He died today in Los Angeles, as reported by the NY Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/arts/television/bob-newhart-dead.html"Mr. Newhart was an accountant before he broke into comedy, but, as he explained to PBS in 2002: “I was never a certified public accountant. I just had a degree in accounting. The reason I was never a certified public accountant was because it would require passing a test, which I would not have been able to do.”
"He did, however, hold several jobs in the Chicago area that required him to do accounting work, and he often told of his habit of balancing the petty cash drawer at the end of the day by making up shortfalls out of his own wallet or pocketing any overage. "
Maybe one of the best gifts a person can give is an obituary that makes people laugh out loud.
