Bob Newhart Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Contact Details, Wife, Children, Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
George Robert Newhart
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Thursday
NEXT BIRTHDAY ON
Friday
BIRTHPLACE
Oak Park, Illinois, United States
AGE
95 Years 7 Months 17 Days
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
VIRGO
ALSO NOTED FOR
Writer, Actor
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
5'8''(feet & inches)
1.7272 meters
172.72 cm
WEIGHT
N/A
Bob Newhart Family Members
Parents
MOTHER
Julia Pauline Newhart
FATHER
George David Newhart, Sr.
SISTER(S) NAME
Bob Newhart Marriage, Affairs and Children
SPOUSE
Ginny Newhart (1963-Present)
Child(ren) of Bob Newhart and Ginny Newhart
Robert (4 November, 1963) (Son)
Courtney (2 December, 1977) (Daughter)
Fame & Address
SIGNATURE
DEBUT
Hell Is for Heroes (Film 1962)
FAMOUS FROM/AS
Newhart (TV Series 1982), The Rescuers (Film 1977)
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Education, Net Worth & More
SCHOOLING FROM
Carmel High School in Mundelein, Illinois
QUALIFICATION
Graduated (Bachelor's Degree in Business Management)
More Information
Career of Bob Newhart
He was working as an advertising copywriter for Fred A. Niles there he used to entertain co-worker with long telephone calls about absurd scenarios, which they later recorded and sent to radio stations as audition tapes. Bob was introduced to the head of talent at Warner Bros. Records. His first comedy album "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart" was released in 1960. "The Bob Newhart Show" was started in 1961.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Bob Newhart
- Does Bob Newhart takes alcohol? NA.
- Is Bob Newhart in the habit of Smoking? No. He was a heavy smoker before 1985 when his doctor advised him to stop smoking. He was hospitalized with nose bleeding due to his smoking habit.
- His real name was George but he changed it to Bob due to a common phrase of the 1940s "Let George do it" for passing the buck.
- He worked as an accountant for a Chicago firm before getting success on the comedy circuits in the 1960s. The job was disgusting and he himself
stated that he did not like to remember a single minute of the job. He also worked as a delivery boy in the meat market
- He was the first choice for the role of Andy Stone in "Casino".
- He appeared as a guest host on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" 87 times.
- Bob is honored with the statue of his character Bob Hartley in the sculpture park at Chicago's Navy Pier.
- In the 1970s he worked in "The Bob Newhart Show" while in the 1980s he performed in "Newhart" and in another decade he worked in "Bob". He joked on his appearance that in the next decade he will appear in "The".
- He received a Kennedy Centre Mark Twain Prize for his comedy.
- He served the U.S. Army and also fought in Korean War for the side of U.S. He was discharged from the service in 1954.
- He is a huge fan of boxing.
- He had not played a father character as he did not want to play a character who is a stupid Dad. But he had played a character of "surrogate father".
- Apart from a comedian, he is also a writer and his book "I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This" was released on September 20, 2006.
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