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George Robert "Bob" Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and actor who is best known for playing psychologist Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley on the popular 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show and as innkeeper Dick Loudon on the popular 1980s sitcom Newhart. He also appeared in film roles such as Major Major in Catch-22, and Papa Elf in Elf.

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Bob Newhart is one of my all-time favorite comedians of all time. My best description of him is that Bob is the funniest straight man in the business. Better yet, of all time.
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    Name Bob Newhart
    (George Robert Newhart)
    Other Name(s) Dr. Robert Hartley
    Dick Loudon
    Age 79
    Height 5' 8"  (173 cm)
    Build Average
    Hair Color Brown - Dark
    Date of Birth September 5, 1929
    Birthplace Oak Park, IL
    Star Sign Virgo
    Nationality American
    Ethnicity White
    Religion Roman Catholic
    High School St. Ignatius College Preparatory School, Chicago, IL
    University Bachelors of Business Management, Loyola University of Chicago (1952)
    Occupation Actor
    Celebrity Index Bo
    Claim to Fame The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart
    Favourite Links www.bobnewhart.com

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  • All I can say about life is, Oh God, enjoy it!
    (quotationspage.com)
  • [Referring to his 1961 variety show]: It won an Emmy, a Peabody Award and a pink slip from NBC. All in the same year.
  • Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.
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  • Was considered for the role of Andy Stone in Casino (1995).
    (imdb.com)
  • Every television series he starred in has his name in the title: "The Bob Newhart Show" (1961), "The Bob Newhart Show" (1972), "Newhart" (1982), "Bob" (1992), and "George & Leo" (1997) (George is his real first name, Robert is his middle name).
    (imdb.com)
  • Nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award in the Best Spoken Word Album category for his album "I Shouldn`t Even Be Doing This!".
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  • He was awarded the Annual Kennedy Centre Mark Twain Prize for Comedy.
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  • Like Bill Cosby, Newhart has the ability to be funny without resorting to profanity. The closest Newhart comes is in his bit "The Driving Instructor," in which he comments, "...I don`t suppose it is so damn funny".
    (imdb.com)
  • Son-in-law of actor Bill Quinn.
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  • Appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" (a.k.a. "Toast of the Town" (1948)) 8 times.
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  • Appeared on "The Dean Martin Show" (1965) 24 times.
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  • Guest hosted "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) 87 times.
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  • His wife came up with the idea for "The Last Newhart" (the last episode of "Newhart" (1982)), in which the entire series "Newhart" (1982) was all a dream of Dr. Bob Hartley of "The Bob Newhart Show" (1972).
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  • He has a sister (Sister M. Joan Newhart) who is a nun.
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  • Father of Robert William Newhart.
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  • His 1960 comedy album "The Button Down Mind of Bob Newhart" went to #1 on the charts, beating out Elvis Presley and The Sound of Music (1965) cast album. The album won three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for 1960.
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  • Prior to hitting his success on the comedy circuits in the 1960s, Bob worked as a book-keeper for a Chicago firm and hated every minute of it.
    (imdb.com)
  • Newhart insisted that there be no children for his character to be the father of in each of his television series. "I told the creators I didn`t want any children, because I didn`t want it to be a show about "How stupid Daddy is, but we love him so much, let`s get him out of the trouble he`s gotten himself into"" In the sixth year of Newhart`s successful 1972 CBS series, "The Bob Newhart Show" (1972), the writers wrote a script in which Emily Hartley was pregnant. When Newhart was asked his opinion of the script, he said, "It`s very funny. Who are you going to get to play `Bob`?"
    (imdb.com)
  • Family, Ginny Newhart (12 January 1964 - present) 4 children
    (imdb.com)
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