Bob Hope American Variety." He last made an appearance at the Hope Classic in 2000, where he hugged Swedish golfer Jesper Pernevik. Hope celebrated his 100th birthday on May 29, 2003. He is among a small group of notable centenarians in the field of entertainment. To mark this event, the intersection of Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles was named "Bob Hope Square" and his centennial was declared "Bob Hope Day" in 35 states. Even at 100, Hope maintained his self-deprecating sense of humor, quipping, "I'm so old, they've canceled my blood type." He converted to Roman Catholicism late in life. In
Johannes Heesters condemned his political stance. In the 1990s, he and his wife toured Germany and Austria with Curth Flatow's play ' ("A Blessed Age"), which was also televised in 1996. On 5 December 2003, he celebrated his 100th birthday with a television special ' ("A legend turns 100") on the ARD television channel. He received the title "". In December 2004, aged 101, Heesters appeared in Stuttgart at the ' theatre in a show commissioned on the occasion of his 100th birthday, '. In 2005 aged 102 he was featured as a soloist in a major concert tour with the under