Bob Denver
Bob Denver
Robert Osbourne "Bob" Denverwas an American comedic actor. He portrayed Gilligan on the television series Gilligan's Island and the beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on the 1959–1963 TV series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis...
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth9 January 1935
CityNew Rochelle, NY
change kids parents start watch whose
I know parents whose 2-year-olds watch the show and when they try to change the channel, their kids start screaming.
bob love
Bob was and always will be my everything, ... I love you, Bob Denver.
islands umpires mind
Gilligan's Island is wherever you want it to be in your mind.
moon should-have islands
When I was doing Dobie Gillis, I got blasted off to the moon with a chimp in a rocket, and I landed on a deserted tropic island. That should have told me something was coming.
weed marijuana air
I like to take a puff or two before going on the air. I still get stage fright when I have to perform. A little grass gets rid of the problem.
lives
Our lives will never be the same without him,
ask dropped low
Nah, the Smithsonian doesn't ask for anything back from Gilligan, ... They haven't dropped that low yet.
minutes
I think it's all been fantastic. It has only been 45 minutes and we've already done really well.
both chance character chose enjoyed gave offered physical wonderful word
I enjoyed both equally, but in different ways, ... Maynard gave me the chance to do wonderful word comedy...When I was offered Gilligan, I chose it because that character gave me the chance to do physical comedy, which I love.
best both
With Maynard and Gilligan, I had the best of both worlds.
describe gentleness wisdom words
There are no words to describe how much his wisdom and gentleness will be missed.
love
He was my everything and I will love him forever,
gave gift laughter love
He gave us the gift of love and laughter, ... even in his passing.
almost besides continues fans happy hard known means people resent
When you've been part of a show that has made so many people happy and continues to do so to this day, it's hard to resent it, ... Besides that, I'm also known as Maynard, which means I say 'WORK?!?!' for fans almost as much as I say, 'Skipper!'