Superheroes look to make a buck on Hollywood Blvd

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Captain America impersonator Henry Hodge, a cinematographer from England, opens his apartment door in Los Angeles on May 8. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Rashad Rouse, 27, hangs upside down from a traffic signal pole in a Spider-Man costume to get attention from tourists on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on May 25. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Toly Shtapenko, of Ukraine, wears a Superman costume as he strides along the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on March 2. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Actor Paul Louis Harrell leaves his apartment building wearing a $5,000 Iron Man costume in Los Angeles on June 4. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Ramiro Rodriguez, 39, dressed as Bumblebee from the “Transformers” franchise, shakes hands with a young tourist on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on May 26. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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A young tourist tips Justin Harrison, wearing a homemade Captain America costume, after taking pictures with him on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on May 22. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Belnarr Golden, wearing a SpongeBob SquarePants costume, dodges a tourist trying to pull on his nose on Hollywood Boulevard, in Los Angeles on April 17. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Omar Budhoo wears a Batman costume as he stands in front of Thomas Suriya’s mural depicting iconic Hollywood celebrities in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on June 2. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Matthias Balke poses with tourists on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on March 2. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Superman impersonator Justin Harrison, center, high-fives a commuter wearing a Superman sweatshirt as he and his roommate, Reginald Jackson, wearing a Red Power Ranger costume, head back home after working on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on May 16. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Justin Harrison, left, rides the train wearing a Superman costume in Los Angeles on May 16. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Justin Harrison wears a Superman costume as he kisses his wife, Hope, in their apartment in downtown Los Angeles on May 16. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Superheroes are filling Hollywood Boulevard to make a buck as they pursue their dream of stardom. Longtime street performers say business used to be more lucrative until the boulevard became overpopulated with costumed characters. What’s worse, some look grungy, while others turn off tourists with aggressive demands for money. Here’s a photo gallery of characters who patrol the popular tourist spot. AP Photos by Jae C. Hong.