The
Bronx
Walk of Fame
1997 Basketball Hall of Famer – Nate “Tiny” Archibald
Music Impresario – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Actor, Comedian, Entertainer – Robert Klein
Entertainer & TV Host – Regis Philbin
Broadway & TV Actress – Renee Taylor
1998 Singer – Angela Bofill
Comedian – Red Buttons
Film Producer, Actor, Comedian – Garry Marshall
Actress & Entertainer – Rita Moreno
1999 Broadcaster – Joe Franklin
Actor, Musician – Hal Linden
NBA Player – Felipe Lopez
Actor – Esai Morales
2000 NFL Player – Sam Garnes
Entertainer & Bob Hope’s Spouse – Dolores Hope
News Anchor & Correspondent – Marvin Scott
“Cuatro” Musician – Yomo Toro
Head of the NY Planetarium – Neil deGrasse Tyson
Jazz Flutist – Dave Valentin
TV’s Original Zorro (posthumously) – Guy Williams
2001 News Anchor – Lyn Brown
Actress & Entertainer – Diahann Carroll
Author – E.L. Doctorow
KISS Guitarist – Paul “Ace” Frehley
Baseball Player – Ed Kranepool
Musician – Johnny Pacheco
Rap & Hip Hop Artist – Kris Parker (KRS-ONE)
U.S. Secretary of State – Colin Powell
News Anchor – Jim Ryan
Actor – Burt Young
Filmmaker (posthumously) – Stanley Kubrick
2002 Actor – Danny Aiello
Musician – Ray Barretto
50’s Singing Group – The Chantels
Actress - Cathy Moriarty – Gentile
Broadcast Journalist – Gabe Pressman
Actress (posthumously) – Rosetta LeNoire
2003 Hip Hop Artist & Impresario – DJ Red Alert
Sportscaster & YES Network’s Voice of the Yankees – Michael Kay
Aerosmith Drummer – Joey Kramer
Legendary Boxer & World Middleweight Champion – Jake LaMotta
Architect & Designer of the New World Trade Center Site – Daniel Libeskind
Boogaloo Pioneer – Jimmy Sabater
Singer, Songwriter, Producer – Valerie Simpson
Actress & Comedienne – Liz Torres
2004 Internationally-Acclaimed Trombonist – Willie Colon
Legendary Rap Group – Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Maria on Sesame Street – Sonia Manzano
Actress – Shelley Morrison
Screenwriter & Pulitzer Prize Recipient – John Patrick Shanley
Award Winning Entertainer (Posthumously) – Bobby Darin
2005 Hollywood’s Most Popular Col-umnist – Army Archerd
Hip- Hop Pioneer – Kurtis Blow
Actor – Dominic Chianese
60’s Sensations – The Chiffons
King of Merengue – Joseito Mateo
Latin Pianist – Eddie Palmieri
College Basketball Star – Ed Pinckney
Veteran Reporter /Commentator – Daniel Schorr
Latin Pianist (posthumously) – Charlie Palmieri
BRONX WALK OF FAME INDUCTEES
2006 Producer – Manny Azenberg
The Godfather of Hip Hop – Afrika Bambaataa
Football Hall of Famer – Art Donovan
Author – Mary Higgins Clark
New Anchor – Tony Guida
Singer – La India
Musician – Bobby Sanabria
2007 Bachata Singing Group – Aventura
Doo Wop Legend – Dion DiMucci
Improv Comedy Club Founder – Bud Fried-man
Actress – Doris Roberts
R&B Legend (posthumously) – Luther Vandross
2008 Hip Hop Icon – Grandmaster Caz
Doo Wop Legends – Larry Chance and the Earls
Break Dancing Legends – Rock Steady Crew
Actor – Adam Rodriguez
Sex Therapist – Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Honorary Bronxite)
2009 Composer - Charlie Fox
Hip hop pioneer – GrandWizzard Theodore
Grammy Award Winning Artist Melissa Manchester
Actress – Judy Reyes
Legendary Singer – Tony Orlando (Honorary Bronxite)
2010 Former U.S. Congressman – Herman Badillo
Founder of Essence Magazine – Ed Lewis
Grammy Award Winning Musicians – Joanie Madden & Cherish the Ladies
Legendary Singer – Jerry Vale
2011 Actress – Joy Bryant
Singer, Actress, Composer – Irene Cara
Producer – Charles Latibeaudiere
Actor – Chazz Palminteri
2012 Rap Artist – Fat Joe
Jazz Artist – Valerie Capers
Supermodel – Tyson Beckford
Cinematographer – Sol Negrin, ACS
2013 Previous Bronx Borough President and NYS Attorney General – Robert Abrams
Composer and Businessman – Miguel Angel Amadeo
Tony and Emmy Award winning Actress – Ellen Barkin
2014 Actor – David Zayas
Actress – Rachel Ticotin
Tony award-winning Actress & Dancer – Priscilla Lopez
Producer – Swizz Beatz NY Jets Offensive Guard -William M. Colon
STAY TUNED FOR
2015 BRONX WALK OF FAME
INDUCTEES