Editing Bob Newhart (section)

== Early life and education ==
George Robert Newhart<ref name="apnewsobit">{{cite news |title=Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94 |url=https://apnews.com/article/bob-newhart-dead-799460b72b3c47e7aaf4eeb246f00b8c |access-date=July 18, 2024 |work=AP News |date=July 18, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> was born on September 5, 1929, in [[Oak Park, Illinois]].<ref name="nbc-obit">{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/bob-newhart-everyman-comic-elevated-sitcom-art-form-dies-94-rcna41588|title=Bob Newhart, everyman comic who elevated sitcom to art form, dies at 94|first=Ethan|last=Sacks|publisher=[[NBC News]] |date=July 18, 2024|accessdate=July 18, 2024}}</ref> His parents were Julia Pauline (''née'' Burns; 1901–1994), a housewife, and George David Newhart (1899–1987), a part-owner of a plumbing supply business.<ref name="nbc-obit" /> His mother was of [[Irish Americans|Irish]] descent, while his father was of [[German Americans|German]] and Irish descent.<ref name="autobio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.naplesnews.com/entertainment/celebrity/review-comedian-bob-newhart-tickles-naples-funnybone-299df21e-4b6d-012d-e053-0100007fab55-365643521.html|title=Comedian Bob Newhart tickles Naples' funnybone|access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref> He went by his middle name, "Bob," to avoid confusion with his father.<ref name="apnewsobit" /> The family name Newhart is of German origin (''Neuhart'').<ref name="imdb/title/5984620">{{cite web |author1=[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]] |title=Bob Newhart, Anthony Quinn; Julie Lynne Hayek |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5984620/reference |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=October 16, 2022 |date=May 18, 1983}}</ref> One of his grandmothers was from [[St. Catharines]], Ontario, Canada.<ref>{{cite news |title= Misunderstanding Thorold, feeling good about St. Catharines |author= Herod, Doug |url= http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2211240 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120910110235/http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2211240 |url-status=dead |archive-date= September 10, 2012 |newspaper= St Catharines Standard |date= December 8, 2009 |access-date= April 6, 2012 }}</ref> He had three sisters.<ref name="nbc-obit" />

Newhart was educated at Catholic schools in the Chicago area, including St. Catherine of Siena Grammar School in Oak Park, and attended [[St. Ignatius College Prep]] (high school), graduating in 1947. He then enrolled at [[Loyola University Chicago]], from which he graduated in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in business management.<ref name="nbc-obit" /> Newhart was drafted into the [[U.S. Army]] and, until his discharge, in 1954, served as a U.S.-based clerk during the [[Korean War]].<ref name="nbc-obit" /><ref name="rolling stone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/bob-newhart-dead-obituary-1081988/|title=Bob Newhart, Groundbreaking Stand-Up Comic and TV Sitcom Legend, Dead at 94|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 18, 2024|accessdate=July 18, 2024|first=David|last=Browne}}</ref> He briefly attended [[Loyola University Chicago School of Law]], but did not complete a degree, in part, he said, because he had been asked to behave unethically during an internship.<ref name=autobio />