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
I like a President who tells jokes instead of appointing them.
If they liked you, they didn't applaud -- they let you live.
The Concorde is great. It gives you three extra hours to find your luggage.
The Governor has no presidential aspirations. In fact he just made a tour of 43 states just to tell them he's not running for anything.
Did you see where President Reagan finally got a hearing aid? People have been telling him to get one for years, but he couldn't hear them.
The stealth bomber is supposed to be a big deal. It flies in undetected, bombs, then flies away. Hell, I've been doing that all my life.
If I have to lay an egg for my country, I'll do it.
At the Academy Award Dinners all the actors and actresses in Hollywood gather around to see what someone else thinks about their acting besides their press agents.
Congratulations to whoever is finally booking music we love. It's going to get us out of the house after dark!
Today's ballroom dances like the swim, the frug, the chicken and the monkey are really nervous disorders set to music.
The firm is really ahead of the times. It has a stock market ticker that prints its report on thin aspirins.
I have too much money invested in sweaters.
Television is the box they buried entertainment in.
It's a wonderful world. It may destroy itself but you'll be able to watch it all on TV.