Bob McGrath, an actor, musician and youngsters’s writer extensively identified for his portrayal of one of many first common characters on the youngsters’s present Sesame Street has died on the age of 90.
McGrath’s passing was confirmed by his household who posted on his Facebook web page on Sunday: “The McGrath family has some sad news to share. Our father Bob McGrath, passed away today. He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family.”
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Sesame Workshop tweeted Sunday night that it “mourns the passing of Bob McGrath, a beloved member of the Sesame Street family for over 50 years.”
McGrath was a founding forged member of Sesame Street when the present premiered in 1969, enjoying a pleasant neighbor Bob Johnson. He made his last look on the present in 2017, marking an virtually five-decade-long determine within the Sesame Street world.
The actor grew up in Illinois and studied music on the University of Michigan and Manhattan School of Music. He additionally was a singer within the ’60s sequence Sing Along With Mitch and launched a profitable singing profession abroad in Japan.
“A revered performer worldwide, Bob’s rich tenor filled airwaves and concert halls from Las Vegas to Saskatchewan to Tokyo many times over,” Sesame Workshop mentioned. “We will be forever grateful for his many years of passionate creative contributions to Sesame Street and honored that he shared so much of his life with us.”
In B.C., McGrath was additionally extensively identified for his work with Variety – The Children’s Charity.
He made his Variety Show of Hearts Telethon debut in 1973 and appeared on the present 40 instances through the years.
He helped elevate thousands and thousands for kids with particular wants in B.C. and the group posted a tribute to him on
Those who had the chance to work with Bob through the years – together with George Pitman, Variety BC’s Board Chair – say that he was all the time the consummate skilled … extraordinarily gracious and really obsessed with serving to children with particular wants. Our hearts exit to Bob’s household & mates and to all of his adoring followers. Thank you Bob for all you probably did by way of the many years to assist BC’s children … you’ll be enormously missed.
To view Bob’s last pre-Telethon interview on Global News Morning from 2016, click on on hyperlink under:
He is survived by his spouse, Ann Logan Sperry, and their 5 youngsters.
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