# Keanu Reeves new Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 2, 2005, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keanu-reeves-new-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/287940 "2005-02-02T04:18:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@Mr.Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Roboto)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keanu-reeves-new-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/287940/1 "2005-02-02T04:18:21Z")
For What? Laurence Harvey must be spinning in his grave! ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keanu-reeves-new-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/287940/2 "2005-02-02T06:17:02Z")
Arsenio Hall has one. [Here’s a list.](http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/walkoffameindex.htm) I think you’ll find many names that are on par with Reeves, and [The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce](http://www.hollywoodchamber.net/) hasn’t set the bar very high: > [@](#): > > Criteria for Star on the Walk of Fame > > 1. Professional achievement > 2. Longevity of five years in the field of entertainment > 3. Contributions to the community It’s a tourist attraction, not some kind of award for artistic merit. It ranks even lower than a Golden Globe, an OScar or a dummy at Mme. Toussaud (sp?). ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keanu-reeves-new-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/287940/3 "2005-02-02T06:31:23Z")
Surprisingly, **Elizabeth Montgomery** does NOT have a star on the Walk of Fame either. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keanu-reeves-new-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/287940/4 "2005-02-02T12:47:01Z")
> [@The Gaspode](#): > > Arsenio Hall has one. [Here’s a list.](http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/walkoffameindex.htm) I think you’ll find many names that are on par with Reeves, and [The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce](http://www.hollywoodchamber.net/) hasn’t set the bar very high: > > It’s a tourist attraction, not some kind of award for artistic merit. It ranks even lower than a Golden Globe, an OScar or a dummy at Mme. Toussaud (sp?). You also have to buy the star. I think it’s $30,000 or something. So, you got the money and you’ve been working in the industry for five years, you can get yourself a star. ---
**Author:** ![Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoundrel_Swanswater)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keanu-reeves-new-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/287940/5 "2005-02-02T15:32:16Z")
> [@](#): > > You also have to buy the star. I think it’s $30,000 or something. So, you got the money and you’ve been working in the industry for five years, you can get yourself a star. Exactly. I think it was even more than that. The Walk of Fame should really be called the Walk of Vanity, or the Walk of Look-at-me !!!