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"BRONX WALK OF FAME"
On E. 156th Street and Grand Concourse you can find the plaques on this lamp post
that were dedicated to the Bronx Walk of Fame inductees, Yomo Toro and Jake LaMotta. - Photo
by Mike Marquez
Every year since 1997, famous Bronxites return to our amazing borough to be inducted in "The
Bronx Walk of Fame". This ceremony is held during the Bronx Week Celebration in June. The Bronx Borough
President, unveils street plaques bearing the names of the inductees. The Walk of Fame starts at 161st Street
and Grand Concourse. Here are the inductees of The Bronx Walk of Fame:
Inducted in 1997
Renee Taylor
Broadway and TV Actress
Nate "Tiny" Archibald
Basketball Hall of Famer
Robert Klein
Actor and Entertainer
Regis Philbin
TV Host and Entertainer
John "Jellybean" Benitez
Musician
Inducted in 1998
Rita Moreno
Actress
Angela Bofill
Singer
Gary Marshall
Actor, Film Producer, Comedian
Red Buttons
Comedian
Inducted in 1999
Esai Morales
Actor
Hal Linden
Actor
Joe Franklin
Broadcaster
Felipe Lopez
NBA Player
Inducted in 2000
Yomo Toro
Famous Cuatro Player and Musician
Neil de Grasse Tyson
Head of the New York Planetarium
Guy Williams
TVs Original Zorro (Posthumous)
Dave Valentin
Flutist, Jazz Musician and Composer
Marvin Scott
News Anchor
Sam Garnes
NFL Player
Dolores Hope
Entertainer and Bob Hope's wife
Inducted in 2001
Kris Parker (KRS-ONE)
Rap Artist
Johnny Pacheco
Flutist, Composer and Salsa & Jazz Musician
Stanley Kubrick
Film Maker (Posthumous)
Ed Kranepool
MLB Player
Paul "Ace" Frehley
"Kiss" Guitarist
E. L. Doctorow
Author
Diahann Carroll
Actress
Lyn Brown
News Anchor
Colin Powell
U.S. Secretary of State
Jim Ryan
News Anchor
Inducted in 2002
Danny Aiello
Actor
Gabe Pressman
Journalist
Cathy Moriarty
Gentile / Actress
Ray Barretto
Musician
The Chantels
50s Singing Group
Rosetta LeNoire
Actress (Posthumous)
Inducted in 2003
Daniel Libeskind
Architect
Jake LaMotta
Boxer and World Champion
Joey Kramer
Aerosmith Drummer
DJ Red Alert
Hip Hop Artist
Michael Kay
Sportscaster and the voice of the N.Y. Yankees
Jimmy Sabater
Musician
Liz Torres
Actress
Valerie Simpson
Singer
Inducted in 2004
Shelley Morrison
Actress
Bobby Darin
Legendary Entertainer (Posthumous)
John Patrick Shanley
Screenwriter
Willie Colon
Trombonist, Composer and Singer
Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five
Early Rap Group
Sonia Manzano
Maria on Sesame Street
Inducted in 2005
Army Archerd
Variety Magazine Columnist
Kurtis Blow
Hip Hop Pioneer
Dominic Chianese
Actor-Singer and The Sopranos Uncle Jr.
The Chiffons
60s Singing Group Sensation
Joseito Mateo
El Rey Del Merengue
Eddie Palmieri
Seven Time Grammy Winner
Ed Pinkney
Record-setting college basketball star and Villanova coach
Daniel Schorr
Senior News Analyst for NPR
Charlie Palmieri
Legendary Piano Player and Eddie Palmieri's Brother (Posthumous)
Inducted in 2006
Chazz Palminteri
Actor
Afrika Bambaataa
Hip Hop Pioneer
Mary Higgins-Clark
Author
Art Donovan
NFL Hall of Famer
Tony Guida
CBS Newscaster
Bobby Sanabria
Grammy Nominated Drummer / Percussionist
Band Leader / Arranger / Composer / Educator
Manny Azenberg
Legendary Broadway Producer
Inducted in 2007
Doris Roberts
Everybody Loves Raymond
Dion DiMucci
Dion and The Belmonts
Budd Friedman
Founder of the Improv Comedy Club
Aventura
Bachata Music Group
Luther Vandross
Legendary Blues Singer
(Posthumous)
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