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No place like home: Regina King cements fame in Hollywood

Actress Regina King shows her hands after placing her handprints in cement during a ceremony in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 28, 2021 (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)

Oscar-winning actress Regina King's fame was cemented in history on Thursday, when she placed her hand and footprints on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre.

King did a little dance as she stood barefoot in the wet cement, and etched "No place like home" under her name, the opening line of the theme song for "227", the TV series from the late 1980s in which she first gained attention.

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