Chadwick Boseman will receive a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2024.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that Boseman, who tragically passed away in 2020 following a private battle with colon cancer, will be honored with a star, in the category of Motion Pictures, on the world's most famous walkway next year.
Boseman was best known for his acclaimed role as T'Challa in Marvel's Black Panther, the first superhero movie to earn a Best Picture nomination. His final performance as the character in the Disney+ MCU series What If...? earned him a posthumous Primetime Emmy Award.
He also starred in numerous other leading roles such as Jackie Robinson in 42 and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall. He received a posthumous Oscar nomination and Screen Actors Guild award for his role as ambitious trumpeter Levee Green in Netflix's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
Other luminaries recognized for their contributions to film in the Walk of Fame Class of 2024 include Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, and Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot, plus Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Meledandri, Chris Pine, and Christina Ricci.
Those in the category of television include Schitt's Creek co-creator and star Eugene Levy, award-winning actress and activist Kerry Washington, and physician-turned-actor Ken Jeong, together with Mario Lopez, Jim Nantz, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Michael Schur, Raúl De Molina, and Lili Estefan.
The Walk of Fame selection committee named 14 other entertainment professionals across the categories of Live Theatre/Live Performance, Radio, Recording, and Sports Entertainment to receive a star. Dates for the upcoming star ceremonies have not been scheduled as of yet.
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
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The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that Boseman, who tragically passed away in 2020 following a private battle with colon cancer, will be honored with a star, in the category of Motion Pictures, on the world's most famous walkway next year.
Boseman was best known for his acclaimed role as T'Challa in Marvel's Black Panther, the first superhero movie to earn a Best Picture nomination. His final performance as the character in the Disney+ MCU series What If...? earned him a posthumous Primetime Emmy Award.
He also starred in numerous other leading roles such as Jackie Robinson in 42 and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall. He received a posthumous Oscar nomination and Screen Actors Guild award for his role as ambitious trumpeter Levee Green in Netflix's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
Other luminaries recognized for their contributions to film in the Walk of Fame Class of 2024 include Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, and Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot, plus Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Meledandri, Chris Pine, and Christina Ricci.
Those in the category of television include Schitt's Creek co-creator and star Eugene Levy, award-winning actress and activist Kerry Washington, and physician-turned-actor Ken Jeong, together with Mario Lopez, Jim Nantz, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Michael Schur, Raúl De Molina, and Lili Estefan.
The Walk of Fame selection committee named 14 other entertainment professionals across the categories of Live Theatre/Live Performance, Radio, Recording, and Sports Entertainment to receive a star. Dates for the upcoming star ceremonies have not been scheduled as of yet.
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
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