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Bob Newhart stands smiling with arms open in his home office, surrounded by posters and photographs on wood-paneled walls, September 1, 1972.
Bob Newhart American actor and comedian Bob Newhart posing in his home office, September 1, 1972.

Bob Newhart

American actor and comedian
Also known as: George Robert Newhart
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John M. Cunningham graduated from Kalamazoo College in 2000 with a B.A. in English. He worked at Britannica from 2004 to 2018. A student of pop culture and the arts, he wrote about popular (and semipopular)...
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Bob Newhart (born September 5, 1929, Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.—died July 18, 2024, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was an American comedian and actor who achieved fame as a stand-up performer and later starred in television sitcoms. He is known for his genial mild-mannered persona and for his skillfully delivered observational humor and understated satire. Newhart grew up in a middle-class family in the Chicago area. Although he dabbled in theater in high school, he studied...

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