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Newhart, who died Thursday at the age of 94, was a quiet comic giant whose sneaky genius ruled comedy across seven decades and whose name was attached to four fine sitcoms — “The Bob Newhart ...
Bob Newhart was answering the phone — pausing first, of course, because it wouldn’t be Bob Newhart without a stammer or a deadpan delay — and then he was off and running, leaving his office ...
A baby-boomer favorite who entered the pantheon of sitcom legends long ago, Newhart died Thursday at 94. His path from standup comedian to small-screen stardom has been trod by the likes of Jerry ...
Bob Newhart died on July 18, 2024 at the age of 94, a year after his wife of 60 years, Ginny, and seven years after the man he often referred to as his best friend, Don Rickles.
George Robert Newhart — born in Oak Park, graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep and Loyola University, U.S. Army veteran, uniquely gifted, warm-hearted, genteel and spectacularly funny comedian ...
The success of “Newhart” was especially remarkable given that Newhart had already had a long run on TV in “The Bob Newhart Show,” which ran for six seasons, also on CBS, from 1972 to 1978.
In honor of the late Bob Newhart, NBC’s Saturday Night Live has shared a look back at his 1995 SNL opening monologue and two memorable sketches. Newhart hosted Season 5, Episode 18 (May 10, 1980 ...