Harry Connick Jr. (photo courtesy of Hollywood Chamber of Commerce)

Grammy and Emmy Award-winning and Tony-nominated entertainer Harry Connick Jr. will be honored with the 2,678th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced. Connick’s star, which will be dedicated in the recording category on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 11:30 a.m., will be located at 7080 Hollywood Blvd. in front of IgnitedSpaces.

“When choosing a star location, we try to incorporate ties to the honoree, and this one turned out to be a coincidence as we had heard that one of Harry’s favorite songwriters is Cole Porter, who is Harry’s neighbor star,” said Ana Martinez, producer of the Walk of Fame. “His latest album, titled ‘True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter,’ will be released on Oct. 25, to be followed by a Broadway show in December entitled ‘Harry Connick, Jr: A Celebration of Cole Porter.’ Talk about serendipity! We welcome Harry to our Walk of Fame neighborhood, and we are proud to honor him.”

Helping emcee Rana Ghadban, president and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, unveil the star will be Walk of Famer and Academy Award-winning actress and producer Renée Zellweger.

Connick has received Grammy and Emmy awards, as well as Tony nominations, for his live and recorded musical performances, his achievements in film and television, and his appearances on Broadway as both an actor and a composer.

Highlights of his music career include several multi-platinum recordings such as “When Harry Met Sally,” “Blue Light, Red Light (Someone’s There),” “When My Heart Finds Christmas,” “Come By Me” and “Only You.”

Connick has appeared in 19 films, including “New In Town” with Zellweger, “Dolphin Tale” with Morgan Freeman, “Hope Floats” with Sandra Bullock and many more. On television, Connick has appeared on “American Idol,” “Will & Grace,” “South Pacific” and in his Emmy Award-winning concert specials. In the fall of 2016, he launched “Harry,” a national daytime television show featuring his touring band, which earned 11 Daytime Emmy nominations in its two seasons.

On Broadway, Connick received Tony nominations as both a lead actor in “The Pajama Game” and as a composer/lyricist for “Thou Shalt Not.”

For information, visit walkoffame.com