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  • Category: Motion pictures
  • Unveiled: 13 Sep 1990
  • Star rank: 2337
  • Address:
    7026 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
  • GPS location:
    34.101417, -118.342473

Woody Woodpecker

Biography

Woody Woodpecker, from the opening title sequence for the 1951 short Puny Express. This logo sequence was used on many Woody cartoons of the time.

Source: Wikipedia

Woody Woodpecker is an animated cartoon character, an anthropomorphic acorn woodpecker who appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz animation studio and distributed by Universal Pictures. Though not the first of the screwball characters that became popular in the 1940s, Woody is perhaps the most indicative of the type.

Fact file

  • First appearance: Knock Knock (1940)
  • Last appearance: I Know What You Did Last Night (2002)
  • Created by: Ben Hardaway Walter Lantz Alex Lovy
  • Portrayed by: Mel Blanc (1940–1941) Ben Hardaway (1941–1949) Danny Webb (1941–1942) Kent Rogers (1942–1944) Grace Stafford (1950–1972) Cherry Davis (in Who Framed Roger Rabbit) Billy West (1999–2004)
  • Species: Woodpecker
  • Gender: Male
  • Family: Splinter and Knothead (niece and nephew) Scrooge Woodpecker (uncle)

Read more about Woody Woodpecker at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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Shrek Gets His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Shrek finally got respect Thursday afternoon when the ornery ogre joined such Hollywood legends as Bugs Bunny, Winnie the Pooh, Woody Woodpecker and Mickey Mouse with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And wouldn't you know it, Mike Myers just happened to be there too! "The response ...

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