Ethan Sacks writes for NBCNews.com.
Bob Newhart, the former accountant who rose to comedy superstardom with a mathematical precision in timing a deadpan routine down to a decimal point, died Thursday, according to his publicist. He was 94.
Newhart had better fortune offstage: He married Virginia “Ginny” Quinn on January 12, 1963, a marriage that would last the rest of his life and produce four children — sons Robert and Timothy, and daughters Jennifer and Courtney. He also became good friends with another popular comic of the era, Don Rickles, with whom he would travel across the globe on shared vacations with their wives over the ensuing years. Newhart released seven more comedy albums and continued to dabble in television.
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