July 11, 2013 - 18:28 AMT
Steve Jobs, Billy Crystal to receive Disney Legends awards

Disney has announced a slew of actors, innovators and other artists who will be named Disney Legends at its D23 Expo, The Hollywood Reporter said.

Monsters University stars Billy Crystal and John Goodman, the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and late TV icon Dick Clark are among the honorees. The ceremony will take place during the D23 Expo 2013 at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Anaheim Convention Center.

A 26-year tradition, the Disney Legends Awards program honors those who are "contributors to the Disney legacy." Each honoree receives a two-foot-tall bronze Disney Legends sculpture and will participate in a handprint ceremony. Their bronzed prints will be displayed in the Disney Legends Plaza at the company’s Burbank headquarters.

"The Disney Legend Award is our highest and most coveted honor,” said Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger. “It’s reserved for the extraordinary visionaries and artists behind the Disney magic, the men and women who push the limits of innovation and creativity to ensure Disney remains truly special."

Over the years, a total of 237 Disney Legends have been honored. Past honorees include Tim Allen, Robin Williams, Julie Andrews, Howard Ashman, Regis Philbin, Annette Funicello, Peter Jennings, Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin, Dick Van Dyke and Barbara Walters.

Disney's own biannual event, taking place Aug. 9-11 at the Anaheim Convention Center, will feature a strong Star Wars presence, with Disney planning events like Darth Vader: The Evolution of a Villain, showing the development of the bad guy, to Crash Course in the Force: Star Wars Saga 101.