{"product_id":"bob-newhart","title":"Bob Newhart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong live the King of Deadpan! The first-ever biography of one of the most influential comedians in show business whose extraordinary, nearly 65-year run made him an American treasure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy did Chicago-born accountant George Robert Newhart go into comedy? In his own words, it was because he \"wasn't a very good accountant.\" A wise move. In 1961, his album \u003ci\u003eThe Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart\u003c\/i\u003e, recorded the year before at his debut stand-up gig in a small club in Houston, won two Grammy Awards, was a multimillion-copy bestseller, reached #1 on the \u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e charts, saved Warner Bros. Records from extinction, and introduced America to the self-effacing, mild-mannered everyman with a deadpan stammer. His ingenious sketches of his timeless one-sided telephone conversations vaulted Bob Newhart into the big time. He didn't rest on his laurels . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNewhart sailed through the 1960s and early 1970s with a busy stand-up touring schedule, an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning NBC sketch-comedy series, appearances on \u003ci\u003eThe Dean Martin Show \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Tonight Show \u003c\/i\u003ewith both Jack Paar and Johnny Carson, among dozens of others, and memorable supporting roles in such movies as \u003ci\u003eHell Is for Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCold Turkey\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCatch-22. \u003c\/i\u003eNewhart cemented his iconic status in 1972 with the long-running \u003ci\u003eThe Bob Newhart Show\u003c\/i\u003e and would strike back-to-back sitcom gold with \u003ci\u003eNewhart\u003c\/i\u003e in 1982, which ran for eight seasons on CBS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough he spent decades in the spotlight, Bob's most satisfying success was that as a devoted family man--four kids, 10 grandchildren, and a marriage to his beloved wife, Ginnie, that lasted 60 years. This first-ever full-length biography takes readers on a journey into Bob's life and career, including his lasting friendship with Don Rickles, his introduction to a new generation of fans opposite Will Ferrell in \u003ci\u003eElf\u003c\/i\u003e, and his Emmy-winning turn in \u003ci\u003eThe Big Bang Theory\u003c\/i\u003e. For more than six decades, the laughter and the love for Bob Newhart never faded. This is his story. And what a story, what a legend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Citadel Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":67612984836464,"sku":"9780806544564","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_26af2d87-f259-4dd5-977b-3e9c5a2f0221.jpg?v=1790834535","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/bob-newhart","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}