BOB NEWHART – 91 YEARS OLD

In 1958, Newhart got a job as a copywriter for an independent film and television production company in Chicago. There, he and another colleague entertained each other by telling jokes on the phone. The calls were recorded and sent to the radio station as audition tapes. Newhart was recommended by Dan Sorkin and signed up with Warner Brothers Records in 1959. Later, he adapted the recordings into a talk show and performed in nightclubs.

As one of his known successes, this 1960 comedic monologue Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart garnered tremendous public appeal and achieved commercial success, including winning him the Grammy Awards’ Best New Artist and Best Album Of The Year. His album was a bestseller and remained the 20th-best selling comedy album to this day. Following such success is Newhart’s follow-up album, The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back! Again, it was a commercial success and held spots on the Billboards. Now, already 91, he doesn’t show any slowing down in his career. Oh, this old man!