Famous cartoon characters with their own stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Although he started his career playing a minor role in Mickey Mouse cartoons, he got his own animated cartoon in 1937. Living in Duckburg, Donald is a stereotypical down-on-his-luck character who stays afloat by doing odd jobs and trying to manage his temper. In spite of this, or perhaps because of it, Donald is a popular character who was given his own Hollywood star in 2004.

In 2018, Minnie celebrated her 90th year in show business, and with the anniversary came an honored place on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1928, the young mouse wearing a red and white polka dot dress first appeared alongside Mickey in Disney's film "Steamboat Willie." Since then, she's starred in over 70 films, enchanting audiences around the world.

Mickey received his star 40 years ago. The beloved mouse evolved from the character "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit," which shares some similarities with later versions of Mickey. Although he actually debuted in the cartoon "Plane Crazy," "Steamboat Willie" was the first to be shown to audiences. The voice lent to the little mouse belonged to none other than Walt Disney himself

The famous Warner Bros. rabbit also has a Disney connection. Bob Givens, who gave Bugs Bunny his present form, first worked for Walt Disney before moving on to Warner Bros. "The Hare Trap" from 1940 is considered the first film in which the bold and self-confident bunny first performed. In 1985, he became the second cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Boulevard.

While it may take a certain amount of imagination to recognize a woodpecker in Walter Lantz's cartoon character, Woody Woodpecker is certainly well known for his legendary laughter and unique appearance. Created in the 1940s, Woody is one of the most famous figures of the Golden Age of animation. In 1990, he received his star on LA's Walk of Fame.

Since 1989, the stereotypical middle-class American family of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson have been entertaining viewers around the world. The series invented by Matt Groening has broken the record for longest-running animated US series. As a result, the Simpsons have undeniably earned their Walk of Fame star, which was granted to them in 2000.

In the 1920s, English writer Alan Alexander Milne was inspired by his son's love for his teddy bear, which was named after a bear he often saw in the London zoo. Winnie the Pooh lives in a forest where he enjoys singing songs and immoderately eating honey. With the help of his pals, he's made it to the silver screen and received a Hollywood star in 2006.

This little beagle is known from the series The Peanuts, and is Charlie Brown's dog. Slightly crazy and a bit quirky, Snoopy enjoys lying on the roof of his dog house and thinking about the important things in life. Although he doesn't talk, he reads books and embarks on many adventures in his imagination. Snoopy was given a coveted star on the Walk of Fame in 2015.