Bob Einstein, creator of bumbling stuntman Super Dave Osborne, dies aged 76
Source: National Post, via the Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Bob Einstein, creator of bumbling stuntman Super Dave Osborne, dies aged 76
The star who also played Marty Funkhouser on Curb Your Enthusiasm lost his battle with cancer in California on Wednesday
NATIONAL POST STAFF Updated: January 2, 2019
Emmy Award-winning writer and actor Bob Einstein has died.
The star, who was also known as Super Dave Osborne and portrayed Marty Funkhouser on Curb Your Enthusiasm, lost his battle with cancer in California on Wednesday. He was 76.
He appeared in over 20 episodes of Curb, opposite Larry David.
Einstein began his career as a writer and picked up his first Emmy in the 1960s as part of the team behind The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. He picked up a second Emmy as a producer of Dick Van Dyke's 1970s series Van Dyke and Company.
Bob, the older brother actor Albert Brooks, made his debut in front of the camera as Officer Judy and other wacky characters on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
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{ETA} There was an existing thread, which I did not see before starting this thread:
Bob Einstein, alias Super Dave Osborne, has died
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211614667
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My dad thought this guy was funny.
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Hat tip, Dave Weigel:
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RIP to Super Dave, one of the realest of all time
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2 days in and we can already sum up 2019 in a gif
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Albert Einstein? 
Cross gently, Bob...
