Bob Newhart | 92

It’s beyond excellent to see 92-year-old Bob Newhart still maintaining the same wit, timing, and love for comedy. Those are the same things that made him one of America’s most beloved and revered comedians for over 60 years.Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Newhart worked as a Chicago accountant and advertising copywriter after serving in the Army. He also performed in a local theatrical stock company on occasion.

Newhart and co-worker Ed Gallagher used to pass the time at the ad firm by making long, weird phone calls to one another. They finally began recording as comedy audition tapes. When Gallagher decided to take the job more seriously, Newhart went it alone. He refined his one-person, two-way telephone conversation routines. It soon became his signature stage act. Newhart — untraditionally for his age — regularly handles fan mail, develops new material, and hasn’t lost his charm that made way to his career investments.