I was out to a Stoney Creek bar called Carerra's, at the time, and I was playing NTN (or whatever that trivia thingy was.).  That's when I saw the news on one of the bar televisions.  I can't believe it's 25 years ago.
 

FanOfPromos wrote:

25 years and he does not have a star in Hollywood. Doug Thompson has been trying to no avail to get this rectified.

I thought people mostly bought their way into getting stars?

Doug Thompson wrote:

These days, it costs $40,000. U.S. to pay for a star. Part of that money goes for the maintenance and upkeep (remember how many times Trumps' star has been vandalized).  Usually movie studios pay the star's fee to promote a film or DVD release.  John's been gone for 25 years and frankly should have had a star while he was alive.  Local DJ's and news people have stars.  John does have a star on Canada's Walk of Fame here in Toronto, but that happened 4 years after he passed
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totally agree Candy deserves hollywood recognition and belongs there, for what such an honour is worth.  so the buy in is 40 grand.  is it comparable to get on Canada's walk of fame... the expense? 

the cynic in me asks whether being associated with people in hollywood who can afford to be recognized vs deserving people is worth it though... i guess that's showbiz (does trump belong alongside the adored stars of yesteryear?) . i would posit honours like a posthumous order of Canada, or a Canadian screen awards category in his name would be a greater reflection of his legacy.