’s (Nora Roberts) Movie of the Week, Montana Sky.  In addition to the films which earned her Oscar®nominations, she co-starredwith Anthony Hopkins in The World’s Fastest Indian, with Ashley Judd in Come Early Morning, and is known for her work in some of the best films of all times including Chinatown and The Cemetery Club.

An astute business person, Ms. Ladd has attained both creative and fiscal success as writer/director in Mrs. Munck for Viacom. That film was selected by ten International Festivals, won her 3 best director awards, and opened the Edinburgh Scotland Film Festival. In her own film production company, Exxcell Entertainment, she’s in pre-production and scheduled to begin filming in early spring of 2011, for the film Woman Inside, a film detailing the life of the late Martha Mitchell, wife of Attorney General John Mitchell during the Watergate era. Martin Scorsese, winner of the 2007 Academy Awards’ Best Director and Best Picture is the Executive Producer.  Jeff Stott, Bucket List is a producer. Also slated is the film Hot Water Biscuits.

As a successful director, producer, and actor, her lobbying efforts have been instrumental in curtailing Runaway Productions. She persuaded key members of Congress to pass tax legislation favorable to investors, the film industry, and its workforce for productions in America.

She has authored the successful book, Spiraling Through the School of Life, and has just finished a historical novel, Interrupted Destiny.

A cousin of playwright Tennessee Williams, Ms Ladd began her stage career in New York in his play, Orpheus Descending. She is a member of the National Board of Directors for the Screen Actors Guild, a leading lecturer and advocate for health, and a Member of the Board of Advisors for the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine in Washington, D.C. Ms Ladd has been honored as Woman of the Year by City of Hope.

www.dianeladd.com  &  www.exxcell.com

25 Oct 2019
Motion Pictures, Television Permalink

Adam Sandler

October 25, 2019

ADAM SANDLER HONORED WITH STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
Adam Sandler
Emcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Leron Gubler
Guest speaker: Henry Winkler
2,431st Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Category of Motion Pictures
at 6262 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the W Hollywood Hotel
on Tuesday, February 1, 2011

In anticipation of the release of his new film, Just Go With It, in theaters February 11, 2011, Adam Sandler received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, February 1, in front of the W Hollywood Hotel.

Adam Sandler was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. Sandler’s first brush with comedy came at age 17, with a performance at a Boston comedy club. From then on he was hooked, performing regularly in comedy clubs throughout the state, while earning a degree in Fine Arts from New York University. While performing stand up, he was spotted by Dennis Miller and recruited to join the “Saturday Night Live” team where he was a regular for five seasons.

Sandler’s films have grossed more than $3 billion worldwide. His most recent film, Sony Pictures’ Grown Ups, is the highest-grossing of his career, taking in more than $271 million worldwide. Sandler also recently starred in Universal’s Funny People, written and directed by Judd Apatow starring with Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Erica Bana, Jonah Hill and Jason Schwartzman, as well as the box office smashes Bedtime Stories for Walt Disney Studios, Sony Pictures You Don’t Mess with the Zohan and Universal’s comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry.

Later this year, Sandler will lend his voice for the Sony/MGM comedy Zookeeper alongside Kevin James, Jon Favreau, Sylvester Stallone, Faison Love, Leslie Bibb and Rosario Dawson, and will star in both title roles in Jack and Jill, also for Sony Pictures. Sandler stars in JUST GO WITH IT, which will be released by Sony Pictures on February 11.

Previously, Sandler has been seen in the starring role opposite Don Cheadle in Sony’s Reign Over Me for director Mike Binder, the box-office hits Click, starring with Kate Beckinsale, and The Longest Yard, starring with Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds. He also starred in James L. Brooks’ Spanglish, opposite Tea Leoni; the romantic comedy 50 First Dates, with Drew Barrymore; Anger Management, with Jack Nicholson; and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination.

Sandler’s production company Happy Madison Productions was co-founded by Jack Giarraputo and Sandler and has gone on to become an almost self-contained mini studio, involved in all aspects of film production. Happy Madison has produced Click, The Benchwarmers, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, Strange Wilderness and the recent films The House Bunny, Paul Blart: Mall Cop and the upcoming Zookeeper. Sandler has also collaborated with writer Tim Herlihy on the screenplays for Happy Gilmore, Little Nicky, Billy Madison, Big Daddy, and The Waterboy and executive produced Grandma’s Boy, The Animal, Joe Dirt, The Master of Disguise, The Hot Chick and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.

Happy Madison Productions also has a deal with Columbia Tri-Star Domestic Television to develop shows for the studio including the current hit show “Rules of Engagement” starring David Spade and Oliver Hudson.
Sandler’s comedy albums on Warner Bros Records have gone multi-platinum. Collectively, they have sold more than six million copies to date. Several years ago, Sandler launched AdamSandler.com. This site is updated weekly with mini-movies featuring Sandler and the staff of Happy Madison in their daily routines.

With regard to his charity work, Sandler’s generosity is legendary.

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. Fans of the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be thrilled to know that The Official Hollywood Walk of Fame application is now available. The application which can be downloaded from the iPhone store, is the best resource for information and news about all of the 2,400+ stars on the Walk of Fame.

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

25 Oct 2019
Radio, Television Permalink

John Langley

October 25, 2019

HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HONORED REALITY TV PIONEER
JOHN LANGLEY WITH STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

2,432nd Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Category of Television
at 6667 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the historic Musso & Frank Grill
on Friday, February 11, 2011

John Langley was born in Oklahoma but moved to the Westside of Los Angeles when he was still a baby. In fact, his original house was torn down to make way for the 405 freeway. Langley worked the intelligence unit of the United States Army from 1961 to 1963 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from California State University, Dominguez Hills in 1971 and later a Master's degree in literature and composition. Langley stayed in the Los Angeles area and was studying for his doctorate in philosophy at UC Irvine when he made the transition into film.

A director, writer, and producer of television and film, John Langley is best known as the creator and executive producer of the long-running, critically-acclaimed television show COPS. But John has recently made the successful transition to feature films. In 2010, Langley’s company produced two major theatrical films – BROOKLYN’S FINEST (directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke and Ellen Barkin) and LEAVES OF GRASS (starring Edward Norton and Susan Sarandon).

Currently in its 23rd season, with more-than 800 episodes aired, the success of COPS has certified Langley’s place in television history, breaking records for primetime network television, making it one of the longest running series in TV history. A true pioneer of the reality television phenomenon, John Langley has established himself as one of the premiere visionaries in the entertainment world and has since moved on to various projects for both television and film. He and his son Morgan Langley also produce the successful non-fiction series JAIL (Spike TV), STREET PATROL (TruTV) and VEGAS STRIP and LAS VEGAS JAIL HOUSE (TruTV).

Langley has received numerous recognitions for COPS, including the American Television Award, four Emmy nominations and a People’s Choice Award nomination. In addition, he received the Cine Golden Eagle Award and was the Houston International Film Festival winner for the documentary COCAINE BLUES.

In 1995, Langley Films was established to create and produce independent theatrical motion pictures. Since then, Langley has produced and directed various films including DOGWATCH, starring Sam Elliott, Esai Morales and Paul Sorvino ; TIPTOES, a quirky drama starring Matthew McConaughey, Kate Beckinsale, Gary Oldman and Patricia Arquette; and WILDSIDE, an erotic thriller starring Anne Heche, Christopher Walken and Joan Chen. Other features developed and produced by Langley Films include REALITY CHECK, VAMPIRE CLAN, SEARCH & DESTROY with Martin Scorcese as executive producer; GUNFIGHTER’S MOON; and DEADLY SINS, a psychological thriller starring David Keith and Alyssa Milano.
Langley is also involved in multiple charitable organizations, both as an active supporter and donor. John is also a trustee on the board of the IDA -International Documentary Association helping young film makers.

In addition to his work as a producer, Langley has two major hobbies/interests that have been very successful. As a race car impresario on the Off Road racing circuit, Langley won the 2010 Baja 1000 in his class after his team win in 2009, and he was recently nominated for Rookie of the Year. He also has a very successful wine label, Urraca (world-class Argentine wine).

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. Fans of the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be thrilled to know that The Official Hollywood Walk of Fame application is now available. The application which can be downloaded from the iPhone store, is the best resource for information and news about all of the 2,400+ stars on the Walk of Fame.

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

25 Oct 2019
Motion Pictures, Television Permalink

Donald Sutherland

October 25, 2019

Donald Sutherland honored with Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Donald Sutherland
Emcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Leron Gubler
Guest speaker: Ron Meyer, President and COO, Universal Studios
2,430th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Category of Motion Pictures
7024 Hollywood Boulevard adjacent to the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and next to his son Kiefer Sutherland’s star
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Donald Sutherland is one of the most prolific and versatile of motion picture actors, with an astonishing resume of well over one hundred and thirty films, including such classics as The Dirty Dozen, M*A*S*H, The Day of the Locust, Ordinary People, 1900, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Don’t Look Now, Klute, Fellini’s Casanova and in Kelly’s Heroes with Clint Eastwood, who later directed him in Space Cowboys.

Sutherland’s many other films include Paul Mazursky’s Alex in Wonderland; Dalton Trumbo’s Johnny Got His Gun; Bud Yorkin’s Start the Revolution Without Me; John Sturges’ The Eagle Has Landed; Herbert Ross’ Max Dugan Returns; Louis Malle’s Crackers; Phillip Borsos’ Bethune; Oliver Stone’s JFK; Ron Howard’s Backdraft; Richard Marquand’s Eye of the Needle; Euzhan Palcy’s A Dry White Season with Marlon Brando; Richard Pearce’s Threshold, for which he won the 1983 Genie Award as Best Actor; Fred Schepisi’s film adaptation of John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation; Robert Towne’s Without Limits; and John Landis’ National Lampoon’s Animal House, in which he made a memorable cameo appearance.

Sutherland has appeared as Nicole Kidman’s father in Anthony Minghella’s Cold Mountain; as Charlize Theron’s father in F. Gary Gray’s The Italian Job and as Mr. Bennett, Keira Knightley’s father, in Pride and Prejudice. For the latter he received a Chicago Film Critics nomination.

He will soon be seen starring in the Roman epic adventure, The Eagle, opposite Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell for director Kevin Macdonald. Focus Features will release the film nationwide on Friday, February 11, 2011. In 2011, he will also be seen starring in Mary McGuckian’s Man on the Train with U2’s Larry Mullen, Jr.; in Simon West’s The Mechanic with Jason Statham and Ben Foster; in Seth Gordon’s Horrible Bosses as Colin Farrell’s father; and in a new film adaptation of Moby Dick, with William Hurt, Ethan Hawke and Gillian Anderson.

Recently he starred in the highly-successful long-form adaptation of Ken Follett’s best-seller, The Pillars of the Earth. He has also starred as the voice of ‘General Stone’ in the animated feature of the manga classic, Astro Boy; in Andy Tennant’s Fool’s Gold; in Griffin Dunne’s Fierce People with Diane Lane; in Robert Towne’s Ask the Dust with Salma Hayek and Colin Farrell; in American Gun with Forrest Whitaker; in An American Haunting with Sissy Spacek; in Land of the Blind with Ralph Fiennes and in Aurora Borealis with Louise Fletcher and Juliette Lewis. He is part of a sterling ensemble of on-camera readers in the biographical feature on the life of Dalton Trumbo, Trumbo.

In television, Sutherland won both Emmy and Golden Globe awards as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the HBO film Citizen X and he won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Clark Clifford, advisor to President Lyndon B. Johnson, in the HBO historical drama Path to War, directed by the late John Frankenheimer

Sutherland co-starred with Peter Krause in the ABC-TV series Dirty Sexy Money. For his performance as the family patriarch, Tripp Darling, he was nominated for a 2007 Golden Globe as Best Supporting Actor. Prior to that, he co-starred with Geena Davis in the ABC drama series Commander-in-Chief, and was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of House Speaker, Nathan Templeton. At the same time, he was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Actor for his performance opposite Mira Sorvino in Lifetime Television’s much-lauded miniseries, Human Trafficking.

Donald Sutherland was appointed an officer of the Order of Canada in 1978 and an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres in France five years later.

Sutherland supports an actor’s fund at the National Theatre School in Montreal and is a long-time supporter of the Hart House Theatre at the University of Toronto. He has also worked with program at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles.

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. Fans of the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be thrilled to know that The Official Hollywood Walk of Fame application is now available. The application which can be downloaded from the iPhone store, is the best resource for information and news about all of the 2,400+ stars on the Walk of Fame.

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25 Oct 2019
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Reese Witherspoon

October 25, 2019

REESE WITHERSPOON HONORED WITH STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

Emcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Leron Gubler
Guest speaker: Director James L. Brooks
2,425th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Category of Motion Pictures
6262 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the W Hollywood Hotel
Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Academy Award® winner Reese Witherspoon is one of Hollywood’s most sought-after and respected actresses. Witherspoon grew up in Tennessee and returned to her roots to play June Carter Cash in the musical biopic, Walk the Line. Her performance earned her the 2005 Academy Award® for Best Actress, the BAFTA, the Golden Globe, the Screen Actors Guild Award, the New York Film Critics Award, and many other honors. Witherspoon stars in Columbia Pictures,’ How Do You Know, a comedy from Academy Award®-winning writer-director James L. Brooks (As Good As It Gets, Broadcast News, Terms of Endearment). The film, also starring Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd and Jack Nicholson, will be released in theaters December 17.

 

She most recently starred as the giant Susan in the DreamWorks Animation film Monsters vs. Aliens. In 2008, Witherspoon starred alongside Vince Vaughn in Four Christmases, which she also produced. Other recent film credits include the Gavin Hood-directed ensemble thriller, Rendition, in which she starred opposite Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Peter Saarsgard, and Alan Arkin.

Witherspoon’s career has been notable for her diverse range of roles, as demonstrated by her turn as a spirit who refuses to accept her death in the romantic comedy Just Like Heaven and as one of English literature’s most memorable characters, the social climbing Becky Sharpe, in Mira Nair’s revisionist take on the Thackery novel, Vanity Fair.

At the age of 14, Witherspoon was hoping to be an extra in Robert Mulligan’s coming-of-age drama, The Man in the Moon, and unexpectedly landed the lead. She followed with the dramatic adventure, A Far Off Place, and Diane Keaton’s critically-acclaimed Lifetime television feature, Wildflower.

In 1995, Witherspoon starred opposite Mark Wahlberg in the thriller, Fear. She received rave reviews for her performance in the independent feature, Freeway – a modern version of Little Red Riding Hood. Produced by Oliver Stone, the film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and aired to record-breaking numbers on HBO.

Witherspoon worked with Paul Newman, Gene Hackman and Susan Sarandon in Robert Benton’s dramatic thriller, Twilight, then displayed her gift for comedy in Pleasantville, written and directed by Gary Ross and co-starring Tobey Maguire.

In 1999, Witherspoon starred in Alexander Payne’s satirical comedy, Election, which earned her the Best Actress Award from the National Society of Film Critics as well as a Golden Globe Nomination. She followed with Legally Blonde, which took in $100 million in domestic box office and turned the young actress into a marquee name and international star.

Witherspoon went on to star in Sweet Home Alabama, which was one of the most successful female star-driven romantic comedies of the time. She then began a second career as a producer with Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde. Witherspoon’s production company, Type A Films, went on to develop and produce Penelope, a modern fable starring Christina Ricci and James McAvoy, and has a slate of additional projects in the works.

Off screen, Witherspoon is involved in many charitable works. She has been active on behalf of the Rape Treatment Center at the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Save the Children and currently serves on the board of the Children’s Defense Fund, raising money and awareness for their many programs. Last year she went to New Orleans with a group of women to open the first “Freedom School” and they have since endowed thirteen more community centers in the area.

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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 Hollywood 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. Fans of the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be thrilled to know that The Official Hollywood Walk of Fame phone application is now available. The application which can be downloaded from the iPhone store, is the best resource for information and news about all of the 2,400+ stars on the Walk of Fame. Hollywood Walk of Fame is also celebrating a fabulous 50th birthday party in the grand ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 which will conclude the year-long celebration of the Walk of Fame 50th.

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