COUNCIL FILE No·LJ - /73 () COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 13 i
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Office of the City Engineer
Los Angeles California
To the Honorable Council OCT 30 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- RlCKBAKER
RECOMMENDATIONS:
A. That the City Council designate the unnumbered location situated one sidewalk square southerly of and between numbered locations 70G and 71g as shown on Sheet 17 of Plan D-13788 for the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the installation of the name of Rick Baker at 6764 Hollywood Boulevard.
R----Infor.n:l-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 November 30,2012.
FISCAL IMP ACT STATEMENT:
No General Fund Impact. All cost paid by permittee.
TRANSMITTALS:
L Unnumbered communication dated October 10,2012, 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 Rick Baker. The ceremony is scheduled for Friday, November 30, 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, vv ~ Lemuel M. 0, .E. Central District ngineer Bureau of Engineering
pkt:wof.02 (213) 482-7030 cc: Construction Services Center, Counter 23 Bureau of Street Services Administration ~OllVWOO Cf-lAMB[R OF COMM[RC[
October 10, 2012
Mr. Gary L. Moore Public Works Engineering Att: Lemuel Paco 201 N. Figueroa, }rd Floor, M.S. 503 Los Angeles, CA 90014
Dear Mr. Moore:
The Walk of Fame Committee of the Hollywood Chamber at Commerce has approved the below listed name for insertion into the Hollywood Walk of Fame:
RICK BAKER~(Category -MOTION PICTURES) Requested star location to be 6764 Hollywood Boulevard south side of the street. The star for RICK BAKER will be placed in the second row next to the original row closest to the property. The stars situated in the original row where star is near are ;qENNIS MUREN (71g) to the West and KAY FRANCIS (70G) to the East. According to sheet #jk-'plan 13788, RICK BAlZER'S star is next to two blank squares (no designated numbers) in the second row. The dedication ceremony is scheduled for FRlDA Y, NOVEMBER 30, 2011it 11:30 a.m, l2. Thank you for your cooperation in this request. I look forward to a response from your office soon.
The following materials are enclosed: RlCK BAKER' bio, and the Board of Director's Minutes.
Sincerely, &ez~ Vice President, Media Relations, Producer Walk of Fame
cc: Mayor Villaraigosa Leron Gubler Darin Cohen Council Pres. Garcetti Ralph Pipes Stacie Griesbach SallyCastro Top End Canst. Karen Penhale Sgt. Lamont Jerrett Carmine Goglia Hollywood Chamber of Commerce BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Board Members Attending: Chris Barton, Chair; Abou-Daoud; Assil; Cochran; Chong; Conti; Dadigan.; Folb; Gallogly; Gargano; Goldman; Gonzales; Goodwin; Kalantari; Keyser; Koretz; Lindgren; Marlis; McNulty; Moe; Rheinstein; Savage; Shelton; Stephan; Zarrinnam;
Board Member Absent: Druyen; Gorelick; D. Green, H. Green; Hart; Mann; Massie; Ouri; Rembis; Saavedra; See; Smith; Sundher
Honorary Board Members Present: Arslanian; Diehl, Farrar, MacJennett; Morrison
Staff Present: Gubler; Martinez, Shahen ian
I) Call to Order
The Meeting was called to order at 4:08 pm.
VI) 2013 Walk of Fame Selections
Martinez discussed the Walk of Fame Committee report. The slate of honorees as selected by the Walk of Fame committee for year 2013 are:
MOTION PICTURES: Rick Baker,Javier Bardem, Viola Davis, james Franco Ron Howard and Helen Mirren
TELEVISION: Simon Baker, Bryan Cranston, Ellen DeGeneres,jane Lynch, Katey Saga1and Matthew Perry
RECORD IN G: The Back Street Boys, jennifer Hudson, Jane's Addiction, j allisjoplin (posthumous), New Kids on the Block, Usher Raymond IV, Thalia and Luther Vandross (posthumous)
LIVE THEATRE/PERFORlvIANCE: Olympia Dukakis and Penn & Teller
RADIO: Steve Harvey and "Shot Gun" Tom Kelly
Motion by Goldman, seconded by Gallogly to approve the 2013 Walk of Fame honorees as provided by the Walk of Fame Committee. Motion carried.
xvi Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:35 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Nicole Shehenian July 12,2012 Rick Baker
Rick Baker has been an influential force in the creation of creatures and prosthetic makeup for over 40 years. Mentored early in his career by cinema makeup pioneer and innovator, Dick Smith, Baker honed his craft contributing to films such as The Exorcist, Live and Let Die, and television's The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, for which Baker won an Emmy, As his reputation grew within the Hollywood community, he pushed the boundaries of traditional makeup effects by transforming David Naughton into a four-legged, ferocious werewolf in An American Werewolf in London. Rick's ingenious use of prosthetics and puppet effects won him an Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup the debut year of the category.
Garnering a reputation for excellence and resourcefulness, Rick's assignments became a diverse and iconic collection of creatures including Harry and the Hendersons, Michael Jackson IS Thriller, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan,Lord of the Apes, Gorillas in the Mist, Coming to America, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Men in Black, The Nutty Professor, Mighty Joe Young, and How The Grinch Stole Christmas to "namebut a few. In the year 2011, Rick won his seventh Academy Award for his contributions transforming Benicia Del Toro and Sir Anthony Hopkins into werewolves for The Wolfman. He recently supplied a new population of aliens for Barry Sonnenfeld's Men in Black III.