TV Comedy Icon Bob Newhart Ain't Exactly Betty White, But is Busy Just The Same - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 01-28-2011, 10:54 PM

He recently filmed an appearance for ‘NCIS’ and was nominated for an Emmy in 2009 for his work in the TBS movie ‘The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice.’ It was a role he reprised from the original TV movie years earlier. He was also nominated for an Emmy for a very dramatic role on ‘ER’ earlier in the decade.

In 2006, Newhart came out with an amusing memoir, ‘I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This,’ which detailed how he rose from the ranks from an accountant to a comedy star. He also detailed his early comedy albums, his variety series, his two classic sitcoms – ‘The Bob Newhart Show’ and ‘Newhart’ – and other milestones. He included reflections on his co-stars, including his two most famous TV wives, who sadly died too young – Mary Frann died suddenly in 1998 at age 55, while Suzanne Pleshette died in 2008 at age 70.

http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jonath...re_are_they_no

CAJeannieFan57 · 01-29-2011, 01:33 AM

Thank you for posting the link to that article - I enjoyed reading all of it. Sadly, I wasn't aware of Mary Tyler Moore's problems with partial blindness.

Marvo301 · 01-29-2011, 02:50 AM

Great article. It's great the the TV icons I grew up with are still active and doing well!

catlover79 · 01-29-2011, 12:37 PM

Awesome. Love Bob and glad that he is still busy working.

steevo · 02-22-2011, 09:18 PM

Bob was good in that NCIS episode. He is known primarily for comedy, but can do good drama as well.

01-28-2011, 10:54 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	TV Comedy Icon Bob Newhart Ain't Exactly Betty White, But is Busy Just The Same He recently filmed an appearance for ‘NCIS’ and was nominated for an Emmy in 2009 for his work in the TBS movie ‘The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice.’ It was a role he reprised from the original TV movie years earlier. He was also nominated for an Emmy for a very dramatic role on ‘ER’ earlier in the decade. In 2006, Newhart came out with an amusing memoir, ‘I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This,’ which detailed how he rose from the ranks from an accountant to a comedy star. He also detailed his early comedy albums, his variety series, his two classic sitcoms – ‘The Bob Newhart Show’ and ‘Newhart’ – and other milestones. He included reflections on his co-stars, including his two most famous TV wives, who sadly died too young – Mary Frann died suddenly in 1998 at age 55, while Suzanne Pleshette died in 2008 at age 70. http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jonath...re_are_they_no
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01-29-2011, 01:33 AM	#2
CAJeannieFan57 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 01, 2005 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 871	Thank you for posting the link to that article - I enjoyed reading all of it. Sadly, I wasn't aware of Mary Tyler Moore's problems with partial blindness.
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01-29-2011, 02:50 AM	#3
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,465	Great article. It's great the the TV icons I grew up with are still active and doing well!
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01-29-2011, 12:37 PM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,396	Awesome. Love Bob and glad that he is still busy working.
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02-22-2011, 09:18 PM	#5
steevo It is Green Senior Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,476	Bob was good in that NCIS episode. He is known primarily for comedy, but can do good drama as well.
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