Uggie the dog plants paw prints
in Hollywood
Reuters – Mon,
Jun 25, 2012 22:45 BST
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Lucia, 9, and Olivia, 7, Tableros wait at the ceremony where the
dog Uggie, featured …
The dog Uggie (C), featured in the film "The Artist",
poses after leaving his paw …
The dog Uggie, featured in the film "The Artist", is
pictured after leaving his paw …
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Uggie, the
lively Jack Russell terrier whose antics in Oscar-winning film "The
Artist" stole audience members' hearts, became the first dog on Monday to
leave his prints beside the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable in front of
Hollywood's famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
Dressed in a black bow tie and posing for photographers,
Uggie sank his paws in cement in a ceremony that also marked his retirement
from the movies. The 10-year-old canine, who hit the big time as French actor
Jean Dujardin's cute sidekick in the silent movie, will appear at charity
events, his trainer said.
"Everybody thinks I am great trainer. I don't think so.
I think he is just a great dog," trainer Omar von Muller said at the paw
print ceremony, thanking Uggie's fans and his thousands of followers on Twitter
and Facebook.
Filmed in black and white, "The Artist" won five
Oscars, including best picture, in February. Fans mounted a campaign to have
Uggie nominated for an acting Academy Award in his own right, but the pooch was
ineligible under rules that say acting awards can only go to humans.
Uggie, who also performed in "Water for
Elephants," has made appearances around the world since "The
Artist" was released last year. He won the 2011 Palm Dog award at the
Cannes film festival in May and the Golden Collar Award in Los Angeles in
February.
(Reporting By Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte and
Jan Paschal)
Animals have come a
long way. UGGIE may have an incredible accomplishment in USA but elsewhere,
animal cruelty is still beyond words. I have not watched nor heard about ‘The
Artist’. I will watch soon. Lead the way UGGIE and may those cruelties burn in
hell for eternity... >:-( Argh...
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