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Tony Bennett turns 85

Tony Bennett with opera star Beverly Sills as she announces formation of a touring opera company in 1980. Tony Bennett: Hollywood Star Walk

Tony Bennett with opera star Beverly Sills as she announces formation of a touring opera company in 1980.

Tony Bennett: Hollywood Star Walk   (Suzanne Vlamis / Associated Press)

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Few pop singers can claim a popularity as enduring and universal as Tony Bennett’s. The beloved crooner, who has won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement award, among numerous other honors, celebrates his 85th birthday on Aug. 3.

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Tony Bennett delivers an animated set at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in 2003.

Tony Bennett: Hollywood Star Walk   (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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Tony Bennett and Christina Aguilera perform at the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sept. 16, 2007.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Tony Bennett performs at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas July 24, 2011.

Tony Bennett: Hollywood Star Walk   (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

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