Interesting Facts About Hollywood Walk of Fame

It is practically the dream of every Hollywood actor and actress to get their own star on the famous landmarks in the world The Hollywood Walk of Fame and we have also seen lots of celebrities taking photos beside their star on the Walk of Fame.

The Walk of Fame currently has over 2,500 stars, and with those stars comes a lot of history, scandal, and details. Below are some interesting facts you might not know about the historical Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1.      It’s Not Free

Even though it is an honour for your name to be on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, it is still going to cost you a fortune. As at 2012 the cost of putting your name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was $30,000.

2.      It’s Long

With over 2,500 stars on it, the Walk of Fame cover a total distance of 1.3 miles as it spreads over 15 blocks spanning east to west.

3.      It’s Busy!

While it’s hard to keep track of who is actually visiting the Walk of Fame and who is simply walking over it, there’s no doubt it’s one of the busiest attractions in Hollywood. In 2003 alone, it boasted over 10 million visitors.

4.      Some People Turn It Down

You would be surprise to know that since 1968 over 40 possible ingrates have turned down their chance to have their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and these includes stars like George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Clint Eastwood.

5.      There Have Been Some Spelling Errors

Imagine after paying $30k and been given the honour to have your own star on the Walk of Fame only for you to now find out that your name has been wrongly spelt, did I hear say embarrassing?  This has happened to Julia Louis-Dreyfus, whose name was initially written as ‘Julia Luis Dreyfus,” and Dick Van Dyke’s whose surname was first printed as ‘Vandyke’

6.      There Wasn’t a First Star

We can only imagine the kind of joy you would feel if your star was the first star to appear on the Walk of Fame but sorry to disappoint, the Hollywood Walk of Fame doesn’t have one person created for the first star instead when the Walk of Fame was created eight stars were placed at once which means eight people share the honor of being “first.”

7.      Not All Stars Belongs to Humans

Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse and even the Simpsons have a star on the Walk of Fame and this simply implies that not only humans are awarded a star all sort of characters even animals are given a star on the Walk of Fame.