- Born
- Died
- Height4′ (1.22 m)
- Cheeta was born on April 9, 1932. He was an actor, known for Coronation Street (1960), See No Evil (2014) and 5 News (1998). He died on December 24, 2011 in Palm Harbor, Florida, USA.
- Often reported as being the world's oldest chimpanzee, but further research has indicated that this is not true.
- Now retired, he lives at the C.H.E.E.T.A. Primate Sanctuary in Palm Springs.
- Celebrated his "74th" birthday at his Palm Springs home, The Cheeta Primate Foundation which was set up by owner Dan Westfall 14 years ago, with a sugar-free cake and cans of diet Coke because he is diabetic.
- Retired at the C.H.E.E.T.A. Primate Foundation in Palm Springs, California. He also does abstract paintings, which the Foundation sells to raise funds.
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