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Also 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
Occupation
film director
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Official website
bobeinstein.com
Image
Bob Einstein 1970.JPG
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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.