Michael B. Jordan Receives Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Actor Michael B. Jordan was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ahead of the release of his new movie “Creed III,” where he makes his directorial debut.

Attendees of the ceremony included Jordan’s Creed III co-star Jonathan Majors and Ryan Coogler, who directed the actor in Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

“To think that this star didn’t grow up with dreams of being an actor! Luckily for us, he changed his mind, and now he will be honoured with an iconic star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,” Hollywood Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez said.

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The star is the 2,751st since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the initial 1,558 stars. Michael B. Jordan was a cast member during the first season of the HBO drama “The Wire,” which aired in 2002.

He portrayed troubled teenager Reggie Montgomery on the ABC daytime drama “All My Children” from 2003-06, replacing Chadwick Boseman in the role, which brought Jordan a Soap Opera Digest Awards nomination in 2005 for favorite teen.

Michael B. Jordan portrayed quarterback Vince Howard from 2009-11 on the critically acclaimed NBC high school football drama “Friday Night Lights.” His other television credits include “Parenthood,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and “Lie to Me.”

Jordan rose to fame with his portrayal of Oscar Grant, who was shot and killed by a Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department officer, in the 2013 biographical drama “Fruitvale Station,” which was directed by Coogler.

He was also part of the cast of “Black Panther,” which won the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture in 2019. He reprised his roles as N’Jadaka and Killmonger in its 2022 sequel, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”

Michael B. Jordan’s other film credits include “Red Tails,” “Fantastic Four,” “Just Mercy,” “Without Remorse” and “A Journal for Jordan.”