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Iconic actor Bob Newhart has passed away at the age of 94.
The comedy legend died at his Los Angeles home on Thursday after a series of brief illnesses, his longtime publicist Jerry Digney announced. The thr.
Newhart began his career as a stand-up comedian before launching into a successful acting career. His deadpan delivery and signature stutter made him a comedic sensation.
Her accolades include three Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
He played Papa Elf in the 2003 Will Ferrell comedy Elf, and played Susan Mayer’s stepfather, Morty Flicker, on Desperate Housewives in 2005.
Iconic actor Bob Newhart has passed away at the age of 94
He played Papa Elf in Will Ferrell’s 2003 comedy Elf.
The star appears playing Bob Hartley in the comedy The Bob Newhart Show in 1973.
After earning his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 1962 for his comedy variety show, The Bob Newhart Show, he would finally win the award in 2013 for his role as Arthur Jeffries / Professor Proton on The Big Bang Theory.
He was married to Ginnie Quinn, the daughter of actor Bill Quinn, from 1963 until his death in April 2023.
She is survived by her four children, sons Robert and Timothy and daughters Jennifer and Courtney, and 10 grandchildren.
Newhart, who began his entertainment career as a comedian in the late 1950s, landed two major roles on successful sitcoms playing Robert Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978) and Dick Loudon on Newhart (1982–1990).
In one of his final interviews in November 2023, Newhart said that Elf was his favorite role in his storied 70-year career.
“Without a doubt, the role of Father Elf far surpasses any role I’ve ever played before,” Newhart said in a new email interview with CNN.
“My agent sent me the script and I fell in love with it,” the Oak Park, Illinois, native revealed, before telling his wife, Virginia Quinn, that “it would be another Miracle on 34th Street, where people see it every year.”
Directed by Jon Favreau from a screenplay by David Berenbaum, Ferrell played the lead role of Buddy The Elf, who was raised by Papa Elf (Newhart) at the North Pole, who travels to New York to meet his biological father, a curmudgeonly business executive played by the late James Caan.
The comedy legend passed away at his Los Angeles home on Thursday after a series of brief illnesses, his longtime publicist Jerry Digney told THR – photo 2019
He was married to Ginnie Quinn, daughter of actor Bill Quinn, from 1963 until his death in April 2023.
The couple had four children during their marriage; they are pictured here on their wedding day, January 12, 1963.
On his seventh attempt he would finally earn a Primetime Emmy in 2013 for his role as Arthur Jeffries/Professor Proton on The Big Bang Theory, seen on the show with Jim Sheldon.
The star is pictured with his Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2013
In one of his final interviews in November 2023, Newhart said that Elf was his favorite role in his storied 70-year career, pictured alongside Will Ferrell in the film.
Newhart’s entry into show business took a few surprises. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, he graduated from Loyola University Chicago in 1952 with a degree in business administration.
He was then drafted into the United States Army and served there during the Korean War as a personnel manager until being discharged in 1954.
After leaving the army, he worked as an accountant before becoming a copywriter.
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