LOS ANGELES — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94. Jerry Digney, Newhart’s publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles after a series of short illnesses. Newhart, best remembered now as the star of two hit television shows of the 1970s and 1980s that bore his name, launched his career as a standup comic in the late 1950s.
Comedian Bob Newhart, Deadpan Master Of Sitcoms And Telephone Monologues, Dies At 94
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian ... His only prop was a telephone, used to pretend to hold a conversation with someone on the other end of the line.
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