Kobe Bryant gets a star on Walk of Fame.

NBA star Kobe Bryant has become the first ever non-actor to have a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Bryant is a basketball star who plays with the LA Lakers. Saturday afternoon the five time champion was the first athlete to be honored at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.

During the ceremony Bryant said, “I feel like I’ve grown up in this city, and we’ve had a lot of ups and downs, but here we are-five championships, plenty of more to go, and I just feel extremely honored to be able to do this.”

Bryant reportedly told fans that he would not be pursuing an acting career anytime soon. The ceremony was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel who took some playful digs at Bryant.

Kimmel joked, “The closest Kobe’s come to acting is pretending he’s going to pass the ball to Luke Walton.”

The NBA star went on Sunday and took home his fourth all-star MVP award.

Gweneth Paltrow Gets Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Gweneth Paltrow has been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Oscar nominated star celebrated the unveiling of her star outside Madame Tussauds celebrity wax museum. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw were there to celebrate with Paltrow.

Several Celebs to recieve Stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Walk of Fame recipients for the year 2010 are:

MOTION PICTURES:
James Cameron, Russell Crowe, John Cusack, Colin Firth, Gale Ann Hurd, Alan Menken, Randy Newman, Adam Sandler, Emma Thompson and Mark Wahlberg

TELEVISION:
Chris Berman, Jon Cryer, Peter Graves, Jimmy Kimmel, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bill Maher, and Sam Waterston

RECORDING:
Bryan Adams, The Funk Brothers, Alan Jackson, Chaka Khan, Van Morrison, Marco Antonio Solis, Ringo Starr, ZZ Top and posthumously Roy Orbison

LIVE PERFORMANCE/THEATRE:
Andrea Bocelli and Cirque Du Soleil/Guy Laliberte