US comedian and actor Bob Newhart has died at the age of 94 “after a series of short illnesses”, his publicist Jerry Digney announced.
The accountant-turned-entertainer “died at home in Los Angeles” a year after his wife of 60 years, Virginia “Ginnie” Newhart, who died in April 2023.
Born in Illinois in 1929, Newhart was a comedian and actor who achieved fame as a stand-up performer and later starred in television sitcoms.
He was known for The Bob Newhart Show and had a recurring guest role on sitcom The Big Bang Theory and in 2013 he won an Emmy for his role playing Arthur Jeffries/Professor Proton in the show about friends Leonard, Sheldon, Raj and Howard.
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Newhart is survived by four children, Jennifer, Courtney, Timothy and Robert, and numerous grandchildren, according to his publicist. – PA
