Chadwick Boseman is being honored posthumously with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame later this month. "The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is deeply honored to celebrate Chadwick Boseman's extraordinary legacy with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame," Hollywood Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez shared in a statement on Wednesday, November 12. "His powerful performances and enduring impact both on and off screen continue to inspire generations around the world." Boseman's star will be located at 6904 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles, and his wife, Simone Ledward-Boseman, is set to accept the honor on Thursday, November 20. Boseman's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom costar Viola Davis is expected to speak alongside Black Panther director Ryan Coogler. The honor comes five years after Boseman died at age 43 in August 2020 following a private battle with colon cancer. "It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman," the actor's publicist shared in a statement to Us Weekly at the time. "Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016 and battled with it these last four years as it progressed to stage IV. A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much." The statement continued, "From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and several more, all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honor of his career to bring King T'Challa to life in Black Panther. He died in his home, with his wife and family by his side." Star Stories in Josh Gad's Book: RDJ's Coffee to Texts With Chadwick Boseman Months after his death, Boseman received a posthumous Academy Award nomination in 2021 for his role as Levee Green in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. (He lost to Anthony Hopkins, who played Anthony Evans in The Father.) Prior to his acting career, Boseman taught drama at the Schomburg Junior Scholars Program at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City. His debut role came in 2003 as Reggie Montgomery in All My Children. Boseman was most known for his appearance as T'Challa / Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, along with starring as Jackie Robinson in 42. "This experience is more [so] one where I was more able to deal with people. They just had to deal with listening to T'Challa," he told Us Weekly and other reporters in 2018 of taking on the superhero role. "He's more diplomatic, and he's a person who considers family. So it was a great time to talk to everybody. It was a great time, they just had to listen to me, in that accent." He added, "I played this character not based upon the superhero aspects of him and things blowing up and fights and all of that, that he has a very human experience. This movie is about him being vulnerable. He can't complete his arc without the vulnerability of the losses, without dealing with death. So in essence this entire movie [is] about that, still, losing his father."