Bob Newhart Is 90 Years Old Currently And Still Looking Handsome

Aug 16, 2020

It is indeed amazing how at 90 years of age, Bob Newhart still has his great sense of humor and continues to share laughter with those around him. Bob, who is a legendary stand-up comedian, was born on September 5, 1929.

With his age, he is among the oldest legends in comedy that are still alive. Bob is not only alive but continues to come out as just fine.

Like any other celebrity, especially those of the older age, Bob has been indoors and not much has been seen of him during the coronavirus times. He has been seen in public several in the past few years.

According to Britannica, Bob was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and was the child of George David Newhart and Julia Pauline Burns. At birth, Bob was named after his father, was raised as a Catholic, and managed to attend two religious learning centers before joining Loyola University. From this institution, he got a bachelor’s degree in business management.

According to FloQast, Bob later worked as a personnel manager between 1950 and 1953, when the Korean War was ongoing. In 1954, Bob was awarded an honorable discharge. He then proceeded to pursue a degree in law at Loyola University. This, however, did not end up successful as an internship filed improper conduct of him. He left the institution and started to work as an accounts person for the United States Gypsum Corporation.

Upon leaving the USG Corporation, he tried to work as a clerk in many institutions. He endured financial constraints until 1958 when he got a job as an advertising copywriter. This came as Bob’s greatest breakthrough. He was happy and enjoyed calling his coworkers with weird stories that he used to come up with. With time, Bob had his comedy routine.

From the comedy routine, he made audition tapes and sent them out to various radio stations. Time went by and by the following year, Bob was already doing performances in night clubs and he finally got a contract at Warner Bros Records when it was at the peak of operation. In his filmography, it was in 1960 when Bob’s album The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart got to Billboard charts and gained the first position. This ranking earned Bob a Grammy in 1961 and it was also in the same year when he got his own variety show. He then got featured in films like Hell is for Heroes that was done in 1962, Cold Turkey of 1971, Catch-22 of 1970, and Hot Millions of 1968.

He also got featured in The Rescuers in which an animated film was done in 1977. In 1980, he was in Little Miss Maker and First Family. He got a sitcom, The Bob Newhard Show, from 1972 to 1978. He then featured in another sitcom, Newhart, from 1982 to 1990. This was followed by another sitcom, Bob, that played from 1992 to 1993. He later got in a sitcom that was not in his name, George and Leo, that came to an end after one year.

From the sitcom, Bob’s longest important role was in The Librarian franchise, which was done from 2004 to 2008. Bob also featured in the Horrible Bosses and The Big Bang Theory shows. This great legend has had the honor to guest host The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson 87 times. Last October, Bob remembered his relationship with Carson, referring to it as a cheeky relationship.

He had so much in common with the late Carson, especially love for pranks and comedy, as People reports. Bob recalled one prank when he pranked Carson to listen to some additional minutes of some boring author on-air by ensuring that the host’s assistant changed the clock. Carson later pranked Bob back. Carson is now gone and there are others who have filled his gap and recently continue to prank Bob.

This is proof that the legend is well recognized and celebrated. The recent pranks are centered on his age but this legend stands out as younger than his age. Very strong and still has his game on.