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My Take
Bob Hope is one of those figures whose sheer endurance becomes the story. Nearly eighty years in the business, fluent across vaudeville, radio, film and television, he outlived entire formats and kept finding the joke. But what moves me most is the USO work. Plenty of stars send well wishes; he got on planes and stood in front of homesick troops in actual danger zones, year after year. That choice tells you who he was. The medals are impressive, yet I think his real legacy is simpler: he understood that making people laugh during hard times is a kind of service, and he showed up.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bob Hope
- Name (Japanese)
- ボブ・ホープ
- Reading
- ぼぶ・ほーぷ
- Born
- May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rabbit
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- comedian / actor / singer / screenwriter / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Knight Grand Officer of the Order of St. Gregory the Great
- Peabody Awards
- National Medal of Arts
- 1969 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Knight of St. Sylvester
- 1960 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Ronald Reagan Freedom Award
- Library of Congress Living Legend
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.bobhope.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97
Frequently asked questions
When was Bob Hope born?
May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003.
Where is Bob Hope from?
Bob Hope is from United Kingdom.
What does Bob Hope do?
Bob Hope works as comedian, actor, singer, screenwriter, television actor.
Comedian — see all → · Actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
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.