Carrie Fisher deserves ‘long overdue’ Hollywood honor: Mark Hamill

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after her death. The news of Fisher’s posthumous achievement was announced by the Walk of Fame Twitter account on Monday and was later retweeted by her “Star Wars” co-star Mark Hamill, who cited the honor as “long overdue & so well-deserved.“Fans will be over the moon to know that their favorite movie princess Carrie Fisher will be honored with her star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame,” said the Walk of Fame’s producer, Ana Martinez. “Carrie will join her ‘Star Wars’ costars and fellow Walk of Famers Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford on this historic sidewalk.”“I am happy to add, that her star is just a few feet away from the star of Mark Hamill and across the street from the star of her legendary mother Debbie Reynolds,” added Martinez.Hamill, 71, was granted the enormous honor in 2018 while Ford, 80, gained his in 2003.

Fisher’s star — the 2,745th added to the walkway — will be installed on May 4, a day many fans of the sci-fi saga have taken to calling “Star Wars Day” (May the fourth be with you!), and accepted by her acting daughter, Billie Lourd.When reached by The Post, Hamill’s reps declined to add further comment on Fisher’s honor.

Ford and Lourd were also asked to provide statements.Fisher died in December 2016 at the age of 60, four days after suffering a heart attack while flying from London to Los Angeles to promote her final memoir, “The Princess Diarist.”Long overdue & so well-deserved.#CarrieOnForever❤️ https://t.co/0pWxcfjoRBRemarkably, her mother, “Singin’ in the Rain” star Reynolds, died just one day later at the age of 84 due to a hemorrhagic stroke.According to brother Todd Fisher, the pain of losing her daughter was “too much” for Reynolds.