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TNTSun, Nov 8, 2:00 PMThe Librarian: Quest for the SpearBuy
TNTSun, Nov 8, 4:00 PMThe Librarian: Return to King Solomon's MinesBuy
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Bob Newhart Biography

Bob Newhart
  • Birth Name: George Robert Newhart
  • Birth Place: Oak Park, IL
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/05/1929, Virgo
  • Profession: Actor; comedian
Bob Newhart Fast Facts:
  • Worked as an accountant and advertising copy editor in Chicago before hitting it big in stand-up comedy.
  • The Button-Downed Mind of Bob Newhart was the first comedy album to top the Billboard LP charts.
  • Filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 87 times.
  • Inducted into the TV Academy Hall of Fame in 1993.
  • Received the 2002 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
  • In 2004, TV Land commissioned a life-size bronze statue of Newhart's character, psychiatrist Bob Hartley, from The Bob Newhart Show. It was erected in Chicago.
    Bob Newhart Relationships:
  • Courtney Newhart - Daughter
  • George David Newhart - Father
  • Jennifer Newhart Bongiovi - Daughter
  • Julia Pauline Newhart - Mother
  • Robert William Newhart - Son
  • Timothy Newhart - Son
  • Virginia Newhart - Wife

    • Bob Newhart Awards:
  • 1975 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1976 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1983 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1984 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1985 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1986 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1986 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1987 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1962 Emmy: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy - Nominee
  • 1960 Grammy: Album of the Year - Winner
  • 1960 Grammy: Best Comedy Album - Winner
  • 1960 Grammy: Best New Artist - Winner
  • 1962 Golden Globe: Actor in a Television Series - Winner
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee

  • College:
  • Loyola University, Chicago, IL (BS in Commerce, 1952)
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