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Noah Wyle receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Pitt and ER star is enshrined among Hollywood royalty
Noah Wyle received a star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday and was accompanied by his wife Sara and his three children.
The star of award-winning HBO medical drama The Pitt received the prestigious award from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
Born and raised in of Los Angeles, Pitt said that Hollywood Boulevard has always held special meaning for him.
“I have walked up and down this street, hopscotching over these names for 50 years, daydreaming,” Wyle said. “Becoming part of that history is a true childhood dream come true. As far back as I can remember, I have wanted to be part of it. I love it more than I can say. It is all I’ve ever wanted to do and the only place I have ever wanted to be. I am truly humbled by this honour… and I will cherish the memory of this moment forever.”
Wyle, 54, and his wife Sara, who have been married since 2014, have a 10-year-old daughter, Frances. Wyle also has two older children from his first marriage to Tracy Wardon – Owen, 23, and Auden, 20.
Wyle’s mother Marjorie Speer, father Stephen Wyle and older sister Alexandra ‘Alex’ Wyle were also in attendance.
In an emotional speech said that his role in The Pitt had heled him to pay off an $80,000 debt.
Wyle was 23 when he first appeared on our screens as Dr John Carter in the long-running medical drama ER alongside George Clooney and Julianna Marguiles. He was the show’s longest-running cast member, appearing in it for 11 seasons until 2005. He earned five Emmy nominations, three Golden Globe nominations and four Actor Awards for his work on the medical drama.
Twenty years later he took on the role of Dr Michael “Robby” Robinavitch (a Jewish character) in The Pitt, on which he’s also an executive producer. He has been widelt acclaime dfor his role, winning Best Actor in a Television Series — Drama at this year’s Golden Globe Awards and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series at this year’s Actor Awards.
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