Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope, KBE, KC*SG, KSS, was an American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. With a career spanning nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in over 70 films and shorts, including a series of "Road" movies also starring Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. In addition to hosting the Academy Awards 19 times, he appeared in many stage productions and television roles and was the author of fourteen books. The song "Thanks for the Memory" is widely regarded...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth29 May 1903
CityLondon, England
CountryUnited States of America
You know, marriage is making a big comeback. I know personally that in Hollywood people are marrying people they never married before.
Today's ballroom dances like the swim, the frug, the chicken and the monkey are really nervous disorders set to music.
The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends.
Audiences are my best friends. You never tire of talking with your best friends.
I'm from Los Angeles... I don't trust any air I can't see.
The firm is really ahead of the times. It has a stock market ticker that prints its report on thin aspirins.
Everyone's nervous these days. Ronald McDonald has hired six bodyguards, and that's just to protect his buns.
I have too much money invested in sweaters.
Television is the box they buried entertainment in.
I don't know what people have against government; they haven't done anything.
You can calculate Zsa Zsa Gabor's age by the rings on her fingers.
It's a wonderful world. It may destroy itself but you'll be able to watch it all on TV.
Jack Benny really liked my book. I know because he called me up from the library and told me.
Don't tempt me, I can resist anything but temptation.