{"id":46840,"date":"2019-01-03T00:55:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T06:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=46840"},"modified":"2019-01-04T18:35:10","modified_gmt":"2019-01-05T00:35:10","slug":"comedian-bob-einstein-of-curb-your-enthusiasm-dies-at-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/comedian-bob-einstein-of-curb-your-enthusiasm-dies-at-76\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian Bob Einstein of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ dies at 76"},"content":{"rendered":"

(JTA) \u2014 Comedian Bob Einstein, who often performed as the satirical daredevil character Super Dave Osbourne and played Larry David\u2019s friend Marty Funkhouser on HBO\u2019s \u201cCurb Your Enthusiasm,\u201d died Wednesday after a bout with cancer. He was 76.<\/p>\n

Einstein was the older brother of the comic and filmmaker Albert Brooks. Their late father, Harry Einstein, was a radio comedian best known for playing the Greek immigrant Parkyakarkus.<\/p>\n

In a memorable episode of \u201cCurb Your Enthusiasm,\u201d David invites Funkhouser to a new Palestinian-owned chicken restaurant in Los Angeles. The Einstein character, who has become more serious about his Jewishness, refuses to takes off his yarmulke before going inside.
\nBrooks, on Twitter, remembered Einstein as a \u201cgreat brother, father and husband\u201d and a \u201cbrilliantly funny man.\u201d<\/p>\n

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