Hollywood Walk honors for 'Star Trek' actor

Star Trek actor Walter Koenig on Monday became the most recent cast member from the cult sci-fi television series to earn a place on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Koenig, who played Chekov in the TV show, was joined by fellow stars George Takei (Sulu) and in Spock actor Leonard Nimoy at the Tinsel Town sidewalk star-unveiling ceremony. "This is something that you hope and wish for, dream about, but something you never expect to really happen," Koenig said when it was announced last year that he would receive a star. "It's a joyous occasion and I am deeply honored." The ceremony on the famous stretch of Hollywood Boulevard came two days after the 46th anniversary of the premiere of "Star Trek," which also became a big-screen hit. Broadcaster NBC canceled the "Star Trek" TV series after only three seasons in 1969, after getting poor ratings. But the show became a cult hit with re-runs starting in the 1970s. Koenig, who earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and initially planned a career as a psychiatrist, also played Chekov in the first seven "Star Trek" movies.