Adam Carolla Receives Hollywood Walk of Fame Star as Jimmy Kimmel Delivers Emotional 1994 Tribute
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Updated · Variety · May 27
Adam Carolla Receives Hollywood Walk of Fame Star as Jimmy Kimmel Delivers Emotional 1994 Tribute
4 articles · Updated · Variety · May 27
Hollywood honored Adam Carolla with a Walk of Fame star in the Radio category on Wednesday, with Jimmy Kimmel choking up as he praised his longtime friend and former collaborator.
Kimmel traced their bond to 1994, when Carolla — then a boxing instructor — was brought onto KROQ to train him for a match and instead launched an on-air comic partnership.
Calling Carolla "one of the funniest people" he has ever met, Kimmel said they still disagree on politics but remain close after working together on "The Man Show," "Crank Yankers" and Jackhole Productions.
The ceremony also featured remarks from Dr. Drew Pinsky and emcee Adam Weissler, capping a career that later included "Too Late," "The Adam Carolla Podcast" and a New York Times bestselling book.
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