LOS ANGELES — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Thursday honoring the late actor Chadwick Boseman for a career that mixed portraying the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero T’Challa with historical figures.
What You Need To Know
- Boseman received a best actor Oscar nomination for his “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” role in 2021
- The star is the 2,828th since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the initial 1,558 stars
- Born Nov. 29, 1976 in Anderson, South Carolina, Boseman showed an interest in the performing arts early on, writing his first play while in high school
- Boseman had his breakout role in the 2013 biopic “42” as groundbreaking baseball star Jackie Robinson
Ryan Coogler and Viola Davis spoke at the 11:30 a.m. ceremony at 6904 Hollywood Blvd., across from the TCL Chinese Theatre.
Coogler directed Boseman in “Black Panther” and its 2022 sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”…