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"Thank you being a friend, Betty White!\r\nThe TV legend celebrates her 90th birthday on Tuesday Jan. 17 -- and, earlier this month, White and her illustrious career were feted at a bash taped and broadcast on NBC Monday, &amp;quot;A Tribute to America&amp;apos;s Golden Girl.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe raucous, star-studded  night took an emotional turn with the appearance of Mary Tyler Moore, whose eponymous 1970s sitcom helped solidify White&amp;apos;s stardom (playing catty, sexual voracious TV homemaker Sue Ann Nivens).  Moore, 75, underwent brain surgery last fall to remove a benign tumor, and the slightly frail star received a standing ovation.\r\nMost of the night, however, offered up one good-natured dig after another at White, who giggled in her seat.\r\n\r\nSaid Amy Poehler: &amp;quot;Betty, you&amp;apos;re going to hear a lot of jokes tonight about your age. But take comfort in the fact that come tomorrow, you won&amp;apos;t remember any of them.&amp;quot;\r\nQuipped Mama&amp;apos;s Family costar Carol Burnett: &amp;quot;Like many of you, I first heard about Betty from the wonderful stories told to me by my grandmother.:\r\nChuck hunk Zachary Levi even proposed to White with a diamond ring -- sealing the deal with a kiss on the lips! &amp;quot;I would like to be the mother of your children, he cracked.\r\n\r\nOther stars paying tribute to White in the 90-minute special included Hot in Cleveland costars Wendie Malick, Valerie Bertinelli and Jane Leeves, President Barack Obama (presenting a birth certificate!) Ellen DeGeneres, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Morgan Freeman, Hugh Jackman, Jay Leno and Ray Romano with Brad Garrett.\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve been the luckiest old broad on two feet to have all the jobs that I&amp;apos;ve had,&amp;quot; White gushed.\r\n&amp;#xA0;Tell Us: Which Betty White role is your favorite?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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