Ewan McGregor has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
You can watch the full ceremony at the video below, and read a recap from StarWars.com of the ceremony.
Join us as Ewan McGregor receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Hayden Christensen, his colleague, collaborator, and Anakin to his Obi-Wan, was also on hand during the ceremony to speak about his lifelong friend – whom he considers a brother.
“Ewan McGregor is one of our great actors,” began Christensen, “and, in my opinion, the coolest person on the planet.”
Christensen spoke about their first meeting before the filming of Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Already a fan of his work, he looked forward to meeting McGregor when production started in Australia – and wasn’t disappointed.
“It was immediately apparent to me that I was meeting someone truly special, and not just as an actor, but as a person. I was meeting a friend. A friend who would later go on to chop off both my legs and leave me for dead on the side of a volcano,” Christensen joked.
“To watch him embody this character, it’s like watching magic… the kind that really makes you believe in something bigger. He wasn’t just playing Obi-Wan. He was Obi-Wan. He is Obi-Wan.”
“I want to thank you for being the best Jedi Master that anyone could have ever hoped for… I love you, brother.”
In his acceptance speech, McGregor thanked all the fans and his colleagues with a big grin. “I’m so moved that I’m close to my old friend Carrie Fisher on the pavement here. That means a great deal to me,” he said.
“I’m so blessed to be able to live a creative life,” he told the gathered crowd. “I get to create stories with all these amazingly creative people.
“We all come together and we exercise our creativity as a group to make something that’s capable of changing the world. We make something that makes people feel, and makes people think, and therefore can make people change. I think that’s the most amazing privilege to do that.”
