Ride of Fame
Ride of Fame curtain covering the Tracey Bregman double decker bus prior to its unveiling on April 7, 2014 | |
Established | May 4, 2010 |
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Location | New York City, New York |
Type | Celebrity Career Achievement |
Number of inductees | 45 |
Director | David W. Chien |
Website | Official website |
The Ride of Fame is a continuing series of mobile monuments in New York City honoring public figures for being exemplary “New Yorkers” and representing the city in a positive light over the course of their lives. Ride of Fame alumni have also been bestowed with this honor simply for being the top celebrity in their respective fields of expertise. Each public figure honored by the Ride of Fame is presented with a personalized decal permanently applied to the front of a red double decker bus as a time capsule in New York City. In 2012, inductees were also presented with a permanent seat decal on the top of the double decker bus in addition to the front decal. The honorees write a special personal message on these seats to share the moment with all the visitors of New York City.[1][2]
History
The Ride of Fame’s inaugural honoree was Emmy Award winner and bestselling author Rachael Ray in 2010. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place in front of Ray’s studio before she led a group of 50 fans on a tour atop her new bus that was dedicated in her honor.[3] Though New York City was Gray Line Worldwide’s second licensed city around the world, the first being in Washington, D.C. in 1910, Gray Line Worldwide chose New York City as the site to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2010.
Since Rachael Ray, monthly and bi-monthly ceremonies have taken place to present public figures with a decal for their own double-decker bus. Each public figure has had a ribbon cutting ceremony, most of which took place at Pier 78 on the Hudson River, but some ceremonies have taken place elsewhere, including Times Square and Central Park.
On October 13th, 2012 during Air Supply's induction ceremony, the band was the first to be presented with a pair of honorary seats on the top deck of the bus along with a decal on the front. Air Supply also became the first to be inducted as an Immortal honoree; part of the IIi categorization in which each nominee is inducted as either Immortal, IT or imminent .[2]
On April 29th, 2014, Ride of Fame expanded outside of New York City. Jeff Conine of the Miami Marlins was the first recipient of a Ride of Fame honors in Miami.[4] Since then, the Ride of Fame has honored recipients in Washington, D.C., with plans to be around the world, in cities with double-decker bus service.[5]
List of honorees
Honoree | Date of ROF Induction | IIi Classification* |
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Rachael Ray[6] | May 4, 2010 | -- |
Donald Trump[7] | June 8, 2010 | -- |
Whoopi Goldberg[8] | July 26, 2010 | -- |
Henrik Lundqvist[9][10] | August 31, 2010 | -- |
Reggie Jackson[11] | October 18, 2010 | -- |
Richard Dreyfuss[12] | November 5, 2010 | -- |
Cyndi Lauper[13] | January 27, 2011 | -- |
Liza Minnelli[14][15] | March 8, 2011 | -- |
Marc Anthony[16] | September 8, 2011 | -- |
Roger Maris[17] | September 24, 2011 | -- |
Kenneth Cole[18] | November 18, 2011 | -- |
Wheel of Fortune[19] | May 14, 2012 | -- |
Bernadette Peters & Mary Tyler Moore[20][21][22] | August 21, 2012 | -- |
Joe Namath[23] | September 12, 2012 | -- |
Walt Frazier[24][25][26][27] | September 19, 2012 | -- |
Vanessa Williams[28][29][30] | September 27, 2012 | -- |
Air Supply[31][32] | October 13, 2012 | Immortal |
Dionne Warwick[33][34] | November 12, 2012 | Immortal |
Joan Rivers & Melissa Rivers[35][36] | March 1, 2013 | Immortal |
David Wright[37][38] | April 3, 2013 | IT |
LL Cool J[39][40] | May 13, 2013 | Immortal |
The Mowgli's[41][42] | July 9, 2013 | imminent |
Erin Brady[43][44] | August 5, 2013 | imminent |
Mariano Rivera[45][46] | September 20, 2013 | IT |
Carol Alt[47][48] | October 7, 2013 | Immortal |
Susan Lucci[49][50] | November 19, 2013 | Immortal |
The Minions of Despicable Me 2[51][52] | November 25, 2013 | IT |
Patrick Stewart[53][54] | December 4, 2013 | Immortal |
Carly Rae Jepsen[55][56] | February 25, 2014 | IT |
Tracey Bregman[57][58] | April 7, 2014 | Immortal |
Jeff Conine**[59] | April 29, 2014 | Immortal |
Fifth Harmony[60][61] | July 11, 2014 | imminent |
Joe Theismann**[62] | September 5, 2014 | Immortal |
Big & Rich[63] | September 26, 2014 | Immortal |
Tony Danza[64] | December 1, 2014 | Immortal |
Alex Ovechkin**[65] | April 7, 2015 | IT |
Paul Shaffer[66] | May 5, 2015 | Immortal |
Jeff Gordon[67] | June 30, 2015 | Immortal |
David Copperfield[68] | September 11, 2015 | Immortal |
Andrea Pirlo[69] | September 22, 2015 | Immortal |
David Villa[70] | September 22, 2015 | Immortal |
Frank Lampard[71] | September 22, 2015 | Immortal |
John Wall**[72] | October 26, 2015 | IT |
George Takei[73] | December 10, 2015 | Immortal |
Darrelle Revis[74] | December 29, 2015 | IT |
Kendall Schmidt[75] | January 19, 2016 | IT |
*The Ride of Fame began honoring nominees as either Immortal, IT or imminent with Air Supply on October 13, 2012.[76]
**Denotes Honorees inducted in a city other than New York City, which began with Jeff Conine in Miami[77]
References
- ↑ Ride of Fame
- 1 2 Air Supply Honored By Gray Line New York As Part of ‘Ride of Fame’ Campaign - October 20, 2012
- ↑ Stars, Stars And More Stars Here, There And Everywhere! - May 5, 2010
- ↑ Mr. Marlin receives mobile enshrinement - April 29th, 2014
- ↑ A fascinated Alex Ovechkin experiments with Periscope - April 8, 2015
- ↑ Stars, Stars And More Stars Here, There And Everywhere! - May 5, 2010
- ↑ Donald Trump Honored In Gray Line New York's Ride Of Fame Campaign - June 8, 2010
- ↑ Whoopi Goldberg Honored In Gray Line New York's Ride Of Fame - July 30, 2010
- ↑ Lundqvist Honored with 'Ride of Fame' Bus Video - August 31, 2010
- ↑ Henrik Lundqvist Honored In Gray Line New York's Ride of Fame - October 2, 2010
- ↑ Reggie Jackson attends Gray Line New Yorks Ride of Fame ribbon cutting - October 18, 2010
- ↑ Photo Flash: Ride of Fame Honors Richard Dreyfuss - November 5, 2010
- ↑ Cyndi Lauper is the newest Ride of Fame member to Gray Line New York - February 2, 2011
- ↑ Photo Coverage: Gray Line's 'Ride Of Fame' Campaign Honors Liza Minnelli - March 9 2011
- ↑ Liza Minnelli to Be Gray Line New York Ride of Fame Dedicatee - March 2, 2011
- ↑ Marc Anthony Honored By Gray Line New York's "Ride Of Fame" - September 8, 2011
- ↑ Maris/Mantle ’61 tribute moved to Saturday - September 23, 2011
- ↑ Fashion Designer Kenneth Cole Is Honored By Gray Line New York - November 29, 2011
- ↑ Wheel of Fortune - May 23, 2012
- ↑ Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters Honored with Ride of Fame Today - August 21, 2012
- ↑ PHOTO CALL: Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore Honored in NYC - August 21, 2012
- ↑ PHOTO FLASH: Bernadette Peters Inducted Into Gray Line New York's Ride of Fame - August 21, 2012
- ↑ Gray Line New York Honors Joe Namath - September 12, 2012
- ↑ After Lending His Style to a Bus, Frazier Offers His Opinion on the Knicks - September 19, 2012
- ↑ Kickin' it with a (former) Knick: Walt Frazier - September 19, 2012
- ↑ SLAM ONLINE | » Walt Frazier Joins the Ride of Fame - September 20, 2012
- ↑ Photos of Kate Moss, Carly Rae Jepsen, Kourtney Kardashian and many more celebs - September 19, 2012
- ↑ Vanessa Williams: Gray Line New York's Ride of Fame Inductee - September 28, 2012
- ↑ Vanessa Williams Inducted into Gray Line New York Ride of Fame - Photo Flash - Sep 27, 2012
- ↑ Vanessa Williams on '666 Park Avenue': 'It's a World Where Unfortunate Things Happen a Lot' - September 28, 2012
- ↑ Gray Line New York Ride Of Fame Honors Air Supply - October 13, 2012
- ↑ Photo Flash: Air Supply's Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock Honored with 'Ride of Fame' - October 20, 2012
- ↑ Gray Line New York inducts Dionne Warwick into its Ride of Fame - November 13, 2012
- ↑ Photo Flash: Dionne Warwick Celebrates New Album with Gray Line New York 'Ride of Fame' - November 13, 2012
- ↑ Joan and Melissa Rivers Debut Their Glamorous Ride of Fame in NYC - March 1, 2013
- ↑ Gray Line New York Honors WE TV Stars Joan & Melissa Rivers - March 1, 2013
- ↑ Mets’ David Wright Talks Humility, Life Off The Field And Crying In Baseball - April 3, 2013
- ↑ David Wright has his own bus now - April 3, 2013
- ↑ LL Cool J extends his reach during Gray Line New York's "Ride Of Fame" induction ceremony, which honored the native New Yorker Monday at Manhattan's Pier 78 - May 14, 2013
- ↑ Gray Line New York's "Ride Of Fame" Induction Ceremony Honoring LL Cool J - May 13, 2013
- ↑ The Mowgli's Take Fans on a Double Decker Bus Trek Through NYC: Live Report - July 10, 2013
- ↑ CitySights NY's Ride Of Fame Imminent Ride With The Mowgli's - July 9, 2013
- ↑ Miss USA 2013 Erin Brady Talks Celebrity Crush, Being A Role Model, And More After Being Inducted Into Ride Of Fame - August 6, 2013
- ↑ Miss USA 2013 Erin Brady takes a 'Ride Of Fame' in New York - August 5, 2013
- ↑ Gray Line Tours unveils Mo bus - September 20, 2013
- ↑ Mariano Rivera is now immortalized on an NYC mobile monument - September 20, 2013
- ↑ Fox News' Carol Alt Receives NYC Honor - October 7, 2013
- ↑ 'I'm Happy I'm Not A Model Anymore’: Supermodel And New Fox News Star Carol Alt Gets Candid - October 7, 2013
- ↑ Emmy award winning actress Susan Lucci is getting her own permanent seat on the top deck of a Gray Line bus in New York City to celebrate her role as Erica Kane on All My Children for more than 40 years - November 15, 2013
- ↑ Susan Lucci Talks Legacy Acting and Life - November 19, 2013
- ↑ Minions take over Manhattan - November 26, 2013
- ↑ The Minions got their own bus on the @rideoffame at the ribbon cutting ceremony in NYC #MinionROF #MinionNation - November 25, 2013
- ↑ Star Trek's Patrick Stewart Bus - December 5, 2013
- ↑ Patrick Stewart Honored With Broadway-Themed Tour Bus - December 4, 2013
- ↑ Carly Rae Jepsen Talks Broadway, ‘Call Me Maybe’ And Pal Justin Bieber - February 26, 2014
- ↑ Cinderella's Carly Rae Jepsen Joins the Hallowed Ride of Fame - February 26, 2014
- ↑ Tracey E. Bregman To Be Honored by Ride of Fame - April 2, 2014
- ↑ Tracey Bregman Inducted Into Ride of Fame - April 7, 2014
- ↑ Mr. Marlin receives mobile enshrinement - April 29th, 2014
- ↑ Fifth Harmony Exclusive NYC Ride Of Fame Interview - July 12, 2014
- ↑ Fifth Harmony Honored by Ride of Fame - July 11, 2014
- ↑ Ride Of Fame With Joe Theismann - September 5, 2014
- ↑ LOVVVVE this double decker bus!!! thank you @RideofFame for honoring us today!! #NYC #Gravity #BigandRichROF - September 26, 2014
- ↑ Tony Danza Dedicates Doubledecker Bus in NYC - December 1, 2014
- ↑ A fascinated Alex Ovechkin experiments with Periscope - April 8, 2015
- ↑ Ride Of Fame Honors Paul Shaffer - May 5, 2015
- ↑ Ride Of Fame Immortal Honoree Ceremony - Jeff Gordon - June 30, 2015
- ↑ Ride Of Fame Immortal Honoree Ceremony - David Copperfield Ride Of Fame Induction Ceremony - September 11, 2015
- ↑ Frank Lampard finally finding form, scoring touch with NYCFC - September 23, 2015
- ↑ Frank Lampard finally finding form, scoring touch with NYCFC - September 23, 2015
- ↑ Frank Lampard finally finding form, scoring touch with NYCFC - September 23, 2015
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- ↑ RIDE OF FAME TO HONOR AIR SUPPLY - October 2, 2012
- ↑ We’re Going to Miami to Honor Jeff Conine! - April 23, 2014
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