$40,000 is the pay for star on hollywood walk of fame.
$40,000 is the pay for star on hollywood walk of fame.
pay for star on hollywood walk of fame?
$40,000
the weird al star fund was a campaign started by yankovic's fans to get him a star on the hollywood walk of fame. their mission was to "solicit, collect, and raise the necessary money, and to compile the information needed for the application to nominate "weird al" yankovic for a star on the hollywood walk of fame." fans worldwide have sent donations to raise the us$40,000 needed for a nomination. in addition to the preferred method of cash donations, many methods were used to raise money for the cause, such as a live benefit show held april 11, 2006, and selling merchandise on the official website and ebay, including t-shirts, calendars, and cookbooks. on may 26, 2006, the campaign hit the then-$15,000 target, just five days before the may 31 deadline to submit the necessary paperwork. however, yankovic was not included on the list of inductees for 2007. on february 9, 2007, the hollywood chamber of commerce raised the price to sponsor a new star to $25,000. yankovic's application was resubmitted for consideration in 2007, but he was not included among 2008's inductees. in december 2010, the price was raised again to $30,000. and in 2017 the price was raised to $40,000. the campaign raised the new target each time and applications continued to be submitted yearly, until the hollywood chamber of commerce announced in june 2017 that yankovic would receive a star on the walk of fame as one of the 2018 inductees. in an official induction ceremony on august 27, 2018, al received the 2,643rd star on the hollywood walk of fame. the star is located at 6914 hollywood blvd, directly across the street from tcl chinese theatre. the ceremony was attended by 1,500 fans.
"weird al" yankovic
list of stars on the hollywood walk of fame









































the following is a list of the stars' actual locations on the hollywood walk of fame. the list does not include a star's name until his or her actual award ceremony. the list should be consistent with the list on the hollywood walk of fame website maintained by the hollywood chamber of commerce (see the external links section below). the stars are ordered alphabetically by surname.









































, more than 2,600 stars are on the hollywood walk of fame.









































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list of stars on the hollywood walk of fame