{"id":112505,"date":"2024-07-18T20:08:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T20:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/18\/bob-newharts-cause-of-death-tv-icon-passes-away-at-94\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T20:08:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T20:08:29","slug":"bob-newharts-cause-of-death-tv-icon-passes-away-at-94","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/18\/bob-newharts-cause-of-death-tv-icon-passes-away-at-94\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Newhart&#8217;s Cause Of Death: TV Icon Passes Away At 94"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bob Newhart, legend of the screen and comedy, has passed away and his cause of death has been shared by his publicist. <\/p>\n<p>Bob rose to fame for his unparalleled sense of wit and humor, as well as for his two hit TV shows from the 1970s and \u201980s.<\/p>\n<p>Younger audiences will recognize him for stints on <em>The Big Bang Theory<\/em> and as Papa Elf in the Christmas classic, <em>Elf<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s remember the life of a true legend.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-53279215-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"Bob Newhart cause of death confirmed by his publicist. \" class=\"wp-image-504292 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-53279215-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-53279215-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-53279215-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-53279215-960x679.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-53279215-1080x764.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-53279215.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-53279215.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actor Bob Newhart accepts the  \u201cCareer Achievement Award\u201d at the 21st Annual Television Critics Association Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 23, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Frederick M. Brown\/Getty Images))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-bob-newhart-s-cause-of-death-illness-took-the-icon\">Bob Newhart\u2019s Cause of Death: Illness Took The Icon<\/h2>\n<p>Bob Newhart\u2019s publicist Jerry Digney revealed his client and friend died after a series of short illnesses at his home in Los Angeles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jerry did not elaborate further, nor have there been any recent reports suggesting that Bob was dealing with any health related issues. <\/p>\n<p>He famously, in the 1980\u2019s, quit smoking after he was  hospitalized for secondary\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polycythemia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polycythemia<\/a>, a condition attributed to his years of heavy smoking. <\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, he recovered and had been working steadily up until the pandemic. <\/p>\n<p>His wife Ginny died last year. He is survived by his children, Robert Jr., Timothy, Courtney and Jennifer, and 10 grandchildren.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-176608125-1024x656.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-504294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-176608125-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-176608125-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-176608125-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-176608125-960x615.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-176608125-1080x692.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-176608125.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-176608125-1024x656.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-504294 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-176608125-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-176608125-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-176608125-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-176608125-960x615.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-176608125-1080x692.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-176608125.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-176608125.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Bob Newhart, Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik appear on the set of \u201cThe Big Bang Theory\u201d for a dialogue with members of The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at Warner Bros. Studios on August 15, 2013 in Burbank, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-bob-s-legacy-amp-his-historic-emmy-win\">Bob\u2019s Legacy &amp; His Historic Emmy Win<\/h2>\n<p>Generations of fans have loved Bob for his continued work in television. <\/p>\n<p>He helmed two hit TV series \u2013  <em>The Bob Newhart Show <\/em>and <em>Newhart<\/em>  \u2013 that dominated the block in the 1970s and \u201980s.<\/p>\n<p>Known for his deadpan delivery and dry humor, Bob started out life as an accountant, but caught the comedy bug in the 1960\u2019s. He launched his career with the 1960 breakthrough record,\u00a0<em>The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart<\/em>,\u00a0that went on to win him two Grammys \u2013 Album of the Year and Best New Artist. <\/p>\n<p>After a short lived, top-billed series in the 90\u2019s called <em>Bob<\/em>, Newhart started making guest appearances in every show that would have him. <\/p>\n<p>We kid, of course \u2013 he was in HIGH demand! He guest-starred on everything from <em>Murphy Brown<\/em> and <em>ER<\/em>, to <em>Desperate Housewives<\/em> and <em>Hot In Cleveland<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s perhaps best known for  guest-starring as Arthur Jeffries (aka Professor Proton) on CBS\u2019\u00a0<em>The Big Bang Theory<\/em> and <em>Young Sheldon<\/em>. It\u2019s the role that finally won him an Emmy award for acting after 5 decades in TV. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"813\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-180676558-813x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-504295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-180676558-813x1024.jpg 813w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-180676558-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-180676558-768x967.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-180676558-762x960.jpg 762w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-180676558-858x1080.jpg 858w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-180676558.jpg 953w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"813\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-180676558-813x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-504295 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-180676558-813x1024.jpg 813w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-180676558-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-180676558-768x967.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-180676558-762x960.jpg 762w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-180676558-858x1080.jpg 858w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-180676558.jpg 953w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-180676558.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Actor Bob Newhart poses with the award for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for \u201cThe Big Bang Theory\u201d during the 2013 Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 15, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Mark Davis\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-at-the-movies-with-bob\">At The Movies With Bob<\/h2>\n<p>While known primarily for his TV work, Bob had some roles on the big screen too. <\/p>\n<p>Newhart\u2019s early movies include <em>On a Clear Day You Can See Forever<\/em> and <em>Catch-22<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>However, millennial audiences and perhaps generations to come will know him best as Papa Elf in the Christmas classic, <em>Elf<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Playing alongside Will Ferrell, Bob played a lovable surrogate father to a forgotten child left at the North Pole and raised by Santa\u2019s elves. <\/p>\n<p>He also had starring roles in <em>In &amp; Out<\/em> and <em>Legally Blonde 2: Red, White &amp; Blonde<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA3L2JvYi1uZXdoYXJ0LWNhdXNlLW9mLWRlYXRoLw==\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Newhart, legend of the screen and comedy, has passed away and his cause of death has been shared by his publicist. Bob rose to fame for his unparalleled sense of wit and humor, as well as for his two hit TV shows from the 1970s and \u201980s. 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