George Robert Newhart was born on the 5th September 1929, in Oak Park, Illinois USA, and is of German, Irish and English descent. As Bob Newhart, he is known as an actor and stand-up comedian, whose career began in the early 60s with the release of his comedy album “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart”, which topped the Billboard charts, propelling Bob into the entertainment industry. From that point on, Bob expanded his career and started acting, featuring in several TV shows of his own, such as “The Bob Newhart Show”, “Newhart” and later “George and Leo”.
Have you ever wondered how rich Bob Newhart is? According to sources, it is estimated that Bob Newhart`s overall net worth is $65 million, an amount acquired through his career in the entertainment industry, now spanning almost 60 years, during which he has earned numerous prestigious awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, for his role as Professor Proton in the TV series “The Big Bang Theory” in 2013, and in 2015 Newhart received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the entertainment industry, and many others.
Bob Newhart Net Worth $65 Million
Newhart is the only male child in a family of four siblings. Regarding his education, Bob attended St. Ignatus College prep school, and the enrolled in Loyola University graduating with his bachelors degree in business management in 1952. Before his career in the entertainment industry began, Newhart spent two years in the USA military, working as a personal manager in the midst of the Korean War, until he was eventually discharged.
Bob spent a short time as an accountant, to which he says he wasn’t suited at all, before in 1958, Bob began recording comedy monologues and sending those recordings to numerous radio stations. He was noticed by a disc jockey, Dan Sorkin, who immediately set up a meeting with Bob and the head of talents at the Warner Bros. Records, which resulted in the release of Bob`s debut comedy album, for which he earned three Grammy Awards, Best Album of the Year, Best New Artist and Best Comedy Performance Award. Bob went on to record several more comedy albums, increasing his net worth to a large degree. Some of the most notable recordings include “The Windmills Are Weakening” (1966), “Bob Newhart Faces Bob Newhart” (1964), “Very Funny Bob Newhart” (1973), among others.
Following the success of his first few album releases, Bob transferred to acting, creating his own TV show “The Bob Newhart Show” for which he was rewarded with a Peabody Award. Other than his own shows, Bob has also been featured as a guest star in numerous TV shows that benefited his net worth, including “ER”, “Desperate Housewives”, and “The Librarians”. Newhart has also appeared on big screens in films such as “Hell is for Heroes”(1962), “Horrible Bosses” (2011), “Elf” (2003), “Little Miss Marker” (1980) and others.
Overall, his career is rather successful, as he has appeared in more than 40 film and TV productions, earning numerous prestigious honors and recognitions. Newhart was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame in 1993, and furthermore, Bob received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 and in 2002 won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Regarding his personal life, Bob has been married to Virginia Quinn since 1963, with whom he has four children. The couple live in California. Bob is a Roman Catholic, and is a member of the Good Shepherd Parish and the Catholic Motion Picture Guild.
