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My Take
Bob Einstein mastered both sides of comedy, the writing and the performing, and I hold nothing but admiration for that. Winning a 1969 Emmy for writing proves the craft was there from the start, and then he invented and embodied the deadpan stuntman parody Super Dave Osborne before later stealing scenes as Marty Funkhouser on Curb Your Enthusiasm. That flat, unhurried delivery was utterly his own, a rhythm no one could imitate. Losing him in 2019 stung, but the footprint he left on comedy is enormous. Write it, perform it, land the laugh; he was about as complete a comedian as they come, and I miss that timing.
Overview
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 Middleman on Arrested Development.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bob Einstein
- Name (Japanese)
- ボブ・アインスタイン
- Reading
- ぼぶ・あいんすたいん
- Born
- November 20, 1942 – January 2, 2019
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Horse
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / voice actor / comedian / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Chapman University
Awards & achievements
- 1969 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.