Jeremy Renner is already tremendous (as in Marvel hero and survivor of a horrific snowplow accident) — now he’s additionally grand. The actor has been introduced because the 92nd Hollywood Christmas Parade grand marshal, organizers mentioned Wednesday.
The 2-time Oscar nominee, identified for his roles as William James in “The Harm Locker” and the arrow-slinging Hawkeye within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will head the almost 100-year-old parade. He follows within the footsteps of a bunch of movie star grand marshals together with Bob Hope, Olivia Newton-John, William Shatner and Magic Johnson.
The Dec. 1 parade will begin at 6 p.m. on the TCL Chinese language Theatre in Los Angeles and proceed for 3.2 miles alongside a U-shaped route. The parade winds up with an look by the jolly previous elf, Santa Claus, and his reindeer.
The occasion helps the Marine Toys for Tots basis and can be aired Dec. 14 on the CW.
“I’m honored to function the Grand Marshal for this 12 months’s Hollywood Christmas Parade and excited to associate with Toys for Tots to convey pleasure to kids in want,” Renner mentioned in an announcement. “Their mission aligns intently with the work we do on the RennerVation Basis, creating significant experiences for at-risk youth.”
This Christmas marks not fairly two years since Renner was severely injured, nearly dying after being crushed by a 7-ton snowplow. The accident occurred on New Yr’s Day 2023 whereas he was clearing the driveway at his residence in Nevada. He was thrown from the automobile, then run over by it as he tried to cease it from rolling down a hill towards his nephew. He spent a number of weeks in hospital care treating 38 damaged bones, extreme chest trauma and a collapsed lung.
“It’s in my visions. It’s in my desires and my waking ideas,” he instructed The Occasions in Might. Crediting his restoration to a optimistic angle, his docs and household, he returned to appearing shortly after the one-year anniversary of the accident and starred this 12 months within the third season of “Mayor of Kingstown.” In 2023, he created his nonprofit, the RennerVation Basis.
The remainder of the parade expertise lineup can be introduced quickly, organizers mentioned.
