NEED TO KNOW
- Noah Wyle is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- The actor learned about the legendary honor while he was on set of season 2 of The Pitt, Max’s breakout medical procedural
- Wyle was celebrated by his castmates and crewmembers on the show and admitted he was “so embarrassed” to be the center of attention as the honor was announced
Noah Wyle can check another thing off his career bucket list.
The 54-year-old actor will be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and he learned the exciting news while on set of The Pitt season 2, surrounded by castmates and crewmembers from the show, who were all eager to celebrate him, per a video shared by Warner Bros. on X.
Wyle was dressed in scrubs, in character as Michael “Robby” Rabinovitch, the senior attending physician in the bustling Pittsburgh emergency room, as filming briefly paused for the news to be announced. Production on the hit Max series’ second season in June.
Wyle’s illustrious career accomplishments were read out and celebrated before he learned the news.
A list of his many career accomplishments was read, highlighting his work in “iconic films” including A Few Good Men and Donny Darko, as well as his “amazing television career.”
His awards show accolades were also listed, highlighting his five Emmy nominations, three Golden Globe nominations, People’s Choice Awards nods and his four SAG Award wins. “And that’s just up to date. More to come for sure.”
“You may know him by some of his alter egos: [Falling Skies‘] Tom Mason, [The Librarians‘] Flynn Carsen and [ER‘s] John Carter, and now Dr. Michael Rabinovitch. So it is a great pleasure for me to announce that our own Noah Wyle is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.”
The actor had his hands over his face in shock and excitement after the announcement.
Wyle was then put on the spot to share some brief words after learning about the exciting honor.
“We got babies on the clock, we gotta wrap this up fast,” he joked as he was handed a microphone to address the gathered crowd.
“I am so embarrassed!” he admitted, referring to the fanfare about the announcement. In reality, though, he said he is “so, so, so thrilled.”
Wyle then reflected on how the milestone achievement circles back to his childhood as an L.A. native.
“I did grow up in Hollywood,” he said. “I used to walk home every day down Hollywood Blvd from Gardner Street Elementary School and I would put my foot over the ‘Beery’ in Noah Beery Junior’s name on his star and think, ‘Oh, maybe one day.’ And I guess that day has come.”
He also admitted he was “so thrilled” that it was The Pitt that earned him the honor. “Onward!” he said as the clip, shared by Warner Bros. on X, ended.
As season 2 begins filming, Wyle has been candid about the pressure the show faces after such a blockbuster season 1.
“You have to almost have it be a non-factor and create the same sense of privacy and same sense of hermetic sealed off, insulated sense of company that we built the first year,” he said during a panel for the show at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif. “I think if we’re successful in that regard, then the storytelling will just roll out.”
Season 1, he admitted, was “lightning in a bottle,” which is “something you can’t plan for, you can only pray for.”
“And I think with this collective group, we could make it happen again, overjoyed that we get to,” he said.
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Season 1 of The Pitt can be streamed in full on Max.
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