The beloved actor and comedian died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 94.
Legendary comedian Bob Newhart has died at the age of 94.
The actor’s longtime publicist Jerry Digney confirmed that Newhart died at his home in Los Angeles after ‘a series of short illnesses’.
Digney described Newhart as an ‘accountant-turned-entertainment icon’, as Newhart started his career in a completely different industry to what he would become known for as an accountant.
He would achieve recognition after releasing a live comedy album in 1960, before starring in a pair of CBS sitcoms.
His 1960 album The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart scooped him a Grammy award for album of the year and best new artist.
Newhart was known for his dry deadpan delivery and laconic manner, characteristics that would land him starring roles in two long-running sitcoms.
In a 1990 interview with Los Angeles magazine, he described where he got his inspiration for his bone dry comedy.
He said: “I tend to find humor in the macabre. I would say 85 percent of me is what you see on the show. And the other 15 percent is a very sick man with a very deranged mind.”
In 1992, Newhart was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
He starred in The Bob Newhart Show in the 1970s, in which he was cast as a psychologist.
