Clearly moved, White expressed how grateful she is to have spent most of her life in a business she loves. Jennifer Love Hewitt was on hand to celebrate White’s work with animals.įinally, it was White’s turn to make a speech. White’s “Hot in Cleveland” co-stars - Wendie Malick, Valerie Bertinelli and Jane Leeves - hypothesized that the actress is actually a robot, then showed clips from White’s “SNL” hosting gig. “Wipe that smile off your face.” Naturally, this made White smile a whole lot more. “I’m not gonna suck up to you,” he told White, invoking a his “Moore Show” character Lou Grant. Valerie Harper, Vicki Lawrence, Gavin MacLeod and Ed Asner served as contestants.Īsner, a star of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” had one of the best lines of the night. Joel McHale hosted a modified version of “Password,” which was originally helmed by White’s late husband, Allen Ludden. William Shatner introduced clips of White’s commercials, from Geritol to Snickers. Moore, who looked a tad frail, was greeted to the stage with a standing ovation.Ĭarol Burnett, who played White’s sister on “Mama’s Family,” also received a standing ovation, as she introduced clips from their time together on “The Carol Burnett Show,” as well as “The Tonight Show” and “Golden Girls.” (Yes, the classic “Golden Girls” condoms bit made it into the special.) With tears in her eyes, Burnett expressed her hopes to salute White on her 100th birthday. Perhaps the most moving moment of the special was the appearance of Mary Tyler Moore, who starred with White on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” The actress, who turned 75 last month, underwent brain surgery last May to remove a benign tumor. President.) Ellen DeGeneres, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Morgan Freeman, Hugh Jackman, Jay Leno and Ray Romano with Brad Garrett also sent pre-taped birthday wishes. President Obama sent a video greeting, asking White to prove she is really 90 by producing a long-form birth certificate.
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“Saturday Night Live’s” Seth Meyers delivered a Betty White-centric “Weekend Update” via video, while Zachary Levi of the cancelled “Chuck” proposed to the TV legend in person. Poehler called the actress a pioneer: “I call her a pioneer because 90 years ago she literally arrived to California on stage coach.” Poehler, the “Parks and Rec” star, kicked off the 90-minute celebration with a few jokes about just how old White is.
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“A Tribute to America’s Golden Girl,” taped in early January, aired Monday on NBC and - surprise, surprise - featured many of the network’s stars, like Amy Poehler, Joel McHale and the dude from “Chuck.” They were joined by celebrities of yore including Ed Asner, Carol Burnett and Mary Tyler Moore for a night of jokes about age, glowing speeches and clips from White’s six plus decade long career. Betty White at "Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl" in Los Angeles.