George Robert "Bob" Newhart is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and voice actor, noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery. He is probably best known for starring in the self-titled sitcom The Bob Newhart Show. He also voiced Leonard the polar bear in 1998's Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie.
For Disney, he provided the voice of Bernard in The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under.
Disney Role[]
Gallery[]
Bob Newhart speaks onstage at the 2002 Kennedy Center Mark Twain Awards.
Bob Newhart speaks onstage at the 22nd annual A Night At Sardi's at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in March 2014.
Bob Newhart and Ben Stiller speak onstage at the 71st annual Emmy Awards in September 2019.
Trivia[]
- In 1992, Newhart hosted Holiday Greetings from The Ed Sullivan Show, a Christmas special that featured guest appearances by Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and other Muppets. Newhart tells Miss Piggy that he admires her karate chops, and Piggy offers a demonstration, using Kermit as a target. Kermit ducks for the final exercise, however, and Piggy hits Newhart instead.