Disney is bestowing “legends” status to 14 artists who have shaped the company, including Harrison Ford, Angela Bassett and Miley Cyrus. Sunday's honorees — who the company says have had a “significant impact” on Disney’s legacy — include composer John Williams, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Ripa, among several others.
This combination of photos show Harrison Ford , Angela Bassett and Miley Cyrus , who will be honored by Disney at a ceremony as a part of the D23 convention. Andrea Feale is dressed as Lego Darth Vader as she waits to get into D23 during the Disney FanFest in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, August 9, 2024. Tasha Black, left, and Raena Rubenstein are dressed as Wilderness Explorers from the Pixar movie Up as they wait to get into D23 during the Disney FanFest in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, August 9, 2024.
The honorees — who the company says have had a “significant impact” on Disney’s legacy — include director James Cameron, iconic film composer John Williams, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Ripa, among several others. This year’s class of Disney Legends will be inducted into the company’s version of the hall of fame in a ceremony Sunday at The Honda Center in Anaheim, California, as aDirector James L. Brooks is also joining the starry club, along with Williams, known for the scores of the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” franchises, among many others.will have his signature and handprints done up again over 20 years after he was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Disney is also honoring six behind-the-scenes creatives who have contributed to groundbreaking films, art and Disney experiences. Those honorees include Colleen Atwood, an Oscar-winning costume designer, Mark Henn, a prominent animator, Steve Ditko, the late comics artist known for characters like Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, Frank Oz, a noted puppeteer and filmmaker, Martha Blanding, a longtime manager at The Walt Disney Company and Disneyland, and Joe Rohde, a former Disney Imagineer.
Previous Disney Legends include Elton John, Steve Jobs, Betty White, Dick Van Dyke, Robert Downey Jr. and Whoopi Goldberg. They are among the over 300 honorees since the program’s inception in 1987.
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