History Creator / BobHope

[[KnightFever Sir]] Bob Hope (1903 - 2003), British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in {{vaudeville}}, films, television and radio. Hosted the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s 18 times. Toured for the USO in multiple wars, from World War II to the Gulf War, and in 1996 was declared the "first and only honorary veteran of the U.S. armed forces" by Congress.

Bob Hope (1903 - 2003), British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in {{vaudeville}}, films, television and radio. Hosted the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s 18 times. Toured for the USO in multiple wars, from World War II to the Gulf War, and in 1996 was declared the "first and only honorary veteran of the U.S. armed forces" by Congress.

* ShoutOut: Early in [[WarOnTerror the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan]], ''Website/TheOnion'' ran an article which claimed his caregivers were keeping the news away from him:

* ThemeTune: ''Thanks for the Memories''.

** The cover of the book ''Inside Oscar'' by Damien Bona and Mason Wiley has a gag photo of MarlonBrando trying to wrest his Oscar for ''Film/OnTheWaterfront'' away from Hope.

'''Bob Hope''' (1903 - 2003), British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in {{vaudeville}}, films, television and radio. Hosted the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s 18 times. Toured for the USO in multiple wars, from World War II to the Gulf War, and in 1996 was declared the "first and only honorary veteran of the U.S. armed forces" by Congress.

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: A mild case: his characters were never exactly ''mean,'' but they tended to be cowardly and selfish, and while the real Hope had many vices he was known as an incredibly generous man (over the course of his life he donated over a ''billion'' dollars to charity) and repeatedly took huge risks to entertain troops in war zones.

* ThoseTwoActors: with BingCrosby and Dorothy Lamour

* ShoutOut: Early in [[WarOnTerror the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan]], ''TheOnion'' ran an article which claimed his caregivers were keeping the news away from him:

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: A mild case: his characters were never exactly ''mean,'' but they tended to be cowardly and selfish, and while the real Hope had many vices he was known as an incredibly generous man (over the course of his life he donated over a ''billion'' dollars to charity) and repeatedly took huge risks to entertain troops in war zones.

-->-- ''RockyIII''

** The cover of the book ''Inside Oscar'' by Damien Bona and Mason Wiley has a gag photo of MarlonBrando trying to wrest his Oscar for ''OnTheWaterfront'' away from Hope.

->''(Rocky's opponent, wrestling champion Thunderlips, enters the arena.)''\\

* ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'' (1979) (cameo)

'''Bob Hope''' (1903 - 2003), British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in {{vaudeville}}, films, television and radio. Hosted the AcademyAwards 18 times. Toured for the USO in multiple wars, from World War II to the Gulf War, and in 1996 was declared the "first and only honorary veteran of the U.S. armed forces" by Congress.

* RunningGag: Hosted several AcademyAward ceremonies, but was never even so much as ''nominated'' for one; although throughout his lifetime he received five Honorary Awards. This became fodder for his routines about his movie career and Hollywood politics after BingCrosby won for ''Film/GoingMyWay''. (See "Self Deprecation" below.)

His best-known films are the FilmNoir parody ''Film/MyFavoriteBrunette'' and the ''Film/RoadTo'' series, in which he co-starred with Music/BingCrosby and Dorothy Lamour. He also starred in 1939 version of ''TheCatAndTheCanary''. For many years his stand-up material was written by his good friend Creator/BobMonkhouse, a stand-up comedian in his own right.

'''Mickey:''' Let's get out of here.\\
'''Rocky:''' Aw c'mon Mick, it's for charity.\\

'''Mickey:''' That's true.

His best-known films are the FilmNoir parody ''Film/MyFavoriteBrunette'' and the ''Film/RoadTo'' series, in which he co-starred with Music/BingCrosby and Dorothy Lamour. He also starred in 1939 version of ''TheCatAndTheCanary''. For many years his stand-up material was written by his good friend BobMonkhouse, a stand-up comedian in his own right.

His best-known films are the FilmNoir parody ''Film/MyFavoriteBrunette'' and the ''{{Road to}} ...'' series, in which he co-starred with BingCrosby and Dorothy Lamour. He also starred in 1939 version of ''TheCatAndTheCanary''. For many years his stand-up material was written by his good friend BobMonkhouse, a stand-up comedian in his own right.

* RunningGag: Hosted several AcademyAward ceremonies, but never won one. This became fodder for his routines about his movie career and Hollywood politics after BingCrosby won for ''Film/GoingMyWay''. (See "Self Deprecation" below.)

* SelfDeprecation: "Welcome once again to the Academy Awards... or as we call it in my family, Passover..."

-->''[[http://www.theonion.com/articles/bob-hope-not-told-about-war,211/ "Bob is a true patriot, and whenever he hears about a new war, he wants to get out there and entertain the troops"]]

-->-- ''{{Rocky}} III''