Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB
Bob McGrath
Sign in to saveAlso known as Robert Emmet McGrath, Bob Emmet McGrath, Robert Emmett McGrath
American actor (1932–2022)
OverviewAI-generated
Bob McGrath was an American actor, singer, and writer. Born in Ottawa, Illinois, in 1932, he was educated at the University of Michigan and the Manhattan School of Music. He was a tenor who performed with A&M Records and spoke English. His notable works include the books *Oops! Excuse me please!*, *You're a good daddy*, *I'm a good mommy*, *The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970*, and *The Shoveler*. He is also associated with the television program *Sesame Street*.
McGrath died in Norwood on December 4, 2022. His death was caused by a stroke under natural circumstances. He held United States citizenship and was recognized as a male human. Throughout his career, he contributed to acting and writing in English.
Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1932
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Oops! Excuse me please!
- You're a good daddy
- I'm a good mommy
- The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970
- The Shoveler
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Ottawa, Illinois, USA
Known for
- Jim Henson Idea Man — Self (archive footage)2024
- Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street — Self2021
- Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration — Bob2019
- I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story — Self2015
- In Their Own Words: Jim Henson — Self - Actor, Sesame Street2015
- Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! — Bob2015
- Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures2011
- Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days — Bob (uncredited) (archive footage)2010
- A Sesame Street Christmas Carol — Bob (archive footage)2006
- Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? — Bob2004
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1932
- Active to
- 2022
Discography
Member of
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,415
- Total plays
- 34,964
Tags
Robert Emmet "Bob" McGrath (born June 13, 1932) is an American singer and actor best known for playing original human character Bob Johnson on the long-running educational television series, Sesame Street. He was born in Ottawa, Illinois. McGrath was named for Irish patriot Robert Emmet. Along with Susan, played by Loretta Long, Bob had been one of the two longest-lasting human characters on the series since the show's debut. A Noggin segment proclaimed the four decades of Bob when promoting Se
Key facts
- Born
- Robert Emmett McGrath , ( 1932-06-13 ) June 13, 1932, Ottawa, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- December 4, 2022 (2022-12-04) (aged 90), Norwood, New Jersey , U.S.
- Education
- University of Michigan ( BM ) Manhattan School of Music ( MM )
- Occupations
- Actor singer author
- Years active
- 1954–2021
- Television
- Bob Johnson on Sesame Street (1969–2016, 2019)
- Spouse
- Ann Logan Sperry ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1958 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bob
- Family name
- McGrath
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ottawa
- Place of death
- Norwood
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- A&M Records
- Official website
- www.bobmcgrath.com
- Image
- Bob McGrath Sesame Place headshot.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
Show 6 more facts
- Commons category
- Bob McGrath
- date of birth
- 1932-06-13
- writing language
- English language
- date of death
- 2022-12-04
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (6)
via Wikidata · CC0
~5 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Robert Emmett McGrath (June 13, 1932 – December 4, 2022) was an American actor, singer, and children's author best known for playing original human character and music teacher Bob Johnson on the educational television series Sesame Street from 1969 to 2016.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bob McGrath” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.