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Grey's Anatomy's Ellen Pompeo gave a speech at the unveiling ceremony for her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 6533 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Grey's Anatomy's Ellen Pompeo gave a speech at the unveiling ceremony for her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 6533 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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00:00Before we hear from you, Ellen, we have a special presentation from the city of Los Angeles.
00:08Now, we're here on Hollywood Boulevard, one of the most famous streets in the world.
00:14It's a real street, of course, and we're in front of residences here.
00:19There are restaurants and hotels and shops down the block.
00:22There are hundreds of thousands of people who come through here and work and play each day.
00:28And then every year, about 10 million tourists come and walk the Hall of Fame, the Walk of Fame.
00:35Where are we? The Walk of Fame.
00:37And those 10 million people each year will soon see your star on the Walk of Fame.
00:45But even though this is a street of dreams and aspirations and great creativity, it is a real place in Los Angeles.
00:53And Los Angeles wishes to present a special resolution today.
00:57So let's do that now.
00:58On behalf of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, we now declare today Ellen Pompeo Day in Hollywood!
01:20Thank you so much.
01:21The mic is yours.
01:22I'm going to milk that.
01:23My husband said it's Ellen Pompeo Day.
01:24So that means I get whatever I want today.
01:25So in the spirit of what Shonda and Debbie said, thank you to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for this award.
01:42Let's keep Hollywood Boulevard clean and let's get the Arclight reopened.
01:49But, you know, so it's taken a long time for me to get my star on the Walk of Fame.
01:57But the truth is I have been surrounded by stars my entire career.
02:02This doesn't happen overnight and it doesn't happen easily.
02:05It takes a village.
02:07I love you, Stella.
02:08I love you, Eli.
02:10And I have been so lucky to be surrounded by a lot of stars who do their thing every day and who do it brilliantly in this town.
02:19The people who don't get any attention, who don't get shout outs, who don't get their photos taken.
02:24But my team that works for me every day, for years and years I've had the same people.
02:29None of this would have been possible without them lifting me up and supporting me and getting through the hard days.
02:35So I love you.
02:36Thank you so much.
02:38And for those in front of the camera, I mean, the stars really have aligned for me my whole life.
02:49For Shonda and I to meet, Shonda brought Debbie into my life.
02:55This is a million miles from where I ever thought I would be.
02:59And I've learned how to be here, how to stand here, how to enjoy all of this because of the people in my life.
03:07Because they've taught me so much.
03:09Shonda allowed me to have a career and get paid and be a mother.
03:13I don't know many other actresses in this town who have had the privilege of being surrounded by brilliant women.
03:20Dana Walden.
03:24I could go on and on.
03:25They told me I can only speak for three minutes.
03:30Dash Mihawk, I'm looking at you.
03:32I slept on his couch when I came here.
03:34I had no money.
03:36And he said, Ellen, you could stay at my house.
03:38And I did.
03:39And I cooked for him.
03:41In exchange.
03:43And he's here today.
03:45And you kicked this all off.
03:46And I love you so much, my friend.
03:53All of my friends are here.
03:55My housekeepers are here.
03:57Like, I love all the people in my life.
03:59My assistant.
04:00I'm so, I really am so grateful to have everybody in my life because it takes all of you to help me, to lift me up, to teach me, to make me realize what I should be grateful for instead of running away from things.
04:16That's it.
04:17That's it.
04:18I'll wrap it up.
04:19But I love you all so much.
04:20I'm grateful for all of you.
04:22I wouldn't be here.
04:23Scott Speedman.
04:24Handsome as ever.
04:25Not more handsome than my husband, of course.
04:29But 22 seasons is, you know, he's part of the reason, so we've got to give it up.
04:34Christina Hendricks is not bad company.
04:37Jim, looking like a G, my friend.
04:42Look at Jim.
04:43Smooth.
04:44You've got to admit, Shonda Rhimes knows talent.
04:47Shonda Rhimes can pick them.
04:48Anyway, I love you all.
04:50Thank you so much.