Chevy Suburban Can't Win an Oscar, Does Get a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

That’s right, in 2019 the Suburban turned 85 years of continuous production, making the (now) SUV officially the world’s longest-running nameplate. And now it has also become the world’s first car to get its own star on a sidewalk in Hollywood.

On Thursday, December 5, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce unveiled the award of excellence star that will forever cement the SUVs name in the history pages of moviemaking. That’s right, moviemaking, because in its over 80 decades of life, the car became a movie star in its own right.

The Suburban was born in 1935, but its acting career didn’t kick off until some decades later, in 1952, when the first of its name met the camera for the first time. Since then, the car was used in over 1,750 movies and TV series, with at least a presence in a new film every year since 1960, and in one television series every year since 1956.

Of them, some 30 were nominated to some type of award of another.

“There’s really nothing else like the Chevrolet Suburban in this business, for two reasons,” said Dennis McCarthy, Hollywood picture car coordinator.

“First, it’s one of the most versatile vehicles in the business, able to fit with any type of character. Second, it can help instantly give a scene added importance. When a convoy of black Suburbans appears on screen, you know that’s not the time to leave your seat to buy popcorn.”

On December 10, Chevy is scheduled to unveil the new version of the Suburban, alongside its Tahoe sibling. This new variant of the car, says Chevrolet, will be influenced by the “on-screen persona” of the SUV.