ACCELERATED REVIEW PROCESS - E
Offce of the City Engineer
Los Angeles, California
To the Honorable Council APR 1 2 200l 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 FOREST WHITAKER
RECOMMENDATIONS:
A. That the City Council designate the unnumbered location situated one sidewalk square northerly of and between numbered locations 32K and 21K as shown on Sheet 8 of
Plan P-35375 for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation of the name of Forest Whitaker at 6801 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 ofthe ceremony on April 16, 2007.
FISCAL IMP ACT STATEMENT:
No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee.
TRASM1TT ALS:
1. Unnumbered communication dated March 26, 2007, 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 ofthe Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has submitted a request for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame the name of Forest Whitaker. The ceremony is scheduled for Monday,April 16, 2007 at 11 :30 a.m.
The communicant's request is in aecordance 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, /lWL-- ~ fo Lemu~l-M~~, P.E. Central District Engineer Bureau of Engineering
sm: Whitaker.05 (213)482-7055 cc: Construction Services Center, Counter "23" Bureau of Street Services Adnustration ACCELERATED REVIEW PROCESS - E
Offce of the City Engineer
Los Angeles, California
To the Honorable Council APR i 2 200l 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 FOREST WHITAKER
RECOMMENDATIONS:
A. That the City Council designate the unnumbered location situated one sidewalk square
northerly of and between numbered locations 32K and 21K as shown on Sheet 8 of Plan P-35375 for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation of the name of Forest Whitaker at 6801 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 April 16, 2007.
FISCAL IMP ACT STATEMENT:
No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee.
TRANSMITTALS:
i. Unnumbered communication dated March 26, 2007, lrom the Hollywood Historic Trust
of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, biographical information and excerpts from
the minutes of the Chamber's meeting with recommendations. '*, ** *
~OLlVWOOD* WALK OF FAM~
March 26, 2007
Mr. Gary L. Moore Public Works Engineering Att: Lemuel Paco 201 N. Figueroa, 3,d Floor, M.S. 503 Los Angeles, CA 90012
Dear Mr. Moore:
The Walk of Fame Committee ofthc Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has approved the below
listed name for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame:
FOREST WHITAKER(Category-MOTION PICTURES) Requested star location to be 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, north side of the street at Hollywood & Highland. The star for FOREST WHITAKER will be placed In the second row next to the star of ROBERT DUVALL and a blank square. The star will be next to the star in the original row of JAMES MASON which Is numbered (21 K) to the east and the star of ROBERT ROSSEN, which is numbered (32K) to the west. These stars are in the original row. According to sheet 8 Plan P-35375, the star for FOREST WHITAKER has no number. The
dedication ceremony is scheduled for Monday, April 16, 2007, at 11 :30
a.m., Thank you for your cooperation in this request. I look forward to a response from your office soon. The following materials are enclosed: FOREST WIDTAKER'S bio, and the Board of Directors minutes.
Sii.cere!y,'1\ )
--1~~Jartinez-I-Io ller /Vice President, Media Relations
CC: lvlayor Anionio Villaraigosa ""....H-lInhnnv '.__0..'(~r.'nj Sgt. Arminio Council President Ciarcctti Insp. Gladden Topher Best Sally Castro Top End Construction D. Cbismire I,eron Gubler CamiIne Goglia FOREST WHITAKR Biography
Forest \Xitaker is one of Hollywood's most accomplished actors/ directors/producers who has showcased his talents in a multitude of demandig and diverse roles.
The year 2007 should be a year to remember for Whtaker. After winning almost every Critics Award, he was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Actor, the Best Actor SAG and BAFrA Awards, and nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as Uganda dictator ldi Amn in Fox Searchhght's "The Last King of Scotland." The fil is a historic drama which documents the regime's brutality durig the 1970's as seen through the eyes of his personal physician. And in addition to ths acclaim, his independent fIlm "American Gun," a movie which he produced and starred in, has been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.
He has garnered critical attention for his performance on this season's "The Shield" opposite Michael Chiks. In addition, he completed the suspense thrier ''Vantage Point" for Sony Pictures opposite Dennis Quaid and Matthew Fox. He recently wrapped "Where the Wild Things Are" for Warner Bros. and Play tone for diector Spil,e J onze. The fil wi be a mi of live-action, aniation and puppetr and is an adaptation of the Maurce Sendak chidren's classic book. The film has a 2008 release. He can also be seen in the upcoming ensemble "The Air I Breathe" with Kevin Bacon and Andy Garcia.
At the 2005 Toronto International Fil Festival, \Xitakcr wowed audiences with 3 outstanding films. He starred in a compellng, dark t1riler entitled "A Little Trip to Heaven" opposite Julia Stiles. 'W'htaker delivered an upsetting performance and proves that he is üne of tle best actürs of his generation in tle fundamentally subversive and religiously complex Elm "J:Iary" opposite Matthew Modine and he executive produced and starred opposite Donald Sutlerland in the fil "American Gun" for ipe Films.
With three college scholarships already under his belt, Whtaker received a 4" scholarship, set up by Sir John Gielgud, upon his entrance to the drama program at Berkeley. A seasoned stage veteran at 21, baby-faced Whitaker made his fil debut in the 1982 fil "Past Times at Ridgemont High." From that point onward, Whitaker has been makig history. In 1988, Whitaker was named Best Actor at The Cannes Fil Festival for his brilant portrayal of jazz legend Charlie Parker in Clint Eastwood's "Bird," a role for which he also received a Golden Globe nomination. \Xitaker earned \\1.despread recognition for his performance as
'lody,' the hostage British soldier in Neil Jordan's Academy-Award winning fil "The Crying Game." On television, \Vitaker garnered a Cable Ace Award nomination for his performance in the Shov.i:e original film, "Last Light," diected by Kiefer Sutherland. He also starred in the I-BO presentation "Criminal Justice," for which he earned a Cable Ace Award nomiation, and "The Enemy \Xlithin," for which \X!itaker received a Screen Actor's Guild nomination.
In 2000, W11itakcr played the title role nf a spiritual gangster 11 "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai," diected by Jim J armusch. The film premiered at the 1999 Cannes Festival and screened at The 1999 Toronto Film Festival to critical acclai. "Ghost Dog" was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Pcature. The film's soundtrack was a co-venture with \"Xlhitaker's own company Spirit Dance.
In 2001, Whitaker appeared in "Fourth Angel," an action thrillef set in London, opposite Jeremy Irons. Forest starred in and executive produced the TV mii-series "Feast of All Saints" which won an Emmy and was nominated in two other categories. Before that he starred in, and executive produced, "Green Dragon," the first feature fil production of ths entity, which won the Humanitas Award in addition to the Audience Award at the South by Southwest Film Festival. He also produced ''Door to Door" starring Bil Macy for TNT under the Spirit Dance banner. Ths TV fil was nomiated for two Golden Globes, one Emmy, and was also honored by the American Film Institute.
In 2002, Whtaker starred in the ASCAP award wining fil, "The Panic Room" by diector David Fincher for Columbia Pictures and was nominated for a Black Reel Award for Best Supportig Actor. Whtaker starred in Joel Schumacher's "Phone Booth" for Twentieth Centu Fox opposite Colin Fartell, where he received Black Reel and Image award nominations for Best Supportig Actor and Outstanding Supportig Actor in a motion picture.
In 2003, Whtaker appeared to critical acclai opposite Ossie Davis in the Showte movie "Deacons for Defense", where he received a SAG nomiation for Best Actor in a Television Movie or lYniserics. Forest produced "Chasing Pari," the first major studio romantic comedy aied squarely at the Hispanic movie going market for FOX 2000 through SDE. His most recent diectoril endeavor; entitled "The Pirst Daughter," for New Regency, was a romantic comedy starring Katie Holmes
Whitaker made his feature-film diectig debut with the critically acclaimed, box-office hit ''Waiting to Exhale" for Twentieth Century Pox. He first gaied recognition as a director for his debut film, the 1993 HBO original "Strapped," for which he received "Best New Director" honors at the Toronto Film FestivaL. He also diected Twentieth Century Fox's film "Hope Floats," starring Sandia Bullock. He also acted as executive producer on each of these films multi-platinum soundtracks that sold over 12 million copies collectively and eared a combined total of 14 Grammy nominations. His short fil, "John Henry," was released in February 2002 for Black History Month in connection with Disney's release of Peter Pan's "Never Neverland."
\Xitaker also executive produced Anne Rice's "Feast of Al Saints" for Showtime. lEs other credits include ''\ritness Protection" for I-O, ''Lght It Up," Touchstone's "Phenomenon," "Species," "Smoke," "Ready to Wear, "Jason's Lyric," "Platoon," "Good Mornig Vietnam," "Consenting Adults," "Stakeout," "1be Color of M'oney," "j ohnny Handsome," "Downtown," "Diary of a Hit lvfan," "Body Snatchers," "Vision Quest" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."
Whitaker lives in Los Angeles with his wife and childien.
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: Heidi SIan PMK/HBH 310/289-6200 .: \
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE February 13, 2007 .' ACTION NOTES
Attending: Jeff Briggs, chair; Johnny Grant, Earl Lestz, Mark Panatier, Elizabeth Peterson, Steve Tronson. Staff: Gubler, Lindgren
Chairman Jeff Briggs called the meeting to order at 7:45 a.m. The following significant items were discussed: _ _ lh
2. Johnny Grant moved and Elizabeth Peterson seconded to approve the
following persons for Walk of Fame stars: Roger Moore, Mark Harmon, Judge Joe Wapner, and Forest Whitaker. Motion passed. L _, l'_~ __.. __L __~h,",,~,