COUNCIL FILE NO. 0q..- 0 qV COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 13·

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Office of the City Engineer

Los Angeles, California

To the Honorable Council

Ofthe City of Los Angeles APR 242009

Honorable Members: C. D. No. 13

SUBJECT:

Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street - Walk of Fame Additional Name in Terrazzo Sidewalk- MARLEE MATLIN

RECOMMENDATIONS:

A. That the City Council designate the unnumbered location situated one sidewalk square northerly of and between numbered locations 13H and 14h as shown on Sheet 16 of Plan D-13788 for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation ofthe name of Marlee Matlin at 6667 Hollywood Boulevard.

B. Inform the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce of the Council's action on this matter.

C. That this report be adopted prior to the date of the ceremony on May 6,2009.

FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:

No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee.

TRANSMITTALS:

1. Unnumbered communication dated April 9, 2009, from the Hollywood Historic Trust of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, biographical information and excerpts from the minutes ofthe Chamber's meeting with recommendations. City Council -2- C.D. No. 13

DISCUSSION:

The Walk of Fame Committee of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has submitted a request for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame the name of Marlee Matlin. The ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at II:30 a.m.

The communicant's request is in accordance with City Council action of October 18,1978, under Council File No. 78-3949. Following the Council's action of approval, and upon proper application and payment of the required fee, an installation permit can be secured at 201 N. Figueroa Street, 3rd Floor, Counter 23.

Respectfully submitted,

WoO,.., ~ \'.oHem;]~.~: P.E. Central District Engineer Bureau of Engineering

sm: Matlin.02 (213)482-7055 cc: Construction Services Center, Counter 23 Bureau of Street Services Administration **:,,** " .uOLLVWOOD WALK 01= I=AME

April 9, 2009

Mr. Gary Lee Moore Public Works Engineering At!: Lemuel Paco 201 N. Figueroa st. 3rd Floor, M.S. 503 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Fax 213482-7007

Dear Mr. Moore:

The Walk of Fame Committee of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has approved the below listed name for insertion into the HollywoodWalk of Fame:

MARLEE MATLIN (Category -MOTION PICTURES)- Requested star location to be 6667 Hollywood Blvd. north side of the street, in front of Musso & Frank Restaurant. The star for MARLEE MATLIN will be situated in the second row closest to the building near the stars of HARRISON FORD (13H) to the east and QUINN MARTIN which is numbered (14h) to the west Both stars are in the original row. According to sheet # 16 plan 13788, MARLEE MATLIN'S star has no designated number. The dedication ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at 11:30 a.m.

Thank you for your cooperation in this request. I look forward to a response from your office soon. If you have questions call me at (323) 468-1376.

The following materials are enclosed: MARLEE MATLIN'S bio, and the Board of Director's Minutes. .

A, a Martinez-Holler ice President, Media Relations cc: -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Council President Eric Garcetti Ralph Pipes Sally Castro Leron Gubler Sgt. Mike Arminio Top End Constructors Inspector Gladden Sandra McClellan Topher Best Carmine Goglia BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES ~ JUNE 16, 1993 PAGE 5

WALK OF FAME COMMITTEE - MOTION WAS MADE BY JOHNNY GRANT AND SECONDED BY CHRIS BAUMGART TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING FOR INSERTION IN THE WALK OF FAME: CiiOTION· PICT~;;?- JAMES COBURN, ANNETTE FUNICELLO, MAURICE JARRE, BEN JOHNS, MARLEE =!:fATLIN, CHARLIE SHEEN, RAQUEL WELCH AND LEW WASSERMiIN. TELEVISION - BIG BIRD, DELLA REESE, FRED ROGERS (MISTER ROGERS), PAT SAJAK AND JOHN TESH. RECORDING .: ANITA BAKER, JAMES BROWN, DURAN DURAN, THE POINTER SISTERS, DOC SEVERINSEN AND THE SUPREMES. LIVE THEATRE - VICTOR BORGE, KEITH CARRADINE, PLACIDO DOMINGO AND TOMMY TUNE. RADIO - RALPH STORY.

THE MOTION CARRIED.

CLINT MILLER ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FIFTEEN MINUTES MARLEE MATLIN

BIOGRAPHY

Marlee Matlin received worldwide critical acclaim for her motion pictnre debut in Paramount Pictures' "Children of a Lesser God," a performance the fihn community chose to recognize in with its highest honor -- the Academy Award for Best Actress. At age 21, she became the youngest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar and one of only four actresses to receive that honor for a film debut. ill addition to the Oscar, Marlee was honored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association with the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama. That same year she was honored by Harper's Bazaar Magazine as one of the "The Ten Most Beautiful Women" and Esquire Magazine's "Women We Love." Born and raised in Morton Grove, Illinois, Marlee started acting at the age of seven in the role of Dorothy in "The Wizard ofOz" at a children's theatre company in Chicago. After several years of performing on stage throughout Chicago and the midwest, Marlee was discovered in a Chicago stage production of Mark Medoff's Tony Award-winning play, "Children of a Lesser God." Following an extensive international search for the lead role, the producers of the film version selected her to star opposite William Hurt. Marlee followed her film debut with a second feature, "Walker," starring Ed Harris. While filming in Nicaragua, Marlee took time to visit hearing and hearing impaired children, as she has done extensively throughout her travels to Australia, England, Italy, Germany, Russia, Croatia, Mexico and Canada. Marlee went on to star in the French featnre "The Man in the Golden Mask, " co-starring Jean Reno. She appeared in two featnre films in 1992 -- "The Linguini Incident" with David Bowie and Rosanna Arquette and Robert Altman's "The Player". Marlee also starred in 20th Century Fox's "Hear No Evil," a suspense thriller co-starring Martin Sheen and in MGMfUnited Artists' AIDS drama "It's My Party, " written and directed by 2

Randal Kleiser. In 2005, Marlee made an auspicious return to features with the critcally acclaimed documentary/feature, "What the Bleep Do We Know!?" Marlee made her television debut, starring with Lee Remick in CBS' "Bridge to Silence." Marlee went on to star for two seasons in the NBC Televison series, "Reasonable Doubts" opposite Mark Harmon. She was twice nominated for both a Golden Globe Award as Best Actress in a Dramatic Television Series as well as the People's Choice Awards. Marlee was nominated for two Emmy awards for her guest turns on NBC's "Seinfeld and CBS's "Picket Fences." Marlee also starred in "Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story," a movie for Lifetime Television in which she was nominated for a CableACE Award for Best Actress in a Movie or Mini-Series. Marlee broke down yet another barrier with the role, playing a character who was not deaf. "I have always resisted putting limitations on myself, both professionally and personally, " said Matlin. "This role gave me the chance to do something I'd never done before. It was a new challenge for me and was a very rewarding experience. " Marlee returned to CBS' "Picket Fences" for two seasons to reprise her Emmy-nominated role. Coincidentally, Marlee's character on Picket Fences gave birth on the same day she gave birth in real life, a feat repeated exactly 43 years to the day by Lucille Ball on "I Love Lucy" on the same network, CBS. For seven seasons, Marlee starred opposite Martin Sheen, Jimmy Smits and Bradley Whitford as pollster, Joey Lucas, on NBC's Emmy Award winning series, "The West Wing." She has also guest-starred on numerous shows including NBC's "Sweet Justice" with Cicely Tyson, as well as Showtime's anthology series "The Outer Limits." Marlee also starred in HBO's original feature, "Dead Silence," opposite James Garner and starred in the Showtime feature, "Freak City," opposite Natalie Cole. Marlee also guest starred on HBO's Emmy Award-winning series, "The Larry Sanders Show," ABC's comedy "Spin City," on NBC's award winning drama "ER," and CBS' "Judging Amy." Marlee received her third Emmy Award nomination for her work on ABC's "The Practice, and guest starred on and NBC's "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit receiving her fourth Emmy nomination for her work. Marlee also guest starred on ABC's award winning "Desperate Housewives, "My Name is Earl", "CSI: New York," and "Nip/Tuck." In 2006 Marlee hosted a special 2 hour edition of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. In 2007, Marlee joined the cast of Showtime's cutting edge drama "The L Word" starring opposite Jennifer Beals. She returned for a second season on "The L Word" in 2008. Most recently, Marlee proved herself to be a graceful and fierce competitor as a contestant on season six of the 3

th hit ABC show, "Dancing with the Stars." Beginning December 17 , 2008, Marlee and fellow "Dancing with the Stars" castmates will kick off the fourth "Dancing with the Stars" tour, which will travel to 37 cities throughout North America. In September, 1999, under her Solo One Productions banner, Mar1eeembarked on her first effort as Executive Producer and starred in the courtroom thriller "Where the Truth Lies" for Lifetime Television and in 2003, produced "Eddie's Million Dollar Bake-off' for The Disney Channel, receiving an honor from the National Council on Family Relations for excellence in programming. Marlee published a novel for children entitled "Deaf Child Crossing" in 2002. Simon and Shuster published the sequel, "Nobody's Perfect" in Summer, 2006 and the second sequel, "Leading Ladies" in 2007. Marlee has also appeared in a number of musical performances. She appeared on "Sesame Street" with Grammy Award winning singer Billy Joel, performing "Just the Way You Are," and appeared in the music video for Joel's Grammy-nominated "We Didn't Start the Fire." In January, 1993, she performed the national anthem in American Sign Language with Garth Brooks, at "Super Bowl XXVII" and appeared in Brooks' music video "We Shall Be Free." She returned to the Super Bowl in 2007 to perform the national anthem in sign language with Billy Joel. Marlee has also appeared in a number of educational and children's programs. Marlee served as host of PBS' Emmy Award winning series "People in Motion," and in 2007, she was featured in the PBS documentary, "Through Deaf Eyes." Other television appearances include MTV's "Rock the Vote," Disney's award winning series "Adverntures in Wonderland." And Nickelodeon's Emmy Award winning "Blues Clues" where she appears as Marlee the Librarian. Marlee can currently be seen starring in "Baby Wordsworth," part of the highly acclaimed "Baby Einstein" series, teaching sign language to infants and toddlers. In 1994, Marlee was appointed by President Clinton and confirmed by the Senate to the Board of Directors for the Corporation for National Service. In 1995, Marlee served as Chairperson for National Volunteer Week and honored in a White House Rose Garden ceremony by the President. Marlee serves as a national celebrity spokesperson for The American Red Cross, encouraging Americans to donate blood. She has also worked on behalf of closed captioning and in 1992 was instrumental in getting Congree to pass federal legislation requiring all televisions manufactured in the United States be equipped with closed captioning technology. She also serves on the boards of a number of charitable organizations including Easter Seals, The Children Affected By 4

Aids Foundation, as well as those charities which primarily benefit children. Marlee has also combined her charity work with commercial ventures and has appeared in numerous commercials and Public Servcie Announcements, on behalf of corporate sponsors such as Target, Sprint and Toys R Us, each designed to raise awareness about the importance of donating to charitable organizations. In 2006 Marlee was honored by America On Line as "Chief Everything Officer," highlighting the important contributions of mothers, both home and work enviromnents. InApril 2009, Marlee will release her autobiography, "I'll Scream Later," published by Simon and Shuster. The book will look at her life -- from being diagnosed as deaf at 18 months old to at 21, becoming the youngest woman to win an Oscar® for her role in "Children Of A Lesser God," to the present day. Marlee is also developing half-hour comedy for Showtime with WriterlProducer Carol Leifer. Marlee makes her home in the greater Los Angeles area. She and her husband, law enforcement officer Kevin Grandalski welcomed their first child, Sarah, in 1996, their second child, Brandon, in 2000 and their third her third child, Tyler, in July, 2002. Marlee and her husband welcomed their fourth child, Isabelle in December, 2003.

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