Hollywood Walk Of Fame Swank'd
Actress Hilary Swank, who memorably landed an Oscar for her stirring portrayal of a woman cruelly murdered after trying to infiltrate the world of men's boxing in Million Dollar Baby Boys Don't Cry, today received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, an honor reserved for those performers with an established body of work and a studio willing to cut a $15,000 check to promote a struggling film in need of a publicity boost. Swank, never one to pass up a chance to remind the world about her meteoric rise from humble, my-trailer-wasn't-even-on-the- 'nice'-end-of-the-trailer-park beginnings to Tinseltown royalty, shared one of her cherished memories with the throng of Hollywood Boulevard tourists passing by the presentation ceremony on their way to pay five dollars to have a Polaroid taken with Skinny Spider-Man and Dirty Tickle Me Elmo:
"I remember my mom using a roll of quarters to call agents from a pay phone and telling agents they should sign me," said the emotional 32-year-old during the 2,325th star's dedication ceremony.
The rest, as they say, is Hollywood history: Swank would eventually be repped by every agent her supportive mom called with that fateful roll of quarters, but finally settle with the one who pledged to someday take ten percent of her heart.
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