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Cheeta, a 76-year-old chimpanzee, lives in a "private residence" in Palm Springs, Los Angeles, USA, on July 1, 2008. (Source: CFP)
Cheeta, a 76-year-old chimpanzee, lives in a "private residence" in Palm Springs, Los Angeles, USA, on July 1, 2008. (Source: CFP)
Chita’s trainers have posted a petition online, hoping to persuade the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to give Chita a star on the Walk of Fame in 2009. (Source: CFP)
Chita, the chimpanzee and longtime animal star whose credits include the 1967 comedies Doolittle and Tarzan the Apes, is surprisingly not among the 25 stars to be named on the famed Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009. The animal star has launched a seventh charge to make his mark on the Walk of Fame. Now, Chita’s trainers have posted a petition online in hopes of gaining popular support and persuading the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to let Chita have his own star on the Walk of Fame in 2009.
Chita, who is 76 years old and has since retired to live in Palm Springs, Los Angeles, is the oldest known non-human primate and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. The list of starlight winners is determined by the board of directors of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, and the final lucky one is selected by the committee of the Avenue of Stars.
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