Bob Newhart

Robert Newhart is an American stand-up comedian and actor, noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery. Newhart came to prominence in 1960 when his album of comedic monologues, The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, became 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 success, and the two albums held the Billboard number one and number two spots simultaneously.

Newhart later went into acting, starring as Chicago psychologist Dr. Robert Hartley in The Bob Newhart Show during the 1970’s and then as Vermont innkeeper Dick Loudon on the 1980’s series Newhart.

Date of birth:
5th September, 1929
"Funny is funny is funny."
― Bob Newhart
Topic(s): Funny
"I really don’t know what makes a comedian. I think it’s a family background and environment. Yet if you put the same ingredients in another person, he may never utter a funny line."
― Bob Newhart
Topic(s): Funny
"I don’t know how many sacred cows there are today. I think there’s a little confusion between humor and gross passing for humor. That’s kind of regrettable."
― Bob Newhart
Topic(s): Humor
"I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage."
― Bob Newhart
Topic(s): Marriage
"I don’t like country music, but I don’t mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means ‘put down’."
― Bob Newhart
Topic(s): Music
"I’m most proud of the longevity of my marriage, my kids, and my grandchildren. If you don’t have that, you really don’t have very much."
― Bob Newhart
Topic(s): Marriage
"I was never a Certified Public Accountant. I just had a degree in accounting. It would require passing a test, which I would not have been able to do."
― Bob Newhart
Topic(s): Graduation

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