Congratulations to Mandy Patinkin, who received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles yesterday. The ceremony was held in front of the Pantages Theater at 6243 Hollywood Boulevard, where Patinkin's star became the 2,629th on the Walk of Fame. You can watch the complete ceremony in the video below.

"Mandy Patinkin is one of the entertainment world's greatest assets," said Vin Di Bona, the chair of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce's Walk of Fame Selection Committee, in his introduction. "He's entertained us on the big and small screens, as well as many theatrical stages ... He is a man of many facets and has been fortunate to carve out a varied career in theater, also the concert stage, film, television, and as a recording artist."

Actor Rupert Friend, Patinkin's co-star on the Showtime program Homeland, and Tony Award winner Patti LuPone, Patinkin's longtime friend, co-star on Broadway in Evita, and frequent touring partner, were among the speakers at the event.

"This is a friend who is by their very nature a guide," says LuPone. "This is a friend who is consciously committed to being true, who is so empathetic that the world's pains and problems become theirs, but not in the way that makes them lost in the mire of desolation. This beloved friend is a doer, a seeker, a fearless human who simply wants to help. How many selfless people do we know, let alone are in our lives? I have one of those in my life—Mandy."

You can watch more and see Patinkin's moving words of thanks, including very kind words for Nonesuch Records' own Bob Hurwitz, in the video below.

Mandy Patinkin has released five albums on Nonesuch Records: Experiment (1994), Oscar & Steve (1995), Mamaloshen (1998), Kidults (2001), and Mandy Patinkin Sings Sondheim (2002).