Robert Kel Einstein, better known as Bob Einstein (born November 20, 1942) is an American actor and comedy writer best known for his portrayal of the fictional stuntman Super Dave Osborne.
Einstein was born in Los Angeles, California. His parents were Harry Parke and Thelma Leeds. His younger brother is actor Albert Brooks, and his older brother, Cliff Einstein, is an advertising executive in Memphis, TN.
Einstein got his start writing for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour for which he won an Emmy Award. The writing team also included, among others, Steve Martin. He also appeared on the show as Officer Judy.
His best-known character, Super Dave, made his first appearance on The John Byner Comedy Hour, a 1972 TV series, was a regular on the 1980 TV series Bizarre and was a frequent guest on Late Night With David Letterman. In 1987 he got his own variety show named Super Dave, followed in 1992 by the animated series Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire that aired on Fox. Einstein starred in a movie released in 2000, The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave. His most notable appearance recently was in Ocean's Thirteen.
Following his Super Dave success, he had recurring roles as Marty Funkhouser in Curb Your Enthusiasm and Larry Mittleman in the third season of Arrested Development. He is also featured on the Comedy Central show Crank Yankers as obnoxious district selectman Tony Deloge. Einstein was also on The Man Show where he did Century Club with Adam and Jimmy. On the November 12, 2009 edition of TNA Impact!, he was the booker of the night. He plugged his new series on Spike, which was set to debut two days later.
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