Hollywood Walk of Fame

==Description==
The Walk of Fame runs {{convert|1.3|mi|km}} east to west on [[Hollywood Boulevard]], from [[Gower Street (Los Angeles)|Gower Street]] to the ''Hollywood and La Brea Gateway'' at [[La Brea Avenue]], plus a short segment on Marshfield Way that runs diagonally between Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea; and {{convert|0.4|mi|km}} north to south on [[Vine Street]] between Yucca Street and [[Sunset Boulevard]]. According to a 2003 report by the market research firm NPO Plog Research, the Walk attracts about 10 million visitors annually—more than the [[Sunset Strip]], the [[TCL Chinese Theatre]] (formerly Grauman's), the ''[[RMS Queen Mary|Queen Mary]]'', and the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] combined—and has played an important role in making tourism the largest industry in [[Los Angeles County]].<ref name="Martin1">{{cite news|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/06/business/la-fi-walk-of-fame6-2010feb06|title=Golden milestone for the Hollywood Walk of Fame|last=Martin|first=Hugo|date=February 8, 2010|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324223751/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-06-la-fi-walk-of-fame6-2010feb06-story.html|archive-date=March 24, 2019|access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>

===Categorization===
{{As of|2023}}, the Walk of Fame comprises 2,752 stars,<ref name=starcount/> which are spaced at {{convert|6|ft|m|adj=on}} intervals. The monuments are coral-pink [[terrazzo]] five-point stars rimmed with [[brass]] (not [[bronze]], an oft-repeated inaccuracy)<ref name="WOFFAQ">{{cite web|publisher = Hollywood Chamber of Commerce|title = Walk of Fame Frequently Asked Questions|url = https://walkoffame.com/frequently-asked-questions/|access-date = May 13, 2011}}</ref> inlaid into a charcoal-colored terrazzo background. The name of the honoree is inlaid in brass block letters in the upper portion of each star. Below the inscription, in the lower half of the star field, a round inlaid brass emblem indicates the category of the honoree's contributions. The emblems symbolize six categories within the entertainment industry:
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*[[File:Walk of Fame Category Motion Pictures.jpg|50px|alt=Circular 4-inch brass plaque showing a side view of a classic movie camera.]] '''Classic film camera''' representing [[film|motion pictures]].
*[[File:Walk of Fame Category Television.jpg|50px|alt=Circular 4-inch brass plaque with a tube-type television with twin aerials.]] '''Television receiver''' representing [[Terrestrial television|broadcast television]].
*[[File:Walk of Fame Category Recording.jpg|50px|alt=Circular 4-inch brass plaque with a top view of phonograph disc and pickup arm.]] '''Phonograph record''' representing [[Sound recording and reproduction|audio recording]] or [[music]].
*[[File:Walk of Fame Category Radio.jpg|50px|alt=Circular 4-inch brass plaque with an antique studio-style microphone.]] '''Radio microphone''' representing [[Radio broadcasting|broadcast radio]].
*[[File:Walk of Fame Category Theater.jpg|50px|alt=Circular 4-inch brass plaque with the classic theatrical comedy/tragedy masks.]] '''Comedy/tragedy masks''' representing [[theater]]/[[Play (theater)|live performance]] (added in 1984).
*[image needed] '''Athletic trophy''' representing [[sport|sports entertainment]] (added in 2023).
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Of [[List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame|all the stars on the Walk to date]], 47% have been awarded in the motion pictures category, 24% in television, 17% in audio recording or music, 10% in radio, fewer than 2% in theater/live performance, and fewer than 1% in sports entertainment.<!--Simple arithmetic on the List itself. Per [[WP:CALC]], discussed in Talk, consensus obtained. Need link to the List in the para, or previous to it.--> According to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, approximately 20 new stars are added to the Walk each year.<ref name="WOFFAQ"/>

===Star locations===
Locations of individual stars are not necessarily arbitrary. Stars of many particularly well-known celebrities are found in front of the TCL (formerly Grauman's) Chinese Theatre. Oscar-winners' stars are usually placed near the [[Dolby Theatre]],{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} site of the annual [[Academy Awards]] presentations. Locations are occasionally chosen for ironic or humorous reasons: [[Mike Myers]]'s star lies in front of an adult store called the International Love Boutique,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2002/07/27/mike-myers-gets-a-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame/28406493007/|title=Mike Myers gets a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|date=2002-07-27|publisher=Herald-Tribune|accessdate=2024-01-10}}</ref> an association with his [[Austin Powers (film series)|Austin Powers]] roles; [[Roger Moore]]'s star and [[Daniel Craig]]'s star are located at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard in recognition of their titular role in the [[James Bond 007]] film series;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/movies/watch-daniel-craig-get-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star/|title=Watch live as Daniel Craig gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star next to former James Bond Roger Moore|date=2021-10-06|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=2024-01-10}}</ref> [[Ed O'Neill]]'s star is located outside a shoe store in reference to his character's occupation on the TV show ''[[Married ... with Children]]'';<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ed-oneills-walk-of-fame-star-in-front-of-shoe-store/ <!--was http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20099294-10391698.html-->|title=Ed O'Neill's Walk of Fame star in front of shoe store – Celebrity Circuit|work=CBS News|access-date=August 28, 2012}}</ref> and The [[Dead End Kids]]' star is located at the corner of LaBrea and Hollywood Boulevard.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WScZCgAAQBAJ|title=Behind Sach - The Huntz Hall Story|chapter=Introduction|publisher=BearManor Media|author=Jim Manago}}</ref>

Honorees may request a specific location for their star, although final decisions remain with the Chamber.<ref name="Q&A"/> [[Jay Leno]], for example, requested a spot near the corner of Hollywood Blvd. and Highland Ave. because he was twice picked up at that location by police for [[Vagrancy (people)|vagrancy]] (though never actually charged) shortly after his arrival in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/leno-returns-to-scene-of-crime-for-hollywood-honor.aspx?pageID=438&n=leno-returns-to-scene-of-crime-for-hollywood-honor-2000-04-29 |title=Leno returns to scene of crime for Hollywood honor|date= April 29, 2000|publisher=Hurriyet Daily News|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103170003/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/leno-returns-to-scene-of-crime-for-hollywood-honor.aspx?pageID=438&n=leno-returns-to-scene-of-crime-for-hollywood-honor-2000-04-29|archivedate=2017-01-03}}</ref> [[George Carlin]] chose to have his star placed in front of the KDAY radio station near the corner of Sunset Blvd. and Vine St., where he first gained national recognition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entity_id=19830&source_type=A|title=Biographical information for George Carlin|publisher=Kennedy Center|access-date=July 30, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220184243/http://kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entity_id=19830&source_type=A|archive-date=February 20, 2009}}</ref> [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]] chose a site in front of the [[Pantages Theatre (Hollywood)|Pantages Theatre]] where his musicals, ''[[In The Heights]]'' and ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]'', played.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Hollywood-Walk-of-Fame-to-Honor-Lin-Manuel-Miranda-with-Star-501597091.html|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|first=City News|last=Service|website=NBC Southern California|date=November 30, 2018}}</ref> [[Carol Burnett]] explained her choice in her 1986 memoir: While working as an usherette at the historic Warner Brothers Theatre (now the [[Hollywood Pacific Theatre]]) during the 1951 run of [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s film ''[[Strangers on a Train (film)|Strangers on a Train]]'', she took it upon herself to advise a couple arriving during the final few minutes of a showing to wait for the next showing, to avoid seeing (and spoiling) the ending. The theater manager fired her on the spot for "insubordination" and humiliated her by stripping the epaulets from her uniform in the theater lobby. Twenty-six years later, at her request, Burnett's star was placed at the corner of Hollywood and Wilcox—in front of the theater.<ref name="Burnett">{{cite book|title=One More Time|url=https://archive.org/details/onemoretimememoiburn00burn|url-access=registration|last=Burnett|first=Carol|author-link=Carol Burnett|year=1986|publisher=Random House|location=New York|isbn=0-394-55254-7|edition=first|pages=[https://archive.org/details/onemoretimememoiburn00burn/page/194 194–95]}}</ref>

===Alternative star designs===
Special category stars recognize various contributions by corporate entities, service organizations, and special honorees, and display emblems unique to those honorees.<ref name="LATSpecial">{{cite web|title=Special Stars – Page 1 – Hollywood Star Walk|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 18, 2011|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/type/special/page/1/}}</ref> For example, former Los Angeles mayor [[Tom Bradley (American politician)|Tom Bradley]]'s star displays the [[Seal of the City of Los Angeles]];<ref name="HeraldBradley">{{cite news|title=Mayor gets Hollywood star|newspaper=[[The Albany Herald]]|page=2A|agency=AP|date=June 26, 1993|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k8pEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2515,4997125&hl=en |via=Google News Archive }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/tom_lohdan/2303230119/|title=Hollywood Walk Of Fame Stars – Mayor Tom Bradley|last=Lohdan|first=Tom|date=December 31, 2007|publisher=Flickr |access-date=May 18, 2011}}<!--ok as 2nd source – better picture.--></ref> the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] (LAPD) star emblem is a replica of a Hollywood Division badge;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lapdblog.typepad.com/lapd_blog/2006/05/dscf2995.html|author=Beck, Charlie |title= Hollywood Area|date=May 10, 2006|publisher=Los Angeles Police Department Blog |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230610223322/https://lapdblog.typepad.com/lapd_blog/2006/05/dscf2995.html |archive-date= Jun 10, 2023 }}</ref> and stars representing corporations, such as [[Victoria's Secret]] and the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], display the honoree's corporate logo.<ref name="LATSpecial"/><ref name="HWOFCats">{{cite web|title=The Star Categories|publisher=HWOF LLC|access-date=May 17, 2011|url=http://hwof.com/about/categories/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305035214/http://hwof.com/about/categories/|archivedate=2011-03-05}}</ref> The "Friends of the Walk of Fame" monuments are charcoal terrazzo squares rimmed by miniature pink terrazzo stars displaying the five standard category emblems, along with the sponsor's corporate logo, with the sponsor's name and contribution in inlaid brass block lettering.<ref name="LATAbs"/><ref>{{cite magazine|title=L'Oreal Paris celebrates 100 years by helping to restore the Hollywood 'Walk of Fame'|url=https://us.fashionnetwork.com/news/l-oreal-paris-celebrates-100-years-by-helping-to-restore-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-,502605.html|date=October 14, 2009|magazine=Fashion Network |agency=Reuters |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131182219/https://us.fashionnetwork.com/news/l-oreal-paris-celebrates-100-years-by-helping-to-restore-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-,502605.html |archive-date= Jan 31, 2024 }}</ref> Special stars and Friends monuments are granted by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce or the Hollywood Historic Trust, but are not part of the Walk of Fame proper and are located nearby on private property.<ref name="LATAbs">{{cite news|last=Semuels|first=Alana|date=July 22, 2008|title=Hollywood, brought to you by...|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=B6|url=https://articles.latimes.com/print/2008/jul/22/local/me-sponsor22 <!--ALT: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jul/22/local/me-sponsor22--> |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200808021524/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jul-22-me-sponsor22-story.html |archive-date= Aug 8, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="WaTimes">{{cite news|last=Torrance|first=Kelly Jane|date=August 29, 2008|title=Fame has its price|newspaper=The Washington Times|access-date=May 18, 2011|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/29/fame-has-its-price/?page=all#pagebreak}}</ref>

The monuments for the [[Apollo 11]] mission to the Moon are uniquely shaped: Four identical circular moons, each bearing the names of the three [[astronaut]]s ([[Neil Armstrong|Neil A. Armstrong]], [[Buzz Aldrin|Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.]], and [[Michael Collins (astronaut)|Michael Collins]]), the date of the [[Moon landing|first Moon landing]] ("7/20/69"), and the words "Apollo XI", are set on each of the four corners of the intersection of [[Hollywood and Vine]].<ref name="LATApollo">{{cite web|title=Hollywood Star Walk: Apollo Landing|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 18, 2011|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/apollo-landing/}}</ref>