Bob Hope, who celebrates his 100th birthday next month, will be named "Citizen of the Century" Tuesday by the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Hope won't be attending, but participants in the plaque dedication ceremony will include Kelsey Grammer, Phyllis Diller, Dennis Miller and Cindy Williams.
The ceremony in front of the Hollywood Entertainment Museum will coincide with the release by Universal Studios Home Video of the "Bob Hope 100th Birthday Tribute Collection," 12 DVDs featuring 17 of his movies.
On Hope's birthday, May 29, the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street will be named Bob Hope Square. In Washington, D.C., that day, a reception will be held at the Bob Hope Gallery of Entertainment at the Library of Congress.
Also on May 29, the expanded Bob Hope Hollywood USO at Los Angeles International Airport will be dedicated, and streets will be named after him in Toluca Lake and Cleveland, where he grew up. The Cleveland Indians will celebrate "Bob Hope Day" at Jacobs Field.
Hope spends his days secluded at his suburban Toluca Lake golf estate just across the Los Angeles River behind Universal Studios. Asked how he's doing, spokesman Ward Grant responds, "He's 99 years old!"