Famous and Unusual Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Close-up photos of the stars people cross Los Angeles to find on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, plus the odd ones most visitors walk straight past. Each caption names whose star it is, the emblem in its brass circle (a film camera, a TV set, a record, a radio microphone or the comedy and tragedy masks of live performance) and, where the record is clear, when it was dedicated. A star earns a place here in one of two ways: fans go looking for it, or it breaks the pattern. Expect a star on a wall, cartoon characters, a dog, a theme park, a moon where a star should be and names shared by two very different people. Handprints at the Chinese Theatre have their own gallery.