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===Other=== On June 1, 1972, Mathis was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for his contributions to music. Six years later, his hit duet "The Last Time I Felt Like This" from the film ''[[Same Time, Next Year (film)|Same Time, Next Year]]'' was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]]. Mathis and Jane Olivor sang the song at the Academy Awards ceremony. It was his second performance at the Oscars; his first was in 1958, when he sang "[[Wild Is the Wind (song)|Wild Is the Wind]]" by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington from the movie of the [[Wild Is the Wind (1957 film)|same name]]. Mathis was also awarded the [[Society of Singers]] Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.singers.org/special-events/|title=Ella Award Special Events|date=February 12, 2011|access-date=May 10, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514064028/http://www.singers.org/special-events/|archive-date=May 14, 2015}}</ref> In 2007, he was inducted into the [[Hit Parade Hall of Fame]]. In 1988, Mathis appeared as a guest vocalist, accompanied by [[Henry Mancini]], on ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]'' to sing Henry's theme to the "Viewer Mail" segment. In 2011, Mathis received the Golden Plate Award of the [[American Academy of Achievement]], presented by Awards Council member General [[Colin Powell]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#the-arts}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Johnny Mathis Biography and Interview. Photo: 2011| publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://achievement.org/achiever/johnny-mathis/}}</ref> In 2017, San Francisco State University awarded Mathis an honorary [[Doctor of Fine Arts]] degree. He attended San Francisco State for three semesters before withdrawing in 1956 to pursue his music career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.johnnymathis.com/news.html |title=Johnny Mathis News & Information |date=May 25, 2017 |access-date=November 4, 2017 |archive-date=October 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020021928/http://www.johnnymathis.com/news.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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