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Bob Newhart, Groundbreaking Stand-Up Comic and TV Sitcom Legend, Dead at 94

Bob Newhart, the groundbreaking comic and TV sitcom legend, has died at 94.

Bob Newhart, the comedian and actor whose deadpan manner and laconic approach led to a series of best-selling comedy albums and starring roles in two long-running sitcoms, died Thursday at the age of 94. Again sticking to his role as somewhat regular guy trying to make sense of an offbeat situation, he played Dick Loudon, an author of do-it-yourself home repair books who opens up an inn in rural Vermont. He gained a new legion of fans after appearing as Will Ferrell’s tiny North Pole dad in Elf and when he guest-starred in several episodes of The Big Bang Theory as Professor Proton, the host of Leonard and Sheldon’s childhood-favorite TV science show.

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