How old is Bob Newhart? The comedy legend is 93 years old. His wife, Ginnie Newhart, has died at 82. The couple was set up by Buddy Hackett.Ginnie Newhart, who was married to comedy legend Bob Newhart for six decades and inspired the classic ending of his "Newhart" series, has died. She was 82.
Ginnie Newhart is credited with providing the idea for the 1990 "Newhart" finale that included a clever callback to her husband's "The Bob Newhart Show." The later show, which featured Newhart as a Vermont innkeeper, ended with him waking up in Chicago next to his on-screen wife from "The Bob Newhart Show," revealing the second series to be dream.
The Newharts met on a blind date set up by actor-comedian Buddy Hackett, according to details provided by Digney.