Bob Newhart
George Robert "Bob" Newhart (born September 5, 1929 in Oak Park , Illinois ) is an American actor and stand-up comedian .
Life
Newhart started his career in 1959 as a text writer and stand-up comedian in clubs. His first comedy album The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart was released in 1961 and won two Grammy Awards .
Newhart had several sitcoms of his own on US television . The Bob Newhart Show (142 episodes) ran on NBC from 1972 to 1978 . 1982 to 1990 CBS produced Newhart with 184 episodes. He has also been a guest star on other shows, including 24 appearances on the Dean Martin Show . From 1960 Newhart also worked as an actor in feature films and television series.
In English-speaking countries, Newhart is also known as the voice of the mouse Bernard in the Disney cartoons Bernard and Bianca - Die Mäusepolizei (1977) and Bernard and Bianca in Kangaroo Land (1990).
In 1993, Bob Newhart was inducted into the Hall of Fame for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . He has a guest appearance in the Simpsons episode Bart is to blame for everything , and he also embodies the character "Professor Proton" aka Arthur Jeffries in six episodes of The Big Bang Theory . He also has this role in Young Sheldon .
Filmography (selection)
- 1962: The bite the dust (Hell Is for Heroes)
- 1968: The thing million (Hot Millions)
- 1970: On a Clear Day ... (On a Clear Day You Can See Forever)
- 1970: Catch-22 - The Bad Trick (Catch-22)
- 1972–1978: The Bob Newhart Show (TV series, 142 episodes)
- 1977: Bernard and Bianca - Die Mäusepolizei ( The Rescuers , voice for Bernard )
- 1980: Ene Mene Mu and President are you (First Family)
- 1982–1990: Newhart (TV series, 184 episodes)
- 1990: Bernard and Bianca in Kangaroo Land (The Rescuers Down Under)
- 1997: In & Out
- 2003: Legally Blonde 2 (Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde)
- 2003: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2003: Buddy - The Christmas Elf (Elf)
- 2004: The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
- 2005: Desperate Housewives (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2006: The Quest - The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
- 2008: The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice
- 2011: Navy CIS ( NCIS , TV series, episode 8x12)
- 2011: Kill the Boss (Horrible Bosses)
- 2013–2018: The Big Bang Theory (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2014, 2017: The Quest - Die Serie ( The Librarians , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2015: Hot in Cleveland (TV series, episode 6x23)
- 2017: Young Sheldon (TV series, episode 1x01)
Awards
- Six nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Series - Comedy or Musical and six Emmy nominations between 1962 and 2009
- 1961: Grammy Award for Album of the Year
- 1961: Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- 1962: Golden Globe for best actor in a TV series
- 2002: Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
- 2007: Nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Album
- 2013: Emmy for his guest role in The Big Bang Theory , Season 6, Episode 22 The Proton Resurgence (German title Professor Proton ).
Web links
- Bob Newhart in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Bob Newhart finally gets his Emmy Award washingtontimes.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Newhart, Bob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Newhart, George Robert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oak Park , Illinois , USA |