Actor Chris Hemsworth was honored with the 2,781st star in the category of Motion Pictures on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, May 23, at 11:30 am PT at 6819 Hollywood Boulevard, in front of Ovation Hollywood. Hemsworth received his star in the category of Motion Pictures. Joining emcee Ellen K as speakers were filmmaker George Miller and actor Robert Downey, Jr.
Chris Hemsworth is one of the most popular and sought-after actors in Hollywood. After his massive success in the Marvel Universe franchise, Hemsworth teamed up with the Russo Brothers yet again for the Netflix original film Extraction, making history for the streaming service. Bringing in 99 million viewers within the first four weeks alone, the film became the most-watched original movie the streaming service had ever seen. Of the six Marvel and Global Avengers franchise films Hemsworth has starred in, Avengers: Endgame remains one of the highest-grossing movies of all time, accumulating over 2.7 billion dollars worldwide. Introduced as ‘Thor’ in the 2011 eponymous film directed by Kenneth Branagh, Hemsworth continued his legacy in Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder with director Taika Waititi, and in the later film starred alongside an incredible cast including Natalie Portman.
