John Carpenter, Robert Englund, and More Getting Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Horror movie icons John Carpenter and Robert Englund will be getting stars on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame. They join fellow horror acting legends including Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, and Bela Lugosi.
Englund shared on X of the news: “Woke up this morning to discover I’m in great company in the Hollywood Walk of Fame class of 2025. Just to hear my name mentioned alongside Jane Fonda and Prince makes my old heart go pit-a-pat!”
Variety details: “More than 30 new stars will be added to the Walk of Fame in the categories of motion pictures, television, live theatre/live performance, radio, recording and sports entertainment.”
Here’s the full list of names for the class of 2025, money of which you’ll recognize:
MOTION PICTURES: John Carpenter, Jessica Chastain, Bill Duke, Robert Englund, Emilio Estevez, Colin Farrell, Jane Fonda, Nia Long, Lisa Lu, Glynn Turman and Toni Vaz
TELEVISION: Fran Drescher, Lauren Graham, Bill Nye, Molly Shannon, Sherri Shepherd, Courtney B. Vance, Chris Wallace, Trey Parker and Matt Stone (double ceremony)
RECORDING: Fantasia, Depeche Mode, Los Bukis, The B-52s, Green Day, The Isley Brothers, Busta Rhymes, George Strait, Keith Urban, WAR and Prince (Posthumous)
LIVE THEATRE/LIVE PERFORMANCE: Misty Copeland and Alan Cumming
RADIO: Adam Carolla
Sports Entertainment: David Beckham and Orel Hershiser
These honorees were chosen from among hundreds of nominations to the committee at a meeting held on June 14, 2024 and ratified by the Hollywood Chamber’s Board of Directors.