The latest batch of inductees into Canada's Walk of Fame were unveiled Tuesday morning and include Toronto producer Bob Ezrin and activists Craig and Marc Keilburger among the honorees.
"To be eligible," says the CBC, "Walk of Fame candidates must have been born in or spent their creative or formative years in Canada. They must have achieved a minimum of 10 years of success and developed a recognized body of work that has had a significant influence on Canada's cultural heritage."
Here's what the CBC says about each inductee:
Bob Ezrin: For more than 50 years, Toronto-born music and events producer Ezrin has worked with a wide range of acts — from Pink Floyd and Alice Cooper to Lang Lang, K'naan and Taylor Swift. Most recently, his credits include producing the Jay-Z doc Fade to Black, folk icon Pete Seeger's 90th birthday concert and the Juno-winning charity fundraiser track Raising Flag.
Marc and Craig Kielburger: The Toronto-area Kielburger siblings are human rights activists, authors, columnists and entrepreneurs who co-founded Free The Children, the world's largest youth-driven charity and provider of schools and education to children in eight developing countries. The pair have also created social awareness programs to engage youth in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.
Oscar Peterson: Montreal icon, Grammy winner and jazz great, Peterson was one of Canada's best known musicians. The internationally celebrated pianist and companion of the Order of Canada died in 2007.
Terry Fox: Winnipeg-born, B.C.-raised Fox was the legendary runner and activist who created the Marathon of Hope, with the goal of running across Canada to raise funds for cancer research. Since 1981, when Fox succumbed to cancer, more than $600 million has been raised in his name through the annual, international Terry Fox Run.
Christine Sinclair: Burnaby, B.C.'s Sinclair is a 10-time winner of the Canadian Soccer Player of the Year title and, in 2012, dramatically led the Canadian women's team to Olympic bronze. The team captain served as Canada's flag-bearer at the closing ceremony of the London Games and subsequently won the Lou Marsh Trophy (Canada's athlete of the year) as well as the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award (Canada's female athlete of the year).
Victor Garber: A Hollywood stalwart born in London, Ont., Garber is a regular on both stage and screen. He has earned kudos on Broadway for turns in productions like Damn Yankees, Follies and Art, at the Emmy Awards for shows like Alias and the miniseries Life with Judy Garland, and for Oscar-celebrated films such as Argo, Milkand Titanic.
Alan Thick: A former TV writer and TV theme composer-turned-Emmy-nominated actor, Thicke is best known for his 1980s stint as the patriarch of TV's Growing Pains. Originally from Kirkland Lake, Ont., the actor has continued with a host of TV and film appearances, including in How I Met Your Mother and That's My Boy, turned up on theatre stages and penned books as well as a popular online column.
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Original Source: CBC