kd lang, Steve Nash To Be Honoured On Canada’s Walk Of Fame

By News Staff

Posted June 3, 2008 12:00 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A basketball star, a pack of cross-dressing comedians, a legendary silky voiced singer and a Hollywood hit maker are all being honoured on Canada’s Walk of Fame this year.

The impressive list of 2008 inductees was announced Tuesday and included Steve Nash, The Kids in the Hall, kd lang, James Cameron, actor Frances Bay and supermodel Daria Werbowy.

“From the basketball court to the fashion runway, this year’s impressive list of inductees truly shows the depth of talent we have in Canada,” Peter Soumalias, founding director of Canada’s Walk of Fame, said.

“Whether they are performing on stage, acting in front of the camera, calling the shots behind the scenes, supporting a cause or leading their team on the sports field, Canadian talent is being recognized on the world stage like never before.”

In order to receive the honour, Canucks in entertainment, sports and the arts must have been born in Canada or spent their formative years north of the 49th parallel. Their work must also have been recognized for its impact on the Great White North.

Here’s a look at some other Canucks who’ve been honoured:

2007

Johnny Bower (athlete)
Rick Hansen (athlete)
Jill Hennessy (actress)
Nickelback (musicians)
Catherine O’Hara (actress)
Gordon Pinsent (actor)
Ivan Reitman (director/producer)
Lloyd Robertson (journalist)

2006
 
Pamela Anderson (actress)
Jann Arden (singer)
Crazy Canucks (skiing legends)
Brendan Fraser (actor)
Robert Goulet (singer)
Eugene Levy (comedian/actor)
Paul Shaffer (musician)
Alex Trebek (game show host)

2005

Kiefer Sutherland (actor)
Paul Anka (musician)
Rex Harrington (ballet dancer)
Alanis Morissette (musician)
Daniel Lanois (producer)
Pierre Cossette (producer).
Michael Cohl (concert promoter)
George Chuvalo (boxer)
Fay Wray (actress)

2004

Denys Arcand (film director)
Shirley Douglas (actor)
John Kay (musician)
Diana Krall (musician)
Mario Lemieux (hockey player)
Louis B. Mayer (Hollywood pioneer)
Mack Sennett (Hollywood pioneer)
Helen Shaver (actor)
Jack Warner (Hollywood pioneer)

2003

Scotty Bowman (hockey coach)
Toller Cranston (skater)
Jim Elder (equestrian)
Linda Evangelista (model)
Lynn Johnston (cartoonist)
Lorne Michaels (producer)
Mike Myers (actor)
Luc Plamondon (musician)
Robbie Robertson (musician)
David Steinberg (comedian/actor/director/writer)
Shania Twain (musician)

2002

Dan Aykroyd (actor)
Cirque du Soleil (circus troupe)
Alex Colville (painter)
Timothy Findley (writer)
David Foster (music producer)
Wayne Gretzky (hockey player)
Monty Hall (game show host)
Ronnie Hawkins (musician)
Arthur Hiller (film director)
Guy Lombardo (bandleader)
SCTV (comedy troupe)
The Tragically Hip (musicians)

2001

Kenojuak Ashevak (artist)
Margaret Atwood (writer)
Jean Beliveau (hockey player)
Kurt Browning (figure skater)
The Guess Who (musicians)
Ferguson Jenkins (baseball player)
Harry Winston Jerome (sprinter)
Robert Lepage (film director)
Leslie Nielsen (actor)
Walter Ostanek (polka king)
Ivan Reitman (producer/director)
Teresa Stratas (opera soprano)
Veronica Tennant (ballet dancer)

2000

Maureen Forrester (singer)
Michael J. Fox (actor)
Evelyn Hart (ballet dancer)
Gordie Howe (hockey player)
William Hutt (actor)
Joni Mitchell (singer)
Ginette Reno (singer)
JeanPaul Riopelle (painter)
Royal Canadian Air Farce (comedy troupe)
William Shatner (actor)
Martin Short (actor)
Donald Sutherland (actor)
Neil Young (singer

1999

David Cronenberg (film director)
Hume Cronyn (actor)
Celine Dion (singer)
Nancy Greene (downhill skier)
Lou Jacobi (actor)
Juliette Cavazzi (singer)
Mary Pickford (actor)
Maurice Richard (hockey player)
Rush (musicians)
Buffy Sainte-Marie (songwriter)
Wayne and Shuster (comedy duo)

1998

Bryan Adams (musician)
Pierre Berton (writer)
John Candy (actor)
Jim Carrey (actor)
Glenn Gould (musician)
Norman Jewison (director)
Karen Kain (ballet dancer)
Gordon Lightfoot (musician)
Rich Little (impressionist)
Anne Murray (singer)
Bobby Orr (hockey player)
Christopher Plummer (actor)
Barbara Ann Scott (figure skater)
Jacques Villeneuve (race car driver) 

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