When was Hollywood Christmas Parade started and what time and date will it start the activity this year?”
(It will air nationally later on MyNetworkTV, on Dec. 10, with Coke as the sponsor.) The Grand Marshal for the 2009 parade will be soap opera star Susan Lucci, of “All My Children” fame. Other celebs scheduled to appear this year include Lou Gossett Jr. (“An Officer & a Gentleman”), Cindy Williams (“Laverne & Shirley”), TV host Montel Williams, Lee Majors (“The Six Million Dollar Man”), “General Hospital” star Genie Francis, “The Bold & the Beautiful”‘s Lesley-Anne Down, “The Young and the Restless” Kate Linder, Kim Wayans & Shawn Wayans, “CSI: Miami”‘s Eva La Rue, “The Vampire Diaries”‘ Katerina Graham, Judge Mathis, actors Antonio Sabato, Jr. and Lorenzo Lamas, “American Idol”‘s Ace Young, and many more.