Mark Ruffaloadmits his acting career can be a challenge for his family.ThePoor Thingsactor, 56, received a star on theHollywood Walk of Fame StarThursday, with his wifeSunrise Coigneyandtwo of their kids there to support him.At the ceremony, Ruffalo told PEOPLE it was the “most glorious thing” to have his loved ones there since the honor is “theirs as much as it is mine.““It’s not easy being married to an actor and being the children of an actor. I’m away a lot,” he says. “This whole thing is distorting and difficult.“He says his kids, Keen, 22, Bella, 18, and Odette, 16, now have something tangible to represent his hard work as an actor all these years.Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock“For them to see this in concrete, in a place that hopefully will be here for much longer than I am, and they’ll be able to come here with their kids one day, and maybe their kids' kids,” says Ruffalo. “The one thing that I took away from walking up and down this boulevard for all the years that I was going to school here was that there was some continuity. There was a tradition.“Matt Baron/BEI/ShutterstockNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“And that tradition carries on even when you’re gone,” he adds. “Nothing is more a monument to that than Hollywood Boulevard in the weirdest, cheesiest way. It still has this incredible meaning.”Mark Ruffalo.Frazer Harrison/GettyDuring his acceptance speech, Ruffalothanked his familyfor supporting his career, saying they “let me go off and bring these crazy people home and they have to live with all these years. Thank you, guys.“This isn’t the first time theAvengersactor has gotten candid about the challenges of raising children while being an actor.In a November 2019 interview with PEOPLE, Ruffalo said balancing the two parts of his life has gotten difficult at times.“It’s intense,” he said. “The times when my wife is gone and I’ve had to take care of everything … the laundry alone is enough to destroy you.” Though, he praised his actress wife of over 20 years for being “just a hero” and shouldering the responsibilities when he was away.
Mark Ruffaloadmits his acting career can be a challenge for his family.
ThePoor Thingsactor, 56, received a star on theHollywood Walk of Fame StarThursday, with his wifeSunrise Coigneyandtwo of their kids there to support him.
At the ceremony, Ruffalo told PEOPLE it was the “most glorious thing” to have his loved ones there since the honor is “theirs as much as it is mine.”
“It’s not easy being married to an actor and being the children of an actor. I’m away a lot,” he says. “This whole thing is distorting and difficult.”
He says his kids, Keen, 22, Bella, 18, and Odette, 16, now have something tangible to represent his hard work as an actor all these years.
Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
“For them to see this in concrete, in a place that hopefully will be here for much longer than I am, and they’ll be able to come here with their kids one day, and maybe their kids' kids,” says Ruffalo. “The one thing that I took away from walking up and down this boulevard for all the years that I was going to school here was that there was some continuity. There was a tradition.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“And that tradition carries on even when you’re gone,” he adds. “Nothing is more a monument to that than Hollywood Boulevard in the weirdest, cheesiest way. It still has this incredible meaning.”
Mark Ruffalo.Frazer Harrison/Getty
Frazer Harrison/Getty
During his acceptance speech, Ruffalothanked his familyfor supporting his career, saying they “let me go off and bring these crazy people home and they have to live with all these years. Thank you, guys.”
This isn’t the first time theAvengersactor has gotten candid about the challenges of raising children while being an actor.In a November 2019 interview with PEOPLE, Ruffalo said balancing the two parts of his life has gotten difficult at times.
“It’s intense,” he said. “The times when my wife is gone and I’ve had to take care of everything … the laundry alone is enough to destroy you.” Though, he praised his actress wife of over 20 years for being “just a hero” and shouldering the responsibilities when he was away.
source: people.com
