If you’ve been looking to own some wax in the form of an athlete, musician, historical figure or screen star, now’s your chance to drop some serious coin for it.
The world-famous Hollywood Wax Museum, the longest-running attraction of its kind located in both Hollywood and Missouri, is auctioning off more than 200 pieces of memorabilia from its collection on May 1. It’s the first time in the museum’s 44-year history that it will sell its inventory; the figures and costumes being auctioned off have been retired in order for the museum to renovate and make room for even more memorabilia. The museums will also be Hollywood-centric, which means they will no longer be displaying athletes or historical figures at any of the museums.
How does this affect me, the golfer, you may ponder. Drum roll please...you can bid on a life-size wax statue of Tiger Woods himself!
Who wouldn't want the (wax) legend himself on their couch in the living room, leaning against the bar in their game room, or maybe in the garage, propping their golf bag up. The possibilities are really endless for the use of this statue. Wearing his signature Sunday red, golf ball in left hand and looking so debonair leaning against his tiger-topped driver, it would be a great addition to any home or office.
Other wax figures up for grabs include Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Joe Montana, Mike Tyson, Mark McGwire, Hulk Hogan, The Beatles, Cher, Elton John, Sammy Davis, Jr., Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Tom Cruise, Barbra Streisand, Charlie Chaplin, Clint Eastwood, The Wizard of Oz cast, Seinfeld cast, M*A*S*H cast, Lucille Ball, and, my fave, Don Johnson (I CALL DIBBS ON DON!) of Miami Vice fame and the classic '80s toe-tapper Heartbeat (I'm an '80s music junkie).
Buying one of these guys is good for the world also: each figure comes with a signed certificate of authenticity from the Hollywood Wax Museum and a portion of the proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to assist in the ongoing effort to preserve the historic Walk of Fame.
Calabasas company Profiles in History, who is administering the auction, is the nation's leading dealer in guaranteed-authentic original historical photos, autographs, and other memorabilia, including some of these amazing (and pricey) items:
- Cowardly Lion costume from The Wizard of Oz: $805,000
- Full-scale model T-800 Endoskeleton from Terminator 2: Judgment Day: $488,750
- King Kong six-sheet movie poster: $345,000
- Command Chair from the "U.S.S. Enterprise": $304,750
- Original "Robot" from Lost in Space: $264,500
- Luke Skywalker's lightsaber: $240,000
- Black Beauty car from The Green Hornet: $192,000
- George Reeves' Superman costume from The Adventures of Superman: $126,500
- A full-scale T-Rex head from Jurassic Park: $126,500 [EDITOR'S NOTE: What would someone do with this???]
- Christopher Reeves' Superman costume from Superman: The Movie: $115,000
And much more!
For those interested in participating in the auction, worldwide bids can be placed either in person, via mail, phone, fax, or live on the Internet at http://www.liveauctioneers.com/auctioneer/profiles-in-history.
Happy bidding.
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