Italian Walk of Fame

The Italian Walk of Fame (IWOF) located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a walk of fame that acknowledges the achievements and accomplishments of successful persons of Italian descent. The walk of fame is located in the downtown Little Italy district. The IWOF consists of stars placed permanently and prominently in the sidewalk on the north side of College Street between Grace Street and Clinton Street.

Italian Walk of Fame located north side of College Street between Grace Street and Clinton Street

Giancarlo Giannini placing his handprint on his star at the Italian Walk of Fame

History

It was co-founded by Jimi Bertucci and Marisa Lang, and launched on September 7, 2009.

Inductees

Past inductees include:

Year	Name	Area of Recognition
2009	Rudoplh Bratty	Real estate developer
	Phil Esposito	Hockey player
	Julian Fantino	Politician
	Connie Francis	Singer
	Giancarlo Giannini	Actor
	Johnny Lombardi	Broadcaster
2010	Armand Assante	Actor
	Enrico Colantoni	Actor
	Frank Iacobucci	Supreme Court judge
	Frank Mancuso Sr.	Film studio executive
	Dean Martin (posthumous)	Singer
2011	Luigi Aquilini	Business man
	Bobby Curtola	Singer
	Alfredo De Gasperis	Contractor/developer/builder
	Roberto Luongo	Hockey player
	Franco Nero	Actor
	Connie Stevens	Singer/actress
2012	Carlo Baldassarra	Business man
	Maria Grazia Cucinotta	Actress
	Beverly D'Angelo	Actress
	Joe Pantoliano	Actor
2013	Lou Biffis	Business man
	Jennifer Dale	Actress
	Robert Davi	Actor
	John Saxon (posthumous)	Actor
2014	Andy Donato	Editorial cartoonist
	Joseph Mancinelli	Business man
	Joe Mantegna	Actor
	Gino Vannelli	Singer

See also

• Italian Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area

External links

• Italian Walk of Fame official website
• Toronto Sun Archived 2016-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
• Corriere Canadese

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