Comments on: Celebrities Pay for Their Star on the Walk of Fame

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By: Robert Wolff

Robert Wolff — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:35:32 +0000

What happens if someone dies after they are awarded a star but before the unveiling? They won’t be able to attend the unveiling, but also won’t qualify for the “must be dead for 5 years” requirement for posthumous awards. Also, who pays for the star in a posthumous award?

By: Chad Upton

Chad Upton — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:56:04 +0000

My pleasure. I never miss an opportunity to make a joke.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 19 May 2010 07:39:45 +0000

Thank you for pointing out that deceased celebrities are not required to show for the unveiling of their posthumous awards.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:49:54 +0000

Very interesting! I think they should base the price of each star on some metric of how awesome the particular celebrity is. So, if you are relatively awesome (ex. Conan O’Brien) then your price would be $250 or something. If you are relatively un-awesome (ex. Weird Al) then your price would be $100,000. It seems like that would be a more fair system. Just a thought.

By: Steph

Steph — Wed, 12 May 2010 05:09:54 +0000

Hahaha I wonder why recipiants of the posthumous award don’t need to show up…

I enjoyed that. :)