Editing Bob Newhart (section)

== Personal life ==
=== Family life ===
On January 12, 1963, Newhart married Virginia Lillian "Ginnie" Quinn (December 9, 1940 – April 23, 2023). She was a daughter of character actor [[Bill Quinn]], and met Newhart via an introduction by comedian [[Buddy Hackett]].<ref name="autobio" />  The couple had four children: Robert (born 1963), Timothy (born 1967), Jennifer (born 1971), and Courtney (born 1977), followed by 10 grandchildren.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-19-la-et-bob-newhart19-2010feb19-story.html |title=The funny world of Bob Newhart |last=King |first=Susan |website=Los Angeles Times|date=February 19, 2010 }}</ref> Both [[Catholics]], the couple raised their children in that faith.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adherents.com/people/pn/Bob_Newhart.html|title=The religion of Bob Newhart, comedian, sitcom actor|access-date=May 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080428110921/http://www.adherents.com/people/pn/Bob_Newhart.html|archive-date=April 28, 2008|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Bob was a member of the [[Church of the Good Shepherd (Beverly Hills, California)|Church of the Good Shepherd]] and the related Catholic Motion Picture Guild<ref name="GSBHHist">{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.gsbh.org/69 |publisher=[[Church of the Good Shepherd (Beverly Hills, California)|Church Of The Good Shepherd]] |access-date=October 24, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=May 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501155002/https://www.gsbh.org/69 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in [[Beverly Hills, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodshepherdbh.org/a-city-on-a-hill/our-history/|title=Our History|work=Church of the Good Shepherd}}</ref> Ginnie died at age 82 on April 23, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ginnie-newhart-dead-bob-newhart-1235400983/#:~:text=She%20was%2082.,their%2060%2Dyear%20wedding%20anniversary.|title=Ginnie Newhart, Wife of Bob Newhart, Dies at 82|first=Mike|last=Barnes|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 24, 2023|accessdate=April 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ginnie Newhart, comedian's wife for six decades, dies at 82 |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2023/4/24/23696771/ginnie-newhart-dead-bob-wife-obituary |access-date=April 24, 2023 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |agency=Associated Press |date=April 24, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

Newhart was the uncle of actor and comedian [[Paul Brittain]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timeout.com/chicago/tv/paul-brittain-on-saturday-night-live-interview |title=Paul Brittain on Saturday Night Live-Interview |last=O'Connor |first=Rod |website=Time Out|date=February 15, 2011 }}</ref>

The Newhart and Rickles families were close, often vacationing together.<ref name=huffpo>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/04/aarp-convention-2013_n_3383576.html |title=AARP Convention 2013 Brings Don Rickles And Bob Newhart Together for the First Time |date=June 4, 2013 |journal=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=October 20, 2016 |author=Emling, Shelley}}</ref> [[Don Rickles]] and Newhart appeared together on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' on January 24, 2005, the Monday following [[Johnny Carson]]'s death, reminiscing about their many appearances on Carson's show. The two also appeared together on the television sitcom ''[[Newhart]]'' and for previous episodes of ''The Tonight Show'', where Newhart or Rickles were guest hosts. The friendship was memorialized in ''Bob & Don: A Love Story,'' a 2023 short documentary film by [[Judd Apatow]], released by ''[[The New Yorker]]'', featuring interviews, as well as home videos, with both families.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/judd-apatows-bob-and-don-a-love-story| title=Judd Apatow's ''Bob and Don: A Love Story'': Watch a short film about the lifelong friendship between Bob Newhart and Don Rickles, who were not an obvious match| magazine=[[The New Yorker]]| date=November 27, 2023| first=Bruce| last=Handy}}</ref>

For over 25 years, Newhart's family lived in a mansion in [[Bel Air, Los Angeles|Bel Air]]. The house was designed by [[Wallace Neff]] in a French Country style. The {{convert|9,169|sqft|m2|adj=on}}, five-bedroom home featured formal gardens, a lagoon-style pool with waterfall, and guest apartment. Newhart sold the property to developers in May 2016 for $14.5 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hp-top-sales-20160528-snap-story.html |title=Funnyman Bob Newhart exits Bel-Air with $14.5-million deal, and other top sales |date=May 28, 2016 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=David |first=Mark |date=May 12, 2016 |title=Bob Newhart Sells Bel Air Spread |url=https://variety.com/gallery/bob-newhart-sells-bel-air-spread/ |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516172927/https://variety.com/gallery/bob-newhart-sells-bel-air-spread/ |archive-date=May 16, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrity Homes LA {{!}} Bob Newhart Bel Air {{!}} Elvis Trousdale |url=https://therealdeal.com/la/issues_articles/a-list-fixer-uppers/ |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=The Real Deal Los Angeles |language=en-US}}</ref> The new property owners razed the mansion and sold the empty {{convert|1.37|acre|ha|adj=on}} lot for $17.65 million in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 23, 2016 |title=Bob Newhart's former estate, now razed, lists as a vacant lot for $26 million |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-bob-newhart-bel-air-home-20161123-story.html |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=420 Amapola Ln, Los Angeles, CA 90077 |url=https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/420-Amapola-Ln-Los-Angeles-CA-90077/111917053_zpid/ |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Zillow |language=en}}</ref>

=== Interests ===
In 1995, Newhart was one of several investors in Rotijefco (a blend of his children's names), which bought radio station [[KZSB|KKSB]] ([[AM broadcasting|AM]] 1290&nbsp;kHz) in [[Santa Barbara, California]]. Its [[radio format|format]] was changed to [[adult standards]] and its call sign to KZ'''BN''' (his initials).<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1996/B-AL-MT-BC-YB-1996.pdf Information] from the [[Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook]] 1996 page B-58 – Retrieved February 5, 2018</ref> In 2005, Rotijefco sold the station to Santa Barbara Broadcasting, which changed its call sign to KZSB and format to news and [[talk radio]].<ref name="FCCBAL20041118AEA">{{cite web |title=CDBS Print |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101019352&formid=314&fac_num=57731 |website=licensing.fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=October 24, 2018}}</ref><ref name="RedOrbit">{{cite web |url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/164669/kzsb_newspress_radio_heralds_return_of_community_news_and_talk/index.html |title=KZSB News-Press Radio Heralds Return of Community News and Talk |work=RedOrbit.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010021129/http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/164669/kzsb_newspress_radio_heralds_return_of_community_news_and_talk/index.html |archive-date=October 10, 2007 |access-date=October 24, 2018 }}</ref>

Newhart was an early home-computer hobbyist, purchasing the [[Commodore PET]] after its 1977 introduction. In 2001, he wrote, "Later, I moved up to the 64 KB model and thought that was silly because it was more memory than I would ever possibly need."<ref name="colker20010809">{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-aug-09-tt-32244-story.html | title=Happy Birthday PC! | work=Los Angeles Times | date=August 9, 2001 | access-date=January 9, 2015 | author=Colker, David}}</ref>