Las Vegas Walk of Stars

Las Vegas Walk of Stars

Established	2005
Location	Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada
Type	Entertainment hall of fame
Website	Official website

The Las Vegas Walk of Stars, located in Las Vegas, Nevada, started in October 2004 ^[1] to honor the people who helped make Vegas famous. The embedded stars are located along a 4-mile stretch on both sides of Las Vegas Blvd between Sahara Ave and Russell Blvd. Wayne Newton was first to be honored on October 26, 2004, followed in 2005 by Frank Marino, Liberace, Rich Little, Line Renaud and Dick Jensen.^[2] In 2010, Frank Marino became the first entertainer to have earned induction into the Walk of Stars twice.^[3] In 2010, Cuban music icons Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan were the first couple recognized, who shared a star. In 2011, Mexican power couple Jenni Rivera and Esteban Loaiza were the second couple to be recognized by the Las Vegas Strip attraction.^[4] On February 17, 2008 singer, entertainer, television host and producer, Tony Sacca became the 23 star recipient.

Honorees

Singer Jenni Rivera's star

Name	Nationality	Specialty	Date	Ref.
Wayne Newton	United States	Singer	October 26, 2004	[5]
Frank Marino	United States	Female impersonator	February 1, 2005
Liberace	United States	Actor	February 1, 2005
Rich Little	Canada	Voice actor	February 15, 2005
Line Renaud	France	Singer	October 24, 2005
Dick Jensen	United States	Live performer	November 5, 2005
Wayne Allyn Root	United States	TV celebrity	August 15, 2006
Siegfried & Roy	Germany	Magicians	October 3, 2006	[6]
Society of Seven	—	—	November 28, 2006
Sammy Davis, Jr.	United States	Singer	February 15, 2007
Bobby Darin	United States	Singer	May 14, 2007	[7]
Trini Lopez	United States	Singer	May 15, 2008	[8]
Tony Sacca	united states	Singer, TV host, Producer	February 17, 2008
Elvis Presley	United States	Singer	September 26, 2008	[9]
Raúl De Molina	Cuba  United States	Television personality	November 3, 2009	[10]
Lili Estefan	Cuba  United States	Television personality	November 3, 2009	[11]
Dean Martin	United States	Singer	February 22, 2010
Regulo Caro	Mexico	Singer	October 22, 2014
Frank Sinatra	United States	Singer	February 22, 2010
Frank Marino	United States	Female impersonator	February 25, 2010
Emilio & Gloria Estefan	Cuba  United States	Singer and Producer	April 29, 2010	[12]
Fernando Vargas	United States	Boxer	January 28, 2011
Jenni Rivera	Mexico  United States	Singer	July 1, 2011	[13]
Esteban Loaiza	Mexico	Baseball pitcher	July 1, 2011	[4]
Engelbert Humperdinck	England	Singer	July 20, 2011
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons	United States	Music band	March 21, 2013

References

1. USATODAY.com - Las Vegas to celebrate 100 years
3. "Frank Marino Awarded, Gets Second Star on Las Vegas Walk of Stars". February 27, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
4. SILVA, CRISTINA (July 11, 2011). "Singer Jenni Rivera honored with Las Vegas star". Associated Press (Las Vegas Sun). Retrieved 5 April 2015.
5. "Wayne Newton Honoured in Las Vegas". October 28, 2004. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
6. "Illusionists Siegfried and Roy inducted into Las Vegas Walk of Stars". Fox News. October 4, 2006. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
7. "The Darin Lifetime Event 2007". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
8. Trini Lopez
9. Las Vegas Review Journal-Elvis Gets His Star
10. "Raúl De Molina and Lili Estefan". Retrieved January 26, 2014.
11. "Biography of Llil Estefan (In Spanish & English)". Retrieved January 20, 2014.
12. "Gloria and Emilio Estefan Receive Star from Las Vegas Walk of Stars". Retrieved January 15, 2014.
13. "Singer Jenni Rivera honored with Las Vegas star". Associated Press. July 4, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2014.

External links

• Official website