Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is 76 years old. So it's understandable if he gets a little tired going to and from the numerous functions his political career demands of him. He even allowed himself to take a nap in the middle of the ceremony dedicating the new George W. Bush Presidential Center on Thursday.

Berlusconi sleeping at Bush library inauguration.
Taking a cat nap, the former Italian Prime Minister dozes at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas on Thursday. Reuters/Jason Reed
Wax Berlusconi sleeping
He's NOT sleeping here -- because it's not him. Italian artists Antonio Garullo (r.) and Mario Ottocento look at their exhibit "The Italian Dream," a wax figurine representing Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi as dead, at the Ferrajoli Palace in downtown Rome May 29, 2012. Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi
Berlusconi sleeping with head in hands
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi closes his eyes during a news conference at Chigi palace in Rome February 16, 2011. A defiant Berlusconi said on Wednesday he was not worried about an order to stand trial for paying for sex with an underage girl and abuse of power, and vowed to see out his term until 2013. Reuters/Tony Gentile
Berlusconi sleeping in Jerusalem
Berlusconi takes a break at a joint news conference with fellow European leaders at the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem January 18, 2009. Reuters/Ziv Koren/Pool
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Silvio Berlusconi Reuters/Ammar Abd Rabbo/Pool
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