Bob NewhartAKA:
George Robert Newhart
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
09/05/1929 Birthplace:
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biography
As a stand-up comedian, Bob Newhart explored the absurdities of everyday life with an underplayed delivery and gentle stammer that earned him three Grammys and the first comedy album to reach #1 on the Billboard charts. His unique brand of humor translated well to television, where he starred in two of the best-loved sitcoms of the 1970s and 1980s – the Emmy-nominated “The Bob Newhart Show” (CBS, 1972-78) and “Newhart” (CBS, 1982-1990). While getting along in years, he also experienced something of a career surge in the 1990s with roles in feature film comedy hits like “In and Out” (1997),
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Raised in the Chicago, Illinois, area
1952
Served in US Army
While working as an accountant, began writing and performing radio comedy sketches
1959
TV debut, doing man-in-the-street show in Chicago
1960
First comedy album, "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart"; reached No. 1 on the LP charts
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