Miles Teller Speech at his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony

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https://www.maximotv.com  Actor Miles Teller speech at Zac Efron's Hollywood Walk of Fame star unveiling ceremony held at 6426 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, USA, on Monday, December 11, 2023.. This video is only available for editorial use in all media and worldwide. To ensure compliance and proper licensing of this video, please contact us. ©MaximoTV

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00:00 (chimes)

00:02 - Please welcome to the stage, Miles Teller.

00:06 (audience cheers)

00:09 - I was also a second chair alto sax

00:18 in my high school jazz band.

00:20 (audience cheers)

00:22 That also gets overlooked.

00:23 Everyone wants to play alto,

00:24 but I think tenor has a better sound.

00:26 I would've went and played that.

00:29 Yeah, hey buddy.

00:30 - Hey buddy.

00:31 - How cool is this?

00:33 - This is pretty epic.

00:34 - Overdue in my opinion.

00:35 (audience cheers)

00:38 You know you're on Hollywood Boulevard

00:39 when there's sirens kinda making its way

00:42 into all the speeches here.

00:43 But yeah, it really is an honor for me to be here

00:46 to help induct you.

00:48 When you asked me to do it, I was,

00:50 yeah, that was a very proud moment for me as well.

00:53 So, you are my friend and running mate.

00:57 You are the man, the myth, the legend that is

01:00 Zac Efron, baby.

01:01 And Zac, he is more than deserving of this honor

01:07 because for my generation, our generation,

01:11 Zac was and is the first true superstar

01:15 to really come out of our class.

01:18 I first met Zac back in 2012

01:21 when we filmed That Awkward Moment.

01:23 Yeah, it didn't make a lot at the box office,

01:26 but it actually makes sense.

01:28 Written and directed by Tom Gormakin.

01:34 Now Tom, originally he just wrote the script,

01:37 but he wasn't supposed to direct it,

01:39 but Zac fought for him to get his opportunity

01:42 because he really felt,

01:44 he believed in Tom's vision for it

01:46 and that's something I think Tom has continued to do,

01:49 or Zac has continued to do throughout his career

01:52 in backing talent that he believes in.

01:56 Also, one of the producers on that was Kevin Turin,

01:59 who passed away suddenly and recently

02:01 and I just kind of wanted to give a nod to Kevin.

02:04 He was very much an ally for us on that one

02:07 and just wanted to give him a shout out.

02:09 But yeah, it was a rom-com set in New York

02:13 and it was me, Michael B. Jordan, and Zac

02:17 and we were all like 24, 25.

02:21 We had the keys to the city

02:23 and we had a lot of fun, lot of fun, lot of fun.

02:28 (audience laughing)

02:30 But I will never forget meeting Zac for the first time.

02:33 He had just finished up a rehearsal for the day

02:37 and Zac was sitting at the hotel bar

02:39 and I'd never met Zac, you know,

02:41 and so I walk over to him

02:44 and he sees me coming up and he gets up

02:48 and he comes right up to me and he says,

02:49 "Man, I'm so glad you're doing this movie.

02:53 I'm such a big fan.

02:54 I've been wanting to work with you.

02:55 You're so talented."

02:57 And it was at that moment that I realized

03:01 he was talking to Michael B. Jordan,

03:03 who was, I didn't notice,

03:06 but he was standing right behind me.

03:08 Humbling moment.

03:10 Now, even though Zac, you and I are the same age,

03:16 and at the time we were the same age playing similar parts,

03:20 our experiences up until that point

03:22 and our resumes could not have been any different.

03:27 You were a certified stud already.

03:30 You had been doing it,

03:31 I was looking through your resume, like 2002.

03:33 So I was a freshman in high school

03:35 and you were already kind of getting your chops going

03:37 and building your resume on screen.

03:39 I remember you had a production company

03:42 and I was like, "What is that?

03:44 How does a," I'm just excited to be acting.

03:48 But yeah, you had already worked with Richard Linkletter

03:50 and Lee Daniels and Raman Bharani and Gary Marshall.

03:53 He was on coffee mugs and underwear and lunchboxes

03:57 and more probably those are just the items I owned.

04:00 And I had Zac sign for me at the wrap party.

04:03 Yeah, I'm sure some people out here

04:08 probably still have like some lunchboxes.

04:11 Yeah, there you go.

04:12 I mean, yeah, we're the same age,

04:16 but honestly I can't remember a time

04:18 without knowing the name Zac Efron.

04:21 You personified and embodied what it meant

04:24 to be a movie star.

04:25 You were the guy.

04:28 And I thought about it a lot about how tough it

04:32 must have been to be basically 18 years old, right?

04:36 When you're doing a high school musical

04:37 and to be catapulted into that kind of stardom.

04:41 And Hollywood is a really tough place

04:43 and there's a lot of stories where 20 years later,

04:47 they're not standing up here in this capacity.

04:51 So that's something that I've always kind of admired

04:53 about you is your grit to be able to deal with that.

04:56 But Zac didn't just wanna be famous.

05:00 He didn't care about being on the cover

05:02 of all those magazines.

05:03 He wanted to be an actor.

05:05 And that is why we're here today

05:07 because Zac has delivered on that promise.

05:11 He's a true triple threat with a combination

05:14 of immense talent, incredible work ethic

05:16 and above average face.

05:19 (audience laughing)

05:21 There isn't, hey, you know, it's like a five plus six.

05:25 (audience laughing)

05:26 There isn't, hey, there isn't a type of film, Zac,

05:30 that you haven't starred in and excelled in.

05:33 I mean, he sung and danced and held his own

05:37 opposite Hugh Jackman, which if you've seen

05:39 Oklahoma or Boy From Oz, like that is really impressive.

05:45 Working with Matthew Perry, Matthew Perry has since said,

05:48 you know, that he was so impressed

05:49 with your comedic abilities working with him

05:52 that he said if there was ever to be a biopic on him,

05:54 he would want you to play him.

05:56 And I know how much that meant to you.

05:58 I mean, that's, he's one of the all time greats.

06:01 He's played everything from the Lorax to Ted Bundy.

06:07 And I know you weren't the actual Lorax,

06:08 but I just forget the kid's character's name

06:11 that you played.

06:13 But you're the Lorax to me, buddy.

06:15 (audience laughing)

06:17 He's worked with directors like Harmony Corrine

06:19 and Peter Farrelly.

06:21 He also went ab for ab with Dwayne Johnson, what a psycho.

06:25 I mean, honestly, Zac, going through your resume

06:30 in preparation for this speech,

06:32 I realize why we will go months and months

06:35 without seeing each other,

06:36 because your schedule is just insane.

06:39 You are relentless, you're relentless in your passion

06:42 for storytelling and characters,

06:44 and your empathy and curiosity for the world we live in

06:48 and those we share it with,

06:50 which is apparent in the work you've done

06:51 in your series "Down to Earth"

06:52 and the various other humanitarian-based efforts

06:55 you did during your time in Australia,

06:58 and also in California,

06:59 and what that means to you to take care of the place

07:02 that helped raise you.

07:04 Zac, it has been an honor to share the screen with you

07:09 and to become your close friend and ally.

07:12 I've never once felt a competitiveness between us,

07:16 and I've never wanted anything for you

07:18 other than for you to succeed

07:20 and to continue to let your light shine, brother.

07:24 I am so proud of you for the man that you've become,

07:28 and so congratulations on having your star

07:30 on Hollywood Boulevard somewhere

07:32 in between Kermit the Frog and Lassie.

07:35 (audience laughing)

07:36 Keep on doing your thing, man, we'll be watching.

07:39 Much love.

07:39 (audience cheering)

07:43 Thank you, brother.

07:44 (audience applauding)

07:47 (whooshing)

07:50 (whooshing)

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