Hollywood Walk of Fame facts and trivia

Performer Gene Autry is the only celebrity to have 5 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Roy Rogers, Bob Hope, Tony Martin, and Mickey Rooney each have stars in four categories.

Each year, an average of two-hundred nominations are submitted to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Walk of Fame Selection Committee. Only about 10% of nominees are selected.

To date, 47 percent of the stars have been awarded in the motion pictures category, 24 percent in television, 17 percent in audio recording, 10 percent in radio, and less than 2 percent in the live performance category.

Michael Jackson was inducted onto the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1980 as member of The Jacksons and in 1984 as solo artist.

Not only is there a star for the Beatles, but John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr all have individual stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Carol Burnett was presented a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6439 Hollywood Blvd., in front of the Hollywood Pacific Theatre where she worked as an usher in 1957.

The crew of Apollo XI have 4 stars that are shaped as the moon instead of the traditional star.
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