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Seacrest buys star on Hollywood WOF

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Hotlantan
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02-24-2005

Thursday, April 14, 2005 - 9:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
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www.hollywoodchamber.net

Criteria for Star on the Walk of Fame
1. Professional achievement
2. Longevity of five years in the field of entertainment
3. Contributions to the community

The recipient must agree to attend the dedication ceremony.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce makes every effort to schedule a dedication ceremony on the date requested by the honoree. A 60 to 90 day lead period is needed for required permits, the manufacture of the star, and advance publicity.

Deadline for submission of applications is May 31, 2005. The sponsorship fee is $15,000 and is subject to change.

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From the official WOF website. Now *this* is sad:
www.seeing-stars.com/Calendar/index.shtml

CELEBRITIES ABOUT TO RECEIVE STARS ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

The celebrities listed below will appear in person on Hollywood Blvd or Vine Street to receive their stars. (Except, of course, for those awarded their stars posthumously.)


Roger Ebert (film critic - "Siskel & Ebert", "Ebert & Roeper")
Thursday, June 23, 2005, at 11:30 a.m.
(location to be announced)

Ryan Seacrest ("American Idol", KIIS FM DJ)
Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at 11:30 a.m.
(Hollywood Blvd & Highland Ave)

Sandra Bullock ("Miss Congeniality", "While You Were Sleeping", "Speed")
Thursday, March 24, 2005, at 11:30 a.m.
(6801 Hollywood Blvd - near Highland)

Jim Gray (sportscaster)
Thursday, March 3, 2005, at 11:30 a.m.
(6801 Hollywood Blvd - near Highland)

Pierre Cossette (TV producer - the Grammy Awards)
Monday, February 7, 2005, at 11:30 a.m.
(6233 Hollywood Blvd - near Vine)

Fred Travelina (comedian / impressionist)
Thursday, February 3, 2005, at 11:30 a.m.
(7018 Hollywood Blvd - near Orange)

Keanu Reeves ("The Matrix", "Speed")
Monday, January 31, 2005, at 11:30 a.m.
(6801 Hollywood Blvd - near Highland)

Susan Lucci ('Erica Kane' on "All My Children")
Friday, January 28, 2005, at 11:30 a.m.
(6801 Hollywood Blvd - near Highland)

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Friday, April 15, 2005 - 4:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hmmmm... I didn't know you could buy your own. I thought you had to be picked by the "Hollywood gods" or something.

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Friday, April 15, 2005 - 4:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
......"The official nomination period is announced in the Hollywood Entertainment Trade publications and an appropriate news release is disseminated to the Los Angeles area print and broadcast media.

The Walk of Fame Committee meets annually. Nomination of an individual or group does not automatically equate to approval of a star in the Walk of Fame. Several hundred applications are reviewed annually, from which an undetermined number is selected. All nominated artists are carefully and objectively evaluated. Those not selected the first year will automatically roll over for a second review the following year. If it is not approved in the second year, nominees must be resubmitted. Posthumous applications require a five-year waiting period.......
Nominations

You got me Hotlantan! I always wondered why some people who seemed so much more famous than others were getting their stars so much later than others.



Halfunit
Moderator

09-02-2001

Friday, April 15, 2005 - 7:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was always under the assumption that the stars on the WOF were purchased, but the ones where they dip their hands in cement were 'awarded'.

Or is this the same WOF...??


Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Friday, April 15, 2005 - 9:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Congratulations to Ryan Seacrest for being sponsored to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I'll watch our local news next Wednesday night...lol, same night as AI.




Escapee
Member

06-15-2004

Monday, April 18, 2005 - 2:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Keanu Reeves/Sandra Bullock/Susan Lucci, deserve it before Ryan Seacrest.

Keanu, ahh, remember Bill & Ted?

Mak1
Member

08-12-2002

Monday, April 18, 2005 - 3:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yes, Escapee...most excellent.

Brenda1966
Member

07-03-2002

Friday, April 22, 2005 - 11:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Just wanted to point out that Ryan's hollywood star was for his work in radio. And well deserved, I think, as he's like the new Casey Kasum (sp?).

Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Friday, April 22, 2005 - 1:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
exactly brenda! america's top 40! he has been involved in radio and television since 1994, as a host of one show or another. and has had the #1 NATIONWIDE radio show besides the america's top 40 show for his afternoon show. there is much more to ryan seacrest than his american idol gig.

Fabnsab
Member

08-07-2000

Friday, April 22, 2005 - 11:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
While I agree with that, I just look at how long it took an icon like Susan Lucci to get her star and I think about Britney Spears already having one- it makes me ill.

Something needs to be balanced a touch more when deciding. Career longevity can't truly be measured in five years.