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Bob Newhart Biography

Birth Name:

George Robert Newhart

Birth Place:

Oak Park, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actor, comedian

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

2016Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
2014Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
2013Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
2009Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: nominated
2004Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
1987Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
1986Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
1986Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
1985Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
1985Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
1984Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
1983Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
1976Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
1975Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
1962Emmy-Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy: nominated
1962Golden Globe-Actor in a Television Series: winner