Bob Newhart – 1929

Despite sounding calm and looking stoic, Bob Newhart can make one tear up from laughing too much. While most comedians engage their audience in using tricks and punchlines, he is set apart from his contemporaries by his calmness that can bring the audience into a chorus of laughter. It is worth noting that before he was paid to make people laugh, Newhart used to work as an accountant and copywriter.

During his spare time, he would work on his humorous monologues titled The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, which became a hit in the 1960s! The album reached the top spot in Billboard charts and paved the way for more hits. Later in his career, Newhart became the star of his own show and has taken credit for winning the Grammys three times.