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Bob Hope
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope was a British-American stand-up comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete and author. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with 54 feature films with Hope as star, including a series of seven "Road" musical comedy movies with Bing Crosby as Hope's top-billed partner. In addition to hosting the Academy Awards show 19 times, more than any other host, he appeared in many stage productions and television roles and wrote 14 books. The song "Thanks for the Memory" was his signature tune. Hope was born in the Eltham district of southeast London, arrived in the United States with his family at the age of four, and grew up near Cleveland, Ohio. After a brief career as a boxer in the late 1910s, he began his career in show business in the early 1920s, initially as a comedian and dancer on the vaudeville circuit, before acting on Broadway.
BornLeslie Townes Hope, May 29, 1903, Eltham, London, England
DiedJuly 27, 2003, Toluca Lake, California, U.S.
Other namesLes Hope, Packy East
OccupationStand-up comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, author
Years active1919–1998
Children4
RelativesJack Hope (brother)

About Bob Hope

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Comedian Bob Hope was born in London, England on May 29, 1903. He dies at the age of 100, on July 27, 2003.

Between 1942 and 1991, he was a legendary vaudeville comedian, radio personality, and actor who entertained military people on 57 USO tours. He pioneered a form of self-deprecating humor, performed hundreds of acts per year during the height of his career, hosted The Academy Awards fourteen times, and appeared in over 70 films and shorts.

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Bob Hope before becoming famous

Bob Hope was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1903 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

At a young age, he began busking on the Luna Park streetcar by singing and making jokes, and won an amateur talent contest for his Movie Actor Charlie Chaplin impersonation in 1915.

Achievement of Bob Hope

He was named the "first and only honorary veteran of the United States armed services" by the United States Congress in 1997.

Bob Hope's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

With Dolores Reade, whom he married in 1934, he adopted four children. In the US President George H. W. Bush and US President Bill Clinton administrations, his son Tony was a presidential appointee.

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In the 1952 film Road to Bali, he co-starred alongside Pop Singer Bing Crosby.

Bob Hope Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Bob Hope updated on March 22 2023.