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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 18, 2024 17:42:04 GMT -5
Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94. Jerry Digney, Newhart’s publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles after a series of short illnesses. Newhart, best remembered now as the star of two hit television shows of the 1970s and 1980s that bore his name, launched his career as a standup comic in the late 1950s. He gained nationwide fame when his routine was captured on vinyl in 1960 as “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart,” which went on to win a Grammy Award as album of the year. While other comedians of the time, including Lenny Bruce, Mort Sahl, Alan King, and Mike Nichols and Elaine May, frequently got laughs with their aggressive attacks on modern mores, Newhart was an anomaly. His outlook was modern, but he rarely raised his voice above a hesitant, almost stammering delivery. His only prop was a telephone, used to pretend to hold a conversation with someone on the other end of the line. Rest of article here: Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94
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Post by busymom on Jul 18, 2024 20:30:55 GMT -5
I used to just love "The Bob Newhart Show" with Suzanne Pleshette. They were great as a couple on t.v.
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Post by Opti on Jul 19, 2024 0:43:13 GMT -5
I used to just love "The Bob Newhart Show" with Suzanne Pleshette. They were great as a couple on t.v. That may have been some of his best TV work although he was fantastic on Big Bang Theory as well. (Recurring role)
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Post by Opti on Jul 19, 2024 21:07:40 GMT -5
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Post by obelisk on Jul 30, 2024 21:20:53 GMT -5
I really enjoyed watching Bob Newhart on TV
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