By Eili Cordova
Comedian Bob Newhart, best known for his role in ‘The Big Bang Theory’, has died at the age of 94. The news was released by his publicist Jerry Digney, who said that he died after suffering from a series of illnesses.
Newhart died on Thursday, July 18, in Los Angeles. The actor began his career in comedy in the 1950s.
He gained national fame in 1960 when his routine was recorded on vinyl as ‘The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart’, an album that won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
The actor gave life to ‘Proton’, who in the series ‘The Big Bang Theory’ was Sheldon Cooper’s teacher and idol, for which role he won the Emmy Award.
His departure caused a stir in Hollywood, due to his long career in television and entertainment.
More on the life of Bob Newhart
The actor was born on September 5, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois and was considered one of the funniest comedians in the country. His style was described as “dry” and slow.
He has appeared in major television shows such as Desperate Housewives, and was also Bernard in Bernard and Bianca, Young Sheldon, as well as Hot in Cleveland and The Librarians.
Newhart has won several awards, including an Emmy and the Mark Twain Award for American Humor.
Before becoming one of America’s funniest faces, he worked in accounting and copywriting.
Credit: AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File.
In 2022, in an interview, he stated:
“In my case, I don’t think it’s surprising that a bad accountant can become a comedian,” he added. “There’s something about numbers and music and comedy, I’m not sure what it is.”
In 1993, the actor was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame and his material is collected at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
He is survived by four children, Jennifer, Courtney, Timothy and Robert, and numerous grandchildren. His wife of 60 years, Virginia “Ginnie” Newhart, passed away last year.
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