Ed Harris, the four-time Oscar nominated actor, writer, and director, received the 2,546th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Friday (March 13).
Ed Harris
Harris attended a ceremony for the honor alongside wife and frequent co-star Amy Madigan, Oscar-winning actresses Holly Hunter and Marcia Gay Harden, and actor Andy Garcia. In the 1980s, he gained prominence in films, appearing as John Glenn in the 1983 film on the Mercury astronauts, “The Right Stuff,” followed by roles in 1984’s “Places in the Hart,” and 1989’s “The Abyss.”
Harris received the first of his three nominations for the best supporting actor Oscar in 1996 for his role as NASA flight director Gene Kranz in “Apollo 13.” He also received nominations in the category in 1999 for “The Truman Show” and 2003 for “The Hours.” He received a best actor Oscar nomination in 2001 for his title role in “Pollock,” his first feature film as a director.
He stars in the upcoming film “Geostorm,” as well as mafia action flick “Run All Night,” which arrives in theaters today.
(Ventuno)