tvero80 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 25, 2018 10:27 am
By the way , I know he doesn't care much about awards but (since he's going to a con in Hollywood in February) don't you think RDA deserves a star on the walk of fame too ?
Several years ago, I tried to submit his name for a star. First, you must have the celebrity's permission, and his promise that he will accept it and attend the ceremony, and it took several years of trying to get RDA to agree to it. By then it was toward the end of Stargate and he was getting ready to retire - he probably would have had a better chance during the late-MacGyver or early-Stargate days, since these stars are often used for publicity to promote a new movie, or series, or album, or whatever.
Anyway, I put together a very professional application package, including a DVD of film clips, glossy pictures, and a full biography and filmography. I even got letters of endorsement from Brad Wright and Henry Winkler to include.
The person submitting the application is responsible for guaranteeing that the fee for the star will be paid. At the time, the cost was about $15,000, and I was willing to take the risk because I figured fans would help with a portion of it and MGM might step in for part of it as a promotion for Stargate, and I could afford to cover the rest.
I submitted the application for about three years in a row, but he was never selected. By then the price had gone up to $25,000, and he had retired, so I wasn't willing to take the risk of having to pay the full $25,000 out of my own pocket if fans and MGM didn't step up. So I stopped submitting. By now it is far too expensive unless a studio is going to cover the cost of an application. And he has been out of the public eye for so long that it is even less likely than before that he would be selected.
Kate