Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart
George Robert Newhart, better known as Bob Newhart, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery, Newhart came to prominence in the 1960s when his album of comedic monologues The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart was a worldwide bestseller and reached number one on the Billboard pop album chart—it remains the 20th best-selling comedy album in history. The follow-up album, The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back! was also a massive success, and the two...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth5 September 1929
CityOak Park, IL
CountryUnited States of America
People have told me, 'My dad passed on, but I have great memories of watching your shows with him.' It doesn't get any better than that.
It's kind of hard coming from 'Saturday Night Live,' which is a sketch-driven show, to a movie.
I'm not what you'd call a Method actor.
I would say I came from upper middle class family.
I made people laugh as a kid, but that's not how you make a living.
I made a record album in 1960 and it exploded, and I got all these offers for TV.
I have to warn you, I'm not just some sitcom guy. I'm now an author.
I don't know how to do a show not in front of a live audience.
I can't do a one-camera show. I don't know how to do that kind of show where you count in your head and then you do the next line.
For a comedian, there is nothing better than watching another great comedian.
A lot of money is spent trying to keep people alive who don't necessarily want to be alive.
You're not dead at 85. You're a long way from it. Go out and enjoy. You've earned it.
You may have done 20 great shows in a row and come to one, and it doesn't work. You never presume anything.
If 'The New York Times' says it, it must be true.