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
No matter what hyenas sound like, they are not actually laughing.
Mark Twain gave us an insight into the life on the Mississippi at the turn of the century.
I know Chuck Lorre personally, and am familiar with his work going back to 'Roseanne' and 'Cybil.'
I have an aversion to laugh tracks - the moment I hear a laugh track, I go to another channel.
I don't have a stack of scripts that, when I get home, studios are clamoring, saying, 'Has Bob read ours yet?'
Without great writing, you've got a bunch of actors bumping into each other.
What you see on stage is pretty much the way I am... a dry sense of humor.
The acting is better when you know your material is being judged.
I just don't think most people put myself and Robert Frost in the same category.
Dick Martin, if you put a gun to his forehead, he couldn't tell you a joke.
But it comes off as innocence, which carries through the picture.
That meant I could go home at night, ... Doing stand-up comedy, you're on the road an awful lot.
The group was really supposed to be a one-shot deal, ... But it was obvious by the audience's reaction that they loved the group. That convinced us to bring them back.
This is my brother Darryl, and this is my other brother Darryl.