Mark Ruffalowas immortalized on Hollywood Boulevard with help fromJennifer Garner.
In Los Angeles on Thursday, theAvengersactor, 56, was presented with a star on theHollywood Walk of Fame.
Garner, his costar from 2004’s13 Going on 30and 2022’sThe Adam Project,attended the event to pay tribute. (Garner, 51,got a star on the Walk of Fame in 2018.) As Garner made way to the podium,she and Ruffalo laughed as they did part of the “Thriller” dance, a callback to a scene from their rom-com.
“How lucky are we to have been in a movie that kids are still dressing up as for Halloween?” said Garner in her speech, before listing some of Ruffalo’s other leading ladies: “I wonder if my colleagues Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth [Paltrow], Keira Knightley — I wonder if they would agree that Mark owes this rom-com success to the scruffy hair, the untucked, cute button down, both of which became the norm for cute guys everywhere for the next 20 years.”
“I wonder if these esteemed ladies enjoyed Mark’s anxiety as much as I did?” she continued. “I wonder if hetried to drop out of their films like he did out of oursafter the first rehearsal of the ‘Thriller’ dance, where Mark went from kind of shocked that we actually had to do this to antsy to deathly quiet to ‘Bro, this is not for me.’ "
Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner on Feb. 8, 2024.Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
Garner later added, “To work with you, Mark, is to love you, I don’t care what anyone says.”
Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner on Feb. 8, 2024.Frazer Harrison/Getty
Frazer Harrison/Getty
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige also attended the ceremony, plus actors Barry Keoghan andLili Reinhart, andAvengersdirector Joss Whedon.
Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner on Feb. 8, 2024.Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty
Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty
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“Mark Ruffalo is a remarkable talent with an unwavering dedication to his craft. He has captivated audiences worldwide through his performances,” Hollywood Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez said in a statement.
“We are proud to honor him and place his star in front of the Stella Adler Acting Academy where he trained to become one of our finest actors.”
Ruffalo recently appeared at hisPoor ThingscostarWillem Dafoe’sWalk of Fame star ceremonyin January. He is currently nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the upcoming 96thAcademy Awardsceremony for costarring with Dafoe, 68, andEmma Stonein that movie. The nomination marked Ruffalo’sfourth Best Supporting Actor nominationin his career.
Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner in “13 Going on 30” (2004).Columbia Tri Star/Kobal/Shutterstock
Columbia Tri Star/Kobal/Shutterstock
source: people.com
