Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner gave 13 Going on 30 fans a treat when they reunited for his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony on Thursday – and even recreated their iconic Thriller dance from the film.
The actor, 56, was honored with a star at the event and Garner, 51, his co-star from the 2004 film, paid tribute with a hilarious speech, which she said she wrote in the car on the way over to the event, having been tasked with speaking only the night before.
‘Why wasn’t I asked to do this in the first place?’ she quipped at the podium. ‘I kicked off the Mark Ruffalo rom-com era!’
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Twenty years after kicking off that era with 13 Going on 30, the Hollywood besties recreated the famous Thriller dance sequence from the movie during an adorable photo-op.
With their hands raised in the air in the style of Michael Jackson‘s zombies, Mark and Jennifer hilariously channeled their characters Matty and Jenna, respectively.
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Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner gave 13 Going on 30 fans a treat when they reunited for his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony on Thursday – and even recreated that iconic Thriller dance
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With their hands raised in the air ala Michael Jackson ‘s zombies, Mark and Jennifer hilariously channeled their characters Matty and Jenna, respectively
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Jennifer even teased Mark in her speech, recounting his attempt to back out of the film after the initial rehearsal for the Thriller scene.
‘Mark went from kind of shocked that we actually had to do this to antsy to a deathly quiet to ‘bro, this is not for me,” she recalled.
Mark had recalled the moment back in 2022 during the ReelBlend podcast.
‘Whatever Matty was experiencing in that was actually just me,’ he said on the podcast.
‘[Jennifer] had to drag me onto the dance floor. It took me six hours to learn what she learned in about six minutes.
‘She was so good at dancing, and I was so bad … I almost quit the movie.’
At the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, Jennifer also commended Mark for his acting prowess,
‘To work with you, Mark, is to love you, I don’t care what anyone says,’ she jokingly began.
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Jennifer even poked fun at Mark during her speech for trying to back out of the film after the first rehearsal for the Thriller scene
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‘Mark went from kind of shocked that we actually had to do this to antsy to a deathly quiet to ‘bro, this is not for me,” she recalled
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Celebrating its 20th anniversary, 13 Going on 30 tells the story of 13-year-old Jenna, played by Christa B. Allen, in 1987, whose wish to be ’30, flirty, and thriving’ magically comes true
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Jenna wakes up in 2004 as an adult in New York City, portrayed by Garner. Mark plays Matty, her love interest
Jennifer Garner stars in 2004’s hit film 13 Going on 30
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‘You allow yourself to be fully known by your colleagues, by the audience, by the world,’ she continued.
‘Your work on Poor Things deserves all of the awards, all of them. But the real success is in how thrilled and delighted your colleagues are to have the opportunity to lift you up and celebrate you.
‘Every time your name is called, Hollywood takes a deep collective breath and says, ‘Okay, the good and right thing has happened.’
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The two stars looked to be having a blast recreating the iconic dance
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Mark recalled the moment he almost quit 13 Going on 30 over the dance scene back in 2022
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‘Whatever Matty was experiencing in that was actually just me,’ he said on the podcast
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‘[Jennifer] had to drag me onto the dance floor. It took me six hours to learn what she learned in about six minutes. ‘She was so good at dancing, and I was so bad … I almost quit the movie.’
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At the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, Jennifer also commended Mark for his acting prowess
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‘To work with you, Mark, is to love you, I don’t care what anyone says,’ she jokingly began
Ruffalo, who scored his fourth Oscar nomination last month for his work in Poor Things, attended the event with his wife, Sunrise Coigney, and their three children: Keen, Bella and Odette.
David Fincher, the director behind Ruffalo’s performance in 2007’s Zodiac, also graced the event to pay tribute to the star.
Actor Timothy McNeil read a speech of his own as well as one from Laura Dern, who had to miss the event due to illness.
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Mark looked every in ch the handsome matinee idol
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Jennifer, Mark and director David Fincher were part of the shindig
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Fincher directed Ruffalo in 2007’s Zodiac
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Fincher made a speech at the ceremony
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, 13 Going on 30 tells the story of 13-year-old Jenna, played by Christa B. Allen, in 1987, whose wish to be ’30, flirty, and thriving’ magically comes true.
Jenna wakes up in 2004 as an adult in New York City, portrayed by Garner. Mark plays Matty, her love interest.
