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But I really believe that if you have the ability, there is an obligation to make people laugh
Bob Newhart
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Bob Newhart
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: September 5
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Stand-Up Comedian
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Oak Park
Illinois
George Robert Newhart
George Robert Bob Newhart
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