Bob Newhart, the legendary stand-up comedian who later became the star of several popular television sitcoms, has died at the age of 94.
Newhart passed away on Thursday, July 18th at his home in Los Angeles following a series of short illnesses, according to his publicist.
Born on September 5, 1929, in Oak Park, Illinois, Newhart graduated with a degree in business management from Loyola University of Chicago in 1952 before being drafted into the United States Army. He served as a personnel manager during the Korean War until his discharge in 1954.
After his military service, Newhart briefly returned to Loyola to study law, before working as an accountant for United States Gypsum. In his book, I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This!, he said that his “That’s close enough” mantra and his tendency to adjust account imbalances with his own money proved he wasn’t cut out for the job. In 1958, he began working …