Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope, KBE, KC*SG, KSS, was an American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. With a career spanning nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in over 70 films and shorts, including a series of "Road" movies also starring Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. In addition to hosting the Academy Awards 19 times, he appeared in many stage productions and television roles and was the author of fourteen books. The song "Thanks for the Memory" is widely regarded...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth29 May 1903
CityLondon, England
CountryUnited States of America
With today's movies, if we took out all the bad language, we'd go back to silent films.
I would not have had anything to eat if it wasn't for the stuff the audience threw at me.
I have performed for 12 presidents and entertained only six.
I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them.
I do try to work out a little. I go swimming twice a day. It beats buying golf balls.
Take nine strokes off your score. Skip the last hole.
That's life. The older you get, the tougher it is to score.
My folks were English . . . we were too poor to be British.
Timing is the essence of life, and definitely of comedy.
The place was so British, I wouldn't have been surprised if the mice wore monocles.
As soon as the war ended, we located the one spot on earth that hadn't been touched by the war and blew it to hell.
The help (in Japan) is very polite. They bow so much, you don't know which end to talk to.
Tokyo cab drivers are all ex-kamikaze pilots.
Golf's really fun in Japan because of the women caddies. ... I saw one guy start out playing alone with his caddie. By the 9th hole they were engaged and when they finished on 18 they had a foursome.