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Bob Newhart

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Bob Newhart Fast Facts:

Worked as an accountant and advertising copy editor in Chicago before hitting it big in stand-up.
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.
Despite the enormous popularity of his sitcoms, never won an Emmy for those programs. He did, however, garner an Emmy win for his variety show in the 1960s.

Bob Newhart Relationships:
George David Newhart - Father
Julia Pauline Burns - Mother
Jennifer Newhart Bongiovi - Daughter
Courtney Newhart - Daughter
Timothy Newhart - Son
Virginia Quinn - Wife
Robert William Newhart - Son
Bob Newhart Awards:
2009 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
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
1962 Golden Globe: Actor in a Television Series - Winner
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
College:
Loyola University, Chicago, IL (BS in Commerce, 1952)