Las Vegas Walk of Stars

Las Vegas Walk of Stars
Established 2005
Location Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada
Type Entertainment hall of fame
Website Official website

The Las Vegas Walk of Stars, located in Las Vegas, Nevada, started in October 2004 [1] to honor the people who helped make Vegas famous. The embedded stars are located along a 4-mile stretch on both sides of Las Vegas Blvd between Sahara Ave and Russell Blvd. Wayne Newton was first to be honored on October 26, 2004, followed in 2005 by Frank Marino, Liberace, Rich Little, Line Renaud and Dick Jensen.[2] In 2010, Frank Marino became the first entertainer to have earned induction into the Walk of Stars twice.[3] In 2010, Cuban music icons Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan were the first couple recognized, who shared a star. In 2011, Mexican power couple Jenni Rivera and Esteban Loaiza were the second couple to be recognized by the Las Vegas Strip attraction.[4] On February 17, 2008 singer, entertainer, television host and producer, Tony Sacca became the 23 star recipient.

Honorees

Singer Jenni Rivera's star
Name Nationality Specialty Date Ref.
Wayne Newton  United States Singer October 26, 2004 [5]
Frank Marino  United States Female impersonator February 1, 2005
Liberace  United States Singer February 1, 2005
Rich Little  Canada Voice actor February 15, 2005
Line Renaud  France Singer October 24, 2005
Dick Jensen  United States Live performer November 5, 2005
Wayne Allyn Root  United States TV celebrity August 15, 2006
Siegfried & Roy  Germany Magicians October 3, 2006 [6]
Society of Seven  United States Variety Troupe November 28, 2006
Sammy Davis, Jr.  United States Singer February 15, 2007
Bobby Darin  United States Singer May 14, 2007 [7]
Tony Sacca  United States Television Personality February 17, 2008
Trini Lopez  United States Singer May 15, 2008 [8]
Elvis Presley  United States Singer September 26, 2008 [9]
Raúl De Molina  Cuba
 United States 		Television personality November 3, 2009 [10]
Lili Estefan  Cuba
 United States 		Television personality November 3, 2009 [11]
Dean Martin  United States Singer February 22, 2010
Frank Sinatra  United States Singer February 22, 2010
Frank Marino  United States Female Impersonator February 25, 2010
Emilio & Gloria Estefan  Cuba
 United States 		Singer and Producer April 29, 2010 [12]
Fernando Vargas  United States Boxer January 28, 2011
Manny Pacquiao  Philippines Boxer May 2, 2011
Jenni Rivera  Mexico
 United States 		Singer July 1, 2011 [13]
Esteban Loaiza  Mexico Baseball pitcher July 1, 2011 [4]
Engelbert Humperdinck  England Singer July 20, 2011
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons  United States Music band March 21, 2013
Regulo Caro  Mexico Singer October 22, 2014

References

  1. ↑ USATODAY.com - Las Vegas to celebrate 100 years
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Frank Marino Awarded, Gets Second Star on Las Vegas Walk of Stars". February 27, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  4. 1 2 SILVA, CRISTINA (July 11, 2011). "Singer Jenni Rivera honored with Las Vegas star". Associated Press. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Wayne Newton Honoured in Las Vegas". October 28, 2004. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Illusionists Siegfried and Roy inducted into Las Vegas Walk of Stars". Fox News. October 4, 2006. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ "The Darin Lifetime Event 2007". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  8. ↑ Trini Lopez
  9. ↑ Las Vegas Review Journal-Elvis Gets His Star
  10. ↑ "Raúl De Molina and Lili Estefan". Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Biography of Llil Estefan (In Spanish & English)". Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Gloria and Emilio Estefan Receive Star from Las Vegas Walk of Stars". Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Singer Jenni Rivera honored with Las Vegas star". Associated Press. July 4, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2014.

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