3 Mar 2015 3:37 PM PT
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NCIS Los Angeles’ Chris O’Donnell was hnored with a Star on the Walk of Fame March 5th.
Leron Gubler from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce opened the ceremony, highlighting O’Donnell’s career achievements. The 44-year-old honoree made his acting debut as Jessica Lange’s rebellious son in the Paul Brickman feature Men Don’t Leave and followed that with a memorable cameo in Jon Avnet’s Academy Award-nominated Fried Green Tomatoes. It was when O’Donnell played Charlie Simms in Scent of A Woman with Al Pacino that launched O’Donnell into stardom and where he received his first award, nominated for a Golden Globe Award for the portrayal and winning the Chicago Film Critics Award. He then went on to play D’Artagnan in The Three Muskateers; Jack Foley in Circle of Friends with Minnie Driver; the dual role of Robin and Dick Grayson in Batman & Robin; Jimmie Shannon in The Bachelor; Peter Garrett in Vertical Limit; then went to the small screen to have recurring roles in The Practice, Grey’s Anatomy, The Company which eventually led him to NCIS: Los Angeles where he plays Special Agent G. Callen.
Next up was LL Cool J. giving the following warm words: “I not only want to congratulate you for this day, because you definitely deserve it and it’s a wonderful achievement, but more importantly I want to thank you for helping me grow.”
See full ceremony below and then photos follow:
ACTOR CHRIS O’DONNELL TO BE HONORED WITH STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
WHO: Emcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Leron Gubler
Guest speaker: LL COOL J
Celebrities attending the star ceremony will be cast members of “NCIS: Los Angeles”
WHAT: Dedication of the 2,544th star on the Walk of Fame in the category of Television
WHERE: 6681 Hollywood Boulevard in front of Jameson’s Irish Pub
WHEN: Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. PST
Event will be live-streamed exclusively on www.walkoffame.com
Helping emcee and Hollywood Chamber President/CEO Leron Gubler to unveil the star will be actor and O’Donnell’s co-star on “NCIS: Los Angeles” LL COOL J. The show airs Mondays at 10 p.m. PST on CBS.
Chris O’Donnell’s charm and diverse acting skills have allowed him to become one of Hollywood’s leading male actors. O’Donnell currently stars as G. Callen in CBS’ hit drama, “NCIS: Los Angeles,” which is in its sixth season.
O’Donnell made his acting debut with a critically acclaimed performance as Jessica Lange’s rebellious son in the Paul Brickman feature “Men Don’t Leave,” followed by a memorable cameo in Jon Avnet’s Academy Award® nominated “Fried Green Tomatoes.” In 1993, O’Donnell was nominated for a Golden Globe and won the Chicago Film Critics Award for his role opposite Al Pacino in the multiple Academy Award-winning “Scent of a Woman,” directed by Marty Brest. O’Donnell then played swashbuckling D’Artagnan in “The Three Musketeers,” for which he was named the NATO/ShoWest Male Star of Tomorrow in 1994. O’Donnell adopted an Irish dialect to star in the romantic comedy “Circle of Friends,” and won over audiences worldwide with his stand-out performance as Robin in the highest grossing film of 1995 “Batman Forever.”
He went on to star in the dark legal thriller “The Chamber,” and Lord Richard Attenborough’s period romance “In Love and War,” before reprising his role as the daredevil acrobat and fledging super-hero in the 1997 hit “Batman and Robin.” In 1999, O’Donnell co-starred in Robert Altman’s critically-acclaimed comedy “Cookie’s Fortune” as part of an impressive ensemble cast including Glenn Close, Julianne Moore and Liv Tyler.
O’Donnell’s other film credits include the action-thriller “Vertical Limit,” the romantic comedy “The Bachelor,” “Kinsey,” Twentieth Century Fox’s “Max Payne”, New Line’s “Kitt Kittridge: An American Girl,” Warner Bros’ animated “Cats and Dogs” and the independent film “A Little Help.”
O’Donnell’s TV credits include the TNT Miniseries, “The Company,” and the hit series “Grey’s Anatomy.”
In 2002, O’Donnell made his Broadway stage debut in Arthur Miller’s play “The Man Who Had All the Luck” opposite Samantha Mathis.
O’Donnell dedicates his time to such charitable organizations as St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California, and sits on the Board of Roberts Enterprise Development Fund.