Having a star on the "Alley of Glory" in Hollywood, many celebrities crave. The small block of the Earth became an indicator of how successfully the career of his owner was. However, there are media players who are completely uninteresting. Some of them even refused to accommodate their name on the sidewalks of the Hollywood Boulevard and Wine Street in Los Angeles.
Adme.ru wants to tell about celebrities, who abandoned their star on the most famous boulevard in the world or remained indifferent to this idea. And we can confidently assert that they had for that reason.
Get your star on Hollywood Boulevard is not as simple as you might think (and not cheap)
Let's start with the fact that the path to getting a star on the "Alley" begins with the fact that fans or other interested parties nominate their celebrity. Of course, this does not mean that the celebrity or her representative will approve this nomination, and without it in any way. Then the organizing committee in the face of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce chooses, whose star is placed on the "Alley of Glory", and there is no one. But this process does not end: the media driver, which takes a proposal, must pay $ 50,000 for the creation and installation of the star. Some of these funds are sent to maintaining the territory of the Promenade. But if you thought that only economic reasons affect the desire of a famous person to have their own star, then you were very mistaken. Many celebrities who rejected the proposal are generally not interested in this initiative.
1. Madonna
In the late 80s, after the second album Madonna won the world, she decided not to stop there. The singer continued to put new records on the musical field, and also decided to try himself in the film industry. Of course, all this was enough to nominated to the star. But, despite the fact that the initiator was a group of critics, Madonna refused the nomination to this day, did not explain the reasons for refusal.
2. Whitney Houston
Adorable by fans, the performer of one of the main songs of the century "I Will Always Love You" was appointed to his own star in 1995, but its representative and employees did not appeal to the Chamber, to determine the date of the awards ceremony. During the interview, the wife of Brother and part-time manager Whitney Houston told that "she did not want her legs to come on her name."
3. Bruce Springstine
Although the legendary musician agreed to take his star on the Hollywood "Alley of Glory", in fact he did not receive it. The fact is that he simply did not appear on the public award ceremony. As a result, the Committee responsible for the award introduced the rule that obliges the awarded stars to attend this event. "We call him the rule of Springstina," the producer "Alleys of Glory" Ana Martinez joked during an interview.
4. Clint Eastwood
If there is a person with a multi-faceted career, which certainly earned this tiny shur of real estate on the sidewalk, then this is actor and director Clint Eastwood. From the Westerns of the 60s, which he owes his glory, to this day, the American Titan of the film industry is still in the profession and managed to work in 72 paintings. And it is only as an actor. He also participated in many other films as a producer and director. Despite the fact that he worked for many years in this industry, he was never interested in getting his star. Clint Isovda nominated in different reasons many times, but his answer was always polite, but the solid "no".
5. Julia Roberts
Despite the fact that we all saw Vivian Ward, who played Julia Roberts, standing on this famous Boulevard at the beginning of the film "Pretty Woman", unfortunately, we will not find the actress. In June 2019, Julia Roberts was appointed to the star, which could appear in the 2020th, but she rejected the offer. Like Springstina, she was indifferent, she owns her small piece of land with his star in Hollywood or not.
6. John Denver
Country artist who was very successful in the 70s, and besides, engaged in public activities related to humanitarian and environmental issues, lost his star in 1982. And this is despite the fact that his representative paid $ 3,000 for its installation on the Hollywood "Alley of Glory." Neither John Denver nor his manager has never found the opportunity to agree on the date of the ceremony. Be that as it may, in 2014, members of the artist's family agreed to establish a star posthumously, 17 years after his death. "We are proud to honor one of the iconic American performers, whom we all lack. Fortunately, we have his stunning music, thanks to which we will remember him, "said the President of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
7. Denzel Washington
Despite the fact that awarded award-winning actor and director rightfully deserved his star on Hollywood Boulevard, he seemed to be very interested in this. He never appointed a date of the public ceremony, despite the fact that it was nominated. Therefore, his star is still waiting for installation.
8. George Clooney.
Another name you won't find on Hollywood Boulevard is George Clooney. He became famous after the release of the "Ambulance" series. And this is not because it was not selected or nominated, but because she also did not appoint the date of the star setting the ceremony. It is for this reason that the process was also suspended. Let's hope that the terms will not expire and he will still find time for participation in the ceremony.
9. Prince
For memorable and extravagant prince, which became the performer of one of the hits of the century "Purple Rain", there is also no place for the "Alley of Glory" in Hollywood. For clarity, we note that this is not at all because it was not selected or did not offer him. He was nominated for their own star in the 90s. The organizers were calculated to hold the ceremony at the end of the decade so that the event echoed with the name of the 5th album of the singer - "1999". However, according to Anna Martinez, he rejected the initiative, saying that he had not yet come. After the death of Prince, his name was once again pop up in this story, when the fans wanted to install the star of the beloved singer posthumously. But according to the rules of the Chamber of Commerce, this should pass 5 years from the date of death. However, Prince fans did not stop it and they themselves entered his name in the "Alley of Glory".
10. Mohammed Ali
Mohammed Ali agreed with the installation of his star in Hollywood, but because of religious beliefs he did not like the idea that people would attack Muhammed. Therefore, when in 2002, a memorial plaque was opened in honor of the Great Boxer on the wall of the Dolby theater, and there were also his star, which became the first and only not on the sidewalk, and on the wall.
Which celebrity, in your opinion, should not be without a star? Would you like to have your own star on Hollywood boulevard?