He escaped the boredom of being an accountant and became a man who made others laugh. Bob Newhart, an American comedian, died on Thursday at the age of 94 in Los Angeles, USA.
Newhart’s characters had a stutter as their calling card. The comedian said that a television producer once asked him to get rid of it because he was making his programs too long.
According to Reuters, Bob Newhart’s career began in the late 1950s when he had a boring accounting job. At the time, he and a co-worker began writing comedy lyrics as a form of entertainment. This led to radio appearances and, eventually, a record deal with Warner Bros.
“Probably the best advice I ever got in my life was from the head of the accounting department, Mr. Hutchinson, I think he was at Glidden in Chicago, who said to me, ‘You’re not cut out for accounting,'” Newhart said in an interview.
Newhart had two successful shows, first playing a psychologist on The Bob Newhart Show from 1972 to 1978, and then portraying a Vermont hotel owner on Newhart from 1982 to 1990. He was a cardigan-wearing character who was baffled by the strange people around him.
The comedian has also appeared in several films, including Num Dia Claro Se Vê-Se Para Sempre, Catch-22 and Elf.
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