Actress-writer-producer Mindy Kaling honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Tuesday honoring Mindy Kaling for a television career that has included being a cast member, writer and producer for “The Office” and the creator and star of “The Mindy Project.”
B.J. Novak, a fellow writer, producer and cast member on “The Office,” was among those joining Kaling in speaking at the ceremony at 6533 Hollywood Blvd., two blocks west of Cahuenga Boulevard.
“I’m so happy, I love recognition,” Kaling joked as she accepted the honor.
“I’m Hindu and we practice cremation, which is a beautiful tradition that my ancestors have done for thousands of years,” she said. “And so will I. But also I’m obsessed with legacy. So sometimes I get disappointed that I won’t have a grave. But this, this is so much better than a grave.
Mindy Kaling poses with her new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Avu Chokalingam, left, and Mindy Kaling attend a ceremony honoring Kaling with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Mindy Kaling poses with her new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Mindy Kaling poses with her new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Mindy Kaling, left, and Kevin Huvane attend a ceremony honoring Kaling with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Mindy Kaling poses with her new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Mindy Kaling attends a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Steve Nissen, from left, Nithya Raman, Mindy Kaling, B.J. Novak, and Sarah Zurell attend a ceremony honoring Kaling with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Mindy Kaling poses with her new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Channing Dungey, left, and Mindy Kaling attend a ceremony honoring Kaling with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Mindy Kaling attends a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Avu Chokalingam, left, and Mindy Kaling attend a ceremony honoring Kaling with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Mindy Kaling, left, and B.J. Novak pose with Kaling’s new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Mindy Kaling attends a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Mindy Kaling speaks at a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Mindy Kaling speaks at a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Mindy Kaling speaks at a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Mindy Kaling attends a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
B.J. Novak, left, and Mindy Kaling embrace at a ceremony honoring Kaling with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
B.J. Novak, left, speaks as Mindy Kaling looks on at a ceremony honoring Kaling with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
B.J. Novak, left, speaks as Mindy Kaling looks on at a ceremony honoring Kaling with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
B.J. Novak, left, speaks as Mindy Kaling looks on at a ceremony honoring Kaling with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Mindy Kaling attends a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Avu Chokalingam, from left, Mindy Kaling, and B. J. Novak attend a ceremony honoring Kaling with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Avu Chokalingam, from left, Mindy Kaling, and B. J. Novak attend a ceremony honoring Kaling with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Mindy Kaling attends a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
1 of 26
Mindy Kaling poses with her new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
“I am so grateful to the fans of my work and to the audience who got me here, who believed in me enough to think that I actually was a star, who watched my shows, even if their boyfriends said, ‘That looks lame.’ … I’m grateful to anyone who could just watch me in a movie or pick up my book of essays and wonder what’s on my mind.”
The ceremony came nine days before the premiere of “Running Point” on Netflix, which Kaling co-created and for which she is among the executive producers. “Running Point” is billed by Netflix as “a bold twist on the underdog comedy” and stars Kate Hudson as the newly appointed president of the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied professional basketball franchises, after a scandal forces her brother to resign.
The star is the 2,800th since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the initial 1,558 stars.
Kaling graduated from Dartmouth in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in playwriting. She portrayed Ben Affleck in the off-Broadway play “Matt & Ben,” which she co-wrote with her best friend from college, Brenda Withers, who played Matt Damon.
Kaling was hired as a writer and performer for the NBC comedy “The Office” in 2004 when she was 24. During her eight seasons with “The Office,” Kaling wrote 23 episodes, far more than any other writer.
A$AP Rocky decides not to take the stand at his LA felony assault trial
In 2010, Kaling became the first woman of color to receive an outstanding writing for a comedy series Emmy nomination. She was also among the show’s producers who received five outstanding comedy series Emmy nominations.
Kaling starred as obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri, a role inspired by her late mother, an obstetrician/gynecologist, in the romantic comedy “The Mindy Project,” which she created, and for which she was also an executive producer. It ran on Fox from 2012-15 and on Netflix from 2015-17. Kaling wrote 24 of the 117 episodes.
She co-created the comedy-drama “Never Have I Ever,” which she said was based “in the spirit of my childhood” and streamed on Netflix from 2020 to 2023. She was also a co-creator of the comedy “The Sex Lives of College Girls,” which completed it third season on HBO Max last month.
Related Posts:
Prince Harry was honored with a Tsleil-Waututh Nation blanketing ceremony Entertainment Here are some photos of Prince Harry on Friday & Saturday in Canada, at the Invictus Games. He attended so many Invictus competitions and did several medal presentations. At one point, on Valentine’s Day, he did step away from the Invictus events to travel to the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a First…
Major Hollywood star set to host Black Sabbath’s final show in Birmingham Entertainment Black Sabbath’s farewell gig will be hosted by a very special someone (Picture: Francesco Castaldo/Archivio Francesco Castaldo/Mondadori via Getty Images) After tickets for Black Sabbath’s final ever show in Birmingham sold out within minutes, fans can expect a star-studded event. The pioneering rock band formed in the 1960s and is…
Bubbly Creek beaver gains online fame — but what should it be named? Uncategorized It’s big, it’s mysterious, and it’s taken over Chicago’s heart — now, it just needs a name. A beaver, spotted along Bubbly Creek on the southwest branch of the Chicago River, has become an internet sensation after a Reddit post sparked a citywide effort to name it. “She’s the largest,…
Bubbly Creek beaver gains online fame — but what should it be named? News It’s big, it’s mysterious, and it’s taken over Chicago’s heart — now, it just needs a name. A beaver, spotted along Bubbly Creek on the southwest branch of the Chicago River, has become an internet sensation after a Reddit post sparked a citywide effort to name it. “She’s the largest,…
Hollywood actor admits starring in Netflix’s biggest sci-fi ever ‘f**ks him up’ Entertainment Jamie Campbell Bower has admitted starring in a huge Netflix series as an iconic villain has been difficult (Picture: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Jamie Campbell Bower has admitted starring in one of Netflix’s biggest-ever shows as an iconic villain ‘f**ks him up’. The 36-year-old has been unrecognisable as Vecna in Stranger…
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok