"Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman was posthumously honored on Thursday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Ryan Coogler, who directed Boseman in the 2018 hit, actress Viola Davis and Boseman's widow, Simone Ledward-Boseman, led the emotional ceremony in the heart of Tinseltown.

"Today was a beautiful day," Ledward-Boseman told AFP.

"Everyone was just so full of love and joy. And we're all so proud of this person that we knew, that we shared."

Coogler remembered Boseman as an "incredibly generous" person.

"Even when he knew his days were limited, and his moments were numbered, he still gave to the art form. He still threw himself into the fire," he said.

Chadwick Boseman began his career in theater and television before making the leap to film.

Boseman's most famous charac

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