Bob Newhart, actor and comedy icon, has died. He was 94 years old.
Newhart died after battling a series of short illnesses, according to his publicist, Jerry Digney. Newhart died at his home in Los Angeles on Thursday. The beloved accountant-turned-comedian was known for his deadpan delivery and is best remembered as the star of two hit TV shows from the 1970s and '80s. Newhart continued appearing on television occasionally after his fourth sitcom ended and vowed in 2003 that he would work as long as he could.
"The Bob Newhart Show" premiered on Oct. 11, 1961. Despite Emmy and Peabody awards, the half-hour variety show was canceled after one season, a source for jokes by Newhart for decades after.He waited 10 years before undertaking another "Bob Newhart Show" in 1972. This one was a situation comedy with Newhart playing a Chicago psychologist living in a penthouse with his schoolteacher wife, Suzanne Pleshette.
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