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Bob Newhart
Turning deadpan monologues into hit comedy albums and enduring television sitcoms.
The Button-Down Mind · The Bob Newhart Show
- Born
- 5 September 1929
- Birthplace
- Oak Park, United States
- Died
- 18 July 2024
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Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart was an American comedian and actor known for hesitant delivery, dry understatement and imaginary telephone conversations.
Early life
Chicago education
Studied business at Loyola University Chicago.
Before comedy
Served in the army and worked as an accountant and copywriter.
Career
- 1960
Recording breakthrough
His debut comedy album became a bestseller.
- 1972
Sitcom lead
Began playing psychologist Bob Hartley.
- 2013
First Emmy
Won for a guest role on The Big Bang Theory.
Selected work
The Button-Down Mind
A landmark album of comic monologues.
The Bob Newhart Show
Played a psychologist surrounded by eccentric patients and friends.
Newhart
Played a Vermont innkeeper.
Beyond work
Marriage
Was married to Ginnie Quinn for six decades.
Friendship
Maintained a close friendship with fellow comedian Don Rickles.
Sources & photo credit
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Photo: Alan Light. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
