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Bob Einstein
Sign in to saveAlso known as Stewart Robert Einstein, Robert Einstein, Stewart Bob Einstein, Stuart Robert Einstein, Stuart Bob Einstein
American comedian, actor (1942–2019)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1942-11-20 ) November 20, 1942, Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Died
- January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02) (aged 76), Indian Wells, California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Chapman University
- Occupations
- Actor, comedy writer, producer
- Years active
- 1967–2017
- Spouse
- Roberta Einstein
- Parent s
- Harry Einstein , Thelma Leeds
- Relatives
- Albert Brooks (brother), Charles Einstein (half-brother)
- Website
- bobeinstein .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Einstein
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Indian Wells
- Father
- Harry Einstein
- Mother
- Thelma Leeds
- Occupation
- film director
- Educated at
- Chapman University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- bobeinstein.com
- Image
- Bob Einstein 1970.JPG
Show 11 more facts
- cause of death
- leukemia
- date of birth
- 1942-11-20
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- Commons category
- Bob Einstein
- date of death
- 2019-01-02
- name in native language
- Bob Einstein
- end of work period
- 2017-00-00
- birth name
- Stewart Robert Einstein
- manner of death
- natural causes
- pseudonym
- Bob Einstein
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Stewart Robert Einstein (November 20, 1942 – January 2, 2019) was an American actor, comedy writer, and producer. He created and performed the satirical stuntman character Super Dave Osborne, and was also known for his roles as Marty Funkhouser in Curb Your Enthusiasm and Larry Middleman on Arrested Development.
Einstein got his start on several television variety shows, including The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. Einstein won two Emmy Awards as a writer and was nominated four other times. He also won a CableACE Award for acting as Super Dave, along with five other nominations.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bob Einstein” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.