CBSwill pay tribute to late comedianBob NewhartwithBob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughterspecial set to air on the connection on Monday, July 22 at 8 pm ET/PT and streaming on Paramount+.
Hosted byEntertainment Tonights Nischelle Turner, the one-hour tribute takes a look back at Newharts 70-year career, featuring never-before-seen interviews, and his final interview from his home in Los Angeles.
The special takes an in-depth look at his journey from accountant to comedian to Hollywood icon, with rare behind-the-scenes footage on the set of his sitcoms and feature films, from theEntertainment Tonightvault.
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Newhart died Thursday at his Los Angeles homeafter a series of short illnesses, according to his publicist Jerry Digney.
He was 94.
Included are new and archival interviews with some of Bobs closest friends and co-stars, including Jim Parsons, Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon, Jason Bateman and Michael Weatherly.
The show also takes an intimate look inside Newharts personal life and his marriage to the love of his life, Ginnie, with newly revealed stories about how he changed American culture through comedy.
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Newhart had a long history with CBS, having starred as Chicago psychologist Robert Hartley on the CBS sitcomThe Bob Newhart Showfrom 1972-78, and then as Vermont innkeeper Dick Loudon onNewhartfrom 1982-90.
He had two other sitcoms on CBS in the 1990s,BobandGeorge & Leo.He alsoplayed the recurring role of Professor Protonon CBS sitcomThe Big Bang Theoryfrom 2013 to 2018, for which he received his first Primetime Emmy Award, among his numerous other credits.
