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Bob Einstein

Bob Einstein

Actor · 1942–2019 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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Biography

Stewart Robert Einstein (November 20, 1942 – January 2, 2019) was an American actor, comedy writer, and producer. He created and performed the satirical stuntman character Super Dave Osborne, and was also known for his roles as Marty Funkhouser in Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Larry the Middleman on Arrested Development. Einstein got his start on several television variety shows; including The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. Einstein won two Emmy Awards as a writer and was nominated four other times. He also won a CableACE Award for acting as Super Dave, along with five other nominations. Einstein was the son of radio comedian Harry Einstein, and the older brother of fellow actor and comedian Albert Brooks. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Einstein, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acted in 28

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. 1996

    Super Dave: Ultimate Stuntman

    Super Dave Osborne

  3. 1993
  4. 1992

    Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire

    Super Dave Osborne (voice) · 13 episodes

1980s

  1. 1987
  2. 1981

    Modern Romance

    Sporting Goods Salesman

  3. 1980

    Bizarre

    TV

1970s

  1. 1975

    Van Dyke and Company

    Producer · 12 episodes

  2. The Smothers Brothers Show

    TV

  3. 1972

    Another Nice Mess

    Agent Nussbaum

  4. 1970

    Three for Tahiti

    Mark

Wrote 8

1990s

  1. 1992

    Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1975

    Van Dyke and Company

    Writer

  2. 1974

    The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show

    Writer

  3. 1972

    Another Nice Mess

    Writer

  4. 1971

No release date

  1. The Return of the Smothers Brothers

    Writer

Produced 3

1970s

  1. 1975

    Van Dyke and Company

    Producer

Directed 1

1970s

  1. 1972

    Another Nice Mess

    Director

Created 1

1990s

  1. 1992

    Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire

    Creator

Appearances10

1980s

  1. 1988

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour: The 20th Reunion

    Self

  2. 1983

    The Unpredictable Pudgy!

    Himself

No release date

  1. The Return of the Smothers Brothers

    Self