COUNCIL FILE NO. _/Jl._-_0_4_8_1_ COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 13 v APPROVAL FOR ACCELERATED PROCESSING DIRECT TO CITY COUNCIL The attached Council File may be processed directly to Councll pursuant to the procedure approved June 26, 1990, (CF 83-1075-S1) without being referred to the Public Works Committee because the action on the file checked below is deemed to be routine and/or administrative in nature: _} A. Future Street Acceptance. _} B. Quitclaim of Easement(s). _} C. Dedication of Easement(s). _} D. Release of Restriction(s). _x} E. Request for Star in Hollywood Walk of Fame. _} F. Brass Plaque(s) in San Pedro Sport Walk. _} G. Resolution to Vacate or Ordinance submitted in response to Council action. _} H. Approval of plans/specifications submitted by Los Angeles County Flood Control District. APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL FOR ACCELERATED PROCESSING: APPROVED DISAPPROVED* Council Office of the District Public Works Committee Chairperson *DISAPPROVED FILES WILL BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. Please return to Council Index Section, Room 615 City Hall City Clerk Processing: Date notice and report copy mailed to interested parties advising of Council date for this item. Date scheduled in Council. AFTER COUNCIL ACTION: ____, Send copy of adopted report to the Real Estate Section, Development Services Division, Bureau of Engineering (Mail Stop No. 515) for further processing. ____, Other: PLEASE DO NOT DETACH THIS APPROVAL SHEET FROM THE COUNCIL FILE ACCELERATED REVIEW PROCESS - E Office of the City Engineer Los Angeles California To the Honorable Council liAR 2 9 2012 Of the City of Los Angeles Honorable Members: C. D. No. 13 SUBJECT: Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street- Walk of Fame Additional Name in Terrazzo Sidewalk­ JOHN CUSACK RECOMMENDATIONS: A. That the City Council designate Location No. 90e as shown on Sheet 16 of Plan D-13788 for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation of the name of John Cusack at 6644 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 April24, 2012. FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT: No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee. TRANSMITTALS: 1. Unnumbered communication dated March 9, 2012, from the Hollywood Historic Trust of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, biographical information and excerpts from the minutes of the 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 John Cusack. The ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, April24, 2012 at 11:30 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, ~L~~~ Central District Engineer Bureau of Engineering pkt:wof.Ol (213) 482-7030 cc: Construction Services Center, Counter 23 Bureau of Street Services Administration * k ,.JJ, ~ >< * ]f( .UOllVWOOD WALK 01= r:AM~ THE HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WALK OF FAME COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES NEW WALK OF FAME RECIPIENTS FOR 2010 HOLLYWOOD, CA.-A new group of entertainers in motion pictures, television, live theater, and recording have been selected to receive stars on the Hollywood Walle of Fame, it was announced today by the Walk of Fame Committee of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. These individuals were chosen from among hundreds of nominations to the committee at a meeting held June 15, and ratified by the Chamber's Board of Directors. The Walk of Fame recipients for the year 2010 are: MOTION PICTURES: James Cameron, Russell Crowe, John Cusack, Colin Firth, Gale Anne Hurd, Alan Menken, Randy Newman, Adam Sandler, Emma Thompson and Mark Wahlberg TELEVISION: Chris Berman, Jon Cryer, Peter Graves, Jimmy Kimmel, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bill Maher, and Sam Waterston RECORDING: Bryan Adams, The Funk Brothers, Alan Jackson, Chaka Khan, Van Morrison, Marco Antonio Solis, Ringo Starr, ZZ Top and posthumously Roy Orbison LIVE PERFORMANCE/THEATRE: Andrea Bocelli and Cirque Du Soleil/ Guy Laliberte ! -, . W. K··.···.·T······. JOHN CUSACK Biography With an impressive body of work spanning the course of two decades, John Cusack has evolved into one of Hollywood's most accomplished and respected actors of his generation, garnering both critical acclaim as well as prestigious accolades for his dramatic and comedic roles. Cusack first gained the attention of audiences by starring in a number of 1980s film classics such as "The Sure Thing," "Say Anything" and "Sixteen Candles." Following these roles, Cusack successfully shed his teen-heartthrob image by demonstrating his ability to expand his film repertoire by starring in a wide range of dramas, thrillers and comedies including "The Grifters," "Eight Men Out," "Adaptation," "Being John Malkovich," "High Fidelity" and "Grosse Pointe Blank." This fall, we will see Cusack in Lee Daniels' highly anticipated drama, "The Paperboy." Cusack will star opposite Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Matthew McConaughey as Hillary Van Wetter, an inmate on death row. Most recently, Cusack reunited with Nicolas Cage to film psychological thriller, "Frozen Ground/' which is scheduled to release in December 2012. In this film, which is based on true events, Cusack takes on the role of serial killer, Robert Hansen. On April 27th, Cusack will be seen in the independent thriller "The Raven" where he portrays the infamous author, Edgar Allen Poe. The film, directed by James McTiegue and produced by Marc D. Evans, tells fictionalized account of the last days of Poe 1s life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer1s stories. Cusack starred in "Hot Tub Time Machine," an R-comedy centered on a group of adult men, portrayed by Cusack, Rob Cordry ("What Happens in Vegas"), Craig Robinson ("The Office") and Clark Duke ("Greek") who take a trip back to the ski lodge where they partied as youths and are transported back in time to 1987 by the hot tub, a bubbly time machine. Cusack produced the film through his New Crime Productions banner. The film was released by MGM in March of 2010. He also starred in Roland Emmerich's apocalyptic thriller, "2012." Released in November 2009 by Sony Pictures, the intemational blockbuster went on to gross more than $766 million worldwide. In this science fiction film, Cusack and co-stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Woody Harrelson, Danny Glover, Amanda Feet and Oliver Platt face natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, typhoons and glaciers as a result of the world and Mayan calendar ending in the year 2012. In spring of 2008, Cusack starred, wrote and produced the political satire, "War Inc." The film also starred Joan Cusack, Marissa Tomei, Hilary Duff and Sir Ben Kingsley and was produced under his New Crime Productions banner. The film was shot in Sofia, Bulgaria and was directed by Joshua Seftel. Cusack wrote the screenplay with Jeremy Pikser and Mark Leyner. In the film, Cusack plays the role of a hit man hired to kill the CEO of a major corporation. Set in the future in the desert town of Turagistan, Cusack finds himself tom between obligation and love. His voice was also featured in MGM' s animated feature, "Igor" in 2008. In 2007, Cusack starred in "Grace Is Gone," which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and was recognized with the "Audience Award." In the film, Cusack plays Stanley Phillips, a young father who takes his two daughters on an impulsive road trip upon learning that his wife, Grace, has been killed in service in Iraq. The film was written and directed by James C. Strouse, produced under Cusack's New Crime Productions banner and distributed by The Weinstein Company. That same year, Cusack starred opposite Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt and Joan Cusack as a writer who, crushed by the death of his fiance, adopts a six year old boy who is convinced he is from Mars in the romantic comedy "Martian Child." The film was directed by Menno Meyjes and written by Seth Bass and Jonathan Tolins. Cusack also starred in the box office hit "1408" for Dimension Films. In this film, Cusack plays the role of Mike Enslin, a supernatural phenomena specialist who sets out to prove that a haunted New York hotel is just an urban legend. As research for his novel, Enslin stays in the notorious room 1408 only to discover the hard way that these myths and coincidences are in fact anything but. The film was directed by Mikael Hafstrom and the story was adapted by Matt Greenberg, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski from the Stephen King novel of the same title. In 2005, Cusack starred opposite Billy Bob Thornton in the dark comedy, "The Ice Harvest." Based on a Scott Phillips novel, Harold Ramis directed the film for Focus Features. The previous year in "Runaway Jury," he stared opposite Hollywood legends Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman. The film was based on John Grisham's best selling novel of the same title and was directed by Gary Fleder. In 2003, Cusack joined Amanda Feet, Alfred Molina and Ray Liotta in the thriller 11 ldentity.,U directed by James Mangold for Columbia Pictures. In the controversial film, "Max," directed by Menno Meyjes and released by Lions Gate in December 2002, Cusack portrayed Max Rothman, an elegant, sophisticated former cavalry officer who returns to his native Munich to set up an art gallery, when he meets another aspiring artist, a young Adolf Hitler (played by Noah Taylor).