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Bob Newhart

September 1987
Personal information
NameBob Newhart
Birth nameGeorge Robert Newhart
Birth dateSeptember 5, 1929 (age 80)
Birth placeOak Park, Illinois, U.S.
MediumStand-up, film, television,Books
NationalityAmerican
Years active1958 � present
GenresSketch comedy, Satire
SubjectAmerican culture
InfluencesJack Benny, Robert Benchley, H. Allen Smith, James Thurber, Max Shulman
InfluencedEllen DeGeneres, Lewis Black, Norm Macdonald, David Steinberg, Ray Romano, Tom Rhodes, Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno
SpouseVirginia Quinn (January 1963 - present) (4 children)
Notable works and rolesThe Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart
Major Major Major Major in Catch-22
Dr. Robert Hartley in The Bob Newhart Show
Dick Loudon in Newhart
Golden Globe AwardsBest TV Star - Male 1962
Grammy AwardsAlbum of the Year
1961 The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart
Best New Artist 1961
Best Comedy Performance
1961 The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!

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George Robert "Bob" Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery, Newhart is best known for playing psychologist Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show and as innkeeper Dick Loudon on the 1980s sitcom Newhart.

Newhart also appeared in film roles such as Major Major in Catch-22, and Papa Elf in Elf. He provided the voice of Bernard in the Walt Disney animated films The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under. One of his most recent roles is the library head Judson in The Librarian franchise.

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Funniest comedians of all time - Helium Tweet this news
Helium--2. -Bob Newhart-. In his prime, Newhart was the master of the deadpan delivery. In fact, his comic delivery has probably influenced more of today's top comics ... - Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:07:36 GMT+00:00
A rabbi walked onto a stage - and told his own jokes - istockAnalyst.com (press release) Tweet this news
istockAnalyst.com (press release)--I'd do -Bob Newhart- routines," he said. After he was ordained, Alper couldn't help but let his sense of humor shine through to his congregations. ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:04:34 GMT+00:00
A rabbi walked onto a stage - and told his own jokes - Press Herald Tweet this news
Press Herald--I'd do -Bob Newhart- routines," he said. After he was ordained, Alper couldn't help but let his sense of humor shine through to his congregations. ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:03:20 GMT+00:00
Steve Carell is the “Hollywood Movie Star of the Week” - Hollywoodnews.com Tweet this news
Hollywoodnews.com---...- who plays a crazed mind-controller, hysterical sequences which come off like -Bob Newhart- and Andy Kaufman playing an aggressive game of kick the can. ... - Date : Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:51:48 GMT+00:00
'Hills' Finale: Where Does It Stand With Other Great Finales? - MTV.com Tweet this news
MTV.com---...- ended its eight-year run by making the entire thing a dream of a character the comedian played on his previous series, the beloved "-Bob Newhart- Show. ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:41:51 GMT+00:00
50 years in the business of laughs: An interview with Bob Newhart - The Leader Newspapers Tweet this news
The Leader Newspapers--(July 29, 2010) � -Bob Newhart-, the legendary stand-up comedian who found tremendous success with two prime-time sitcoms, ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:16:38 GMT+00:00
Samuel James brings acoustic blues to the stage - Park Record Tweet this news
Park Record--If you take Charlie Patton in 1928, -Bob Newhart- in 1957 and Little Richard in 1962 and put those together, that's something kind of like what I do. ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:44:17 GMT+00:00
Rig Count at The Rally - MotorHome Magazine Tweet this news
MotorHome Magazine--While performances by comic actor -Bob Newhart- and legendary country music artist Tanya Tucker were well received, another key player in the whole sequence ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:02:27 GMT+00:00
View a Photo Slide Show of The - MotorHome Magazine Tweet this news
MotorHome Magazine--Comedian -Bob Newhart- entertained Rally attendees Thursday night. The Rally is sponsored by Affinity Group Inc., parent company of MotorHome magazine and ... - Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:19:47 GMT+00:00
Signing off, for now ... - Alexandria Town Talk Tweet this news
Alexandria Town Talk--The finale of the 1980s sitcom "Newhart" earned both cheers and jeers for its slightly twisted ending. In the show, -Bob Newhart- spent eight seasons as the ... - Date : Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:50:10 GMT+00:00

Mark Twain Prize winners

Richard Pryor (1998) * Jonathan Winters (1999) * Carl Reiner (2000) * Whoopi Goldberg (2001) * Bob Newhart (2002) * Lily Tomlin (2003) * Lorne Michaels (2004) * Steve Martin (2005) * Neil Simon (2006) * Billy Crystal (2007) * George Carlin (2008) * Bill Cosby (2009) * Tina Fey (2010)



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