Beloved Comedian and Actor Was 94 [Video]

Bob Newhart, the award-winning comedian and actor, has died. He was 94.

Newhart’s publicist Jerry Digney announced in a press release obtained by PEOPLE that the actor died at his Los Angeles home on Thursday, July 18, following a series of short illnesses.

With more than six decades in show business, the beloved entertainer was most remembered for his roles in the CBS series The Bob Newhart Show, which ran from 1972 to 1978, and Newhart, which ran from 1982 to 1990.

Born George Robert Newhart on Sept. 5, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois, the comedian attended Loyola University and served in the Army before working as an accountant. But after deciding to take a shot at comedy in Chicago during the late ’50s, Newhart became an overnight success.

In 1959, Newhart made history with the release of The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart. The debut comedy album became the first comedy …