The star of 12 Tarzan films, Cheeta the chimpanzee, celebrated his 75th birthday this week. Cheeta is the world's oldest chimp and has outlived both his human Tarzan co-stars Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan.

The chimp was first discovered by an animal trainer on a trip to Africa in the 1930s and went on to be the star of the blockbuster movies throughout the 1930s and 1940s.

He is currently living in a primate center in Palm Springs, California.

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