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Bob Newhart, the comedian and actor known for "The Bob Newhart Show," has died, his publicist said.

He was 94.

Newhart died after a series of short illnesses, his longtime publicist Jerry Digney said in a statement on Thursday.

Best known for his observational humor and deadpan delivery, the Chicago native began his career as an accountant, before he tried his hand at comedy.

He became a household name with the release of his 1960 comedy album, "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart." It won Newhart two Grammys: Album of the Year and Best New Artist. No other comedian has achieved the latter since.

"The album just -- it went crazy.

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I went from a man on the street program in Chicago to a year and a half later, to calls from Ed Sullivan," he marveled in a 2008 interview with the Archive of American Television. "It was just weird. There was a period of adjustment."