Simon Baker paid tribute to his wife and three children in an emotional speech while accepting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday.
The actor couldn’t hold back his tears as he praised wife Rebecca Rigg and their kids Stella, 19, Claude, 13, and Harry, 11.
“Kids, this is for you,” he said. “My cup runneth over.”
Simon’s close friend Naomi Watts presented him with the prestigious award, singing his praises as she read through some highlights of his career.
Simon, 43, donned a crisp grey suit and matching tie to accept the award, looking dashingly handsome, as always.
He is currently one of the highest-paid actors on US TV, earning a rumoured $435,000 per episode of crime series The Mentalist.
Despite delighting an average of 11.4 viewers every week, Simon said he felt “unworthy” of a star on the prestigious Walk of Fame.
“One of the biggest hurdles in my career was having confidence in myself,” he said. “I was surrounded by people who had more belief in me than I had in myself.
“You think probably a lot of people (with stars) weren’t necessarily confident they could make a career of it, and that encouraged me to think that maybe I could do it.”
Simon’s in the 2,490th star to be presented. It is located outside Eva Longoria’s restaurant Beso.
