Chadwick Boseman will be honored with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next Thursday, five years after the actor died from colon cancer at 43.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that Boseman will receive the 2,828th star on the Walk of Fame, per Huff Post. The Hollywood Walk of Fame spans about 20 blocks along and around Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.

Billboard first reported the news, noting that director Ryan Coogler, who worked closely with Boseman on 2018’s Black Panther, and Viola Davis, who co-starred with him in his final film, 2020’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, will speak at the ceremony. Simone Ledward-Boseman, his widow, will accept the honor for him, according to Billboard.

“The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is deeply honored to celebrate Chadwick Boseman’s extraordinary legacy with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,”

Ana Martinez, a producer with the Hollywood Walk of Fame, said in a statement.

“His powerful performances and enduring impact both on and off screen continue to inspire generations around the world.”

Plans to recognize Boseman with a star were first revealed last year.

Boseman gained national attention portraying real-life icons Jackie Robinson, James Brown, and Thurgood Marshall. His career reached new heights when he starred as T’Challa in Coogler’s Black Panther, a groundbreaking film that set multiple records, including becoming the first movie by a Black director to top $1 billion at the global box office.

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