LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame will probably be unveiled Thursday honoring Chris “Ludacris” Bridges for his film profession, in the future earlier than the discharge of “Fast X,” the tenth movie within the “The Fast and the Furious” collection.
Vin Diesel, who appeared in every of the previous six “The Fast and the Furious” movies with Bridges, and fellow rapper turned actor LL Cool J, are set to join Bridges within the 11:30 a.m. ceremony at 6426 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood Boulevard will probably be closed between Cahuenga Boulevard and Wilcox Avenue from 10 a.m. to about 2 p.m. to accommodate the massive crowd anticipated for the ceremony, in response to Ana Martinez, the Stroll of Fame’s producer.
The star is the two,756th because the completion of the Stroll of Fame in 1961 with the preliminary 1,558 stars.
The ceremony will probably be streamed on the Stroll of Fame’s web site.
Bridges joined the franchise with its second movie, “2 Fast 2 Furious,” launched in 2003, as race host Tej Parker. He has performed the function in every of the movies within the franchise since then.
Bridges made his appearing debut within the 2001 comedy, “The Wash,” portraying an indignant buyer.
Bridges was a part of the forged of the 2005 greatest image Oscar winner “Crash,” which additionally gained for the Display Actors Guild Award for excellent efficiency by a forged in a movement image.
Bridges additionally acquired a Display Actors Guild Award nomination for excellent efficiency by a forged in a movement image in 2006 for “Hustle & Flow.”
Bridges’ different movie credit embody the 2011 romantic comedies “No Strings Attached” and “New Year’s Eve”
Bridges was born Sept. 11, 1977, in Champaign, Illinois. When he was 9 years outdated, he moved with his household to Atlanta the place he started his rap profession, co-founding the impartial label Disturbing tha Peace in 1998, which launched his debut album “Incognegro” in 1999.
Bridges’ first studio album, “Back for the First Time,” launched in 2000, was licensed as triple platinum by the trade commerce group, Recording Trade Affiliation of America, for promoting 3.103 million copies. Every of Bridges’ first 5 studio albums have been licensed as platinum and 6 of his eight.
Bridges has offered greater than 24 million albums worldwide.
Bridges acquired the primary three of his 20 Grammy nominations in 2001. Bridges gained Grammys in 2005 for greatest rap/sung collaboration for “Yeah!” and in 2007 for greatest rap album for “Release Therapy” and greatest rap music “Money Maker.”
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