Pour one out for the great Marty Funkhouser.
Actor, comedian and writer Bob Einstein, perhaps best known for his turn as Larry David's sharp friend and rival Marty Funkhouser on Curb Your Enthusiasm, has died.
He was 76 years of age.
Einstein was also famous for creating the character of 'Super Dave' Osborne, a relentless but accident prone daredevil who appeared on Smothers Brothers and other variety shows in the 1960s.
His death was confirmed by his brother; fellow actor and comedian Albert Brooks, on Twitter on Wednesday evening:
https://twitter.com/AlbertBrooks/status/1080535503076761602
Tributes were quickly paid, with Curb co-star Richard Lewis hailing an incredible career and Einstein's "excruciatingly brilliant" performance on their show.
https://twitter.com/TheRichardLewis/status/1080537577604542464
https://twitter.com/CherylHines/status/1080538715426979840
https://twitter.com/PatrickZircher/status/1080542103132950528
Marty Funkhouser will go down as one of the all-time great comedy characters.
Check out one of his finest moments below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIwekxWpC4w
Clip via EigenvectorSeven
Meanwhile, similar sad news arrived on Wednesday with
the passing of legendary wrestling personality 'Mean' Gene Okerlund who also died at the age of 76.
