Awards and Honors
- 1969: Received his third "Man of the Year" award from Harvard University's performance group, the Hasty Pudding Theatricals
- 1998: Received the Kennedy Center Honor
- 2002: The Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions to television
- 2003: The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
- 2005: In a British poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was voted among the top 50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders
- 2009: Presented with the 12th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
- 2011: Made an honorary Chief Petty Officer (Hospital Corpsman) in the United States Navy
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