About
Bob Newhart, born George Robert Newhart on September 5, 1929, in Oak Park, Illinois, was an American comedian and actor. After studying business at Loyola University Chicago and serving in the U.S. Army, he achieved sudden fame with his debut comedy album The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart (1960), the first comedy album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart and winner of the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. He is best known for his starring roles in the sitcoms The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978) and Newhart (1982–1990). He received the Mark Twain Prize in 2002 and an Emmy Award in 2013. He died on July 18, 2024, in Los Angeles.
* 1929-09-05 — † 2024-07-18
Major works
- The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart (1960)comedy album
- The Bob Newhart Show (1972)TV series
- Newhart (1982)TV series
- The Rescuers (1977)animated film
- I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This! (2006)memoir
Key milestones
- 1960His debut album, The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, became the first comedy album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
- 2002Received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
- 2013Won his first Primetime Emmy Award for a guest role on The Big Bang Theory.
Themes
deadpan humoreveryday lifepsychologyfamilyshow business
Sources: britannica.com · kennedy-center.org