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Bob Newhart, James Earl Jones, Peter Marshall, Shannen Doherty, and more luminaries were honored during the heartfelt In Memoriam segment led by Jelly Roll at Sunday’s Emmy Awards. Jimmy Kimmel then hit the stage to crack a few jokes in honor of Newhart’s deadpan humor. The country star started his …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. From The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart, to appearances in Elf and The Big Bang Theory, legendary comedian and actor Bob Newhart spent decades making the world laugh …

Jane Fonda and Bob Newhart‘s paths didn’t cross much over the many decades of their respective careers —but in the last eight years, they became neighbors and friends, as Fonda wrote in an Instagram tribute to Newhart, who died Thursday at age 94. “He was just like on the screen: …

Bob Newhart and CBS had one of the most fruitful partnerships in television history, with Newhart starring on the network’s The Bob Newhart Show from 1972 to 1978 and Newhart from 1982 to 1990 —as well as two shorter-lived sitcoms in the Nineties, followed by a recurring role on The …

The comedic legend Bob Newhart has died at 94. You might know him from famous sitcoms like The Bob Newhart ShowandNewhart. Or, if you’re much younger, he’s Papa Elf. Newhart was 73 when he starred as Will Ferrell‘s adoptive father in 2003’s Elf. With those adorable mustard yellow tights and …

Bob Newhart, the comedian and actor whose deadpan manner and laconic approach led to a series of bestselling comedy albums and starring roles in two long-running sitcoms, died Thursday at the age of 94. Newhart’s longtime publicist Jerry Digneyconfirmed the TV icon’s death in a statement, adding that Newhart died …

Hollywood is paying homage to legendary comedian and actor Bob Newhart, who died on Thursday at age 94 after battling “a series of short illnesses.” Stars including Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Hamill, Judd Apatow, Kaley Cuoco, and more took to social media to celebrate his life. Apatow, who directed a …

Newhart, Bob Newhart‘s second CBS sitcom, ran for eight seasons and 184 episodes from 1982-1990, neatly surpassing the run of his first CBS sitcom, The Bob Newhart Show, which ran from six seasons and 142 episodes from 1972-1978. But the second show always lived in the shadow of the first. …