90 years of history at the Chinese Theatre’s Forecourt of the Stars
Actress Debbie Reynolds smiles and spreads cement-covered hands after making imprint in forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Jan. 14, 1965.
(Bruce H. Cox / Los Angeles Times)90 years of history at the Chinese Theatre’s Forecourt of the Stars.
“Harry Potter” costars Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson offer their handprints during a ceremony in front of the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on July 9, 2007.
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Actress Sandra Bullock shows off her hands after pushing them into concrete in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, 2013.
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Steven Spielberg, left, and George Lucas add their imprints in cement at the Chinese Theatre on May 16, 1984.
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Oscar nominated actor Mickey Rourke shows his wet hands after he left his prints in wet cement in the famed forecourt at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on October 31, 2011
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George Burns makes a hand print in cement outside Mann’s Chinese Theatre on January 25, 1979.
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Fashion designer Jeremy Scott, left, and singer Katy Perry sign their names in cement in front of TCL Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood before adding their handprints on September 8, 2015.
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Melissa McCarthy leaves her handprints in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre, earlier this month on July 2, 2014.
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Sean Connery shows his hands to photographers after placing his handprints in cement outside the Chinese Theatre on April 13, 1999.
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Uggie from “The Artist” lets out a bark after casting his paws in cement at Grauman’s in 2012.
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Herbie the Love Bug leaves a tireprint in the wet cement at Mann’s Chinese Theatre on July 11, 1977, in Hollywood for the opening of “Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo.”
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On Dec. 5, 1991, the eve of the premiere of “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,” the original movie’s cast have their signatures embossed in the forecourt of Mann’s Chinese Theatre.
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Disney’s Donald Duck the character was immortalized in cement at the Chinese Theatre on May 21, 1984.
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“La La Land” stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling show off their hands after placing them in wet cement during a ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre on Dec. 7, 2016.
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From left, producer Norman Lear and comic legends Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner wave to the media after Brooks placed his hands and shoes in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood on Sept. 8, 2014.
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Sylvester Stallone and MGM Chairman and CEO Gary Barber watch as Leo the Lion steps onto a cement block for his paw prints at the TCL Chinese Theater celebrating the studio’s 90th anniversary in 2014.
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The stars of “The Twilight Saga” -- Robert Pattinson, left, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner -- get into the handprint act on Nov. 3, 2011.
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Kobe Bryant becomes the first athlete to have his hands and feet imprinted at Graumans Chinese Theater on Feb. 19, 2011.
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Christopher Walken makes his mark at the Chinese Theatre on Oct. 8, 2004.
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Alvin, Simon and Theodore made prints in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on November 1, 2011 in what theater co-owner Donald Kushner says wasn’t a “real” ceremony.
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Young people check out the imprints of the stars at the Chinese Theatre on Nov. 21, 1975.
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Tour groups at the Chinese Theatre on Feb. 22, 1983.
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