Celebrity Birthdays and Trivia

Celeb Birthdays

AUGUST

31 - Richard Gere - 59 - Philadelphia , PA

SEPTEMBER

1 - Gloria Estefan - 51 - Havana, Cuba

1 - Lily Tomlin - 59 - Detroit, MI

3 - Charlie Sheen - 43 - New York City, NY

4 - Beyonce Knowles - 27 - Houston, TX

4 - Paul Harvey - 90 - Tulsa, OK

5 - Raquel Welch - 68 - Chicago, IL

5 - Bob Newhart - 78 - Oak Park, IL

Trivia

BOB NEWHART

Newhart became famous mostly on the strength of his audio releases, in which he became the world's first solo “straight man.” Newhart is known for his deadpan delivery and a slight stammer which early on he incorporated into the persona around which he built a successful career. On his TV shows, although he got his share of funny lines, often he worked in the Jack Benny tradition of being the "straight man" while the sometimes somewhat bizarre cast members surrounding him got the laughs. His 1960 comedy album, The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, went straight to number one on the charts, beating Elvis Presley and the cast album of The Sound of Music. Button Down Mind received the 1961 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Whenever Newhart was asked whom he admired the most as a comedian, he never hesitated with his somewhat surprising answer: Richard Pryor.