Bob Einstein was an American actor, writer, producer, and director who had a net worth of $6 million at the time of his death in January 2019. Bob Einstein is probably best known for developing and performing as the stuntman character Super Dave Osbourne.
Einstein also played Marty Funkhouser on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (2004–2017) and had a recurring role as Larry Middleman on the Fox sitcom “Arrested Development” (2005–2006). (2005–2006).
He had more than 40 acting credits to his name, including the films “Another Nice Mess” (1972), “The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave” (2000), and “Ocean’s Thirteen” (2007) and the television shows “Bizarre” (1980–1985) and “Super Dave” (1987–1991). (1987–1991).
Bob created and directed “Another Nice Mess,” and he was a writer and producer on “Bizarre” and other Super Dave projects. He also wrote for “The Smothers Brother’s Comedy Hour” (1967–1969), “Pat Paulsen’s Half a Comedy Hour” (1970), “The Ken Berry ‘Wow’ Show” (1972), “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour” (1971–1974)
“The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show” (1974), “The Sonny Comedy Revue” (1974), “The Smothers Brothers Show” (1975), and “Van Dyke and Company” (1976). (1976). Sadly, Einstein died on January 2, 2019, at the age of 76 soon after being diagnosed with cancer.
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What Was Bob Einstein’s Net Worth?
Net Worth: | $6 Million |
Date of Birth: | Nov 20, 1942 – Jan 2, 2019 (76 years old) |
Gender: | Male |
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.93 m) |
Profession: | Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter, Television producer, Voice Actor |
Nationality: | United States of America |
Early Life
Bob Einstein was born Stewart Robert Einstein on November 20, 1942, in Los Angeles, California. He was the son of actress/singer Thelma Leeds and comedian Harry Einstein. Bob was the older brother of actor/comedian/writer/director Albert Brooks and the younger brother of Clifford Einstein, a founding partner of L.A.’s Dailey Advertising.
He also had a half-brother, Charles Einstein (who died in 2007), who wrote for television series such as “Lou Grant” and “Playhouse 90.” Bob grew up in a Jewish household, and he suffered from polio when he was 6 years old. Einstein attended Chapman University, where he was a member of the basketball team, and he graduated in 1965.
Career
Bob began his entertainment career as a writer and performer on “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” and he earned an Emmy for his efforts as a writer on the show, along with fellow writer Steve Martin. He would earn his second Emmy for “Van Dyke and Company” in 1977; Einstein was a performer, producer, writer, and writing supervisor on the show.
First appearing on “The John Byner Comedy Hour” in 1972, Bob has since reprised his role as the satirical stuntman Super Dave Osborne on “Bizarre,” “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,” “Late Night with David Letterman,” and “Hollywood Squares.” Super Dave also appeared on “The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour,” “In Living Color,” “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien,” and “Norm Macdonald Live.”
From 1987 through 1991, Bob featured in Showtime’s “Super Dave,” which was followed by the animated series “Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire” in 1992. The character later appeared in “Super Dave’s Vegas Spectacular” (1995), “Super Dave’s All Stars” (1997), “Super Dave’s Spike-Tacular” (2009), and the film “The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave” (2000). (2000).
Between 2004 and 2017, Einstein played Marty Funkhouser in 22 episodes of Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and he had a recurring role as Larry Middleman on “Arrested Development” from 2005 to 2006.
He has appeared as a guest star on shows like “Roseanne” (1997), “The Norm Show” (1999), “Welcome to the Captain” (2008), and “Anger Management” (both on Comedy Central) (2013).
He played the father of Matt Damon’s Linus Caldwell in “Ocean’s Thirteen,” a 2007 picture that earned $311.7 million at the box office, and appeared in “Get to Know Your Rabbit” (1972), “Another Nice Mess” (1972), “Modern Romance” (1981), “Teddy Bears’ Picnic” (2002), and “Shit Year” (2010).
Bob has appeared on Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” twice, and he was included in the movies “When Jews Were Funny” (2013), “I Am Evel Knievel” (2014), “Chasing Evel: The Robbie Knievel Story” (2017), and “The Mike Stand” (2018). (2018).
Personal Life
Bob married Cathy Maureen Kilpatrick on October 31, 1971, and they welcomed daughter Erin before separating in 1978. Einstein then wed Roberta Marie Smith on August 18, 1991, and they remained together until his death in 2019.
Death
Bob, 76, died of cancer on January 2, 2019. According to his website’s obituary, donations made in his honor should be sent to the “Bob Einstein Memorial” fund at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Albert, Bob’s younger brother, tweeted after his passing, “R.I.P.
I love you very much, Bob Einstein, my brother. A wonderful sibling, dad, and spouse. This guy is hilarious. We shall always mourn your loss.” “As Larry David, creator of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” remarked about working with Bob, “Never have I seen an actor love a part the way Bob did playing ‘Marty Funkhouser’ on ‘Curb.'”
Knowing and working with him was an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As he insisted over and over, he was unique. All of us are in disbelief right now.” There was a cremation for Einstein, and his family received his ashes.
Awards and Nominations
The Smothers Brother’s Comedy Hour (1969) and “Van Dyke and Company” (1970) were two of Einstein’s six Primetime Emmy nominations for which he won Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety, or Music (1977).
He was also nominated for writing on “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour” in 1972 and 1974, as well as “Van Dyke and Company” in 1976 and 1977.
Bob had five nominations for “Bizarre,” Program Series – General Entertainment or Variety: Comedy in 1982 and 1983, and Comedy Series in 1984, 1985, and 1987, as well as a win for Actor in a Comedy Series for “Super Dave” in 1992.
Real Estate
A 4,756 square-foot Beverly Hills, California mansion was Einstein’s 1984 investment of $1.1 million. He listed the five-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom house for $5.795 million in August of 2018.
The listing was taken down soon after Bob passed away, but it was reinstated in July 2019 for a price of $3.95 million. In September of this year (2019), the residence was sold for $3.694 million. As of 2010, Einstein was the proud owner of a 7,000-square-foot mansion in Palm Desert, California, which he had purchased for $3 million.