In pictures: Stars to receive the Hollywood Walk of Fame award this year

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a famous landmark in the US where the five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars are embedded in sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California. For an actor, getting their star here is considered an acme of achievement. Such stars are permanent public monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry, bearing the names of a mix of actors, directors and others in the film and television industry. As 'Friends' star Courteney Cox became the 2,750th actor to get her star on February 27, 2023, we look other actors who have received the honour so far this year.

Actresses Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow pose with Courteney Cox (centre) during her star unveiling ceremony at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, February 27. Cox, 'Variety' reported, said she hates and is terrified by public speaking, “which is why I don’t present unless I’m literally holding on to Lisa and Jennifer.”

A portrait of Hollywood actor Ray Liotta, best known for his role in Martin Scorcese' 'Goodfellas' (1990), seen during his star unveiling ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles, February 24. Liotta's other prominent roles include in 'Unlawful Entry' (1992), 'Field of Dreams' (1989), 'Cop Land' (1997), 'Hannibal' (2001), 'Blow' (2001), 'John Q' (2002), 'Identity' (2003), 'Killing Them Softly' (2012), 'The Place Beyond the Pines' (2012), 'Marriage Story' (2019), 'The Many Saints of Newark' (2021), and 'Crazy Bear' (2023).

Hollywood actor Ray Liotta's daughter Karsen Liotta at a ceremony where Ray was posthumously was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, February 24.

US rapper and actor Ice-T, seen with his wife Coco Austin and daughter Chanel after his star was unveiled at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles on February 17, said he never expected to get this far. "I would have told you that was impossible. When I started making records, I didn’t come into the music business thinking I would be a star. I was just seeing if I could get a fan base. I didn’t want to be the best rapper. I just wanted to be mentioned among the greats: LL Cool J, Run-DMC. Getting any “star” was way out of reach," he had told 'Variety' in an interview.

The US rapper and actor said he never intended to act. "I was ready to turn it down because they wanted me to play a cop, at the same time I’m putting out an album called 'OG'," he told 'Variety'. He says he overcame his reluctance to become an actor.

Actor Robert Downey Jr. places a piece of gum on actor filmmaker Jon Favreau's unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Favreau, who's the creator of the Disney web series 'The Mandalorian', says there is no ending planned for the series.

Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas, seen here with their respective spouses and children, were honoured during a ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard where their careers as musicians were celebrated on January 30, 2023. The band has received global recognition as multi-platinum pop stars as both a unit and as individuals. They became celebrated household names with albums 'It’s About Time' (2006), 'Jonas Brothers' (2007), 'A Little Bit Longer' (2008) and 'Lines, Vines and Trying Times' (2009).