Bob Newhart, the comic behind the hit TV series “The Bob Newhart Show” in the 1970s and 1980s and his role as Papa Elf in the 2003 Christmas classic “Elf,” has died at 94 on Thursday in Los Angeles.

Exactly 20 years ago, the Christmas classic “Elf” went into production on Dec. 9, 2002. A year later, it became an instant comedy classic, telling a “fish out of water” tale about Buddy the Elf, who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The show ended April 1, 1978. Nobody got better on the way out. Then 12 years later Bob Newhart ended his second show Newhart with ...