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See Celebs Through the Years Getting Their Star on the Walk of Fame

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December 18, 2019 at 9:43 AM

See Celebs Through the Years Getting Their Star on the Walk of Fame

1960: "Bye Bye Birdie" lead Ann-Margret becomes the Hollywood icon herself

1975: Elton John has his star and wears them, too

1975: Ricky Nelson is forever remembered as a teenage heartthob

1976: Johnny Cash giggles over his success with his family

1979: The Hollywood hills are alive with Julie Andrews

1979: Fleetwood Mac stays together long enough to receive a star

1980: Pioneer for black musicians Quincy Jones "thrills" to be on Walk of Fame

1980: The Beach Boys catch a wave, then a star

1981: Ray Charles touches his name on his Hollywood star

1982: The supreme Diana Ross shines bright in Hollywood

1983: Lifelong actress Joan Collins is immortalized

1983: The King of Motown writes and sings his way to Walk of Fame

1983: Gloria Estefan's Latin music beats cemented into Hollywood

1986: A young Tom Cruise waves to adoring fans

1986: Tina Turner can't believe her solo stardom

1986: Stone fox Tom Sellick celebrates with mom and girlfriend

1985: Bette Midler's award is the wind beneath her wings

1990: Robin Williams hugs his star on the red carpet

1990: Comedian Arsenio Hall honored as his talk show kicks off

1991: Liza Minnelli joins her mother's star on the Walk of Fame

1991: Paul Abdul's hairdo is on-point for getting her award

1991: Billy Crystal snuggles with his Walk of Fame star

1992: Tom Hanks cheese for the cameras with Rita

1993: Dick Van Dyke is ecstatic about his star

1993: Patti LaBelle struts her stuff on the Walk of Fame

1994: Sophia Loren signature legs outshine her award

1996: Eddie Murphy gets a smooch and a star

1996: Jack Nicholson embraces his star power

1996: Faye Dunaway is all a-glow with her achievement

1997: James Brown dons his famous cape for the ceremony

1997: Cicely Tyson sheds light on black female empowerment

1997: Pierce Brosnan catches a star as 007

1998: Meryl Streep shoots to the stars

1998: Jamie Lee Curtis screams her way to the Walk of Fame

1999: Siegfried & Roy bring their signature white tiger to their Hollywood star unveiling

1999: KISS shows up in all their glory

1999: Kevin Spacey smiles in the wake of "American Beauty"

2001: Whoopi Goldberg is fed cake by Mayor Johnny Grant

2002: Jackie Chan gets up close and personal with his award

2004: The Olsen twins make it to the Walk of Fame the same year they make their last movie

See Celebs Through the Years Getting Their Star on the Walk of Fame

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is an iconic sidewalk strip of our nation's most dazzling onscreen and musical stars, from actors who just seem to get better with age — hello, Meryl — to others who bring nostalgia for a certain era in entertainment's history. Catch glimpses of these stars earning their permanent place in Hollywood (and don't forget to check out these photos of stars on their wedding day and rare photos of Hollywood stars on set).

Do you remember some of these iconic moments?

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