Movie and Video Game Legend Keith David Shares Heartwarming Reaction To Learning He Will Get a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

The iconic Keith David — who is known for his expansive vocation that includes beloved live-action and dependable acting roles alike — was amazed by a precise touching grant recently: his precise ain prima connected the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The histrion took to his societal media accounts to stock a genuinely touching video of himself watching the broadcast wherever this year’s honorees were announced, wherever you tin spot him giving a precise shocked absorption erstwhile helium heard his sanction arsenic portion of the list. His wife, Dionne Lea Williams, besides comes into the framework to congratulate him excitedly during the video, crying and hugging David successful effect to the news.

— Keith David (@ImKeithDavid) July 2, 2025

“What a surprise! Being blessed to get to bash this for a surviving is capable for me; to beryllium recognized for my publication to the arts is the cherry connected top,” David wrote connected his Twitter relationship alongside the video. “Thank you, Hollywood Walk of Fame & Hollywood Chamber for this honor. This volition beryllium a fantastic day contiguous adjacent year.”

69-year-old David is possibly champion known for his relation other Kurt Russell successful the beloved 1982 classical remake of The Thing, but helium is besides liable for upwards of 400 roles crossed his astir 50-year vocation — including a wealthiness of dependable acting appearances successful some the movie and tv and video crippled spaces. Fans whitethorn retrieve him arsenic the Arbiter Thel ‘Vadamee successful the Halo franchise, Julius Little successful the Saints Row franchise, and of people Admiral Andersen successful the Mass Effect series.

More recently, David took implicit arsenic Commander Zavala successful Destiny 2 pursuing the passing of his archetypal actor, Lance Reddick.

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Though the ceremonial day for the people of 2025 has yet to beryllium announced, David hinted astatine the grant being a day contiguous to him adjacent twelvemonth — truthful it seems similar we tin expect the fable to person his deserved accolade astir the opening of June 2026.

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Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.