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One comedy giant paid tribute to another this week following the death of Bob Newhart, who passed away Thursday morning at the age of 94.
Carol Burnett tweeted a fond farewell to the late star later Thursday, sharing a black-and-white photo of the couple on set in 1964.
“I had the great pleasure of working with Bob and being his friend,” Burnett wrote in the caption. “He was as kind and personable as he was funny. He will be missed.”
Tributes poured in from many of Newhart’s other collaborators and friends, including “Elf” director Jon Favreau.
“Bob Newhart was a comedy icon. His deadpan delivery was so infectious, both on and off screen. I am grateful to have known him and will always cherish our collaboration,” Favreau said in a statement shared with CNN Friday.
Several members of the cast of “The Big Bang Theory” also shared their memories.
Along with a carousel of photos of the couple, Johnny Galecki wrote on his Instagram: “In one of his last emails, Bob asked me to stop telling people he was a ‘nice guy.’ As much as I hate to disobey a hero, I have to say that Bob was a wonderful man and I enjoyed my time with him.”
“Have a good trip, my friend,” he added.
Mayim Bialik wrote on her Instagram how, as a child, “The Bob Newhart Show” “gave me countless hours of enjoyment – it was one of my first trainings in the art of sitcoms.”
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Bob Newhart is photographed at his home in Los Angeles in 2019.
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Newhart was originally an accountant and advertising copywriter. He rose to fame with his comedy album “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart” released in 1960. The album was a phenomenon in its day. It was one of the best-selling albums of the year and won several Grammy Awards.
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Newhart and singer Nat “King” Cole appear together at the Grammy Awards in 1960. Newhart beat out Cole, Frank Sinatra and Harry Belafonte for album of the year.
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Talk show host Ed Sullivan pretends to grab Newhart by the neck in 1960.
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Newhart signs autographs in the hallway of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles in 1961.
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Newhart made the 1962 war film “Hell is for Heroes.”
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Newhart poses as a deranged accountant in front of an adding machine for a promotional photo for “The Bob Newhart Show.” The award-winning variety show aired for one season beginning in 1961. The same name was later used for his sitcom that aired in the 1970s.
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Newhart appeared in a supermarket sketch on a 1961 episode of “The Bob Newhart Show.”
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Newhart performs on “The Bob Newhart Show.”
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Newhart and his wife, Ginnie, laugh together in their Los Angeles home in 1964.
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Newhart, sporting a twisted mustache, appears with Norman Fell in a scene from the 1970 film “Catch-22.”
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Newhart was interviewed by talk show host Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show” in 1971.
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In the sitcom “The Bob Newhart Show,” Newhart played Chicago psychologist Bob Hartley, who deals with a host of eccentric patients. The series aired from 1972 to 1978.
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Newhart counsels a clown on his problems in a 1972 episode of “The Bob Newhart Show.”
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Newhart fishing with television personality Ed McMahon at Cypress Gardens, Florida, in 1972.
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Suzanne Pleshette played Newhart’s wife, Emily, on “The Bob Newhart Show.”
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Newhart poses in his home office in 1972.
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Newhart sits with Gene Wilder during the filming of the TV movie “Thursday’s Game” in 1974.
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Newhart follows instructions from Dick Martin, right, during a scene from “The Bob Newhart Show” in 1977.
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Newhart, known for playing mostly nice guys, cast himself as a dour devil with a red cape, pitchfork and horns in 1978.
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Newhart and family members attend an Easter Sunday brunch in Los Angeles in 1982. Newhart and his wife, Ginnie, had four children: Robert, Timothy, Jennifer and Courtney.
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Newhart, seated, appears in a scene from the 1982 television sitcom “Newhart.” He played Vermont innkeeper Dick Loudon, who tried to maintain his sanity while surrounded by comical locals.
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Newhart poses with other cast members of the sitcom “Bob,” which aired in 1992 and 1993.
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Newhart appears with Will Ferrell in a scene from the 2003 comedy film “Elf.”
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Newhart sits next to a bronze representation of Bob Hartley, the character he played on the sitcom “The Bob Newhart Show,” during its unveiling in Chicago in 2004.
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Newhart appears on stage with Conan O’Brien at the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Newhart, right, appears with Johnny Galecki, center, and Bill Nye in a 2013 episode of “The Big Bang Theory.”
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Newhart poses with an Emmy Award in 2013. He won for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on “The Big Bang Theory.”
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Newhart arrives at the Emmy Awards in 2016.
She added that working with Newhart on “Big Bang Theory” was “a dream come true. He was professional, poised, hilarious and incredibly approachable. Working with Bob was like working with a true comedy legend, the likes of which you don’t see anymore. He will be greatly missed!”
Newhart was also honored by director Paul Feig, who appeared in a 1988 episode of his series “Newhart.”
“And we lose another comedy legend. I had the honor of guest starring on Newhart and got to spend the week listening to the great Bob Newhart make us all laugh,” Feig wrote on X. “A brilliant stand-up and comedy performer, he was truly one of a kind.”
As a farewell to the late star, CBS — the network where Newhart’s two popular sitcoms aired — will air a special in his honor, which will air on July 22, according to The Hollywood Reporter.