Mark Hamill Will Receive a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!

Article first published on OuterPlaces.com, written by Jonathan Kesh.

 

The Hollywood Walk of Fame has grown pretty large by now, with several names being added each year since the 1950s – they’re at over 2,600 stars by now, and with so many famous people out there, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is still adding names that surprisingly weren’t there before. And this year (or next year, technically, in 2018), veteran Star Wars actor Mark Hamill is one of the couple dozen celebrities who’ll be getting their own star on the Walk of Fame.

 

 

Hamill’s new star will be going alongside other newcomers Gillian Anderson, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeff Goldblum, Zoe Saldana, Jack Black, Lynda Carter, Taraji P. Henson, Snoop Dog, Weird Al Yankovic, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, among many others.

That’s an impressive crowd, and to promote the big news, Hamill quoted a line from his scene in The Force Awakens:

 

 

Hamill first appeared in Star Wars 40 years ago, in one of his first film roles, and Luke Skywalker alone is an iconic enough character to earn him the star. He’s had an extremely prolific voice acting career since then, including being the iconic voice of the Joker in several Batman shows, but it’s probably Luke Skywalker that got him his own little chunk of Hollywood sidewalk.

 

His upcoming return in The Last Jedi at the end of the year may also be why he’s getting it now, but like many of the names on that list above, it’s been overdue anyways. He also won’t be the first Jedi to enter the Hollywood Walk of Fame: other Star Wars actors who already had their own stars include Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams, Alec Guinness, Samuel L. Jackson, and Forest Whitaker (although he got his long before Rogue One, of course).

 

Before you visit Hamill’s shiny new star the next time you’re a tourist in Los Angeles, you can catch him in Star Wars: The Last Jedi when it comes out December 15, 2017.

 

 

Source: OuterPlaces.com

 

 

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25 thoughts on “Mark Hamill Will Receive a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!

  • June 27, 2017 at 12:16 am
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    Why did it take this long?!

    • June 27, 2017 at 6:25 am
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      Yeah, my first reaction was “He doesn’t have a star already??????”
      Carrier Fisher doesn’t either.

  • June 27, 2017 at 12:17 am
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    Can’t decide which “honor” is more irrelevant? This or the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame?

    • June 27, 2017 at 1:56 am
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      Not nearly as irrelevant as every single thing you have ever posted here or will ever post in the future.

      • June 29, 2017 at 6:30 am
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        I try not to take the bait, but it’s hard. You’re doing the lord’s work.

    • June 27, 2017 at 4:45 am
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      This is relevant — the Hollywood Walk of Fame remains iconic and a tourist attraction for travelers worldwide.

  • June 27, 2017 at 1:58 am
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    Well, it’s about F***ing time.

  • June 27, 2017 at 2:33 am
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    So happy for him, he’ll always embody the true spirit of Star Wars

  • June 27, 2017 at 4:36 am
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    LONG LONG OVERDUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • June 27, 2017 at 5:30 am
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    And he didn’t get one after starring in three of the biggest movies of all time?

    • June 27, 2017 at 6:22 am
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      Four 😉

      • June 27, 2017 at 4:21 pm
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        He didn’t get one after staring in three of the biggest movies etc, but did get one after appearing in the fourth. So the statement is correct.

        Ironically he seems to have been rewarded after the fourth biggest film, where all he did was stand and stare!

        Personally I prefer to believe that he was awarded this because they finally recognised his “awesomeness” and not because he’s currently back in the public eye.

  • June 27, 2017 at 6:36 am
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    How much longer before Carrie and George each get one?

    • June 27, 2017 at 4:23 pm
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      Unlikely George will get one because the establishment have hurt feelings over all the naughty things he called them back in the day.

      He does however have my respect and that’s all that’s important!

      • June 28, 2017 at 3:09 am
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        I agree that it is unlikely George will get one. At least not while he’s alive. It is unfortunate though, because of all the people that have received a star, most are likely nowhere near as deserving as he is.

  • June 27, 2017 at 8:42 am
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    Jack Black?? They are really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Lol. Congrats to mark though.

    • June 27, 2017 at 7:21 pm
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      Snoop Dog is worse

  • June 27, 2017 at 1:06 pm
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    How come he didn’t have one already?

  • June 27, 2017 at 1:16 pm
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    How it happens Carrie Fischer, Portman, McGregor or Christopher Lee haven’t get their stars either ? Who give them in the end ?

  • June 27, 2017 at 6:08 pm
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    How do people get stars? Some of the names missing seem incredulous.

    • June 27, 2017 at 8:00 pm
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      $40K explains it. I was surprised to learn Mark didn’t already have one.

      I remember a photo from many years back of R2D2 and C3PO leaving their “prints” on a sidewalk though.

  • June 27, 2017 at 7:31 pm
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    Snoop Dog? No Carrie Fischer? BTW I’m surprised Mark and Carrie havn’t already got one. Carrie was in one of my favorite films Hannah and her Sisters, the Blues Brothers, When Harry Met Sally, the burbs. She received awards for writing Postcards from the edge which was turned into film.

    • June 27, 2017 at 7:33 pm
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      Oh I forgot. She was also in Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. LOL.

    • June 28, 2017 at 10:19 pm
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      You’re right – Carrie was so talented.

      Other works –
      Her Wishful Drinking show was great too.
      Clever writing & outstanding presentation.

      Highly recommend fans of Carrie’s sense of humour/interested in fun details about her past, check it out.

  • June 29, 2017 at 7:50 pm
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    Yup time to start the #StarForCarrie on twitter.

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