{"id":34565,"date":"2024-07-29T07:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T12:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/?p=34565&preview=true&preview_id=34565"},"modified":"2024-07-25T12:14:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T17:14:43","slug":"bob-newhart-elf-dad-in-elf-has-died-at-the-age-of-94","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/community\/obituaries\/bob-newhart-elf-dad-in-elf-has-died-at-the-age-of-94-20240729","title":{"rendered":"Bob Newhart, Elf Dad In “Elf”, Has Died At The Age of 94"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bob Newhart, a comedian and the elf dad in the movie Elf, <\/em>died on July 18, 2024, at the age of 94.<\/p>\n

Early Life<\/h2>\n

Newhart was born on September 5, 1929, in Illinois. Newhart served in the United States Army for two years, graduating from Loyola University of Chicago with a business degree, and worked as both an accountant and copywriter before becoming a comedian and actor. [1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

Family<\/h2>\n

In 1963, Bob Newhart married Ginnie Quinn in 1963. They were married for 60 years until her death in 2023. [2]<\/sup><\/a> He had four kids and ten grandchildren.<\/p>\n

Elf<\/em><\/h2>\n

After being a comedian for several years, Newhart was part of the early-2000s film Elf<\/em> as Buddy’s elf dad. At the 20th anniversary of Elf<\/em>, Newhart said the following: “Without question, the part of Papa Elf outranks, by far, any role I may have ever played. My agent sent me the script and I fell in love with it.\u201d [3]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

Death<\/h2>\n

On July 18, 2024, Bob Newhart died; his death followed several short illnesses. [4]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

Notes:<\/h4>
  1. ^<\/a>Legendary actor and comedian Bob Newhart dies at 94<\/a> (go back  ↩)<\/a><\/li>
  2. ^<\/a>Bob Newhart, Elf Actor and Comedy Icon, Dead at 94<\/a> (go back  ↩)<\/a><\/li>
  3. ^<\/a>Bob Newhart, Elf Actor and Comedy Icon, Dead at 94<\/a> (go back  ↩)<\/a><\/li>
  4. ^<\/a>Elf and Big Bang Theory star Bob Newhart dies aged 94<\/a> (go back  ↩)<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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