Walt Disney Named Top Illinois Entertainer During Bicentennial Year

Walt Disney named Top Illinois Entertainer. As the state celebrates their bicentennial year they are ranking everything and everyone from entertainers to scientists.

As part of the the Illinois Top 200 project, people are being asked to vote for different categories online, including Top Entertainer, which Walt Disney has claimed.

Joining Disney in the top 10 are:

Bob Newhart
Jack Benny
Richard Pryor
Oprah Winfrey
Quincy Jones
John Hughes
Hugh Hefner
Bill Veeck
Shonda Rhimes

Walt Disney was born in Chicago, IL in 1901. He went on to study at The Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, now the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Walt Disney also holds the record for most Academy Awards as a film producer.

What a huge recognition for a man who has had a lasting impact on the entertainment industry as we know it today.

Source: WANDTV

Photo Credit: D23

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