Entrance of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood This is a list of handprint ceremonies for theTCL Chinese Theatre inHollywood Los Angeles, California (originally "Grauman's Chinese Theatre"). Footprints and signatures are also included, and in some cases imprints of other objects and body parts:
Mary Pickford 's impressions. April 1927.Joan Crawford 's impressions. September 1929.Norma Talmadge (post dated for the opening day May 18, 1927)Mary Pickford (April 30, 1927)Douglas Fairbanks (April 30, 1927)Norma Shearer (August 1, 1927)Harold Lloyd (November 21, 1927)William S. Hart (November 28, 1927)Tom Mix andTony the Wonder Horse (December 12, 1927)Colleen Moore (December 19, 1927)Gloria Swanson (circa 1927)Constance Talmadge (circa 1927)Pola Negri (April 2, 1928)Bebe Daniels (May 11, 1929)Marion Davies (May 13, 1929)Janet Gaynor (May 29, 1929)Joan Crawford (September 14, 1929)Many older entries contain personal messages to Sid Grauman, such asMyrna Loy 's 1936 contribution. Her first job was as a dancer at the theater in the 1920s. TheMarx Brothers , Chico, Groucho, Harpo, and Zeppo. February 1933. Clark Gable 's hand and footprints. January 1937.Ann Harding (August 30, 1930)Raoul Walsh (November 14, 1930)Wallace Beery (January 31, 1931)Marie Dressler (January 31, 1931)Jackie Cooper (December 12, 1931)Eddie Cantor (March 9, 1932)Diana Wynyard (January 26, 1933)TheMarx Brothers (February 17, 1933) Jean Harlow (September 25 and September 29, 1933)Maurice Chevalier (December 4, 1934)Jeanette MacDonald (December 4, 1934)Shirley Temple (March 14, 1935)Joe E. Brown (March 5, 1936)Al Jolson (March 12, 1936)Freddie Bartholomew (April 4, 1936)Bing Crosby (April 8, 1936)Victor McLaglen (May 25, 1936)William Powell andMyrna Loy (October 20, 1936)Clark Gable andW. S. Van Dyke (January 20, 1937)Dick Powell andJoan Blondell (February 10, 1937)Fredric March (April 21, 1937)May Robson (April 22, 1937)Tyrone Power andLoretta Young (May 31, 1937)Sonja Henie (June 28, 1937)TheRitz Brothers (September 22, 1937) Eleanor Powell (December 23, 1937)Don Ameche (January 27, 1938)Fred Astaire (February 4, 1938)Deanna Durbin (February 7, 1938)Alice Faye andTony Martin (March 20, 1938)Edgar Bergen andCharlie McCarthy (July 20, 1938)Jean Hersholt (October 11, 1938)Mickey Rooney (October 18, 1938)Nelson Eddy (December 28, 1938)Ginger Rogers (September 5, 1939)Judy Garland (October 10, 1939)Jane Withers (November 6, 1939)Carmen Miranda 's imprint ceremony, March 24, 1941.[ 8] Red Skelton 's imprint ceremony, June 18, 1942.[ 9] Sid Grauman , Skelton, Edna Skelton. Skelton also imprinted his "Junior" character's shoes.Cecil B. DeMille 's square. August 1941.Linda Darnell (March 18, 1940)Rosa Grauman (mother of theatre owner,Sid ) andGeorge Raft (March 25, 1940) John Barrymore (September 5, 1940)Jack Benny (January 13, 1941)Carmen Miranda (March 24, 1941)Barbara Stanwyck andRobert Taylor (June 11, 1941)Rudy Vallée (July 21, 1941)Cecil B. DeMille (August 7, 1941)The Family of Judge James K. Hardy (August 15, 1941)Abbott and Costello (December 8, 1941)Edward Arnold (January 6, 1942)Joan Fontaine (May 26, 1942)Red Skelton (June 18, 1942)Greer Garson andMrs. Miniver (July 23, 1942)Edward G. Robinson (July 24, 1942)Henry Fonda ,Rita Hayworth , andCharles Boyer (July 24, 1942)Charles Laughton (July 24, 1942)Bob Hope andDorothy Lamour (February 5, 1943)Betty Grable (February 15, 1943)Monty Woolley (May 28, 1943)Gary Cooper (August 13, 1943)Esther Williams and Private Joe Brain (August 1, 1944)Jack Oakie (February 21, 1945)Jimmy Durante (October 31, 1945)Sid Grauman (January 24, 1946)Gene Tierney (January 24, 1946)Irene Dunne (July 8, 1946)Rex Harrison (July 8, 1946)Margaret O'Brien (August 15, 1946)Humphrey Bogart (August 21, 1946)Louella Parsons (September 30, 1946)Ray Milland (April 17, 1947)Lauritz Melchior (November 17, 1947)James Stewart (February 13, 1948)Van Johnson (March 25, 1948)George Jessel (March 1, 1949)Roy Rogers andTrigger (April 21, 1949)Richard Widmark andCharles Nelson (April 24, 1949)Jeanne Crain (October 17, 1949)Jean Hersholt (October 20, 1949)Anne Baxter andGregory Peck (December 15, 1949)Gene Autry andChampion (December 23, 1949)Marilyn Monroe andJane Russell , costars inGentlemen Prefer Blondes John Wayne (January 25, 1950)Lana Turner (May 24, 1950)Bette Davis (November 6, 1950)William Lundigan (December 29, 1950)Cary Grant (July 16, 1951)Susan Hayward (August 10, 1951)Hildegard Knef (asHildegarde Neff ) (December 13, 1951)Oskar Werner (December 13, 1951)Jane Wyman (September 17, 1952)Ava Gardner (October 21, 1952)Clifton Webb (December 7, 1952)Olivia de Havilland (December 9, 1952)Adolph Zukor (January 5, 1953)Ezio Pinza (January 26, 1953)Donald O'Connor and mother Effie (February 25, 1953)Marilyn Monroe andJane Russell (June 26, 1953)Jean Simmons (September 24, 1953)Danny Thomas (January 26, 1954)James Mason (March 30, 1954)Alan Ladd (May 12, 1954)Edmund Purdom (August 30, 1954)Van Heflin (October 8, 1954)George Murphy (November 8, 1954)Yul Brynner (March 22, 1956)Deborah Kerr (March 22, 1956)Elizabeth Taylor ,Rock Hudson , andGeorge Stevens (September 26, 1956)Elmer C. Rhoden andRichard Bakalyan (September 16, 1958) Rosalind Russell (February 19, 1959)Cantinflas (December 28, 1960)Doris Day (January 19, 1961)Natalie Wood (December 5, 1961)Charlton Heston (January 18, 1962)Sophia Loren (July 26, 1962)Kirk Douglas (November 1, 1962)Paul Newman andJoanne Woodward (May 25, 1963)Jack Lemmon andShirley MacLaine (June 29, 1963)Mervyn LeRoy (October 15, 1963)Hayley Mills (February 22, 1964)Dean Martin (March 21, 1964)Peter Sellers (June 3, 1964)Debbie Reynolds (January 14, 1965)Marcello Mastroianni (February 8, 1965)Frank Sinatra (July 20, 1965)Julie Andrews (March 26, 1966)Dick Van Dyke (June 25, 1966)Steve McQueen (March 21, 1967)Sidney Poitier (June 23, 1967)Anthony Quinn (December 21, 1968)Danny Kaye (October 19, 1969)Gene Kelly (November 24, 1969)Cast ofStar Trek Harrison Ford (June 3, 1992)Michael Keaton (June 15, 1992)Tom Cruise (June 28, 1993)Mel Gibson (August 23, 1993)Arnold Schwarzenegger (July 15, 1994)Meryl Streep (September 25, 1994)Whoopi Goldberg (February 2, 1995)Bruce Willis (May 18, 1995)Steven Seagal (July 10, 1995)Jim Carrey (November 1, 1995)Jackie Chan (January 5, 1997)[ 11] Johnny Grant (May 13, 1997)Robert Zemeckis (July 8, 1997)Michael Douglas (September 10, 1997)Al Pacino (October 16, 1997)Denzel Washington (January 15, 1998)Walter Matthau (April 2, 1998)Warren Beatty (May 21, 1998)Tom Hanks (July 23, 1998)Danny Glover (July 7, 1998)Robin Williams (December 22, 1998)Susan Sarandon (January 11, 1999)William F. "Bill" Hertz (March 18, 1999) Ron Howard (March 23, 1999)Sean Connery (April 13, 1999)Richard Gere (July 26, 1999)Terry Semel andBob Daly (September 30, 1999)Anthony Hopkins (January 11, 2001)Nicolas Cage (August 14, 2001)Martin Lawrence (November 19, 2001)John Woo (May 21, 2002)Morgan Freeman (June 5, 2002)Christopher Walken (October 8, 2004)Jack Valenti (December 6, 2004)Sherry Lansing (February 16, 2005)Adam Sandler (May 17, 2005)Johnny Depp (September 16, 2005)Samuel L. Jackson (January 30, 2006)Kevin Costner (September 6, 2006)Brad Pitt ,George Clooney ,Matt Damon , andJerry Weintraub (June 5, 2007)Daniel Radcliffe ,Emma Watson , andRupert Grint (July 9, 2007)Will Smith (December 10, 2007)Michael Caine (July 11, 2008)Hugh Jackman (April 21, 2009)Robert Downey Jr. (December 7, 2009)Jerry Bruckheimer (May 17, 2010)Cher (November 18, 2010)Robert Duvall (January 5, 2011)Kobe Bryant (February 19, 2011)Helen Mirren (March 28, 2011)Peter O’Toole (April 30, 2011)Jennifer Aniston (July 7, 2011)Mickey Rourke (October 31, 2011)Kristen Stewart ,Robert Pattinson , andTaylor Lautner (November 3, 2011)Rita Moreno ,Russ Tamblyn , andGeorge Chakiris (November 15, 2011)David Guetta (December 3, 2011)Michael Jackson (January 26, 2012)[ 12] [ 13] Kim Novak (April 14, 2012)Lee Byung-Hun andAhn Sung-ki (June 23, 2012)Christopher Nolan (July 7, 2012)Robert De Niro (February 4, 2013)Jane Fonda (April 27, 2013)Jackie Chan (June 6, 2013)[ 14] [ 15] Jerry Maren (September 18, 2013)[ 16] Sandra Bullock (September 25, 2013)Afrojack (October 5, 2013)Feng Xiaogang (November 1, 2013)Emma Thompson (November 7, 2013)John Goodman (November 14, 2013)Ben Stiller (December 3, 2013)Ford Mustang (December 5, 2013)Leo the Lion (January 22, 2014)Jerry Lewis (April 12, 2014)Mel Brooks (September 8, 2014)Gena Rowlands (December 5, 2014)Ethan Hawke (January 8, 2015)[ 17] Vince Vaughn (March 4, 2015)[ 18] Christopher Plummer (March 27, 2015)Vin Diesel (April 1, 2015)Dwayne Johnson (May 19, 2015)Justin Lin ,Zhao Wei , andHuang Xiaoming (June 3, 2015)[ 19] Katy Perry andJeremy Scott (September 8, 2015)Jennifer Lawrence ,Josh Hutcherson , andLiam Hemsworth (October 31, 2015)[ 20] Quentin Tarantino (January 5, 2016)Francis Ford Coppola (April 29, 2016)Roland Emmerich (June 20, 2016)Tim Burton (September 8, 2016)Jeffrey Katzenberg (September 29, 2016)Jessica Chastain (November 3, 2016)Donnie Yen (November 30, 2016)Emma Stone andRyan Gosling (December 7, 2016)[ 21] Jeff Bridges (January 6, 2017)Carl andRob Reiner (April 7, 2017)Ridley Scott (May 17, 2017)Michael Bay (May 23, 2017)[ 22] Stan Lee (July 18, 2017)[ 23] Tamer Hosny (August 9, 2017)[ 24] Kenneth Branagh (October 26, 2017)[ 25] Mariah Carey (November 1, 2017)[ 26] Lionel Richie (March 7, 2018)Cicely Tyson (April 27, 2018)Quincy Jones (November 27, 2018)Pitbull (December 14, 2018)Sam Elliott (January 7, 2019)Billy Crystal (April 12, 2019)Robert Downey Jr. ,Chris Evans ,Chris Hemsworth ,Mark Ruffalo ,Jeremy Renner ,Scarlett Johansson , andKevin Feige (April 23, 2019)[ 27] Johnny Galecki ,Jim Parsons ,Kaley Cuoco ,Simon Helberg ,Kunal Nayyar ,Mayim Bialik , andMelissa Rauch (May 1, 2019)[ 28] Keanu Reeves (May 14, 2019)[ 29] Kevin Smith andJason Mewes (October 14, 2019)[ 30] Kevin Hart (December 10, 2019)[ 31] Patrick Stewart (January 13, 2020)[ 32] Canelo Alvarez (March 18, 2021)[ 33] Regina King (October 28, 2021)[ 34] Lily Tomlin (April 22, 2022)[ 35] The Smashing Pumpkins (May 12, 2022)[ 36] Priscilla Presley ,Lisa Marie Presley ,Riley Keough , Finley Aaron Love Lockwood, and Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood (June 21, 2022)[ 37] Diane Keaton (August 11, 2022)[ 38] Michael G. Wilson andBarbara Broccoli (September 21, 2022)[ 39] Jamie Lee Curtis (October 13, 2022)[ 40] James Cameron andJon Landau (January 12, 2023)[ 41] Yoshiki (September 14, 2023)[ 42] James Hong (February 24, 2024)[ 43] Jodie Foster (April 19, 2024)[ 44] [ 45] Carol Burnett (June 20, 2024)[ 46] Ke Huy Quan (February 3, 2025)[ 47] Anthony Russo &Joe Russo (February 21, 2025)[ 48] Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias (March 11, 2025)[ 49] Ice Cube (April 15, 2025)[ 50] Michelle Pfeiffer (April 25, 2025)[ 51] Gary Oldman (August 22, 2025)[ 52] In recent years, there have been a number of ceremonies for celebrities, famous animals, and fictional characters, after which the handprints have not been placed on the forecourt. These include:
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (June 22, 1995)[ 53] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (February 5, 2004)Alvin and the Chipmunks (November 1, 2011)The Smurfs (December 13, 2011)Uggie (June 25, 2012)[ 54] Britney Spears ,Simon Cowell ,Demi Lovato , andL.A. Reid (September 12, 2012)Optimus Prime (September 30, 2014)[ 55] Michael Madsen (November 17, 2020)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (September 7, 2023)[ 56] Jim Davis andGarfield (May 19, 2024)^ "Footprints and Autographs of the Stars - Chinese Theater - Hollywood, Cal. 28" . Blog Spot. Retrieved21 July 2014 .^ "All sizes | john barrymore immortalizes his profile with the help of sid grauman at the chinese theater 1940 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!" .www.flickr.com . Retrieved2017-06-27 .^ "Roy Rogers & Trigger's hand & feet. Grauman's Chinese Theatre.Los Angeles. CA. USA. April 2009" .Flickr . 19 April 2009. Retrieved2017-06-27 .^ "Mel Brooks' Chinese Theater Prank" .TeamCoco . Retrieved2017-06-27 .^ "Eleanor Powell..." Flickr - Photo Sharing! . June 2007. Retrieved2016-04-26 .^ "Northern Stars Are Aligned" .Los Angeles Times . 2002-06-03. Retrieved2021-09-06 .^ "Imprint Ceremonies" .TCL Chinese Theatres . 2013-07-11. Retrieved2021-09-06 .^ "Carmen Miranda Imprint Ceremony" . Chinese Theatres. March 24, 1941. Archived fromthe original on August 7, 2011. RetrievedNovember 28, 2013 .^ "Red Skelton Imprint Ceremony" . Chinese Theatres. 18 June 1942. Archived fromthe original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved4 June 2011 .^ He died on October 24, 1991; he is represented on the square by way of a plaque bearing his name (along with an image of theEnterprise ) and crediting him as the creator ofStar Trek ^ "Jackie Gets Handprints at Chinese Theater" . Super Chan Blog. 31 May 2013. Retrieved21 July 2014 .^ He was inducted posthumously by his three children, Prince, Paris, and Prince II. They also included their own handprints after pressing his shoes and iconic glove into the wet concrete. ^ "Michael Jackson's children dedicate Hollywood handprint for the King of Pop" . TCL Chinese Theatres. Retrieved21 July 2014 .^ His ceremony was to replace missing previous imprints ^ "Jackie Chan replaces missing Hollywood hand prints" . My Radio Gold Live. 11 June 2013. Retrieved21 July 2014 .^ Michael Rothman (18 September 2013)."Watch 93-Year-Old 'Wizard of Oz' Munchkin Sing 'Lollipop Guild' .ABC News . Retrieved21 July 2014 . ^ "Ethan Hawke's handprints enshrined in front of TCL Chinese Theatre" . Upi News. 8 January 2015. Retrieved8 January 2015 .^ "Vince Vaughn's Hand & Footprint Ceremony" . TFW2005. 4 March 2015. Retrieved5 March 2015 .^ "Justin Lin, Chinese Stars Zhao Wei and Huang Xiaoming Honored With Handprint Ceremony" . The Hollywood Reporter. 3 June 2015.^ Kelley, Seth (31 October 2015)." . Variety. ^ Greenho, Caitlin (7 December 2016)."Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling Make Permanent Mark on Hollywood" . The Hollywood Reporter. ^ "DIRECTOR MICHAEL BAY GETS TCL CHINESE THEATRE HANDPRINT CEREMONY" . SFV Media. 23 May 2014. Retrieved23 May 2017 .^ Couch, Aaron (2017-07-18)."Stan Lee Honored With Handprint Ceremony in Hollywood" .The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved2017-11-08 . ^ "Tamer Hosny's hand and foot imprint at the TCL Chinese Theatre" . Enigma Magazine. Retrieved10 April 2024 .^ "Kenneth Branagh Forecourt Ceremony held on Thursday, October 26, 2017" . Graumans Chinese Theatre. Retrieved4 July 2024 .^ Groce, Nia (2017-11-01)."Mariah Carey's Worried About Her Louboutins After Her Heel Print Ceremony at the Chinese Theatre" .Footwear News . Retrieved2017-11-08 . ^ " . ABC 7 Los Angeles. 23 April 2019.^ "The Big Bang Theory actors leave their imprint at the TCL Chinese Theatre" . Entertainment Weekly. 1 May 2019.^ "Whoa! Keanu Reeves' Hand, Footprints Get Permanent Spot At TCL Chinese Theatre In Hollywood" . CBS News. 14 May 2019.^ "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Hollywood, Cementing Hands at TCL Chinese Theatre" . NBC 4 Los Angeles. 14 October 2019.^ Tanswell (7 December 2019)."Jumanji star Kevin Hart reveals he's "not fully recovered" following serious car accident" .Digital Spy ^ "Ian McKellen gifts friend Patrick Stewart a heartwarming sonnet for his 80th birthday" .USA Today . Retrieved15 July 2020 .^ "Canelo Alvarez Cements Handprints at TCL Chinese Theatre" . Boxing Scene. Retrieved20 March 2021 .^ Pennacchio, George (29 October 2021)."Regina King honored with handprint, footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood" . ABC 7 Los Angeles. ^ Sheridan, Wade (25 April 2022)."Lily Tomlin honored with handprint, footprint ceremony" . UPI. ^ Kreps, Daniel (2022-05-11)."Smashing Pumpkins, Jane's Addiction to Embark on 'Spirits on Fire' Tour" .Rolling Stone . Retrieved12 May 2022 . ^ "Elvis Presley Family Members Immortalized in Forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre in L.A." UPI . Retrieved13 January 2023 .^ Calvario, Liz (11 August 2022)."Diane Keaton makes rare public appearance with her kids during ceremony" . Today. ^ "Producers inducted into the TCL Chinese Theatre's Forecourt of the Stars" . Eon Productions. 22 September 2022.^ "Jamie Lee Curtis places her handprints, footprints in cement at Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatre" .ABC7 Los Angeles . 13 October 2024. Retrieved10 April 2024 .^ "James Cameron, 'Avatar' producer Jon Landau honored with handprint, footprint ceremony" .UPI . Retrieved13 January 2023 .^ "Yoshiki becomes 1st Japanese artist to be immortalized in cement at TCL Chinese Theatre" .ABC7 Los Angeles . 2023-09-15. Retrieved2023-09-16 .^ "James Hong places handprints, footprints in cement at TCL Chinese Theatre on his 95th birthday" .ABC7 Los Angeles . 24 February 2024. Retrieved24 February 2024 .^ "Jodie Foster Marks 10th Anniversary with Wife at Hand & Footprint Ceremony: 'Grateful for the Life We Have' .^ "Jodie Foster Getting the Hand and Footprint Treatment in Hollywood" .The Hollywood Reporter ^ Ash, Janelle; Fink, Larry (2024-06-20)."Carol Burnett has no plans to slow down Hollywood career at 91: 'I'm in it for fun' .Fox News . Retrieved2024-06-21 . ^ "Ke Huy Quan places handprints, footprints outside TCL Chinese Theatre" .NBC Los Angeles . Retrieved2025-03-25 .^ McMullen, Justin (22 February 2025)."Cleveland's Russo Brothers honored with handprint ceremony at Hollywood's iconic Chinese Theatre" . NBC 3 Cleveland - WKYC. ^ Pennacchio, George (12 March 2025)."Comedian Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias cements his place in Hollywood outside the TCL Chinese Theatre" . ABC 7 Los Angeles. ^ Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (16 April 2025)."Ice Cube Puts Hands & Feet in Cement Outside Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatre: 'Today Was Legendary' . Billboard. ^ Smart, Jack (26 April 2025)."Inside Michelle Pfeiffer's Life Now as She's Celebrated with Iconic Handprint Ceremony" . People. ^ Pennacchio, George (22 August 2025)."Oscar winner Gary Oldman adds a new honor to his resume with handprints at TCL Chinese Theatre" . ABC 7 Los Angeles. ^ "Promotional Forecourt Ceremony, Thursday, June 22, 1995 THE MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS" . Graumans Chinese Theatre. Retrieved4 July 2024 .^ "The Artist dog Uggie leaves paw prints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre" . Metro News. 26 Jun 2012. Retrieved22 August 2012 .^ "Peter Cullen and Optimus Prime Honored at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood" . TFW2005. 30 September 2014. Retrieved1 October 2014 .^ "See the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cement Their Place in Hollywood History" .Gizmodo . 7 September 2023. Retrieved10 April 2024 .
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