Veteran Comedian & Ventriloquist becomes 26th addition to Mohegan Sun’s Walk of Fame

Mohegan Sun had the pleasure of presenting Jeff Dunham, who played Mohegan Sun Arena for the 4th time on Saturday, July 13th, with his own star on the Walk of Fame.  The induction took place on Saturday, July 13th at 3:00pm in the forecourt of the Mohegan Sun Box Office.   Accepting the honor before a crowd of fans, Dunham stated, “It’s a great honor to be accepting this award. I started here in The Cabaret Theatre and now it’s my 4th year performing in the Arena, I want to thank Mohegan Sun and all of you folks here today”
Jeff Dunham’s television specials and series have been the highest rated programming in Comedy Central history. His DVD sales have reached seven million units, his videos have received over half a billion views on You Tube, and his live concerts have become mega-events played in front of sold-out arenas worldwide.  Dunham and his comedic sidekicks’ latest Comedy Central one hour special entitled Minding the Monsters, aired last year as the highest rated special of the network for the year.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked 3rd in the U.S. and 4th in the world by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 and 2010 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.”  Venues Today also ranked Mohegan Sun Arena #4 in 2011 and ranked in the top six of “Top Stops of The Decade” in 2012. For more information on concerts and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.