Italian Walk of Fame
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The Italian Walk of Fame (IWOF) located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a walk of fame that acknowledges the achievements and accomplishments of successful persons of Italian descent. The walk of fame is located in the downtown Little Italy district. The IWOF consists of stars placed permanently and prominently in the sidewalk on the north side of College Street between Grace Street and Clinton Street.
History
It was co-founded by Jimi Bertucci and Marisa Lang, and launched on September 7, 2009.
Inductees
Past inductees include:
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| width=3%| Year
!width=10%| Name !width=15%| Area of Recognition |
|---|
| rowspan=6|2009
|Real estate developer |
| Phil Esposito
|Hockey player |
| Julian Fantino
|Politician |
| Connie Francis
|Singer |
| Giancarlo Giannini
|Actor |
| Johnny Lombardi
|Broadcaster |
| rowspan=5|2010
|Actor |
| Enrico Colantoni
|Actor |
| Frank Iacobucci
|Supreme Court judge |
| Frank Mancuso Sr.
|Film studio executive |
| Dean Martin (posthumous)
|Singer |
| rowspan=6|2011
|Business man |
| Bobby Curtola
|Singer |
| Alfredo De Gasperis
|Contractor/developer/builder |
| Roberto Luongo
|Hockey player |
| Franco Nero
|Actor |
| Connie Stevens
|Singer/actress |
| rowspan=4|2012
|Business man |
| Maria Grazia Cucinotta
|Actress |
| Beverly D'Angelo
|Actress |
| Joe Pantoliano
|Actor |
| rowspan=4|2013
|Business man |
| Jennifer Dale
|Actress |
| Robert Davi
|Actor |
| John Saxon (posthumous)
|Actor |
| rowspan=4|2014
|Editorial cartoonist |
| Joseph Mancinelli
|Business man |
| Joe Mantegna
|Actor |
| Gino Vannelli
|Singer |
See also
External links
- Italian Walk of Fame official website (dead weblink)
- [http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/09/08/10783341-sun.html Toronto Sun] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408090535/http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/09/08/10783341-sun.html |date=2016-04-08 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110708193620/http://www.corriere.com/viewstory.php?storyid=91327 Corriere Canadese]
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