standup comedian, the legend - bob newhart died out of recurring illness on THURSDAY, making it an end of the era. The US T.V. Star was 94.
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00:00Sitcom star and deadpan comedy legend Bob Newhart passed away at the age of 94.
00:05His publicist Jerry Digne confirmed the news that the star died due to a short yet recurring
00:11number of illnesses.
00:12Newhart was one of the highly well-known comedians and also worked in the Big Bang Theory.
00:18The US TV star died Thursday at his Los Angeles home and the news was declared earlier this
00:23morning.
00:24The legendary actor first started his career as an accountant while later on switching
00:28to this side of the industry.
00:30His humour was always at par.
00:32Newhart also worked in the army for two years during the Korean War and enrolled into a
00:36graduate law school.
00:38He distinguished himself from his comedic peers with a contemporary perspective and
00:42a unique observational style.
00:44As a stand-up comedian, whenever he went onto the stage, the man held only a telephone as
00:49his prop, pretending to having a conversation with someone on the other side.
00:54Newhart, who thrived in front of an audience, never fully retired and continued to be a
00:58prominent presence on Hollywood sets and stages well into his 80s too.
01:03Several American stars and filmmakers mourned the legend's death at 94 today.
01:08Comedy film director Judd Apatow paid his tribute on Twitter.
01:12He tweeted,
01:13Bob Newhart made the world a better place for a really long time.
01:18Apart from him, actress Kaley Cuoco also wrote on social media,
01:23What a dream it was to witness the genius that was Bob Newhart.
01:26He was classy, kind, generous and absolutely hilarious.
01:31Bob Newhart was nominated for the Emmy Awards several number of times but never really won
01:36any until it was 2013 and he was awarded for his guest appearance in the highly watched
01:43The Big Bang Theory.